# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=469 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 470 --- ## [If EMTs try this one on me, they're gonna find out what REAL pain is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-emts-try-this-one-on-me-theyre-gonna-find-out-what-real-pain-is/813961)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-emts-try-this-one-on-me-theyre-gonna-find-out-what-real-pain-is/813961 "2018-05-11T18:15:26Z")
In La Crosse, Wisconsin, ambulance crews are being encouraged to use aromatherapy for “minor” pain in emergency situations. Yep, why risk an opioid drug that’s bound to make you a hopeless addict before you reach the ho… --- ## [What unusual skills do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unusual-skills-do-you-have/813120)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unusual-skills-do-you-have/813120 "2018-05-11T17:39:45Z")
I can give cats injections (assuming the stupid cat hasn’t hidden herself away under the bed). --- ## [Pet Peeve -- Put Maps in News Stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-put-maps-in-news-stories/813918)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-put-maps-in-news-stories/813918 "2018-05-11T17:25:06Z")
One thing that really annoys me is that news stories, especially those covering disasters, don’t put in maps. But they WILL choose the most extreme photos or film footage to illustrate the story, which invariably makes t… --- ## [What stupid/dangerous stuff did you regularly engage in as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-dangerous-stuff-did-you-regularly-engage-in-as-a-kid/813741)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-dangerous-stuff-did-you-regularly-engage-in-as-a-kid/813741 "2018-05-11T09:44:58Z")
OK, this isn’t life-threatening dangerous, but it now strikes me as being pretty stupid. My group of neighborhood friends used to play tackle football virtually every day. We played on the grass of a local school, which… --- ## [Cracked article about dick farts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-article-about-dick-farts/813839)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-article-about-dick-farts/813839 "2018-05-11T03:35:24Z")
Recent article (#3): Classic thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=504053&highlight=fart :eek: --- ## [Sugar Withdrawal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-withdrawal/813759)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-withdrawal/813759 "2018-05-10T23:05:20Z")
Well, whodathunkit? Sugar withdrawal is a real thing. I’ve been indulging in chocolate candy daily for a while now, and expanding, alas, accordingly. I took a good hard sideways look at myself in the mirror a few days a… --- ## [Where do your shoes live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-your-shoes-live/813770)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-your-shoes-live/813770 "2018-05-10T19:26:45Z")
To partner with the “How many shoes…” thread, where are your shoes when they’re not on your feet? Shoe room? Shoe closet? Shoe shelves? Shoe pile in the corner? We have a small bench at the foot of our bed with 2 sh… --- ## [Idiotic stuff you do on a consistent basis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-stuff-you-do-on-a-consistent-basis/813660)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-stuff-you-do-on-a-consistent-basis/813660 "2018-05-10T16:09:45Z")
I would say that 95% of the time when I’m making coffee, I have no problem pouring the first 90-95% of the water into the coffee maker. Then, for whatever reason, I consistently end up pouring the rest of the water eithe… --- ## [Hey DIYers: shower ceiling refinishing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-diyers-shower-ceiling-refinishing-question/812294)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-diyers-shower-ceiling-refinishing-question/812294 "2018-05-10T11:38:58Z")
We moved into a new house almost two years ago, and one of the things that we haven’t gotten around to doing is repainting the bathroom. In the downstairs bathroom, it was particularly problematic, as the paint was visib… --- ## [Texas is #1!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-is-1/777338)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-is-1/777338 "2018-05-10T04:35:09Z")
…In maternal mortality rates, that is. Not just in the U.S. Not just in the North American continent. Not just in our hemisphere. Texas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, and they managed… --- ## [Gilbert and Sullivan homage time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilbert-and-sullivan-homage-time/813686)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilbert-and-sullivan-homage-time/813686 "2018-05-09T22:43:32Z")
Occasioned by this not-particularly-inspired thread: Ahem… Is he the very model of a modern liberal weenie-man? Filled to brim with Soviet-era sweeping economic plans. He goes to court to chant support for all aborti… --- ## [Your gender identification -or- What are you, a boy or a girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-identification-or-what-are-you-a-boy-or-a-girl/813680)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-identification-or-what-are-you-a-boy-or-a-girl/813680 "2018-05-09T14:00:55Z")
Tonight I learned that two Dopers I though were dudes are chicks. That’s cool. Please note that this is not intended so I can judge you, nor do I give two shits about Xs and Ys. Or about who you sleep with. I just wa… --- ## [The NRA gets a new President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nra-gets-a-new-president/813780)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nra-gets-a-new-president/813780 "2018-05-09T13:50:10Z")
The NRA is getting a new president, and as further evidence that we are all living in some nightmare alternative universe from the dreams of the disembodied spirit of Philip K. Dick, their choice is Oliver North. You kn… --- ## [I did something I never thought I’d do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-i-never-thought-i-d-do/813391)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-i-never-thought-i-d-do/813391 "2018-05-08T21:39:47Z")
When I renewed my driver’s license recently I was asked, as is normal, if I wanted to register to vote. I was registered, of course, so I declined to re-register, but the next question made me stop and think: it was abou… --- ## [Magma Mia, Here I Flow Again, or the Kilauea Volcano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magma-mia-here-i-flow-again-or-the-kilauea-volcano/813715)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magma-mia-here-i-flow-again-or-the-kilauea-volcano/813715 "2018-05-08T20:25:41Z")
On the Big Island. It’s been erupting continuously since 1983, but a new flow started this past week. I’ve been a little busy and so expected to see a thread when I logged on this morning, but none detected. So here it i… --- ## [Helen Keller jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helen-keller-jokes/813748)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helen-keller-jokes/813748 "2018-05-08T18:21:24Z")
Our 10 year old granddaughter spent the night with us the other night, and in the morning she wanted waffles for breakfast. While we were making waffles it reminded me of a joke, which I told to her: “How did Helen Kell… --- ## [New York to issue letters of marque / Cuomo might have gone insane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-to-issue-letters-of-marque-cuomo-might-have-gone-insane/813596)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-to-issue-letters-of-marque-cuomo-might-have-gone-insane/813596 "2018-05-08T16:56:50Z")
source source This seems … crazy. I’m wondering if Cuomo is drunk, high, insane, or some combination of the three. On the upside, I would pay cold hard cash to watch Antifa’s navy square off against a bunch of oil w… --- ## [The New York Attorney General; writer Junot Diaz - my god, the #metoo pervasiveness...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-attorney-general-writer-junot-diaz-my-god-the-metoo-pervasiveness/813816)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-attorney-general-writer-junot-diaz-my-god-the-metoo-pervasiveness/813816 "2018-05-08T15:39:37Z")
So the NY AG Eric Schneiderman has resigned over hitting and abusing women. Writer Junot Diaz has been shown to be a hypocrite by writing a praise-worthy essay about his own abuse (in the same publication, The New Yorke… --- ## [Pickpockets suck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickpockets-suck/813743)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickpockets-suck/813743 "2018-05-08T15:11:02Z")
Day 1 in London, some scum steals my iPhone out of my jacket pocket! Very crowded bar, bank holiday weekend and I didn’t notice a thing. It’s a major pain in the butt, but I’m not going to let it ruin my holiday. --- ## [Prince Louis: A shot across the bow of Republican France?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-louis-a-shot-across-the-bow-of-republican-france/813712)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-louis-a-shot-across-the-bow-of-republican-france/813712 "2018-05-08T12:52:34Z")
I pay little attention to the British royal family except when their actions threaten world peace or when I can look at “Princess” Kate, but when she and that doofus she married named their kid Louis it caught my attenti… --- ## [Radar reveals two new rooms in Tutankhamun tomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-reveals-two-new-rooms-in-tutankhamun-tomb/733167)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-reveals-two-new-rooms-in-tutankhamun-tomb/733167 "2018-05-08T04:21:36Z")
Exciting news and it came quickly. Back in mid August there were articles published speculating these rooms existed. They got permission to use radar in mid Sept. I’m surprised how quickly this is moving along. There… --- ## [Schneiderman resigns after accusations of sexual violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schneiderman-resigns-after-accusations-of-sexual-violence/813794)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schneiderman-resigns-after-accusations-of-sexual-violence/813794 "2018-05-08T02:46:51Z")
Schneiderman has denied the allegations, telling the New Yorker, “In the privacy of intimate relationships, I have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity. I have not assaulted anyone. I have neve… --- ## [Clean coffee maker ~ balsamic vinegar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-coffee-maker-balsamic-vinegar/813716)
**Author:** [@Packy323](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Packy323)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-coffee-maker-balsamic-vinegar/813716 "2018-05-08T02:14:29Z")
I only have balsamic vinegar to clean my coffee maker. Would that be ok? --- ## [Creamsicle caught a squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-caught-a-squirrel/813709)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-caught-a-squirrel/813709 "2018-05-07T20:40:40Z")
Creamsicle caught a squirrel. I thought it was dead, but Mrs. L.A. said it was still moving. I was going to dispatch it with snakeshot, but couldn’t find my H&R 999 immediately. The squirrel seemed to be perking up, s… --- ## [Technically correct news reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-correct-news-reports/813518)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-correct-news-reports/813518 "2018-05-07T14:06:11Z")
So, it is apparently a slow news day and various places are reporting on an 11-year-old girl finding a not especially remarkable trilobite fossil. In the first article I read, it was pointed out that “there are more than… --- ## [Powerful article on 20th century slavery in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerful-article-on-20th-century-slavery-in-america/786737)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerful-article-on-20th-century-slavery-in-america/786737 "2018-05-07T05:16:51Z")
In short, the author is a Filipino immigrant whose family brought with them a slave in all but name, and she lived essentially all her life as a household slave to a struggling immigrant family. Recommend reading the … --- ## [I'll Start The MMP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-start-the-mmp/813341)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-start-the-mmp/813341 "2018-05-07T02:29:43Z")
Ready! Set! Go! Here it is! Y’all have fun! Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 53 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 83 and N.O.S. for the day. Cave spiffin’ is on the agenda today along wit… --- ## [Don't mess with Granddad Bill or his cane.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-granddad-bill-or-his-cane/813580)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-granddad-bill-or-his-cane/813580 "2018-05-06T22:57:07Z")
Awesome story. I love how this old guy calmly sends this criminal flying through the air. Without endangering himself or his granddaughter. Glad this ended well for everyone. Criminal goes to jail unscathed except for a… --- ## [How / Do you use your old cellphone(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-your-old-cellphone-s/813498)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-your-old-cellphone-s/813498 "2018-05-06T21:55:56Z")
I’m kinda chuffed that I have found uses for my old cellphones. I don’t want to throw them away (and I’m not sure how to recycle them where I live). Old tracphone: Standalone chinese dictionary. It’s useful when studyi… --- ## [Going fishing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-fishing/813437)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-fishing/813437 "2018-05-06T21:09:46Z")
I bought a fishing rod today. I’ve never been fishing, but my daughter really wants to try it. The lady in the shop said to tie a swivel onto the line, then an extra 2’ of line then sinker and a hook. If we catch someth… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=468) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=470)