# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=451 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 452 --- ## [Down Under Dopers: Gary Gumball Ice Cream Recall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-under-dopers-gary-gumball-ice-cream-recall/819077)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-under-dopers-gary-gumball-ice-cream-recall/819077 "2018-08-04T06:09:12Z")
The gumball may contain glass. --- ## [Dumpster Diving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumpster-diving/819044)
**Author:** [@Grandknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grandknight)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumpster-diving/819044 "2018-08-04T00:59:32Z")
I first remember hearing about dumpster diving in the mid 80’s where people found perfectly good unwrapped food that was being thrown out by supermarkets. I was shocked to see how the trend has continued and people are … --- ## [Making arithmetic interesting to kids (just teaching for 4 days)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-arithmetic-interesting-to-kids-just-teaching-for-4-days/818922)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-arithmetic-interesting-to-kids-just-teaching-for-4-days/818922 "2018-08-03T21:16:41Z")
So it looks like I’ll be teaching basic arithmetic to a classroom of young kids for four days. Never taught math before; any way to make this stuff interesting to kids other than the trite “So if you have five apples, an… --- ## [Do we have any other choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-any-other-choice/818871)
**Author:** [@contradancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/contradancer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-any-other-choice/818871 "2018-08-03T19:44:07Z")
Than going back and forth between the Republicans and the Democrats? I don’t want either party running the country. I’m a retired federal employee and I just went to buy some protein chips and it is $30 for 12 small ba… --- ## [Hate standing in line? Don't try this solution.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-standing-in-line-dont-try-this-solution/819017)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-standing-in-line-dont-try-this-solution/819017 "2018-08-03T17:03:41Z")
18-year-old with “cognative disabilities” attempts to shorten his wait by picking up an 8-year-old and tossing him to the concrete 30 feet below. (eta that “!” in the title should have been a “?”) --- ## [Random venting about my job situation...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-venting-about-my-job-situation/818960)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-venting-about-my-job-situation/818960 "2018-08-03T16:34:26Z")
The job itself isn’t the problem. I like it. I really really like it. It’s paying me more than I’ve ever been paid before, terrific benefits even for a contractor like me, great people, great location. My manager cares a… --- ## [Constant innovation in petting my cat has paid off.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-innovation-in-petting-my-cat-has-paid-off/818903)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-innovation-in-petting-my-cat-has-paid-off/818903 "2018-08-03T13:28:00Z")
So, I have learned a new way to make my calico Buttercup happy. I run my fingers lightly down one side of her body, then down the other flank. It keeps her from getting over-stimulated, which is what rubbing her whole ba… --- ## [New Network!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-network/819028)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-network/819028 "2018-08-03T12:29:52Z")
Well, they started stringing the new Cat6 cabling for our new Ethernet Network a couple of weeks or so ago, and today is the day they shut down the old network and fire up the new Network backbone. Gonna happen soon, so… --- ## [People training quadripeds to walk on hind legs (You Tube question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-training-quadripeds-to-walk-on-hind-legs-you-tube-question/819020)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-training-quadripeds-to-walk-on-hind-legs-you-tube-question/819020 "2018-08-03T06:24:08Z")
Lately, I’ve seen some You Tube videos of people, who mostly appear to be from China, who film their pets with clothing and walking on two legs. Most of them are monkeys, but there are videos of dogs and cats doing the … --- ## [Lammas Day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lammas-day/818929)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lammas-day/818929 "2018-08-03T01:28:16Z")
I think I have posted this before. But what, if anything, is anyone doing on these boards for Lammas Day? It is today, in case you don’t know. August 1, 2018. First, a little background. It is the blessing of the first … --- ## [Finally! The answer to a question that has puzzled scientists for centuries!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-the-answer-to-a-question-that-has-puzzled-scientists-for-centuries/818999)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-the-answer-to-a-question-that-has-puzzled-scientists-for-centuries/818999 "2018-08-02T20:57:58Z")
“What would happen if the Earth turned into blueberries?” --- ## [Microsoft Saves Apple!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-saves-apple/540920)
**Author:** [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-saves-apple/540920 "2018-08-02T20:40:28Z")
Or so the headlines read some 13 years ago. In exchange for dropping a long-standing lawsuit related to the look-and-feel of Windows and supporting Internet Explorer on Macs, Microsoft invested $150M in Apple and committ… --- ## [Mexico plane crash - all 103 onboard survive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-plane-crash-all-103-onboard-survive/818918)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-plane-crash-all-103-onboard-survive/818918 "2018-08-02T08:23:48Z")
Guardian article here. The article says that the crash was weather-induced, but the Pprune thread here indicates considerable confusion, that an engine may have fallen off, and it was an aborted take-off. Whatever the c… --- ## [More things you say to pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-things-you-say-to-pets/818593)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-things-you-say-to-pets/818593 "2018-08-01T20:32:03Z")
When putting the dog into her crate for the night, I give her pieces of meat we cut from left overs and freeze. “Penny! I have a cookie, freshly frozen for your dining pleasure!” --- ## [August. Is it proper to start a new MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-is-it-proper-to-start-a-new-mmp/818917)
**Author:** [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-is-it-proper-to-start-a-new-mmp/818917 "2018-08-01T19:34:02Z")
I don’t know the answer to my question, but it’s early morning on August 1, so here we go (unless someone in authority wants to dump this thing and leave it to someone else to start). So at 1600 yesterday my 88-year old… --- ## [AMA: Former Walt Disney World Character Performer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-former-walt-disney-world-character-performer/597830)
**Author:** [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-former-walt-disney-world-character-performer/597830 "2018-08-01T11:26:22Z")
A few years ago I worked as a character performer at Walt Disney World. The topic came up in another thread, and a Doper suggested that I start an AMA about it. So, yeah, here we are! Through a series of minor coinciden… --- ## [New automobile colors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-automobile-colors/818597)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-automobile-colors/818597 "2018-08-01T03:55:20Z")
Has anyone noticed that new cars are in colors that have you going :confused: ? They’ve long had names that aren’t on the color wheel (my white 2009 car’s official color is Fresh Powder, for instance, and my silverish c… --- ## [I have old people's skin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-old-peoples-skin/818814)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-old-peoples-skin/818814 "2018-08-01T03:09:00Z")
Not in a bucket or anything. I wouldn’t want people to \[del\]know\[/del\] think I’m that weird. A few months ago I started getting red blotches on my left arm. This was about the time I started the low-carb diet and star… --- ## [An American black man experiences Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-american-black-man-experiences-canada/818238)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-american-black-man-experiences-canada/818238 "2018-07-27T20:21:28Z")
And loves it. Way to go Canada! Let’s hope America learns from you. --- ## [List Your Quirks Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-quirks-here/818572)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-quirks-here/818572 "2018-07-31T19:50:12Z")
Not talking about major personality disorders or psychological troubles. Minor stuff. In my case, I have this habit of listening to a playlist - or even a single song, sometimes - over and over and over again. In fact, … --- ## [The word "livid"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-livid/818832)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-livid/818832 "2018-07-31T17:05:02Z")
Does the word “livid” EVER mean “grey like ashes” as it did originally? Or has the meaning completely switched to “angry red”? --- ## [Why is CNN the standard tv station for public televisions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cnn-the-standard-tv-station-for-public-televisions/818616)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cnn-the-standard-tv-station-for-public-televisions/818616 "2018-07-31T12:40:47Z")
More than any other I notice public television sets are set to CNN, at least in the USA. For instance, almost every airport,(sometimes sports are on with ESPN but rarer) has the old CNN. Is this just human herd behavior… --- ## [Ask me why I hate people?? This... (trophy hunting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-why-i-hate-people-this-trophy-hunting/818807)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-why-i-hate-people-this-trophy-hunting/818807 "2018-07-31T12:37:16Z")
http://https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/another-cecil-secrecy-surrounds-june-trophy-lion-hunt/ I want to hunt this fuck down. --- ## [Carr fire near Redding, CA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carr-fire-near-redding-ca/818754)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carr-fire-near-redding-ca/818754 "2018-07-30T21:44:09Z")
This is the breaking news thread for the Carr Fire near/in Redding, CA (just south of Mt. Shasta). It’s now at over 80,000 acres burned, with 5% containment. Most of the city of Redding is threatened. Redding is a city o… --- ## [For all Trump haters (and Gilbert and Sullivan lovers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-trump-haters-and-gilbert-and-sullivan-lovers/818366)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-trump-haters-and-gilbert-and-sullivan-lovers/818366 "2018-07-30T21:23:48Z")
Very Stable Genius, by Randy Rainbow. --- ## [Did you spend time just looking at maps as a kid? Anyone else still do it as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-spend-time-just-looking-at-maps-as-a-kid-anyone-else-still-do-it-as-an-adult/818320)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-spend-time-just-looking-at-maps-as-a-kid-anyone-else-still-do-it-as-an-adult/818320 "2018-07-30T19:51:28Z")
Sure, it’s changed from 15 lb. Atlases of the World to Google Maps, but I can easily while away a half hour poring over a world map. Not because I’m traveling, or planning a coup or anything. I just like to know where e… --- ## [Acrocrostic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acrocrostic/818649)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acrocrostic/818649 "2018-07-30T18:17:33Z")
Acrocrostic is my coinage for a phenomenon that’s part acrostic and part acronym. Acrostics, for those not familiar with them, are a way of embedding a hidden message in an otherwise innocuous communiqué. For example, S… --- ## [Amazon's Face Recognition Matches 28 Members Of Congress To Criminal Mugshots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-face-recognition-matches-28-members-of-congress-to-criminal-mugshots/818623)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-face-recognition-matches-28-members-of-congress-to-criminal-mugshots/818623 "2018-07-30T17:26:08Z")
The results of an ACLU test (a test of the technology, not of Mark Twain’s statement that America had no distinctive criminal class except Congress): --- ## [Ask The Guy Who Was Stabbed Next To His Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-stabbed-next-to-his-heart/660127)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-stabbed-next-to-his-heart/660127 "2018-07-30T16:02:53Z")
It’s been six months since it happen, I am now (mostly) healed and the person who stabbed me is going to prison. It happened after a night of drinking, my girlfriend blacked out and I said something that set her off; no… --- ## [I Don't Have A Topic, But Here's The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-topic-but-heres-the-mmp/818419)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-topic-but-heres-the-mmp/818419 "2018-07-30T09:24:03Z")
Since we don’t have one yet, I’ll make this attempt to start the new MMP. No topic, like that matters anyway. We just need to have a new one so here 'tis! Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis71 Amurrkin ou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=450) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=452)