# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=434 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 435 --- ## [So, what are YOU doing on Legalization Day? (Cannabis in Canada)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-doing-on-legalization-day-cannabis-in-canada/823013)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-doing-on-legalization-day-cannabis-in-canada/823013 "2018-11-02T13:58:22Z")
In about twenty-four hours, recreational cannabis will be legal in Canada for adults over 19. I have no desire to use the stuff, but I find watching this absolutely fascinating from a business and social standpoint. If … --- ## [Joke suggestion from Google](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-suggestion-from-google/823809)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-suggestion-from-google/823809 "2018-11-02T02:23:07Z")
I googled “anagram” and at the top of the list of results was the suggestion “Did you mean: nag a ram” That’s mildly humorous. Are there any other examples you know about? --- ## [SDMB Secret Santa Gift Exchange 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2017/800841)
**Author:** [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2017/800841 "2018-11-02T00:43:58Z")
Hello! I’m back for my favorite thing on the Dope. Y’all ready? I copied and pasted from last year, but we’ve been saying $10-ish for some years now. Is that still good? I think it is, since people are still free to go … --- ## [Goodnight, Gracie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodnight-gracie/823815)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodnight-gracie/823815 "2018-11-02T00:32:58Z")
My 13-year-old Golden, Grace, passed away this afternoon. I rescued her from the Humane Society when she was 6 weeks old. She was the most even-tempered and loving dog that anyone could want. When she was younger, I coul… --- ## [True Ghost Stories anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-ghost-stories-anyone/823855)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-ghost-stories-anyone/823855 "2018-11-01T23:37:39Z")
In honor of Halloween, would anyone care to share some true ghost stories? Frankly this isnt a “funny” topic. People whom I’ve read from on the web who have had real supernatural experiences say it leaves them PTSD, ver… --- ## [How Was Your Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-halloween/823832)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-halloween/823832 "2018-11-01T22:42:13Z")
Mine was only so-so - about twenty trick-or-treaters at our house. But, all made some attempt at a costume, and all or nearly all said “Thank you” politely. Except the stunned three-year old in the pink bunny costume w… --- ## [Recovered oil from Prinz Eugen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovered-oil-from-prinz-eugen/823693)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovered-oil-from-prinz-eugen/823693 "2018-11-01T22:34:21Z")
US Navy and contractors just finished recovering 250,000 gallons of fuel oil from the capsized Prinz Eugen just off Kwajalein Island. Believe that’s over in Stranger’s neck-of-the-woods. Prinz Eugen Some fun facts in t… --- ## [Dopers over 40 in a LAT, tell me about your relationship.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-over-40-in-a-lat-tell-me-about-your-relationship/823714)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-over-40-in-a-lat-tell-me-about-your-relationship/823714 "2018-11-01T20:19:02Z")
I want to hear from Dopers like me. You’re over 40. Over 50, over 60. Your life is full with work, family, friends, interests. You have kids, or you don’t, but either way you are sure you don’t want to have more kids … --- ## [Breaking news - Shooting at Synagogue in Pittsburgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shooting-at-synagogue-in-pittsburgh/823591)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shooting-at-synagogue-in-pittsburgh/823591 "2018-10-31T20:55:56Z")
There appears to be an active shooting in progress in Pittsburgh in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood at the Tree of Life Synagogue. KDKA, the CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh is reporting 4 dead. --- ## [CELTA, TEFL, TESOL - anyone done these before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celta-tefl-tesol-anyone-done-these-before/823688)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celta-tefl-tesol-anyone-done-these-before/823688 "2018-10-31T16:52:30Z")
So I’m planning to teach English in Asia next year and the word is that one or more of the following certifications are the way to go - TESOL, TEFL, or CELTA. Anyone done one of these before? Is it meaningful to have m… --- ## [Attempted Antarctic Assasination. Justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-antarctic-assasination-justified/823756)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-antarctic-assasination-justified/823756 "2018-10-31T14:39:14Z")
One Russian dude in Antarctic facility stabs the other in the heart, because the victim kept spoiling the ends of the books he was reading. If I’m on that jury, the defense has a shot at justifiable. Victim looks to b… --- ## [Any Dopers from Ventura County CA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-from-ventura-county-ca/803795)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-from-ventura-county-ca/803795 "2018-10-31T04:19:34Z")
The fires are hitting you hard. Here’s hope that you and your loved ones are all okay. Looking at the CalFire maps, this is devastating. Best of luck. --- ## [the game is afoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-is-afoot/823754)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-is-afoot/823754 "2018-10-31T01:41:22Z")
\[Once more, we play our dangerous game\](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/ 1057255860068593664/video/1) --- ## [Fear All Souls' Day Not Hallowe'en (Grandma).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-all-souls-day-not-halloween-grandma/823664)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-all-souls-day-not-halloween-grandma/823664 "2018-10-30T19:46:12Z")
My maternal grandmother was born at the turn of the century (that was the last century, of course). She died at 68. But we always said she died prematurely (her siblings typically lived into their 90s). Anyway she was P… --- ## [Try something else.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-something-else/823578)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-something-else/823578 "2018-10-30T18:49:32Z")
“Ooh, that didn’t work!” THEN TRY SOMETHING ELSE. Do you think Grandpa Neanderthal gave up that easy? Fuck, I’m sick of being around people who give up. --- ## [Gifts that begin with the letter J](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-that-begin-with-the-letter-j/823444)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-that-begin-with-the-letter-j/823444 "2018-10-30T09:50:18Z")
For our upcoming Christmas white elephant gift exchange, we drew random letters -the gift you purchase must begin with your letter. I got a J. Our limit is $25. I am looking for some suggestions, hopefully creative, of … --- ## [Tomorrow I will hurt. But tonight is awesome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-will-hurt-but-tonight-is-awesome/823658)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-will-hurt-but-tonight-is-awesome/823658 "2018-10-30T01:36:51Z")
Clearest case ever of tomorrow being tomorrow-me’s problem. I had dinner with some old friends and new. I broke into my wine cellar and contributed some exceedingly fine bottles of cab and blends, which were well recei… --- ## [A different RADAR gun situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-radar-gun-situation/823593)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-radar-gun-situation/823593 "2018-10-30T00:00:14Z")
A newly elected sheriff in a small Ohio town discovered that the department had not renewed their FCC license to operate RADAR units. She has declared all speeding tickets issued since 2013 to be unlawful. https://www.m… --- ## [The light at the end of the tunnel & other advice MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-other-advice-mmp/823320)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-other-advice-mmp/823320 "2018-10-29T21:44:19Z")
When the light at the end of the tunnel is getting larger one should step to the side, far to the side, because sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel really is an oncoming train. Flytrap, you should check this pl… --- ## [One of my son's professors is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-sons-professors-is/823522)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-sons-professors-is/823522 "2018-10-29T17:41:45Z")
Nick Sagan, son of Carl. He teaches screenwriting at Ithaca College. Our son isn’t old enough to think of Carl Sagan as a household name, but it recently dawned on him there might be a connection. Sure enough… --- ## [Nail chewers, where are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nail-chewers-where-are-you/823638)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nail-chewers-where-are-you/823638 "2018-10-29T16:59:57Z")
From the age of 12 (roughly) until I turned 28 I “chewed” the flesh alongside my fingernails. Over the years I’ve met and observed many others (mostly males) who did the same but I can’t say I ever seen anybody actually … --- ## [Another day, another Chinese hacking attack discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-chinese-hacking-attack-discovered/823582)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-chinese-hacking-attack-discovered/823582 "2018-10-29T13:47:56Z")
TLDR: Yes, you are being hacked by China. Downloadable article here. It shows how internet traffic is being routed via China through China Telecom’s outposts in the US. --- ## [So, what's yer trigger then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-yer-trigger-then/823269)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-yer-trigger-then/823269 "2018-10-28T15:58:52Z")
So, I’ve wondered from time to time over the past 10 or so years why I get a panic attack every time I go to the grocery store. Doesn’t make sense, you know? I’m the cook. I like to cook, I’m good at it, and I like know… --- ## [There I am!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-i-am/823408)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-i-am/823408 "2018-10-28T05:13:03Z")
Six months ago, I noticed a Google street-view car approaching an intersection near my house. I caught up to it, and made a note to check back in six months. Sure enough, my car is in two frames. They do a pretty good jo… --- ## [Man who groped woman says it's OK since Trump does it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-who-groped-woman-says-its-ok-since-trump-does-it/823391)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-who-groped-woman-says-its-ok-since-trump-does-it/823391 "2018-10-28T03:08:32Z")
I guess this would happen eventually --- ## [Why I quit the dating/mating game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-quit-the-dating-mating-game/823566)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-quit-the-dating-mating-game/823566 "2018-10-28T01:31:46Z")
With the advent of rapid transportation (cars, planes), atomized lifestyles, and the internet (things like Instagram and tinder have been particularly insidious), with a healthy dose of feminism thrown in and an increasi… --- ## [David Attenborough meets a blind baby rhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-attenborough-meets-a-blind-baby-rhino/823603)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-attenborough-meets-a-blind-baby-rhino/823603 "2018-10-27T21:26:32Z")
I really don’t think I need to elaborate more on this enchanting clip from 2013 that I’ve just come across. I do, though, wonder what happened afterwards. --- ## [Bomb Found at Soros' Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-found-at-soros-home/823373)
**Author:** [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-found-at-soros-home/823373 "2018-10-27T20:07:25Z")
Bomb was found in the mailbox by an employee, bomb squad techs “proactively detonated” the bomb. Tell me again about all those violent leftists while donors are receiving explosives. Explain the fragility of many on th… --- ## [Shades of the airplane treadmill - the "blown" wing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shades-of-the-airplane-treadmill-the-blown-wing/823479)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shades-of-the-airplane-treadmill-the-blown-wing/823479 "2018-10-27T17:13:56Z")
I just read this article NASA Remakes the Airplane Wing With Electric Propulsion and a Whole Lot of Propellers - IEEE Spectrum about “blown” wings - an aircraft design that uses extra propellers to blow air across a wing… --- ## [A math riddle for you. Feel free to submit your own.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-math-riddle-for-you-feel-free-to-submit-your-own/823205)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-math-riddle-for-you-feel-free-to-submit-your-own/823205 "2018-10-27T13:55:33Z")
I’ll start with a classic math riddle. Please Submit your own favorites. If your friend’s son is four years old and his little brother is half his age (two years old), how old will the younger brother be if the older br… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=433) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=435)