# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=467 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 468 --- ## [Wallet returned---without the cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-returned-without-the-cash/814170)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-returned-without-the-cash/814170 "2018-05-20T06:44:08Z")
I posted about this on the BBQ Pit —Friday I lost my wallet. Today I got a call from my Library that someone dropped it off in their overnite bin in a plastic bag. When I got there everything was intact—except a few hunn… --- ## [Have you ever sharted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-sharted/814147)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-sharted/814147 "2018-05-20T01:57:30Z")
Last summer the cherries were plump, juicy and delicious and I had been snacking on them all day. Going about my business (at home, thank bloody goodness) I felt a bit of percolating down below but nothing that screamed … --- ## [The Borg are here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-borg-are-here/814467)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-borg-are-here/814467 "2018-05-20T00:39:51Z")
Not really, but this is an amazing example of robotic swarming. And note it’s Kilobot, with an O, not Killbot with an L. --- ## [Make like a.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-like-a/814439)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-like-a/814439 "2018-05-19T23:52:53Z")
We’ve been thinking of the creative, punny ways of declaring an intention to vacate the premises. The classic being, “Make like a tree and leave.” Ones that made me laugh out loud (which doesn’t happen often): Make li… --- ## [How do you move to a foreign country and never learn to speak their language...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-move-to-a-foreign-country-and-never-learn-to-speak-their-language/814097)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-move-to-a-foreign-country-and-never-learn-to-speak-their-language/814097 "2018-05-19T16:53:35Z")
All four of my grandparents immigrated from Japan to Hawaii and despite having lived here for 50+ years never spoke more than a few sentences in broken English to the grandchildren. They understood more than they spoke, … --- ## [My Silly Wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-silly-wife/814428)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-silly-wife/814428 "2018-05-19T16:08:43Z")
She says to me,\* “Hey, remember that cute little car on Craigslist a while ago? The one the guy said runs fine, but you called him and it was all messed up. Well, it’s back on Craigslist, listed “As Is”.”\* I was pretty … --- ## [Home sellers are selfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-sellers-are-selfish/814003)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-sellers-are-selfish/814003 "2018-05-19T15:03:29Z")
Just a pack of nasty, self-centered money grubbers, at least in my area. A letter to the editor of our local paper by a prospective new home buyer drives this home, in spades. “Sellers are greedy and selfish. They don’… --- ## [Okay, Football Players Beat their Wives, but in Golf...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-football-players-beat-their-wives-but-in-golf/814281)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-football-players-beat-their-wives-but-in-golf/814281 "2018-05-19T13:24:06Z")
…Golfers’ wives beat their husbands? First Tiger’s wife, and now this! What’s going on?:confused: --- ## [squirrels load a car with 50 POUNDS of snacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrels-load-a-car-with-50-pounds-of-snacks/814372)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrels-load-a-car-with-50-pounds-of-snacks/814372 "2018-05-19T12:36:42Z")
Heres the story … MSN My question is they did all of this while they still used the car ? Its not clear how long it took … my relatives tell me this isn’t unknown any rodent type of animal will do the same thing (my au… --- ## [Today I felt like I was a character in the first scene of a disaster/apocalypse movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-felt-like-i-was-a-character-in-the-first-scene-of-a-disaster-apocalypse-movie/814387)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-felt-like-i-was-a-character-in-the-first-scene-of-a-disaster-apocalypse-movie/814387 "2018-05-19T06:47:02Z")
Actually, maybe the second or third scene, the first ominous note after a more cheerful opening establishing the main characters. But this was me sitting in the car with our two youngest kids, waiting for my wife who ha… --- ## [New Mothers ( Or recent mothers who remember the first few months !) Advice please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mothers-or-recent-mothers-who-remember-the-first-few-months-advice-please/814044)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mothers-or-recent-mothers-who-remember-the-first-few-months-advice-please/814044 "2018-05-19T06:22:59Z")
My kids are in their late 20’s, so I don’t remember much about the wee bairn days. Also, they’re adopted and came at 6 months and 4.5 months, so I REALLY had no exposure to Newborn Baby Times. Got a dear friend, young a… --- ## [Breaking News Thread for the Shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-thread-for-the-shooting-at-santa-fe-high-school-near-houston/814437)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-thread-for-the-shooting-at-santa-fe-high-school-near-houston/814437 "2018-05-19T00:50:44Z")
The first thread seems to be the discussion thread about the issues surrounding school shooting, differences between the US and other nations, gun control, and so on. I’d like to have a thread about the event. The discu… --- ## [Is it wrong to comment on other attractive women/men when you're out with someone of the same sex...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-comment-on-other-attractive-women-men-when-youre-out-with-someone-of-the-same-sex/814296)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-comment-on-other-attractive-women-men-when-youre-out-with-someone-of-the-same-sex/814296 "2018-05-18T23:15:26Z")
Okay, I’ve been told by everyone that it’s wrong, but I still believe it’s better to be honest than get caught looking, especially with women who are strictly in the friend zone. I understand that everyone want’s to be t… --- ## [The things people have done to acquire drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-people-have-done-to-acquire-drugs/814354)
**Author:** [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-people-have-done-to-acquire-drugs/814354 "2018-05-18T23:14:14Z")
While reading the thread about hydrocodone, this post peaked my curiosity, especially the line Rather than derail that thread, I started a new one for people to share stories of unsavory things they have done to acqui… --- ## [The Little Old Man on the Bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-old-man-on-the-bus/813989)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-old-man-on-the-bus/813989 "2018-05-18T21:49:12Z")
An old man got my bus. I saw he was stooped and grey, and walked with a shuffle in his step. His hand shook a little as he grasped the railings on the backs of the seats He saw someone he knew sitting near me, and he … --- ## [Maybe there IS a valid reason to be scared of clowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-there-is-a-valid-reason-to-be-scared-of-clowns/814413)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-there-is-a-valid-reason-to-be-scared-of-clowns/814413 "2018-05-18T20:40:18Z")
I always thought being scared of clowns was one of those BS phobias; however, I am willing to rethink my position. Murder Stabbing Are you scared of Clarabell, Bozo or…Pennywise? :eek: --- ## [My Favorite Dog got Snake-Bit :sad face:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-dog-got-snake-bit-sad-face/814303)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-dog-got-snake-bit-sad-face/814303 "2018-05-18T17:08:25Z")
Dixie got bit by (what I assume was) a snake. Don’t know what kind, didn’t see it, but I assume it was something with venom. Got lots of rattling ones around here. Poor girl came running to me with her tail down and thr… --- ## [Math fun: Express a number with specific digits. How about Euler's Number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-fun-express-a-number-with-specific-digits-how-about-eulers-number/814273)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-fun-express-a-number-with-specific-digits-how-about-eulers-number/814273 "2018-05-18T00:11:26Z")
A popular way to have fun with arithmetic is to find a way to express a number in terms of other numbers. For example, here’s 69 expressed with the digits 1,2,3,4,5 in order: 69 = 1·√2 \[sup\]3·4\[/sup\] + 5 I just watche… --- ## [But officer! I just got it out of the shop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-officer-i-just-got-it-out-of-the-shop/814359)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-officer-i-just-got-it-out-of-the-shop/814359 "2018-05-17T18:28:11Z")
Burning out the gunk, eh? --- ## [Phillips screws suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillips-screws-suck/814150)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillips-screws-suck/814150 "2018-05-17T16:03:11Z")
I hate them. Why are they still around? --- ## [I had capsulotomies today. Wow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-capsulotomies-today-wow/814312)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-capsulotomies-today-wow/814312 "2018-05-17T14:09:27Z")
About 30% of people who have had cataract surgery develop fogged lens capsules a few years down the road. Lucky me. I started seeing coronas again many months ago and it got progressively worse. For the past month, I’ve … --- ## [FCC fines robocaller $120 million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fcc-fines-robocaller-120-million/814007)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fcc-fines-robocaller-120-million/814007 "2018-05-17T13:33:23Z")
FCC fines robocaller $120 million for making nearly 100 million calls I’d like to think this will do some good, but I’m too much of a realist. OTOH, I’m pretty sure I’ve gotten a few dozen calls starting out, “Congrat… --- ## [Mexican banks hacked; losses unknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-banks-hacked-losses-unknown/814245)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-banks-hacked-losses-unknown/814245 "2018-05-17T05:53:32Z")
No joke, folks. How could the banks NOT have a cybersecurity division? WTF? How long until an American bank admits something like this? --- ## [Complete cretins in Dutch safari park almost become cheetah lunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-cretins-in-dutch-safari-park-almost-become-cheetah-lunch/814217)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-cretins-in-dutch-safari-park-almost-become-cheetah-lunch/814217 "2018-05-17T05:11:43Z")
A few days ago, in a popular Safari Park in the Netherlands (one of those places where you can drive around and see wild animals roaming around), a French family stopped their car in the middle of the traject and went ou… --- ## [Genetic attraction...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-attraction/814264)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-attraction/814264 "2018-05-17T04:49:47Z")
Okay, I’ve given up any sense of decorum on this board, so I’ll blurt it out… During the countless hours of often intellectual and non-intellectual discussions with my good friend, I asked “If your daughter is a younge… --- ## [Where have all my extension cords gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-my-extension-cords-gone/805116)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-my-extension-cords-gone/805116 "2018-05-16T14:21:48Z")
Arctic cold front coming in tonight, so I went hunting for an extension cord to plug the car in overnight. Can’t find any of my heavy duty, Canadian Tire outdoor-winter-certified cords. It’s almost as if they’ve all be… --- ## [Dog shot by game warden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-shot-by-game-warden/814089)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-shot-by-game-warden/814089 "2018-05-16T14:15:52Z")
So there’s been a story on the news\* about a hound dog in Vermont that was shot by a game warden for chasing deer – and the owners are sobbing about how wrong it was, how the dog was just “playing” with the deer. Screw … --- ## [Okay, I get it, you love your mother. Enough already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-get-it-you-love-your-mother-enough-already/814196)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-get-it-you-love-your-mother-enough-already/814196 "2018-05-16T13:34:52Z")
I used to dread the Christmas season, with its endless drawn-out repetitive advertising and TV “specials” and just relentlessness. Now, with the advent of Facebook, it’s Mother’s Day I dread. The period covered is short… --- ## [Dopers who've had kidney stones, what do you wish you'd known ahead of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whove-had-kidney-stones-what-do-you-wish-youd-known-ahead-of-time/814188)
**Author:** [@Egnu\_Cledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Egnu_Cledge)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whove-had-kidney-stones-what-do-you-wish-youd-known-ahead-of-time/814188 "2018-05-16T12:09:37Z")
So, after spending nine hours doubled over in pain in the E.R. I learned that—despite what it felt like—none of my internal organs were about to rupture like the exploding Death Star. I just have a kidney stone, and appa… --- ## [My first colonoscopy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-colonoscopy/813758)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-colonoscopy/813758 "2018-05-16T04:02:03Z")
Happy 50th to me! I have been off solid food for nearly three hours and going slowly mad. Many of my favorite foods are solid! I made a rookie mistake and scheduled my procedure for 3 pm tomorrow, which means an extra … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=466) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=468)