# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=456 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 457 --- ## [Restaurant servers who insist on memorizing your complicated order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-servers-who-insist-on-memorizing-your-complicated-order/817079)
**Author:** [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-servers-who-insist-on-memorizing-your-complicated-order/817079 "2018-07-07T05:59:15Z")
I’m talking about the person who stares at you blankly while you give a long, convoluted order: “I’ll have the steak and eggs. Steak medium well. Eggs over easy. Hash browns extra crispy. No butter on the pancakes, p… --- ## [Is the ESPN website currently being attacked by a bug or virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-espn-website-currently-being-attacked-by-a-bug-or-virus/817440)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-espn-website-currently-being-attacked-by-a-bug-or-virus/817440 "2018-07-07T02:02:13Z")
The ESPN homepage currently features a headline of Brazil shrinks the gap against Belgium even though the game has been over for hours. It shows a score of Belgium 2 Brazil 0 at the 73rd minute. When I load the site wi… --- ## [Inigo's drinking in the kitchen again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigos-drinking-in-the-kitchen-again/817438)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigos-drinking-in-the-kitchen-again/817438 "2018-07-07T01:38:41Z")
Turkey in July, hombre! It’ like turkey in wniter exxept theres \[del\]dack\[/del\] \[del\]daqer\[/del\] daiquiris intead of Chateau St. Michele Gewurztraminer flowing like Jesus’s own beard (which was a really flow beard, not … --- ## [I'm tired of being depressed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-being-depressed/817261)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-being-depressed/817261 "2018-07-06T21:33:50Z")
I’ve been clinically depressed for 43 years and I’m all out of energy, I just got a list of therapists from my insurance carrier and now begins the long series of no’s since nobody accepts new clients in general. After t… --- ## [How am I so special](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-am-i-so-special/817225)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-am-i-so-special/817225 "2018-07-06T21:21:44Z")
A friend of mine recently called me and asked for my help. Specifically he asked me: “Luke, I need some help and you are literally the one person on earth that can help me.” I assumed he was speaking hyperbolically, he… --- ## [Happy Aphelion Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-aphelion-day/817358)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-aphelion-day/817358 "2018-07-06T16:01:09Z")
Celebrating a not-so-common holiday. Aphelion is actually tomorrow, the 6th, but it’s the 6th somewhere. Now stay warm everyone, what with the Earth so far away from the sun, it must be really cold out there. Next up, S… --- ## [My name has been changed from Jacquernagy to Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-has-been-changed-from-jacquernagy-to-lamoral/817072)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-has-been-changed-from-jacquernagy-to-lamoral/817072 "2018-07-06T11:08:54Z")
My name has now been changed. In case anyone was wondering where “Jacquernagy” came from, it came from a dream. I was walking past a beautiful park and the sign at the front of the park said “Jacquernagy Park.” As far a… --- ## [Does anyone know what these plastic sewing notions are used for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-these-plastic-sewing-notions-are-used-for/817357)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-these-plastic-sewing-notions-are-used-for/817357 "2018-07-06T08:30:05Z")
A friend posted how she is going through her mother’s old sewing basket, and came across some rectangular pieces of hard plastic. I seem to remember seeing something similar in my grandmother’s sewing basket, but I never… --- ## [So, my Ancestry DNA results are in........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-ancestry-dna-results-are-in/813172)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-ancestry-dna-results-are-in/813172 "2018-07-06T03:48:10Z")
Not completely surprised by most of the results. I was born in Germany, so unsurprisingly, I’m 70% Western European (as they classify ethnicities). I also knew that I had Greek ancestors, so when I saw that I was 15% Gre… --- ## [Write the world’s best clickbait](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-the-world-s-best-clickbait/817120)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-the-world-s-best-clickbait/817120 "2018-07-05T22:01:46Z")
His mother-in-law had a barrel in her basement for years. You won’t believe what was in it! They said the two-headed Raymond Burr wasn’t possible, this woman disagrees. OK, those suck. Maybe you can come up with better… --- ## [Couple find unique message during bathroom remodel.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-find-unique-message-during-bathroom-remodel/817301)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-find-unique-message-during-bathroom-remodel/817301 "2018-07-05T21:13:36Z")
It’s not unusual to see dates or names during renovations. But the Shinsekis left much more. Remodeled in 1995. Only 23 years ago. I think the bathroom looked great. I can’t see any reason to blow a big wad of money ch… --- ## [What was the best birthday gift you ever received?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-birthday-gift-you-ever-received/817299)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-birthday-gift-you-ever-received/817299 "2018-07-05T20:56:58Z")
Reading this thread got me thinking about the best birthday gift I ever received. It was from my wife, many years ago. It started out that my wife called me at work during the day, and told me that we were meeting very … --- ## [How many Halls of Fame have you been to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-halls-of-fame-have-you-been-to/817124)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-halls-of-fame-have-you-been-to/817124 "2018-07-05T20:30:20Z")
My list is very short: \[ul\] \[li\]The Hockey Hall of Fame\[/li\]\[li\]The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\[/li\]\[/ul\] Which HOF’s have you been to? Bragging right to the Doper who has visited the most. mmm --- ## [Sounds like a war zone out there.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-like-a-war-zone-out-there/817310)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-like-a-war-zone-out-there/817310 "2018-07-05T19:25:57Z")
Well, it’s the 4th of July. People are firing mortars, there are occasional whistling bottle rockets, and someone just set off something massive in front of the house. (And yes, we shot off some bottle rockets, whistli… --- ## [Making Acronyms Out of Nothing at All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-acronyms-out-of-nothing-at-all/816443)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-acronyms-out-of-nothing-at-all/816443 "2018-07-05T17:59:53Z")
It always intrigues me (and sometimes infuriates me) when people insist the letters of common words stand for something that means that same word. For example, swag means “Stuff We All Get”, rap means “Rhythm and Poetry… --- ## [Found stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-stuff/814827)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-stuff/814827 "2018-07-05T17:45:25Z")
As a follow-on to the Free stuff thread, I’m posting this thread for stuff that I’ve found. And for stuff that you’ve found while cleaning places out. I found the boxes for my Rolexes, my dad’s 1974 blue-face Seiko Bel… --- ## [Mars!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars/817313)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars/817313 "2018-07-05T14:51:02Z")
So I’m sitting on my front porch enjoying a glass of rum when I notice a really bright point of reddish light in the sky. It’s a hot and humid night and not a lot of stars are out, but this sucker is shining like an or… --- ## [Does your region have periodic or repeated natural disasters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-region-have-periodic-or-repeated-natural-disasters/815669)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-region-have-periodic-or-repeated-natural-disasters/815669 "2018-07-05T13:54:46Z")
I’ve noticed a trend in places I’ve lived, or am living: I’m from southern Illinois and I lived in southeast Missouri as a child, so that’s tornado alley. I moved to Havre, Montana, which has deadly blizzards that can … --- ## [Man dies protecting daughters from polar bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-protecting-daughters-from-polar-bear/817323)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-protecting-daughters-from-polar-bear/817323 "2018-07-05T10:09:23Z")
A very brave man made the ultimate sacrifice. --- ## [Library donations over the weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library-donations-over-the-weekend/817201)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library-donations-over-the-weekend/817201 "2018-07-05T03:33:58Z")
As a library volunteer, I sort incoming donations for our self-service bookstore, etc. I’ve worked there for about 6 years, and over the weekend, we got two items, the likes of which I’m sure they’ve gotten in but I had… --- ## [I got $35K to invest. What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-35k-to-invest-what-would-you-do/816799)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-35k-to-invest-what-would-you-do/816799 "2018-07-05T01:33:06Z")
OK, I inherited a sum from my Father’s estate, several years agot. I am willing to risk $35,000. The Limitations: \[ol\] \[li\]I know nothing about investments.\[/li\]\[li\]I STRONGLY believe that amateurs should not try to … --- ## [China claims to have developed a ray gun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-claims-to-have-developed-a-ray-gun/817183)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-claims-to-have-developed-a-ray-gun/817183 "2018-07-04T22:50:42Z")
China claims to have developed a laser rifle that can burn a hole in a target a kilometer away with a silent, invisible laser ray. China Claims to Have a Real-Deal Laser Assault Rifle? --- ## [Fireworks Mania 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-mania-2018/817144)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-mania-2018/817144 "2018-07-04T20:13:28Z")
It’s that time of year, when people young and old celebrate our Independence by blowing off a hand or blasting away an eye or burning down a house. Last year I tried to keep track of some of them in this thread. Let’s se… --- ## [A couple of questions for those who support Donald Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-for-those-who-support-donald-trump/816840)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-for-those-who-support-donald-trump/816840 "2018-07-04T12:51:25Z")
Before I ask the two questions, I would humbly ask that non-Trump supporters stand back and let the people that these questions are directed to answer the questions uninterrupted by critique and/or attack, and I would al… --- ## [Dan Savage's ITMFA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-savages-itmfa/817232)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-savages-itmfa/817232 "2018-07-04T11:18:51Z")
I am a subscriber to Dan Savage’s Savage Love podcast. I’ve read his column for a couple decades now (jeez) and then started listening to his podcast years ago and decided to subscribe to get the “Magnum” edition and to… --- ## [Little bloody footprints all over my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-bloody-footprints-all-over-my-house/817259)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-bloody-footprints-all-over-my-house/817259 "2018-07-04T05:43:04Z")
So, I took the cat in for a dental exam and when they went to clean his teeth they found a sore on his paw. They cleaned it out and gave him antibiotics and told me to watch it. It doesn’t seem like it is bothering him… --- ## [Canada: July 1, 1867](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-july-1-1867/817137)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-july-1-1867/817137 "2018-07-04T01:46:40Z")
I read this every year at this time: Bon fête, Canada! Happy Canada Day, everyone! \*Mods: Hope this meets fair use. It’s about two pages out of 481. :slight\_smile: \* --- ## [Coach me in how to approach an accounting meeting - paycheck withholding issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coach-me-in-how-to-approach-an-accounting-meeting-paycheck-withholding-issue/816450)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coach-me-in-how-to-approach-an-accounting-meeting-paycheck-withholding-issue/816450 "2018-07-03T22:11:46Z")
Starting with the first of this year, my firm switched to a new payroll company. Since before the switch, I’ve been having all of my 401(k) contributions go to a Roth. The new company’s pay stubs noted that my contribu… --- ## [My grandson exhibited at the Met](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandson-exhibited-at-the-met/817115)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandson-exhibited-at-the-met/817115 "2018-07-03T21:14:50Z")
The NY Metropolitan Museum has an exhibit of art by NYC schoolchildren: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2018/ps-art-2018. Unfortunately, his is the 46th picture on the web site. But if you care hit the r… --- ## [Scumbag paedo found guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumbag-paedo-found-guilty/817228)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumbag-paedo-found-guilty/817228 "2018-07-03T18:43:06Z")
Guardian article here. Here’s hoping he gets sent down for a long time. Here’s also hoping he uses that time to reform and repent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=455) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=457)