# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=45 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 46 --- ## [Random, pointless thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-pointless-thought/1023013)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-pointless-thought/1023013 "2025-09-13T15:56:12Z")
Today I looked out my window just as some little brown bird landed on one of the lines strung between the telephone poles, and I thought, “How long passed between the time the first human strung a wire like this and the … --- ## [Musical travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-travel/1022868)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-travel/1022868 "2025-09-13T00:55:52Z")
Have you ever ridden the train they call The City Of New Orleans, and how far did you travel ‘fore the day was done? I used to ride it from Champagne-Urbana to Chicago back in the 70’s, so yes…but not really that far. --- ## [Spam texts; DeleteMe subscription made it worse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-texts-deleteme-subscription-made-it-worse/1022987)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-texts-deleteme-subscription-made-it-worse/1022987 "2025-09-12T18:20:16Z")
I tried a subscription to DeleteMe (https://joindeleteme.com) to help cut down on spam emails and texts, and since doing so the problem with texts has gotten noticeably worse. I use a Google Voice number for any and all… --- ## [Russian Drones over Poland--Doomsday Radio Tansmission changes, just before strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-drones-over-poland-doomsday-radio-tansmission-changes-just-before-strike/1022982)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-drones-over-poland-doomsday-radio-tansmission-changes-just-before-strike/1022982 "2025-09-12T16:34:32Z")
On September 9, multiple Russian military drones entered Polish airspace. NATO has been activated, under Article 4 .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September\_2025\_Russian\_drone\_incursion\_into\_Poland On September 8th, Ru… --- ## [NASA to work on building a nuclear reactor on the moon by the 2030s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-to-work-on-building-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-by-the-2030s/1021706)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-to-work-on-building-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-by-the-2030s/1021706 "2025-09-12T05:24:08Z")
The Transportation Secretary has directed NASA to start working on building a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, declaring it necessary to win the next space race. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/nasa-china-s… --- ## [I'm being inundated with Ophthalmology spam!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-inundated-with-ophthalmology-spam/1022892)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-inundated-with-ophthalmology-spam/1022892 "2025-09-11T22:07:28Z")
I am not an ophthalmologist, nor even a medical doctor of any flavor whatsoever. But starting around five months ago I began receiving emails with sender-names and subject lines like these (this set fetched from today’s… --- ## [Yet another case of "We may have found evidence of past life on Mars, maybe"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-case-of-we-may-have-found-evidence-of-past-life-on-mars-maybe/1022940)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-case-of-we-may-have-found-evidence-of-past-life-on-mars-maybe/1022940 "2025-09-11T16:33:23Z")
A bit surprised to not see this discussed here (after scouring all fora here). The tl;dr that I’ve gathered is that they think the process that would have created the rock in question (“Sapphire Canyon”) wa… --- ## [World Suicide Prevention Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-suicide-prevention-day/1022909)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-suicide-prevention-day/1022909 "2025-09-11T14:02:30Z")
Every September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, sponsored by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and others. The World Health Organisation (WHO) esti… --- ## [I weep for our future (not political)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-weep-for-our-future-not-political/1022889)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-weep-for-our-future-not-political/1022889 "2025-09-11T01:16:05Z")
So, finally got a new bed delivered. The 20 something guys from a well established company had no tools to put it together. I don’t mind loaning tools at all. As long as I get them back, but if this company want’s me t… --- ## [What do you do with loose change/coins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-loose-change-coins/1022709)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-loose-change-coins/1022709 "2025-09-10T23:12:31Z")
Inspired by the “How much cash do you carry” and “What can you buy for a quarter” threads. In years past, I always had SOME amount of loose change in my pockets. As I was pocketing my wallet, keys, etc., I’d scoop up m… --- ## [Pharmacy Rant Re: Eliquis - But not Entirely About Eliquis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacy-rant-re-eliquis-but-not-entirely-about-eliquis/1022796)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacy-rant-re-eliquis-but-not-entirely-about-eliquis/1022796 "2025-09-10T19:33:47Z")
I have been prescribed Eliquis as a blood thinner since early 2023 when I experienced pulmonary embolisms subsequent to a Covid infection. This medication is insanely expensive but my local Rite Aid store was fantastic a… --- ## [Bizarre superyachts proposed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873 "2025-09-10T13:16:43Z")
What the…? I suppose if you’re gonna drop that much dough, you want to stand out from all the other superyachts crowding the wharf in Monaco, Nassau or Palm Beach. --- ## [First object from another solar system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-object-from-another-solar-system/800014)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-object-from-another-solar-system/800014 "2025-09-10T04:39:35Z")
This article. That would mean we may have spotted the first object from another solar system passing through ours. I didn’t realize such a thing had never been seen before. The article indicates it’s path around the sun … --- ## [Drones over New Jersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-over-new-jersey/1011243)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-over-new-jersey/1011243 "2025-09-10T02:51:42Z")
The story around here has been the sighting of multiple large drones over the state. The FBI is involved. The FAA is involved. Probably the Secret Service because of Trump International. So far no explanations. Tonight m… --- ## [How many physical keys do you use in a day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-physical-keys-do-you-use-in-a-day/1022849)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-physical-keys-do-you-use-in-a-day/1022849 "2025-09-09T20:10:22Z")
At one point I used physical keys (metal key, turning lock cylinder) 7-8 times a day. I needed two for our condo, one for the car, and two at work, plus a few more during the day especially if I took my bike with its loc… --- ## [In the Spirit of Halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-spirit-of-halloween/1022820)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-spirit-of-halloween/1022820 "2025-09-09T18:23:02Z")
Halloween is coming and in that Spirit I share this: There was a big knitting and sewing type of store near me that was open for as long as I can remember. It closed forever a few months ago. Then sitting empty with the… --- ## [(Old) 24 Hours of Labor- A Labor Day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-24-hours-of-labor-a-labor-day-mmp/1022642)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-24-hours-of-labor-a-labor-day-mmp/1022642 "2025-09-09T16:29:00Z")
I’m off, half of you are RDOS. Who’s working today? I avoid shopping on holidays, because I don’t want to encourage Corporate to be open more. Hijack away! --- ## [Historic British tree is maliciously cut down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-british-tree-is-maliciously-cut-down/990833)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-british-tree-is-maliciously-cut-down/990833 "2025-09-09T13:24:51Z")
A beautiful, 200-plus-year-old sycamore felled, apparently, by some young idjit: --- ## [Jeep stopped by police, drunk driver arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-stopped-by-police-drunk-driver-arrested/1022848)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-stopped-by-police-drunk-driver-arrested/1022848 "2025-09-08T21:16:11Z")
Nothing particularly unusual here, except the Jeep was quite small, and pink in colour. The driver was described as “drunk”, but this being BC, I suspect other substances may have been involved. The man is appealing th… --- ## [Peripheral Conversationalist v Interlocutor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-conversationalist-v-interlocutor/1022784)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-conversationalist-v-interlocutor/1022784 "2025-09-08T20:06:23Z")
Do you start off talking to people one-on-one with peripheral vision and verbally addressing them? On the other hand, do you always expect direct eye contact with every person with whom you converse? Are they a false dic… --- ## [The Boatlift of 9/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boatlift-of-9-11/1022810)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boatlift-of-9-11/1022810 "2025-09-08T19:38:12Z")
A video of the evacuation of Lower Manhattan via ferry, tugboat and private craft. The largest rescue by water in history. Narrated by Tom Hanks. BOATLIFT - An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience (HD Version) --- ## [Aretha Franklin played golf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-franklin-played-golf/1022802)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-franklin-played-golf/1022802 "2025-09-08T19:27:22Z")
On paper, no reason why not, but I was still surprised to read (Once in a Great City, by David Maraniss) that in 1963 she “…was telling everyone about how she loved to play golf with Ted and travel with him to her new fa… --- ## [Australian "Mushroom Poisoner" has been charged with murder & attempted murder (Convicted July 6, 2025)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-mushroom-poisoner-has-been-charged-with-murder-attempted-murder-convicted-july-6-2025/992534)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-mushroom-poisoner-has-been-charged-with-murder-attempted-murder-convicted-july-6-2025/992534 "2025-09-08T19:20:04Z")
I could have sworn there was a post or thread about this, but I was unable to locate it. This woman is not only being charged with murdering three people, but she also tried to kill her partner four other times. She cla… --- ## [Oh. Hello!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hello/1022794)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hello/1022794 "2025-09-08T18:33:26Z")
Hi. Hello. --- ## [Same name as job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489 "2025-09-08T18:24:56Z")
I had an unusual experience. I went to a bank and the person who waited on me was named “Teller”. Has anything like this happened to you? Say, at a bakery or wherever? --- ## [Interesting cosplay I have seen recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-cosplay-i-have-seen-recently/1022856)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-cosplay-i-have-seen-recently/1022856 "2025-09-08T17:35:16Z")
I worked a table for Orycon and the Rose City Comic Con this weekend, and among the more interesting cosplays I saw was a couple “Weird” Al Yankovics, three Squirrel Girls, a Jay and Silent Bob lookalike pair that dress … --- ## [Goodbye My Sweet Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-my-sweet-girl/1022783)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-my-sweet-girl/1022783 "2025-09-07T22:44:36Z")
Last week on Friday my wife and I took a three mile hike with our old dog Minnie. She did great, hopping in the car to her place after the trek as she always does. Today we had to say goodbye to her. In the space of a we… --- ## [What's needed for a road trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-needed-for-a-road-trip/1022755)
**Author:** [@doc481](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doc481)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-needed-for-a-road-trip/1022755 "2025-09-07T04:17:13Z")
My wife and I are taking a multi day road trip soon the first one in years. We’ve flown and rented cars most of the time. What sort of stuff should I have in the car? I have normal stuff, sunglasses, phone charger, bo… --- ## [Remote page turner for Kindle books in the web browser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-page-turner-for-kindle-books-in-the-web-browser/1022745)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-page-turner-for-kindle-books-in-the-web-browser/1022745 "2025-09-06T21:34:01Z")
Not sure if this is the best forum for this, but it feels right… I primarily read books with the Kindle web browser app on my Windows computer (with a large monitor.) Does anyone know of a remote (Bluetooth, etc.) page … --- ## [Email pet peeve: Everything is in the subject](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-pet-peeve-everything-is-in-the-subject/1022671)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-pet-peeve-everything-is-in-the-subject/1022671 "2025-09-06T13:32:51Z")
There is someone who sends me emails who puts all the content in the subject. Which doesn’t fit in the Subject field of the summary list of emails so I have to open it anyway to see what it says. Why do people do this? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=46)