# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=470 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 471 --- ## [RIP Number 16.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-number-16/813469)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-number-16/813469 "2018-05-06T17:11:06Z")
An Australian trap door spider has died. She was the world’s oldest known spider at 43. Which is 301 in dog years. --- ## [What were they thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-they-thinking/250267)
**Author:** [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-they-thinking/250267 "2004-06-15T00:10:11Z")
On my way to Newark Airport yesterday to pick up my parents, I took a wrong turn and wound up sort of wandering around a bit before turning around and righting myself. Along the way I noticed a street sign. It said “Co… --- ## [Scored four $2 notes with a very young Queen Elizabeth!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scored-four-2-notes-with-a-very-young-queen-elizabeth/812292)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scored-four-2-notes-with-a-very-young-queen-elizabeth/812292 "2018-05-06T01:25:58Z")
I was getting something at an A&W and there was a big glass jar for donations. I saw several $2 notes in it, from the series that was used in the 1950s and 1960s. I asked the clerk if I could buy them, paying more than … --- ## [Frogs like Children of The Hydra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frogs-like-children-of-the-hydra/813630)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frogs-like-children-of-the-hydra/813630 "2018-05-05T22:30:32Z")
Some of you may know, but I live on an alkali flat, in somewhat the middle of nowhere. Very little grows here. The water is half poison. Yet, after some rains, and strange weather, we get FROGS! Might be cold as shit an… --- ## [Is the E-bay 15-3521 battery compatible with a 15-3531 laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-e-bay-15-3521-battery-compatible-with-a-15-3531-laptop/813650)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-e-bay-15-3521-battery-compatible-with-a-15-3531-laptop/813650 "2018-05-05T19:38:21Z")
Background: Sometime within the last 12 days, my laptop got the point where it said it has experienced permanent battery failure and needs to be replaced. Carrying it in backpack while biking places and not being slower/… --- ## [Academy Kicks out Cosby and Polanski](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-kicks-out-cosby-and-polanski/813559)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-kicks-out-cosby-and-polanski/813559 "2018-05-05T17:59:36Z")
Film Academy Expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski From Membership Oscars: Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski expelled from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences --- ## [Unpleasant truths about a genuine apocalypse (a thought experiment)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpleasant-truths-about-a-genuine-apocalypse-a-thought-experiment/813397)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpleasant-truths-about-a-genuine-apocalypse-a-thought-experiment/813397 "2018-05-05T14:52:50Z")
I’m defining “apocalypse” as some kind of event that disrupts the functioning of modern society, but leaves a large percentage of the modern framework (roads and buildings, but not modern commerce as we know it) and popu… --- ## [Reporter Whacks Suspected Groper: Did She Get the Right Guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporter-whacks-suspected-groper-did-she-get-the-right-guy/813602)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporter-whacks-suspected-groper-did-she-get-the-right-guy/813602 "2018-05-05T13:06:12Z")
link Looks to me that she very likely did not. The guy she attacked has his left hand in the air, so it would have been his right hand. But he was a bit behind the reporter and there was another guy between this guy’s r… --- ## [krusty reactor for space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krusty-reactor-for-space/813615)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krusty-reactor-for-space/813615 "2018-05-05T04:29:48Z")
NASA has been testing a fission reactor for powering spacework. They are calling it “KRUSTY” (Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling TechnologY), and it is not clowning around. \*Kilopower is a small, lightweight fission power… --- ## [Does a minivan or SUV have a “trunk”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550 "2018-05-05T03:05:09Z")
My wife and I disagree on this. One of us believes that designation only applies to the kind of compartment a sedan has, that is not connected to the passenger area. The other believes it applies to any area in the rea… --- ## [Happy Star Wars Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-star-wars-day/813589)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-star-wars-day/813589 "2018-05-05T02:59:06Z")
Happy Star Wars Day! (May the 4th be with You) --- ## [The last ice in my yard has melted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ice-in-my-yard-has-melted/813449)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ice-in-my-yard-has-melted/813449 "2018-05-05T00:56:41Z")
W00t ! Summer time! --- ## [What can you google for and NOT find a Wikipedia link in the first page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-google-for-and-not-find-a-wikipedia-link-in-the-first-page/375498)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-google-for-and-not-find-a-wikipedia-link-in-the-first-page/375498 "2018-05-04T15:30:30Z")
I’m not quite sure where this goes, so move at will. Recently I’ve noticed that nearly everything I google for throws up a Wikipedia link in the first page - often in the first two or three links. What one-word noun sea… --- ## [I was addicted to escorts - ask me anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-addicted-to-escorts-ask-me-anything/811295)
**Author:** [@Davidngrk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davidngrk)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-addicted-to-escorts-ask-me-anything/811295 "2018-04-16T06:46:30Z")
I was regularly seeing escorts for about 5 years. I was married the entire time. It was really easy to do and surprisingly wasn’t that costly. Ask me anything about my experiences. --- ## ["Slavery Was A Choice," is a poor way of phrasing the observation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-was-a-choice-is-a-poor-way-of-phrasing-the-observation/813470)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-was-a-choice-is-a-poor-way-of-phrasing-the-observation/813470 "2018-05-04T13:21:53Z")
The Twitterverse is infuriated at Kanye West’s comment during a TMZ interview: (via CNN) I think this statement can be parsed as accurate, if we accept that “choice,” applies to things like handing over your wallet du… --- ## [Woman Denied French Citizenship for Refusing Handshake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-denied-french-citizenship-for-refusing-handshake/812826)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-denied-french-citizenship-for-refusing-handshake/812826 "2018-05-04T07:34:44Z")
I will admit that, ZPG Zealot jokes aside, I’m a little taken aback by my own reaction to this article. While I’m Catholic and accordingly pro-life, I vote pro-choice as a general political rule. I’m pro- kosher and … --- ## [Is there an alternative to kik that doesn't delete old messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-alternative-to-kik-that-doesnt-delete-old-messages/813521)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-alternative-to-kik-that-doesnt-delete-old-messages/813521 "2018-05-03T22:05:10Z")
Kik deletes all messages that are over 200 messages old. Is there an android alternative that lets you archive old messages (and preferably also use avatars)? --- ## [Use a sock puppet? That's an instaban.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-a-sock-puppet-thats-an-instaban/812715)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-a-sock-puppet-thats-an-instaban/812715 "2018-05-03T21:55:46Z")
So, are you in the National Guard, have changed your mind, and are looking for an out? Try wearing a dinosaur hand puppet while taking an oath for a quick career ender. --- ## [Which rules do you break or which instructions do you ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rules-do-you-break-or-which-instructions-do-you-ignore/813096)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rules-do-you-break-or-which-instructions-do-you-ignore/813096 "2018-05-03T20:43:48Z")
I lather. I rinse. I do not repeat. I read “Speed limit” as “Speed suggestion, low end”. I don’t pour cereal into bowl and add milk, I eat it straight from the box. I do not wait an hour after eating to swim. When I u… --- ## [Unique Bed and Breakfast for sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-bed-and-breakfast-for-sale/813515)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-bed-and-breakfast-for-sale/813515 "2018-05-03T20:35:40Z")
Rooms go for $300 a night. Not much to do in the middle of the ocean except fish. https://www.wral.com/coast-guard-tower-turned-bed-and-breakfast-up-for-auction/17526939/ http://www.fptower.com/ --- ## [Forget casks of Amontillado - Toilet Paper! That's the ticket!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-casks-of-amontillado-toilet-paper-thats-the-ticket/813451)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-casks-of-amontillado-toilet-paper-thats-the-ticket/813451 "2018-05-03T19:50:26Z")
And in this week’s News from Canada: \[Body found inside wall of washroom at Calgary shopping mall Gruesome discovery was made by a maintenance worker called to fix a toilet\](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgar… --- ## [The Most Clichéd Life Possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-cliched-life-possible/813510)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-cliched-life-possible/813510 "2018-05-03T17:30:57Z")
Have you ever noticed that characters in movies and TV tend to follow the zeitgeist of their times more closely than any real person? Everyone in college during the 60s was a hippie, as an example. As a thought experim… --- ## [Fellow academics: Come into my pit of seethe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-academics-come-into-my-pit-of-seethe/813444)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-academics-come-into-my-pit-of-seethe/813444 "2018-05-03T15:24:47Z")
A shitty day . . . I was an internal candidate for a job I was kind of ambivalent about, but at least wanted to be offered it! I was actually interviewed twice for this job in the past and was the number two candidate bo… --- ## [Carlsbad Caverns visit suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlsbad-caverns-visit-suggestions/813377)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlsbad-caverns-visit-suggestions/813377 "2018-05-03T15:05:16Z")
I am planning to visit Carlsbad Caverns at the end of May. I have already booked a couple of tours-I have learned one has to book any National Park tours very early. Has anyone any suggestions on things to do in the area… --- ## [Register your "service" animal and take a plane ride!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/register-your-service-animal-and-take-a-plane-ride/812934)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/register-your-service-animal-and-take-a-plane-ride/812934 "2018-05-03T03:52:33Z")
Want to take your pet on a plane? Into a restaurant? To your workplace? Just fill out this form, pay your $79, and you are good to go! No need for time-consuming training. The certificate looks authentic, and should… --- ## [The President's Physical.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-physical/806785)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-physical/806785 "2018-05-03T02:32:02Z")
Result of physical. He needs to lose weight. Otherwise he’s healthy. Trump got a perfect score on the cognitive test. The normal is 26 points out of 30. There’s a link to download the test. Get your SO or a friend to… --- ## [Why would a porch light start strobing and is it cause for alarm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-porch-light-start-strobing-and-is-it-cause-for-alarm/813387)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-porch-light-start-strobing-and-is-it-cause-for-alarm/813387 "2018-05-02T23:50:11Z")
When I closed my living room curtains this evening, I saw my neighbor’s porch light come on and start strobing - very bright and very fast. I watched for a while, thinking it was burning out. But it kept going. I went… --- ## [Why do I always open the wrong dresser drawer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-always-open-the-wrong-dresser-drawer/813447)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-always-open-the-wrong-dresser-drawer/813447 "2018-05-02T20:31:00Z")
I have a 5-drawer dresser where various things like socks, underwear, undershirts, etc are kept. It is well-organized. If you asked me right now which drawer my black socks are in, I could tell you immediately. It has be… --- ## [Pure random silliness thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-random-silliness-thread/686306)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 709\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-random-silliness-thread/686306 "2018-05-02T19:21:32Z")
Anyone interested in a thread devoted to pure babbling? For some reason, a random train of thought led me to the phrase “Hark, ye motherfuckers!”, which is now stuck in my head. --- ## [What silly thing is on your bucket list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-silly-thing-is-on-your-bucket-list/812937)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-silly-thing-is-on-your-bucket-list/812937 "2018-05-02T14:38:41Z")
So I was watching Saving Mr. Banks, and realized I had to rewatch Mary Poppins. Which I did–and I loved the merry-go-round bit. Then I realized that in spite of the roller-coasters, and the Tilt-A-Whirl, and the Octopu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=471)