# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=441 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 442 --- ## [I voted today. Twice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-today-twice/821858)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-today-twice/821858 "2018-09-24T22:28:14Z")
I voted early and often today. Well, twice, anyway. First I dropped in the mail box my ballot for US Congress in IL-15 and second I voted in advanced polls in the Quebec election scheduled for next Monday. I’ve carrie… --- ## [UFYH: Why the apparent neglect lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufyh-why-the-apparent-neglect-lately/821845)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufyh-why-the-apparent-neglect-lately/821845 "2018-09-24T21:53:28Z")
I frequently read the UFYH blog as inspiration/ motivation to get a bit of housework done. The owner posts a minimum twice daily (‘make your bed’ type advice in the morning, ‘prepare your outfit’ type in the ev… --- ## [Apparently octopus respond to molly in a similar way that humans do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-octopus-respond-to-molly-in-a-similar-way-that-humans-do/821694)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-octopus-respond-to-molly-in-a-similar-way-that-humans-do/821694 "2018-09-24T20:57:50Z")
Indeed! --- ## [Statistics question (I think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-question-i-think/821848)
**Author:** [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-question-i-think/821848 "2018-09-24T20:42:05Z")
My daughter is taking a college history course and has an exam next week. The professor has given the students 11 essay prompts ahead of time. Of those 11, five will be on the test, and the students have to write two o… --- ## [HMS ENdeavour probably found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hms-endeavour-probably-found/821844)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hms-endeavour-probably-found/821844 "2018-09-24T19:26:35Z")
This is the ship captain Cook used to get to Australia. It was later sold to a private individual and used as a troop transport / prison ship. It was scuttled near Rhode Island harbor to impede access. Brian --- ## [Woman with long record of arrests steals ambulance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795 "2018-09-24T19:16:53Z")
:eek:. This woman is a one person wrecking crew. She has a long list of arrests. It shows just how much of a pathetic joke our courts have become. Usually you’ll see a long list of similar crimes. Multiple arrests for … --- ## [Neighbor dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-dilemma/821699)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-dilemma/821699 "2018-09-24T18:27:30Z")
We’ve historically gotten along quite well with our next door neighbor - a single mom who has a son the same age as ours. The kids are practically joined at the hip and freely and seamlessly rotate play from one house to… --- ## [Memories, the generation gap, and the ties that bind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memories-the-generation-gap-and-the-ties-that-bind/821812)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memories-the-generation-gap-and-the-ties-that-bind/821812 "2018-09-24T15:02:54Z")
(Warning: long-winded OP ahead) I live in Oregon, and have most of my life. The exception was when I was in second grade, ca. 1988. My maternal grandparents lived and farmed a 3,000 acre wheat farm northwest of Havre, M… --- ## [My Morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-morning/821813)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-morning/821813 "2018-09-24T07:28:31Z")
Last night I got a text message “Tomorrow Holiday.” That was it. At breakfast, there were rumors the King had given everyone another day off. Sunday was National Day, so this would give us a four-day weekend. I figured … --- ## [Where can I get thick, easy to stick but still easy to pull apart velcro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-thick-easy-to-stick-but-still-easy-to-pull-apart-velcro/821112)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-thick-easy-to-stick-but-still-easy-to-pull-apart-velcro/821112 "2018-09-24T03:25:11Z")
The visor on my car keeps slipping down. I want to use velcro to hold it up, but the problem is the velcro strips I bought are extremely thin, but also require a lot of pressure to lock together. Technically I bought the… --- ## [Extra napkins in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-napkins-in-the-mmp/821475)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-napkins-in-the-mmp/821475 "2018-09-24T01:29:32Z")
I hate waste, so when we’re given a pile of extra napkins in a restaurant, I’ll take the ones we don’t use and shove them in my purse. They end up in my desk drawer at work and I don’t have to use the nasty tri-fold bro… --- ## [There an exact name for people who can pick up things with their toes? And can you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-an-exact-name-for-people-who-can-pick-up-things-with-their-toes-and-can-you/323176)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-an-exact-name-for-people-who-can-pick-up-things-with-their-toes-and-can-you/323176 "2018-09-24T00:38:00Z")
I almost put this in GQ. So my roomate just came through a couple of minutes ago and saw a peice of paper on the floor. Instead of bending down to pick it up, he did something that I only previously thought I was good a… --- ## [Are you (still) registered to vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-still-registered-to-vote/821666)
**Author:** [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-still-registered-to-vote/821666 "2018-09-23T23:56:13Z")
I think I am but I will not only check closer to the Midterms but I will keep my eye on news sites talking about those who suddenly find themselves disenfranchised. I post this not only as a PSA but also to point and la… --- ## [Dumb pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-pets/803243)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-pets/803243 "2018-09-23T22:03:25Z")
I thought German Shepherds were supposed to be really smart dogs. Mine is a dummy. I asked her to prepare our taxes last year and she just claimed the standard deduction instead of itemizing! I mean she KNEW about all th… --- ## [The Monument to the Laboratory Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monument-to-the-laboratory-mouse/821788)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monument-to-the-laboratory-mouse/821788 "2018-09-23T19:20:22Z")
Do you think of all those millions of rodents that have suffered and died for us? They are remembered. --- ## [Beautiful, single women, please leave me alone....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-single-women-please-leave-me-alone/821549)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-single-women-please-leave-me-alone/821549 "2018-09-23T17:42:41Z")
I have a common email address. Basically my first initial and my last name. For years I’ve dealt with people (idiots) who seem to not know what their own email address is and use mine. These are all people who have the s… --- ## [Life imitates Abrams.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-imitates-abrams/821760)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-imitates-abrams/821760 "2018-09-23T02:30:35Z")
Check out this amazing genuine photo from space that looks like CGI, complete with motion blur and lens flare. --- ## [Teaching demo: Teaching SAT story/passage.......need to cram it into 10 minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-demo-teaching-sat-story-passage-need-to-cram-it-into-10-minutes/821580)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-demo-teaching-sat-story-passage-need-to-cram-it-into-10-minutes/821580 "2018-09-23T02:08:57Z")
So I am doing a teaching demo for a job (potential hiring as a tutor) and part of it involves needing to teach SAT prep - I need to teach a “student” the SAT Reading portion where the student reads a long literature pass… --- ## [Cats are weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-are-weird/821736)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-are-weird/821736 "2018-09-22T23:26:41Z")
Tonka is a weirdo. We use two water bowls. One is one of those big plastic bowls you see in Chinese restaurants, and the other is a slightly smaller stainless steel mixing bowl. One or the other is net to Tonka’s wate… --- ## [I've given up on trying to use (or understand) the term "cognitive dissonance" in conversation...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-given-up-on-trying-to-use-or-understand-the-term-cognitive-dissonance-in-conversation/821616)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-given-up-on-trying-to-use-or-understand-the-term-cognitive-dissonance-in-conversation/821616 "2018-09-22T21:59:59Z")
I’ve read the wikipedia page that seems to define it, but it’s like every world-class scientist ganged up on that one wikipedia page to write the definition and background of it, so now my head hurts. I still have no id… --- ## [Syria shoots down Russian plane, Russia blame Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syria-shoots-down-russian-plane-russia-blame-israel/821547)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syria-shoots-down-russian-plane-russia-blame-israel/821547 "2018-09-22T12:05:36Z")
First of all, condolences to those who lost loved ones. This shit is always political, and about assets and intrigue, and hubris, but it is also enormously horrible for those directly involved–The dead, their families, … --- ## [Google: From "Don't Be Evil" to Spying and Censorship Tool for the Chinese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-from-dont-be-evil-to-spying-and-censorship-tool-for-the-chinese/821710)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-from-dont-be-evil-to-spying-and-censorship-tool-for-the-chinese/821710 "2018-09-22T04:20:19Z")
I suppose I’m just a gullible person but a decade ago I believed Google actually believed in doing good. --- ## [My mother had me tested...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-had-me-tested/821555)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-had-me-tested/821555 "2018-09-21T22:02:25Z")
What standard scholastic tests have you taken? What was your score? I have taken the SATs back in '83 - my combined score was 1550/1600 (this was prior to the scoring revamp) Also had the ACT that included math, biolog… --- ## [Help me fix my zipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-my-zipper/821696)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-my-zipper/821696 "2018-09-21T21:43:38Z")
I’m at work. I went to the restroom, sat down to do my business, and when I stood back up, the zipper slider had come off. I can insert it on one side of teeth or the other, but I can’t get both sides of teeth to fit in.… --- ## [The TMI for Women (Monthly?) Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tmi-for-women-monthly-support-thread/592113)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tmi-for-women-monthly-support-thread/592113 "2018-09-21T17:26:10Z")
Otherwise known as the I’m Bleeding and I Hate the World thread. Ugh, I’m ready to punch myself in the face already. I feel like every time I go to the washroom I need to don a Hazmat suit after. I use the Pill to ski… --- ## [Pure Evil -- Another kitten naming thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-evil-another-kitten-naming-thread/819426)
**Author:** [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-evil-another-kitten-naming-thread/819426 "2018-09-21T15:26:19Z")
So this little bundle of trouble found her way into our lives on Wednesday. She is still in need of a name. Can’t find anything that Mr. Askew and I can agree on. Our older cats don’t know what to make of her. She is f… --- ## [Baker Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-mayfield/821677)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-mayfield/821677 "2018-09-21T14:58:45Z")
Cleveland hadn’t won a game in almost two full years and, last night, trailing 14-0 late in the first half, they were well on their way to extending that streak of futility. Enter Baker Mayfield. Looking much more like… --- ## [I lost a model project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-a-model-project/821607)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-a-model-project/821607 "2018-09-21T14:33:12Z")
I had a cardboard mockup of an Overland Cruise Ship and some wheels I’d planned to use, stashed away in an old toolbox for easy portability. I vaguely remember emptying the toolbox so Mrs. R could use it as a cashbox at… --- ## [I gave my credit card to my "best friend"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-my-credit-card-to-my-best-friend/821515)
**Author:** [@T-Minus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T-Minus)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-my-credit-card-to-my-best-friend/821515 "2018-09-21T10:40:16Z")
So my neighbor “best friend” texts me and asks me for money. I said I had none, they said it was an emergency and asked if I had a card. I hesitated for a moment but said “yes”. After an hour and a half of talking about… --- ## [Person with gun in home, spouse is a felon, and Heller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-with-gun-in-home-spouse-is-a-felon-and-heller/821591)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-with-gun-in-home-spouse-is-a-felon-and-heller/821591 "2018-09-21T02:48:08Z")
It is pretty well known that in addition to actual possession of a firearm by a conviction felon, he can also be convicted for what is known as “constructive possession” in that he knew: 1) that the firearm was present, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=440) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=442)