# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=450 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 451 --- ## [How stupid are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-are-you/819082)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-are-you/819082 "2018-08-10T16:33:47Z")
So tonght I am staring at the Amazon logo while waiting for the rest of the page to load on a slow connection and for the first time in ever realize that the curved arrow under the word points “from a to z.” Anyone will… --- ## [Boxer shorts are good for men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-shorts-are-good-for-men/819341)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-shorts-are-good-for-men/819341 "2018-08-10T16:33:09Z")
The BBC are reporting that they improve your sperm concentration. I wonder if kilts are even better? :slight\_smile: --- ## [The Sinclair broadcast group falls for fake news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sinclair-broadcast-group-falls-for-fake-news/819372)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sinclair-broadcast-group-falls-for-fake-news/819372 "2018-08-10T10:11:33Z")
An alert reader (Mrs. J, actually) spotted an oddball story on the KEYE-TV/Austin website a couple days ago, about nine dangerous ingredients in Coca-Cola, credited to “Mission Possible World Health International”. We’re… --- ## [A list of things my children will never have to experience/worry about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-things-my-children-will-never-have-to-experience-worry-about/819154)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-things-my-children-will-never-have-to-experience-worry-about/819154 "2018-08-09T18:24:10Z")
\[ul\] War Genocide Poverty Pollution Rape, murder, robbery, assault, or any other crime Imprisonment Finding employment Working at a job they hate Mass shootings/random violence Tyranny Taxes Torture Imprison… --- ## [Capri. Most beautiful place on Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capri-most-beautiful-place-on-earth/819054)
**Author:** [@KatTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KatTP)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capri-most-beautiful-place-on-earth/819054 "2018-08-09T16:51:24Z")
My husband and I are in(on?)Capri right now. I am in awe. It is SO beautiful. In spite of the day trippers and the many many expensive stores the island itself is just spectacular. We have spent a lot of time in Italy … --- ## [The Great Summer 2018 Doper Postcard Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2018-doper-postcard-exchange/815194)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2018-doper-postcard-exchange/815194 "2018-08-09T14:42:00Z")
Northern Piper, melodyharmonius and jayrey have run them in the past, and they’re always fun, but it’s been awhile. Here’s how it works (as adapted from NP’s previous thread). Our rules, by the numbers, and written wit… --- ## [You're gonna need a bigger boat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat/819277)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat/819277 "2018-08-09T14:36:30Z")
Great white shark leaps at scientist: Off New Bedford, MA, just a short hop from Martha’s Vineyard, where Jaws was filmed. --- ## [Wikipedia funding drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-funding-drive/819280)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-funding-drive/819280 "2018-08-09T12:15:33Z")
Wikipedia appear to be having a funding drive today. I know many Dopers contribute to this wonderful resource - in both senses - and I’ve just done my bit. --- ## [Odd coins you get in your change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-coins-you-get-in-your-change/818962)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-coins-you-get-in-your-change/818962 "2018-08-09T05:07:09Z")
I went to pay someone and pulled a toonie out of my pocket. Except it didn’t feel like a toonie - just a bit too small and light. So I looked more closely - bi-metallic coin, but Spanish words? A Panamanian balboa? I … --- ## [Sainsbury's have weaponised Steam Achievements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sainsburys-have-weaponised-steam-achievements/819264)
**Author:** [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sainsburys-have-weaponised-steam-achievements/819264 "2018-08-09T03:13:12Z")
I received an email from Sainsbury’s. This supermarket is my local since I do not drive and I actually like them very much. Good range of stuff, large fresh section, friendly staff. But THIS…They have emailed me to say… --- ## [The real story we should be talking about with Sarah Jeong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-story-we-should-be-talking-about-with-sarah-jeong/819251)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-story-we-should-be-talking-about-with-sarah-jeong/819251 "2018-08-08T22:49:02Z")
Whether you think what she said on Twitter was racist against white people or not, she’s repudiated it and promises not to do it again. But there’s what I consider a more important story about her. And I don’t think it … --- ## [To-do list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-do-list/817335)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-do-list/817335 "2018-08-08T17:21:09Z")
I’ve been busy the last couple of months. Some of you may know that SWMBO decreed that we shall have the storage trailer that’s built onto the house demolished. So I emptied it. (Much work!) I’ve mown lawns. I trimm… --- ## [Sensitivity to salt, and mysterious weight loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitivity-to-salt-and-mysterious-weight-loss/819157)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitivity-to-salt-and-mysterious-weight-loss/819157 "2018-08-08T11:11:35Z")
So I’m wondering if two things I have are related: I’ve become very sensitive to salt of late. Eating any significant amount of salt can lead to a “tightening-pressure” sensation in the head or mild headache and I oft… --- ## [Estate sales - Anyone else frequent them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-sales-anyone-else-frequent-them/818776)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-sales-anyone-else-frequent-them/818776 "2018-08-08T04:08:00Z")
This is a new pursuit for me. Just got back from three estates sales. Picked up Doyle Brunson’s Super System for 50 cents, a pair of spring clamps like this for 25 cents each, and a like-new leaf rake for a dollar. It’… --- ## [18th business trip this year.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18th-business-trip-this-year/819178)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18th-business-trip-this-year/819178 "2018-08-07T20:03:59Z")
These business trips are getting exhausting. Was in Paris for a business trip (18th one this year) over the past week. Flight landed at O’Hare at 2 this morning. Made the bad mistake of eating perhaps the most McDonald… --- ## [I am going to switch to FOX for a week or two.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-switch-to-fox-for-a-week-or-two/818717)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-switch-to-fox-for-a-week-or-two/818717 "2018-08-07T17:16:51Z")
I generally watch CNN, if I am watching TV at all. Maybe some Rachel Maddow, maybe some Jim Cramer. I will surf around the televangelists, I will peek into FOX once in a while, but the “right-wing” stuff always rubs my n… --- ## [Do your pets ever watch tv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-pets-ever-watch-tv/819029)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-pets-ever-watch-tv/819029 "2018-08-07T16:46:35Z")
And by ‘watch’ I mean maintain their focus for at least several minutes. Our previous dogs might perk up with alertness momentarily if there was, say, a dog barking or a wolf howling on some tv show, but otherwise the t… --- ## [Russia makes Steven Seagal special envoy to US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-makes-steven-seagal-special-envoy-to-us/819118)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-makes-steven-seagal-special-envoy-to-us/819118 "2018-08-07T05:47:52Z")
As far as I can tell, it’s real. --- ## [An AI algorithm that tells you the How and Why or another algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-algorithm-that-tells-you-the-how-and-why-or-another-algorithm/819040)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-algorithm-that-tells-you-the-how-and-why-or-another-algorithm/819040 "2018-08-07T05:02:34Z")
I’ve been working away at my algorithm that finds algorithms using artificial intelligence. It has been pretty successful at finding algorithms that describe mechanically how something works. But just now, perhaps about … --- ## [Tonka defends his territory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonka-defends-his-territory/819149)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonka-defends-his-territory/819149 "2018-08-06T23:35:52Z")
I was out on the deck today with my back to the yard. I heard the sound of an animal. I looked down, and there was a playful-looking medium-sized dog coming to say hello. She seemed quite excited. Between petting I w… --- ## [Defense lawyers using Facebook to identify jurors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-lawyers-using-facebook-to-identify-jurors/812634)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-lawyers-using-facebook-to-identify-jurors/812634 "2018-08-06T15:29:18Z")
Uncovered by a local paper 2 days ago (article in French). In Québec at least, jurors are supposed to be anonymous. Lawyers have access to a large list of names at the beginning of the selection process, but that list i… --- ## [Wrapping up July in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-up-july-in-the-mmp/818802)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-up-july-in-the-mmp/818802 "2018-08-06T02:39:31Z")
Another month about done, and August will begin shortly. As a kid, this would have caused major despair - almost time for back to school. As a parent, it was time to rejoice - almost time for back to school! :smiley: … --- ## [Have you uncovered dark family secrets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-uncovered-dark-family-secrets/818561)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-uncovered-dark-family-secrets/818561 "2018-08-05T14:41:25Z")
A few years ago, I did some genealogical research. I discovered in the archives of a local newspaper that a man who shares my last name (which is a somewhat rare surname) was murdered in the 1950s. According to the newsp… --- ## [Hello Mr cop, can you help me? ("narcos" asking the cops for help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-mr-cop-can-you-help-me-narcos-asking-the-cops-for-help/819117)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-mr-cop-can-you-help-me-narcos-asking-the-cops-for-help/819117 "2018-08-05T07:56:51Z")
Sorry, can’t find a link in English, so Spanish it is. A few days ago, Spanish police announced that during routine checkups they had discovered cocaine, heroine and colored pills in several containers in Valencia’s har… --- ## [Dopers that are 60+: do you ever climb trees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-that-are-60-do-you-ever-climb-trees/818661)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-that-are-60-do-you-ever-climb-trees/818661 "2018-08-04T22:12:12Z")
Just saw that a former localish councilman has died from injures from falling out of a tree. He was 63. Am I being too ageist for thinking that is getting up there for getting up there? (Of course, his falling to his dea… --- ## [reputation of state police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reputation-of-state-police/818926)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reputation-of-state-police/818926 "2018-08-04T19:45:37Z")
I am curious about the history and reputation of various state police organizations. It turns out to be a complex topic! I had no idea that it took until the 1960s to establish all the state police forces (not counting t… --- ## [Weird coincidences. Have we ever done this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-coincidences-have-we-ever-done-this/813137)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-coincidences-have-we-ever-done-this/813137 "2018-08-04T18:58:21Z")
Over the past week I’ve experienced a couple of startling coincidences–or possibly I only perceive them as such. I certainly don’t believe in any mysterious invisible forces that make these things happen, but these were… --- ## [80 thousand pounds of gravel delivered.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-thousand-pounds-of-gravel-delivered/819084)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-thousand-pounds-of-gravel-delivered/819084 "2018-08-04T18:56:24Z")
About 36 yards or so. Three tandem truck loads worth. Got a great Kubota tractor for it. It’s gonna earn it’s keep this weekend. All of it steep and 4x4. So I’ll need to worry about the weight in the bucket. Capaci… --- ## [Trying again to get sober, now with a panic attack!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-again-to-get-sober-now-with-a-panic-attack/818838)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-again-to-get-sober-now-with-a-panic-attack/818838 "2018-08-04T17:24:28Z")
So, my last drink this time was on Friday. Could not get to sleep Saturday night until 5am Sunday, which is part of the detox process. Woke at 7am after a very vivid dream which had me lying in bed in the same position… --- ## [Would the SDMB be informed of your unfortunate demise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-sdmb-be-informed-of-your-unfortunate-demise/818790)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-sdmb-be-informed-of-your-unfortunate-demise/818790 "2018-08-04T08:23:08Z")
We’ve lost two valued members of the SDMB recently, and their families have been kind enough to inform us of their passing. I’m wondering how many Dopers have made such arrangements or would do so if the situation warran… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=449) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=451)