# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=442 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 443 --- ## [Firenado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firenado/821606)
**Author:** [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firenado/821606 "2018-09-21T00:11:28Z")
Everyone needs to see this just because it is awesome. A cyclone of fire. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-45478931/officials-watch-as-fiery-cyclone-grows-over-200-ft-high The next Sharknado is being writte… --- ## [‘Interesting facts I learned’ redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-facts-i-learned-redux/821617)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-facts-i-learned-redux/821617 "2018-09-20T22:27:20Z")
Rather than bumping a lumbering behemoth, I thought I’d start a new thread. It’s time, right? Watching Jeopardy tonight I learned that the tuxedo was so named because it was initially worn at the exclusive Tuxedo Club l… --- ## [In case anyone wants to help me afford a low end gpu.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-anyone-wants-to-help-me-afford-a-low-end-gpu/821650)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-anyone-wants-to-help-me-afford-a-low-end-gpu/821650 "2018-09-20T20:26:52Z")
I of course know this is not a fundraising site, however after looking at every possible personal fundraising site and being denied due to me being from Serbia (Paypal just started working here couple of years ago, so I … --- ## [Jokes that don't work on a message board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-on-a-message-board/821589)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-on-a-message-board/821589 "2018-09-20T18:26:46Z")
My adult son likes to tell what we call the “whale joke.” A whale walks into a bar and says to the bartender. . . The rest of the joke is whale sounds. Lots of whale sounds. Whale sounds that go on for minutes at a tim… --- ## ["Where We Treat You Like Family!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-we-treat-you-like-family/821517)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-we-treat-you-like-family/821517 "2018-09-20T18:21:09Z")
This is the tagline/slogan on a new billboard in my city. The business in question is “Allison’s Bail Bonds.” I shudder to think what Allison’s family must be like! Any other signs you’ve seen lately with similar mess… --- ## [I won a bicycle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-a-bicycle/821327)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-a-bicycle/821327 "2018-09-20T16:28:57Z")
Tonight, at the local sports bar, it was Thursday Night Football. As usual, for the weekly “Football Night” at the sports bar, they had an array of nice door prizes–hoodies, team-branded glasses, and an NFL QB’s jersey;… --- ## [Traveling when sick........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-when-sick/821351)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-when-sick/821351 "2018-09-20T14:06:53Z")
I got back earlier this week from another business trip, this time to Tel Aviv. The morning I had to take off, I got a sore throat. On the plane, I started to sneeze. By the time we landed, I knew I had a bad case of the… --- ## [How much damage did ivy do to your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-damage-did-ivy-do-to-your-house/821537)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-damage-did-ivy-do-to-your-house/821537 "2018-09-20T05:35:50Z")
The back of our house has a good covering of ivy, up to the roof, which I think looks great - suits the age and colour of the house, I like it. Problem is, I have no roof access through a skylight or similar, and my hous… --- ## [I just got a kitten. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-kitten-advice/821376)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-kitten-advice/821376 "2018-09-19T23:53:04Z")
I just brought home a 10-week-old female tabby kitten. Her name is Daisy. I’ve always been a dog person and have had puppies. I’ve also done cat-sitting. A kitten, though, is new to me. She’s settling in nicely and has b… --- ## [Special Quantum Relativity: when you have 2 cats in boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-quantum-relativity-when-you-have-2-cats-in-boxes/821596)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-quantum-relativity-when-you-have-2-cats-in-boxes/821596 "2018-09-19T19:42:50Z")
Cats are like children, in that disorder increases geometrically by count. Which is to say that Uncertainty is more uncertain than we had imagined. (Daniela) Frauchiger and (Renato) Renner have a yet more sophisticated… --- ## [US denying passports to Americans near southern border](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-denying-passports-to-americans-near-southern-border/820538)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-denying-passports-to-americans-near-southern-border/820538 "2018-09-19T14:08:57Z")
Article here. Short version: the US federal government is denying passports to some Americans. Which ones? Hispanic ones living near the Mexican border. Why? It’s complicated. As it turns out, there were some midwi… --- ## [Hey everyone \[New Poster Introduction\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everyone-new-poster-introduction/714264)
**Author:** [@FollowMeDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FollowMeDown)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everyone-new-poster-introduction/714264 "2018-09-19T14:02:13Z")
I’m new. I work for a railroad. I do enjoy it and if I could answer any questions I’d be happy to help. --- ## [Massachusetts has major pain in the gas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-has-major-pain-in-the-gas/821312)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-has-major-pain-in-the-gas/821312 "2018-09-19T02:52:09Z")
So a natural gas company near Boston has upgraded their lines to include a “blow up your house” feature, causing several dozen fires and causing three towns to be evacuated. --- ## [So I just overheard a stalker's phone call.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-overheard-a-stalkers-phone-call/821273)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-overheard-a-stalkers-phone-call/821273 "2018-09-18T23:32:16Z")
When I was a little girl, listening to other people’s phone conversations was considered one of the rudest things you could possibly do. Flash forward to today’s world, and most of the time listening to other people’s ce… --- ## [Do I LOOK like I work here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-look-like-i-work-here/821306)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-look-like-i-work-here/821306 "2018-09-18T20:59:51Z")
Oh, maybe I do… :smack: Eons ago I was managing the concessions for a movie theater and had to dash off to the local grocery store to get some cleaning supplies that the general manager forgot to order. As I was strid… --- ## [Recent Facebook posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-facebook-posts/821491)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-facebook-posts/821491 "2018-09-18T20:17:06Z")
I actually just posted “Ah, okay. Fuck off Quisling” On Facebook. --- ## [\#TheResistance turns to self-harm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theresistance-turns-to-self-harm/821371)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theresistance-turns-to-self-harm/821371 "2018-09-18T18:56:49Z")
source I wonder if he’ll get fired, or promoted. Seriously though, what a disappointment he must be to his students. --- ## [Hurricanes make men beat their wives to death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricanes-make-men-beat-their-wives-to-death/821449)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricanes-make-men-beat-their-wives-to-death/821449 "2018-09-18T15:19:02Z")
No, really. The head of Fema says it, so it must be true. Who could possibly have seen that coming? I learn something new and surprising every day lately. --- ## [Hey kopek got a question about da jungle,..,.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-kopek-got-a-question-about-da-jungle/821496)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-kopek-got-a-question-about-da-jungle/821496 "2018-09-18T07:50:17Z")
I read this about Amazon today and wondered if it was that bad Since ya slave there I figured you could give truth to it or say it was buncha c!rap,…,. --- ## [It's the real thing, Dope-a-Cola](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-real-thing-dope-a-cola/821493)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-real-thing-dope-a-cola/821493 "2018-09-17T20:52:31Z")
Things go better with Dope! Not the SDMB, that is, but rather marijuana-infused Coke. OK, they’re only thinking about it and it’ll only be in Canada if it happens. Also, only CBD, not THC. I’m sure there are some people… --- ## [17yo student pilot on one of her first solo flights loses her landing wheel on takeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17yo-student-pilot-on-one-of-her-first-solo-flights-loses-her-landing-wheel-on-takeoff/821314)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17yo-student-pilot-on-one-of-her-first-solo-flights-loses-her-landing-wheel-on-takeoff/821314 "2018-09-17T16:27:40Z")
Saw this on Reddit, thought I would share it here since, IIRC, we have a few pilots on this board. I’ll save you all the drama, there is no disaster here. It is a happy ending and, as these things go, not particularly … --- ## [When "road safety" bullshit makes the road LESS safe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-road-safety-bullshit-makes-the-road-less-safe/821204)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-road-safety-bullshit-makes-the-road-less-safe/821204 "2018-09-17T14:59:14Z")
I just drove from Meat Cove, Nova Scotia - the absolute northernmost point of the provice - to Antigonish, about a 5-hour drive, at night. For about 90% of the trip, I was almost completely alone on the road, only passin… --- ## [Eeeearrrgh!! Overrun by mosquitos! Where are my dragonfly saviors???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeearrrgh-overrun-by-mosquitos-where-are-my-dragonfly-saviors/821419)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeearrrgh-overrun-by-mosquitos-where-are-my-dragonfly-saviors/821419 "2018-09-17T14:40:19Z")
Here in eastern Wisconsin we had a relatively dry summer until two weeks ago, when we suddenly had well over two inches dumped on our area over 2 hours, plus another 6 or so over the next week. This has resulted in the … --- ## [The French Toast MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-french-toast-mmp/821095)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-french-toast-mmp/821095 "2018-09-17T03:30:06Z")
Hurricane’s a’comin’ towards the east coast of the US. All Mumpers east of the Mississippi need to rush out and stock up on bread, milk, and eggs! You have been warned!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Happy Moanday! … --- ## [Another overheard phone calls thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-overheard-phone-calls-thread/821423)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-overheard-phone-calls-thread/821423 "2018-09-17T00:40:34Z")
This is different enough I’ll start a new discussion. In some cars, when you use the Bluetooth the phone conversation can be heard just as easily outside the car as inside. I assume those cars have speakers in the doors … --- ## [Why did Amazon get rd of the Open Orders option?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-amazon-get-rd-of-the-open-orders-option/821227)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-amazon-get-rd-of-the-open-orders-option/821227 "2018-09-16T11:09:03Z")
I have been on vacation. When I came back I logged into Amazon to check some stuff and noticed that under Your Orders the option for Open orders is gone. Not sure if this is a test and only some users have been effected… --- ## [A necklace is so lifelike it's EARie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-necklace-is-so-lifelike-its-earie/821420)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-necklace-is-so-lifelike-its-earie/821420 "2018-09-16T01:13:42Z")
Why yes, it’s Florida. --- ## [Ebay gets rid of "My Collection"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-gets-rid-of-my-collection/821399)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-gets-rid-of-my-collection/821399 "2018-09-15T19:56:17Z")
I had a bunch of neat stuff archived there that I was going to buy someday. I don’t even remember 90% of it. Good going EBay, you just lost 100’s of dollars in profit. --- ## [SUNSPOT Observatory Mysteriously Evacuated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunspot-observatory-mysteriously-evacuated/821385)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunspot-observatory-mysteriously-evacuated/821385 "2018-09-15T17:49:57Z")
A week ago, the FBI asked the director of the observatory to evacuate all personnel. No further explanations have been offered. Whatever is going on there, thankfully all personnel were evacuated safely. The facility… --- ## [Major Blow Job for Hawaii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025 "2018-09-15T05:43:37Z")
Hurricane Lane. Category 4 right now. Looks like it will be here by Thursday. The Big Island and Maui will almost certainly take a hit, and schools and government offices have already announced they’ll all be closed for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=441) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=443)