# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=447 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 448 --- ## [They pranged my MGB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-pranged-my-mgb/819390)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-pranged-my-mgb/819390 "2018-08-25T21:12:03Z")
I took my 1966 MGB to Maaco a couple of weeks ago to have it repainted. I just needed to protect the metal from rusting, as the original body guy did a crappy job. Maaco did an excellent job on Mrs. L.A.'s Tacoma. I o… --- ## [My current wild speculation about physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-wild-speculation-about-physics/820143)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-wild-speculation-about-physics/820143 "2018-08-25T19:28:05Z")
This is my new theory. I cannot support it with any kind of math, nor as a convincingly logical deduction from extant known factors. It’s just my crackpot theory. Perhaps the antimatter in our universe – which, it is sa… --- ## [Sufi Is A Headbanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sufi-is-a-headbanger/820265)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sufi-is-a-headbanger/820265 "2018-08-25T18:54:45Z")
Sorry for the very bad pun, but I couldn’t resist after I saw this: watching a documentary about early civilization and the role of religion, a Turkish sufi ritual was shown in which a group of sufis get themselves into… --- ## [John McCain diagnosed with glioblastoma brain tumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687 "2018-08-25T15:11:00Z")
Dang. Politically, I’m not too wild about him, but I wish him well, and he certainly has been through the wringer in this lifetime. My daughter-in-law died of this kind of brain tumor, which is the most common kind. T… --- ## [Greatest painting ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-painting-ever/820238)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-painting-ever/820238 "2018-08-25T12:17:58Z")
Jesus shooting up with a junkie blows With You Always out of the water. (I was in Gatlenberg a couple of weeks ago. Wish I had seen this then.) --- ## [Washington Post: Russian trolls and Twitter bots exploit vaccine controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-russian-trolls-and-twitter-bots-exploit-vaccine-controversy/820175)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-russian-trolls-and-twitter-bots-exploit-vaccine-controversy/820175 "2018-08-25T03:53:58Z")
I’m starting to wonder just how much of the divisions in this country are due to Russian psyops. --- ## [I Passed Kindergarden Class!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-kindergarden-class/819862)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-kindergarden-class/819862 "2018-08-25T03:32:17Z")
With school about to resume I accompanied a close young relative for a visit/orientation. First time going to school and all that. I remember my first day way back when and it was sort of scary, so I was along for suppor… --- ## [Why do so many people dislike Omarosa.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-dislike-omarosa/819880)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-dislike-omarosa/819880 "2018-08-25T01:49:38Z")
I don’t watch reality TV, never saw an episode of the apprentice. But whenever I read about Omarosa and Trump, even trumps critics talk about what a terrible person Omarosa is. Any particular reason? She gets more hate… --- ## [Antarctica has a fire department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-has-a-fire-department/820214)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-has-a-fire-department/820214 "2018-08-25T00:39:35Z")
The BBC have published a nice little article about an Antarctic firefighter. --- ## [Ridiculed by song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculed-by-song/819992)
**Author:** [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculed-by-song/819992 "2018-08-24T22:22:48Z")
In the long, appalling history of woe mine barely makes the needle jig; but it is mine nonetheless. I remember my mother, crying, suitcase in hand, flying out the front door and down the stairs of the porch where I was … --- ## [So when you hear "Space Force" do you hear it like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-you-hear-space-force-do-you-hear-it-like-this/820211)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-you-hear-space-force-do-you-hear-it-like-this/820211 "2018-08-24T20:15:23Z")
Spaaaaace \[del\]ghost\[/del\] Foooorce! Cuz I do. --- ## [DNA & Tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-tree/820103)
**Author:** [@mrka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-tree/820103 "2018-08-24T14:39:55Z")
I’ve done some genealogical research. I found out about my Jewish roots, as one rabbi called it, with the help of the museum of history of the Polish Jews POLIN in Warsaw, Poland. I’d like to thank them here. My roots w… --- ## [Absolut Vlasic (not a thing, thank heaven). Confess your bad food/drink combos here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolut-vlasic-not-a-thing-thank-heaven-confess-your-bad-food-drink-combos-here/820027)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolut-vlasic-not-a-thing-thank-heaven-confess-your-bad-food-drink-combos-here/820027 "2018-08-24T13:32:25Z")
Getting myself a snack this evening (a turkey sandwich with longitudinally sliced pickles), I found that I was taking the last pickle slices out of the jar. I happened to have the remainder of a bottle of vodka in the fr… --- ## [Trump is 100% right about one thing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-100-right-about-one-thing/820061)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-100-right-about-one-thing/820061 "2018-08-24T11:10:06Z")
“My mom made the greatest turkey” This guy just keeps getting stranger and stranger. --- ## [Vampire Hunting Kits: An In-thing in the 18th Century, I'm Sure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampire-hunting-kits-an-in-thing-in-the-18th-century-im-sure/819901)
**Author:** [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampire-hunting-kits-an-in-thing-in-the-18th-century-im-sure/819901 "2018-08-24T07:24:06Z")
But it was popular enough going into the 20th century that updated kits include Colt 1911 45’s and even a Barnett Crossbow. Specimens of 18th century kits are quite plentiful, but bloggers warn people to beware of fakes.… --- ## [First snow of the year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-snow-of-the-year/819871)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-snow-of-the-year/819871 "2018-08-24T01:04:52Z")
Across the valley, about 2 miles as the crow flies, the two 14000 foot peaks got snow last night. Not much, just a dusting. Really, it can snow at this altitude any time of year. But… :sigh: buh bye summer. I’ve stil… --- ## [Your cringe-worthy tales of adolescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cringe-worthy-tales-of-adolescence/819917)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cringe-worthy-tales-of-adolescence/819917 "2018-08-24T00:17:00Z")
We moved in the middle of 8th grade, which, as I’m sure you can imagine, was already traumatic enough. I was generally well-liked at my old school so I wasn’t enthusiastic about leaving. The new school had an impenetra… --- ## [Popehat on Giuliani's defense strategies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popehat-on-giulianis-defense-strategies/820138)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popehat-on-giulianis-defense-strategies/820138 "2018-08-23T23:40:21Z")
These are just gold. Introductory tweet: This is my favorite one: --- ## [Why do death row appeals continue to take longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-death-row-appeals-continue-to-take-longer/820003)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-death-row-appeals-continue-to-take-longer/820003 "2018-08-23T23:29:21Z")
I was watching a documentary on Ted Bundy last night. He was convicted in 1979 and executed in 1989. Several people involved were complaining about how long it took to execute him. Today the time between sentencing an… --- ## [All hail the hail cannons: Volswagen vs. Mexican farmers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-the-hail-cannons-volswagen-vs-mexican-farmers/820125)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-the-hail-cannons-volswagen-vs-mexican-farmers/820125 "2018-08-23T21:52:23Z")
article here. Short version: VW has been using hail cannons to protect new cars parked outside their factory in Mexico. :smack: Nearby Mexican farmers complained because they believe the hail cannons are preventing mu… --- ## [Once upon a time, two early humans of different ancestry met at a cave in Russia.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-two-early-humans-of-different-ancestry-met-at-a-cave-in-russia/820117)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-two-early-humans-of-different-ancestry-met-at-a-cave-in-russia/820117 "2018-08-23T20:35:00Z")
“Some 50,000 years later, scientists have confirmed that they had a daughter together.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/science-environment-45271644 I think this is pretty cool. --- ## [The history of the pit stop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-the-pit-stop/819838)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-the-pit-stop/819838 "2018-08-23T18:59:56Z")
I must admit I am a NASCAR fan, but Formula 1 is my passion. However I do not have multiple millions of dollars to even put a decal on one of these beasts. And Red Bull drinks taste like pig waste. Anyway, for you racing… --- ## [Manafort and Cohen both guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manafort-and-cohen-both-guilty/820009)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manafort-and-cohen-both-guilty/820009 "2018-08-23T07:06:29Z")
Paul Manafort has been found guilty of 8 of 18 charges. A mistrial was declared on the other 10. Trump tweeted this (poor guy): In September, Manafort will be on trial again for failing to register as a lobbying and … --- ## [Have you ever met someone then found out you have met them before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-then-found-out-you-have-met-them-before/819873)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-then-found-out-you-have-met-them-before/819873 "2018-08-23T04:49:14Z")
Like for example have you ever met a new co worker then realised you were 2 rows in front of at a baseball match. --- ## [Woman falls off cruise ship, treads water for 10 hours, and is found & rescued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-falls-off-cruise-ship-treads-water-for-10-hours-and-is-found-rescued/819923)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-falls-off-cruise-ship-treads-water-for-10-hours-and-is-found-rescued/819923 "2018-08-23T04:16:37Z")
Kay Longstaff is lucky to be alive. She sang songs while treading water off of Croatia’s Adriatic coast. --- ## [Nextdoor.com neighbor wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-com-neighbor-wars/818293)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-com-neighbor-wars/818293 "2018-08-22T23:42:10Z")
My neighborhood is having issues with break-ins and car thefts during the day, so neighbors have been keeping an eye out for unusual behavior or suspicious activity. Someone posted just half an hour ago some early-morni… --- ## [Missing college student, Mollie Tibbetts. Fitbit users, how detailed is the saved data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-college-student-mollie-tibbetts-fitbit-users-how-detailed-is-the-saved-data/818588)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-college-student-mollie-tibbetts-fitbit-users-how-detailed-is-the-saved-data/818588 "2018-08-22T23:35:43Z")
I’ve been following the disappearance of college student Mollie Tibbetts. It’s in a very rural area that rarely sees this type of crime. The FBI is analyizing her Fitbit. I don’t use one. How detailed is the saved info… --- ## [Are there any "technicians" who are slacker than ISP installers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-technicians-who-are-slacker-than-isp-installers/819967)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-technicians-who-are-slacker-than-isp-installers/819967 "2018-08-22T21:23:23Z")
Background: Our ISP ran some new cable from our demarcation box outside the house to the modem inside when we upgraded our bandwidth a month ago. Last night we had thunderstorms. My wife was sitting in the den reading… --- ## [R.I.P. buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-buddha_david/818587)
**Author:** [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-buddha_david/818587 "2018-08-22T17:51:56Z")
I am buddha\_david’s brother, and I have sad news to share. He passed away two weeks ago, less than one month before his 51st birthday. He had been sharing his ordeal with you in this thread. The side effects to his br… --- ## [Not enjoying the n-word coverage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-enjoying-the-n-word-coverage/819635)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-enjoying-the-n-word-coverage/819635 "2018-08-21T22:27:52Z")
Maybe he said it. Maybe he did not. We have some he said, she said. Fine. But it is being covered as if it is the issue of the year. If they confirmed the story by playing the tapes (or maybe having some top intelligenc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=446) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=448)