# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=446 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 447 --- ## [Watch for speed traps in school zones as school starts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-for-speed-traps-in-school-zones-as-school-starts/820461)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-for-speed-traps-in-school-zones-as-school-starts/820461 "2018-08-31T12:58:16Z")
Cops around here love to give tickets now that school is starting up. It must make it easy to hit their quotas. --- ## [30 mins late for work, Learned Android has a separate volume level for Alarms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-mins-late-for-work-learned-android-has-a-separate-volume-level-for-alarms/819729)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-mins-late-for-work-learned-android-has-a-separate-volume-level-for-alarms/819729 "2018-08-31T12:26:04Z")
Woke up and immediately realized it was much too bright in my bedroom. My alarm hadn’t woken me. I jumped into my clothes and rushed to work. 30 mins late. No shave, no coffee, no food but I’m at my desk. :wink: I chec… --- ## [Talk is cheap; Marketing is harder than expected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-is-cheap-marketing-is-harder-than-expected/757616)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-is-cheap-marketing-is-harder-than-expected/757616 "2016-06-19T19:14:36Z")
Today’s Friday so I feel lazy and chatty. Think I’ll share with you guys some things I’ve been idly pondering about the online shop I launched. This isn’t a rant, just mundane and pointless musing. I knew going into i… --- ## [There are suprisingly few descriptions of the summit of Everest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-suprisingly-few-descriptions-of-the-summit-of-everest/814576)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-suprisingly-few-descriptions-of-the-summit-of-everest/814576 "2018-05-22T18:20:10Z")
Alexa tells me more than 4100 people have been to the top of Everest. But I can’t find any descriptions of the summit on line. \[ul\] \[li\]How big is the summit?\[/li\]\[li\]What is the basic shape?\[/li\]\[li\]How level is it?\[… --- ## [I hate neckties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-neckties/820416)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-neckties/820416 "2018-08-30T23:06:21Z")
I finally get to voice my opinion now that I have retired. I vow never to put on another one of those nooses around my neck until my dying day. Even at my funeral. Fashion or not, the whole idea is stupid. You ladies a… --- ## [“Autodraft a kicker, in the seventh round!” What ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autodraft-a-kicker-in-the-seventh-round-what/819612)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autodraft-a-kicker-in-the-seventh-round-what/819612 "2018-08-30T22:21:42Z")
Currently running battery commercial, maybe you’ve seen it? Basically, you’d better choose good batteries or…guy intent, in front of computer, when mouse messes up…and… “Auto drafts a kicker in the seventh round!” It … --- ## [Things that are exactly the size you thought they would be.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-exactly-the-size-you-thought-they-would-be/820478)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-exactly-the-size-you-thought-they-would-be/820478 "2018-08-30T21:48:54Z")
Like a bread box. --- ## [Unexpected encounter with wildlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-encounter-with-wildlife/820412)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-encounter-with-wildlife/820412 "2018-08-30T16:52:25Z")
This weekend, we were at our cabin bordering the Shenandoah National Park. It was noon, I had a book, a beer and a bag of chips as my dog and I headed out the door to sit on the porch. I was about as relaxed as I get w… --- ## [Vanessa Carlson this is NOT. Must Watch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385 "2018-08-30T13:08:44Z")
This shit is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a loooooong time. It just made my day. It’s definitely worth the couple minutes to watch. For those that simply will not click on a link without concrete info… --- ## [So, I'm going to Israel in December!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-israel-in-december/820243)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-israel-in-december/820243 "2018-08-30T02:24:53Z")
It’s probably an anathema to post this on Shabbes, but I’m awake now, and need something to do. I fell asleep at 6:30 this evening, right after dinner, and now I’m awake. Anyway, I’m psyched about this trip, so I went t… --- ## [Thank You to Those Who Helped Us a Decade Ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-to-those-who-helped-us-a-decade-ago/820481)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-to-those-who-helped-us-a-decade-ago/820481 "2018-08-29T19:54:26Z")
While going through the piles of Stuff that accumulated over the years, downsizing the pile, I came across a series of IM’s and e-mails from people I know from the internet who helped my late husband and me between (rou… --- ## [Do you have a mechanic you trust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-mechanic-you-trust/820315)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-mechanic-you-trust/820315 "2018-08-29T16:51:50Z")
I had a good relationship with a mechanic whose shop is a 10-minute walk from my front door. I initially went there for convenience more than 15 years ago, and came to trust him completely with all things automotive (the… --- ## [Summer Thunderstorms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-thunderstorms/820327)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-thunderstorms/820327 "2018-08-29T02:50:55Z")
Rumbling in from offshore. I actually welcome it as we have had too many sunny days, and the lawn looks kinda parched. I hire that out so income goes to family. There is something relaxing about taking a nap during a th… --- ## [Generalísimo Franco is still dead, but moving to a new home.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generalisimo-franco-is-still-dead-but-moving-to-a-new-home/820277)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generalisimo-franco-is-still-dead-but-moving-to-a-new-home/820277 "2018-08-28T19:10:46Z")
The Spanish government has approved plans to exhume the body of dictator Francisco Franco from his mausoleum in the Valley of the Fallen. His family it opposed, which is a little odd since Franco himself wanted to be bu… --- ## [David Katz -- the Madden Footbal tournament shooting guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-katz-the-madden-footbal-tournament-shooting-guy/820415)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-katz-the-madden-footbal-tournament-shooting-guy/820415 "2018-08-28T17:00:23Z")
I don’t have much use for “breaking” news because I think sketchy details are worse than useless. I prefer to wait until some actual facts are known before seeking out the story. Today I found this article. And it’s go… --- ## [Everyday, normal things that mystified you as a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyday-normal-things-that-mystified-you-as-a-kid/820130)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyday-normal-things-that-mystified-you-as-a-kid/820130 "2018-08-28T16:52:46Z")
When I was growing up as a child and would be in the car on the expressway with my parents, I would always be confused and mystified by car-pool parking lots. Since I had no concept of car-pooling, all I saw was random … --- ## [Muscle magazine facial expressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144 "2018-08-28T13:24:11Z")
For anyone who’s ever looked thru a fitness or bodybuilding magazine, the over-the-top expressions of “intensity” on the faces of the athletes lifting weights are nothing new. I’ve always found these pictures comical and… --- ## [Breaking News: Mass Shooting at Madden Games Tournament in Jacksonville](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-madden-games-tournament-in-jacksonville/820308)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-madden-games-tournament-in-jacksonville/820308 "2018-08-28T06:37:20Z")
CNN is reporting a mass shooting at the Madden video games tournament in Jacksonville, FL. Law enforcement is asking everyone to avoid the area. Details are very sketchy right now. Here’s hoping that the incident is not … --- ## [Questions from a Texas Newbie \[Absolutely posivitely non-political\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-from-a-texas-newbie-absolutely-posivitely-non-political/820329)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-from-a-texas-newbie-absolutely-posivitely-non-political/820329 "2018-08-28T03:47:42Z")
I have recently moved to Texas, and, well, things are different here. For example, I’ve been to the doctor two or three times now for simple insect bites, and I have no idea how to maintain a HVAC system. So, I’d like to… --- ## [I saw it on Facebook...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372 "2018-08-28T00:55:54Z")
So this is what it said: “Why do we send Men to War in mid -east and then bring the enemy here feed and house them give them a gun to kill us with”. That’s a direct copy and paste. I asked for clarification to no avail.… --- ## [Ad blocker or alternative browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-blocker-or-alternative-browser/820337)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-blocker-or-alternative-browser/820337 "2018-08-28T00:45:54Z")
So I’ve been using the more advanced features on my samsung smart tv lately, including the browser (series of mishaps last week has left me with the tv and my phone for internet access at home right now) Is there an ad … --- ## [Grand Theft - Airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-theft-airplane/819419)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-theft-airplane/819419 "2018-08-27T22:09:00Z")
Link. A suicidal 29-year-old Pierce County man stole a Horizon Air Bombardier Q-400 from Sea-Tac airport, and crashed it on an island in south Puget Sound. --- ## [Secondary, “How many countries?”, thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secondary-how-many-countries-thread/820118)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secondary-how-many-countries-thread/820118 "2018-08-27T15:31:17Z")
So, we’ve done the ‘how many countries’, thing numerous times and while it’s always interesting it often makes me wonder what constitutes ‘visiting’. Clearly everyone has a different measure, and rightly so. I don’t cou… --- ## [Sen. John McCain has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-john-mccain-has-died/820281)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-john-mccain-has-died/820281 "2018-08-27T14:39:29Z")
Sen. John McCain has died. McCain stopped treatment for his cancer earlier this week, and his death was expected. --- ## [AMA\](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-so-i-bought-a-3d-printer/820154)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-so-i-bought-a-3d-printer/820154 "2018-08-27T14:02:04Z")
From Monoprice (the Mini Delta if you must know) and have thus far created two Neko cats from PLA. I have to say for the price this little sucker works pretty well! I’m already looking at several projects to mod the prin… --- ## [Disorder where you fear your dick is shrinking.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disorder-where-you-fear-your-dick-is-shrinking/820289)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disorder-where-you-fear-your-dick-is-shrinking/820289 "2018-08-27T12:58:01Z")
Holy shit! Koro (medicine) - Wikipedia The human mind is a messed up wild west wilderness of mystery. So there is a legitimate, DSM-V listed disorder called Koro where the person fears their genitalia is shrinking. W… --- ## [What do you name in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-in-the-mmp/819907)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-in-the-mmp/819907 "2018-08-27T03:04:51Z")
Midget’s last post in the last MMP was about naming some of her stuff. So that’s today’s topic: What of your stuff do you name? Is there a reason or “just because”? My answer, alas, is boring. I don’t name my stuff.… --- ## [Goin to Monster Jam for the forst time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-monster-jam-for-the-forst-time/820262)
**Author:** [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-monster-jam-for-the-forst-time/820262 "2018-08-27T00:51:51Z")
In about an hour I’m loading up Daisy and heading to see Monster Jam.:smiley: Neither of us has been before. I’ve been to tons of events. Drags/SuperX/concerts etc Daisy has been to the drags once The Snowbird Nats w/j… --- ## [A workshop instructor gets what percentage of the tuition for their class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-workshop-instructor-gets-what-percentage-of-the-tuition-for-their-class/820084)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-workshop-instructor-gets-what-percentage-of-the-tuition-for-their-class/820084 "2018-08-26T22:23:49Z")
I’m not able to hone my Google search enough to find anything meaningful on this. And I doubt there is a one size fits all answer, so I’m asking here. Let’s say you pay $100 to your local Art’s center to take a basket … --- ## [How many countries have you traveled to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-traveled-to/820085)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-traveled-to/820085 "2018-08-25T22:58:54Z")
My dad worked in the oil industry in the 80s, so my travels began with a trip to Hong Kong at 2 years old in 1988. Since then, I’ve been to 140 out of 195 countries (including Palestine and the Holy See). My favorites a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=445) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=447)