# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=445 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 446 --- ## [Handing the keys over to your son for the first time is REALLY hard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handing-the-keys-over-to-your-son-for-the-first-time-is-really-hard/820767)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handing-the-keys-over-to-your-son-for-the-first-time-is-really-hard/820767 "2018-09-05T19:49:41Z")
So I bought a new car, and I am now giving my son the keys to my old truck. My son is autistic. So he had to study really hard to take his test (which he passed). I’ve rode with him in the truck. He’s very cautious. So … --- ## [Forget "No White after Labour Day" - For me, it's back to wearing a tie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-no-white-after-labour-day-for-me-its-back-to-wearing-a-tie/820814)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-no-white-after-labour-day-for-me-its-back-to-wearing-a-tie/820814 "2018-09-05T18:48:21Z")
Our office pretty flexible about office casual wear during the summer, but the day after Labour Day brings a return of the tie! Why do all my shirts feel tight on the neck? Did they all shrink over the summer?? --- ## [What the heck is "Hodges Directory"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-hodges-directory/779038)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-hodges-directory/779038 "2018-09-05T12:23:44Z")
Whenever my phone shows a missed call from a number I don’t recognize, I’ll Google the number to figure out who called me. Lately, when I do this, the top result is something called Hodges Directory. This looks like it’s… --- ## [My cat got stuck in a glue trap in my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-got-stuck-in-a-glue-trap-in-my-house/820753)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-got-stuck-in-a-glue-trap-in-my-house/820753 "2018-09-04T23:17:51Z")
She was playing with a lizard she brought in, it ran into the trap, she tried to get it, and freaked the fuck out. We got her as she tried to run outside and we peeled it off, risking life and limb. We’re leaving for a … --- ## [It Came From Out Of The Ground!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-out-of-the-ground/820699)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-out-of-the-ground/820699 "2018-09-04T20:10:24Z")
You all know that someone built a travel trailer onto the house sometime in the '70s, and that we had it demolished in July. We also had a couple of maple trees cut down. The unpaved area that was under the rear half o… --- ## [Mindless trivia about the Pentagon Military Reservation in DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindless-trivia-about-the-pentagon-military-reservation-in-dc/820395)
**Author:** [@Mumberthax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumberthax)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindless-trivia-about-the-pentagon-military-reservation-in-dc/820395 "2018-09-04T13:45:05Z")
Whenever there’s a big thunderstorm during the summer, the entire Fifth Floor E Ring smells of earth and wet leaves. There is a Subway sandwich shop which is open 24/7. Comforting, no? There is a vintage purple water f… --- ## [Store caught sticking Googly Eyes on fish to make them look fresher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-caught-sticking-googly-eyes-on-fish-to-make-them-look-fresher/820640)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-caught-sticking-googly-eyes-on-fish-to-make-them-look-fresher/820640 "2018-09-04T03:25:17Z")
--- ## [Low carb diet for 4 weeks - Anyone care to join me? \[Continung discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913 "2018-09-04T00:14:49Z")
I’m looking to get back into my Speedo :slight\_smile: I figure a 4-week commitment is doable and was wondering if any Dopers want to come along for the ride. Because we still have 4 days or so to prepare, we’ll have ti… --- ## [Avatar fight thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-fight-thread/820425)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-fight-thread/820425 "2018-09-03T17:35:56Z")
Whose avatar could defeat all the others in battle? I’m confident my mighty hippo is up there and is tougher than most. Could anyone’s avatar (and please don’t change it just for this thread!) beat mine in a fight? --- ## [18 months \[regarding Trump's tenure\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-months-regarding-trumps-tenure/820406)
**Author:** [@Chip\_Dundas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chip_Dundas)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-months-regarding-trumps-tenure/820406 "2018-09-03T15:02:43Z")
We are a year and a half into the Trump presidency and my house hasn’t depreciated, my 401k isnt in the tank and my kids haven’t been killed in a nuclear holocaust. There are no concentration camps set up and the press h… --- ## [Thoughts on America the Beautiful Quarters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-america-the-beautiful-quarters/820659)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-america-the-beautiful-quarters/820659 "2018-09-03T13:58:12Z")
I’d resisted collecting them for years because I’d already spent 11 years collecting the first state quarters set and doing it all over again immediately seemed a bit obsessive. But one of my sons, who remembered my inte… --- ## [Another Summer Comes to the End MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-summer-comes-to-the-end-mmp/820347)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-summer-comes-to-the-end-mmp/820347 "2018-09-03T04:14:50Z")
Happy Moonday! It’s 6am and still dark outside. Of course I noticed the days getting shorter some time ago. It’s a humid 70 degrees outside. The highs this week are predicted to be in the 90s. School starts (official… --- ## [Nuptuals off when friends decline to pay for $60,000 wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuptuals-off-when-friends-decline-to-pay-for-60-000-wedding/820391)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuptuals-off-when-friends-decline-to-pay-for-60-000-wedding/820391 "2018-09-03T03:31:55Z")
A woman who “wanted to live like a Kardashian for a day” called off her wedding four days beforehand because her friends would not pay for the $60,000 nuptials and honeymoon. She ‘only’ asked $1500 of the friends who wer… --- ## [I killed a squirrel today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-a-squirrel-today/820592)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-a-squirrel-today/820592 "2018-09-03T03:09:08Z")
I am in the fortunate position of being able to commute by bicycle most days. Today I was riding on the bike path on my route home, and I came to a tree that was over hanging the path. There are always a bunch of squirr… --- ## [Events that had large effects on your family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/events-that-had-large-effects-on-your-family/820469)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/events-that-had-large-effects-on-your-family/820469 "2018-09-02T22:00:00Z")
A few years ago I received a photocopy of my great grandmother’s handwritten memoirs. She is the only great grandmother that I interacted with as a child, so I found them interesting. It has been years since I read it b… --- ## [DIY you DI-Not-Again after doing it once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-you-di-not-again-after-doing-it-once/820386)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-you-di-not-again-after-doing-it-once/820386 "2018-09-02T20:31:07Z")
The pine tree bordering our driveway has dripped a prolific amount of sap this year, maybe due to how hot the summer has been. The cars got sapped. My car wash/detailer guy wanted $150 for sap removal and would include … --- ## [There ain't no Sauron...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-aint-no-sauron/820499)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-aint-no-sauron/820499 "2018-09-02T17:59:17Z")
…that’s just Tom Bombadil when he’s drunk! --- ## [Aggravating Things that happen to you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074 "2018-09-02T16:07:45Z")
I subscribe to The Family Handyman. It’s a nice lightweight magazine that I enjoy reading. Today I received a ‘letter’ (more like a bill) in the mail letting me know that my FREE 30 day preview of the brand new volume o… --- ## [Peer Reveiwed Study About Alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peer-reveiwed-study-about-alcohol/820213)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peer-reveiwed-study-about-alcohol/820213 "2018-09-02T01:10:20Z")
Dang it. This is depressing news. :cool: I just finished a pleasant meal accompanied by at least three glasses of tasty wine. My guests are probably waiting upon an after-lunch aperitif or two for watching the sunset ov… --- ## [How to Steal a Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-steal-a-wallet/820588)
**Author:** [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-steal-a-wallet/820588 "2018-09-01T17:53:37Z")
Put your hand in a man’s back pocket and remove it. --- ## [Death by digestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-digestion/820591)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-digestion/820591 "2018-09-01T13:51:42Z")
You’ve been sentenced to death. The method is as follows: you will be shrunken and swallowed alive by a famous woman of your choice. There will be no suffocating, so your end will come from the acid. Which famous woman c… --- ## [What do you drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drive/820418)
**Author:** [@emulsified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emulsified)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drive/820418 "2018-09-01T03:38:06Z")
What is your daily driver? What, if anything, does it say about you? Do you like it? Want a change? Just curious… I drive a 2016 Toyota Sienna XLE. This is not really by choice, but by kid-hauling needs. I do sometimes … --- ## [Can you find a private bedroom for $150/month in the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-find-a-private-bedroom-for-150-month-in-the-united-states/820555)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-find-a-private-bedroom-for-150-month-in-the-united-states/820555 "2018-09-01T02:41:35Z")
I’m guessing its possible in developing nations. But anyway, I was reading a reddit thread where someone was requesting a bedroom for $150/month total (rent & utilities). The discussion turned into a discussion on how t… --- ## [A new chapter in the life of drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-drachillix/820546)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-drachillix/820546 "2018-09-01T01:48:29Z")
Well my one remaining shop employee (been around 4-5 years) has cancer, has for a while, I have been letting her work as long as practical but she finally got disability so she is out. My shop has been declining rapidly… --- ## [Genuinely moving: A young girl finds out she's going to be adopted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genuinely-moving-a-young-girl-finds-out-shes-going-to-be-adopted/820474)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genuinely-moving-a-young-girl-finds-out-shes-going-to-be-adopted/820474 "2018-09-01T00:16:51Z")
There’s a lot of these kind of videos on the internet, but this one really made me tear up. I can’t even begin to imagine how stressful being in the foster system is for a child. The video. From the mom’s Facebook page… --- ## [I got SCAMMED. Bugger.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-scammed-bugger/820505)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-scammed-bugger/820505 "2018-08-31T22:50:04Z")
Now I can proudly say that, to my knowledge, I have never been actively scammed. I might have paid an inflated price for stuff bought in SE Asian markets, or slightly overcharged by taxis there, but never scammed, until… --- ## [Must a U.S. President have been a resident for 14 years immediately prior to being President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-a-u-s-president-have-been-a-resident-for-14-years-immediately-prior-to-being-president/820318)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-a-u-s-president-have-been-a-resident-for-14-years-immediately-prior-to-being-president/820318 "2018-08-31T17:11:29Z")
(emphasis added). This has application to the WV Supreme Court in another thread, but this question has always interested me lately as I assumed my original position was correct. Does this mean: That the person mu… --- ## [Dear StG: You owe use $8000. Kthxbye, Love IRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-stg-you-owe-use-8000-kthxbye-love-irs/813957)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-stg-you-owe-use-8000-kthxbye-love-irs/813957 "2018-08-31T15:13:38Z")
Got a letter today from the IRS saying I owed $8K ($6500 in tax, $1500 interest & penalties) from my 2016 taxes. :eek: Looking into it, in December 2016, I requested a rollover check from a company that held a small 401… --- ## [Any Dopers ever walk the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-ever-walk-the-mackinac-bridge-on-labor-day/795602)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-ever-walk-the-mackinac-bridge-on-labor-day/795602 "2018-08-31T13:06:00Z")
The Mackinac Bridge, which connects the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, is, at around 5 miles, the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere. In 1958, when it turned a year old, the Mackinac Bridge Wal… --- ## [So, I have no cartilige behind my knee cap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-no-cartilige-behind-my-knee-cap/820571)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-no-cartilige-behind-my-knee-cap/820571 "2018-08-31T13:04:50Z")
Guess it’s kind of important. I wrecked myself marching in a long parade, and was just almost barely able to walk afterwards. Off to the doc. Xrays, lots of manipulation, cortisone and a huge brace. Instructions to ice … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=444) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=446)