# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=481 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 482 --- ## [I am looking for a proof of a particular sequent in a beginning logic text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-proof-of-a-particular-sequent-in-a-beginning-logic-text/810471)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-proof-of-a-particular-sequent-in-a-beginning-logic-text/810471 "2018-03-13T04:22:16Z")
I just need to show somebody that it is trivial, and already well known, that from ~(A -\> B) you can prove A. Long story. Yes, I’m talking to a crank. The best way for me to do this would be to be able to show how this … --- ## [Do you actually say the word 'a-choo' when you sneeze? How about 'ouch' when reacting to pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-actually-say-the-word-a-choo-when-you-sneeze-how-about-ouch-when-reacting-to-pain/810352)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-actually-say-the-word-a-choo-when-you-sneeze-how-about-ouch-when-reacting-to-pain/810352 "2018-03-13T02:06:39Z")
I think I usually do, and I wonder why. I’m not talking about the ‘normal’ sound I make when I sneeze; I literally say the word “ah-choo”. Same with “ouch”, sometimes shortened to “ow” if less severe. I’ve even caught… --- ## [Grumpy Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grumpy-bunny/810463)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grumpy-bunny/810463 "2018-03-13T00:45:58Z")
I miss Grumpy Bunny. Anyone have news on them? --- ## [Delayed Flights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delayed-flights/810188)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delayed-flights/810188 "2018-03-13T00:28:22Z")
I was reading another thread (on Greyhound) on this forum and while not a major topic of conversation, peopled complained about airline delays a few times. I see this all the time, and as a frequent traveler, I just hav… --- ## [New clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-clock/808961)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-clock/808961 "2018-03-12T21:47:12Z")
The mail carrier just brought me a Seth Thomas Ship’s ‘Corsair’ E537-000 Bell Clock like this one, only without the 24-hour markings. The seller indicated that the bells are four minutes slow. It looks like they’re act… --- ## [Wonderful photo collection of Eskimo life a hundred years ago.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859 "2018-03-12T19:31:41Z")
I love these candid photos. The photographer caught many of these people smiling and laughing. I’m always fascinated how indigenous people survived and even thrived in harsh artic conditions. Carving out a life and diet… --- ## [Parents, do your kids a favor - don't hide money!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-your-kids-a-favor-dont-hide-money/810335)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-your-kids-a-favor-dont-hide-money/810335 "2018-03-12T17:44:37Z")
My mom always told us kids that after she died, not to throw any books out, because there might be some money hidden in them. In fact, she told my sister about a couple of books that she should specifically look out for. … --- ## [Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate Casually Breastfeeds Her Daughter in Campaign Ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-gubernatorial-candidate-casually-breastfeeds-her-daughter-in-campaign-ad/810279)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-gubernatorial-candidate-casually-breastfeeds-her-daughter-in-campaign-ad/810279 "2018-03-12T16:49:48Z")
This is clearly the new wave of politics. Trump is a bully and a fool, and candidates of all stripe are protesting by running, and by showing a different way. I have no idea of this woman’s policy specifics, but love t… --- ## [An MMP road trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-mmp-road-trip/810052)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-mmp-road-trip/810052 "2018-03-12T03:54:23Z")
Now that we know (some of the) vacation plans, let’s talk about road trips, which maybe for vacation, or to see family, or go to someone’s life-cycle event, the doctor on the mainland, a (long) weekend away, which may or… --- ## [Putin exposes the REAL culprits behind the 2016 election shenanigans...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390 "2018-03-11T21:20:22Z")
It’s the Joooooooooz! As an Elders of Zion-certified (I took a two-month correspondence course) Vaguely Nefarious Hebrew, I can confirm this is 100% true. We did it. We hacked the election. We also killed Kennedy, blew … --- ## [Scratch & dent clearance item shelves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scratch-dent-clearance-item-shelves/810181)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scratch-dent-clearance-item-shelves/810181 "2018-03-11T19:00:40Z")
The grocery store I usually frequent saw suckers like me coming from a mile a way and figured out a way to dispose of their unwanted items and still manage to make money - or at least cut their losses. I’m talking about … --- ## [Aircraft carrier USS Lexington, lost in 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, is found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-carrier-uss-lexington-lost-in-1942-battle-of-the-coral-sea-is-found/810113)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-carrier-uss-lexington-lost-in-1942-battle-of-the-coral-sea-is-found/810113 "2018-03-11T17:39:05Z")
Not so mundane or pointless at all, I’d say: --- ## [Flat Earthers - how do they defend obvious flaws in their theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-earthers-how-do-they-defend-obvious-flaws-in-their-theory/810016)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-earthers-how-do-they-defend-obvious-flaws-in-their-theory/810016 "2018-03-11T14:08:45Z")
I ignore ignore idiots 100% of the time, but I’m so curious I just have to make an exception and ask: If the earth is flat, how do you explain: the sun dipping below the horizon at different times for different places … --- ## [Your Weekly Amelia Earhart News!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-weekly-amelia-earhart-news/810200)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-weekly-amelia-earhart-news/810200 "2018-03-11T00:07:52Z")
Just kidding about the “weekly” thing; this time the news seems more plausible than that “blurry photo” thing from last year. An article in Forensic Anthropology analyzes the measurements of bones found on Nikumaroro Is… --- ## [Like a dummy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-dummy/810026)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-dummy/810026 "2018-03-10T23:54:36Z")
I gave the Siamese a bit of cream ( the good stuff, I bought for a recipe). A tiny spoonful for each. I know it will cause stomach upset. Now they are protesting loudly, as only Siamese cats can, they want more. They… --- ## [I am the Happiest Person in the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-happiest-person-in-the-world/810161)
**Author:** [@MonkeyCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyCat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-happiest-person-in-the-world/810161 "2018-03-10T16:23:53Z")
I am the happiest person in the world. I say this with these chosen words not for objective accuracy, but because sometimes exaggeration can be used to express emphasis. (Or in the Bible, I guess, repetition serves that … --- ## [Does you ice have ice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-you-ice-have-ice/810304)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-you-ice-have-ice/810304 "2018-03-10T16:03:39Z")
Diamond accidentally discovered to contain bits of high-pressure ice-VII. (Don’t worry, this isn’t the type that catalyzes the destruction of all life on Earth.) --- ## [Retail Easter Eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-easter-eggs/810144)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-easter-eggs/810144 "2018-03-10T12:15:05Z")
I’ve seen “Easter Eggs”(secret messages/items) hidden in movies, television shows and other media, but I was just told about one in the online parts catalog for O’Reilly Auto Parts: If you do a search for part #121G, thi… --- ## [Windstorm in DC/VA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windstorm-in-dc-va/809891)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windstorm-in-dc-va/809891 "2018-03-10T01:22:41Z")
It’s crazy windy here today: sustained winds of 30-40mph, with gusts into the 60s. The big winds started after midnight, and the worst of it is expected to continue until this evening. I’m working from home, because thi… --- ## [Quit smoking or live in the car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-or-live-in-the-car/809378)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-or-live-in-the-car/809378 "2018-03-10T01:16:03Z")
This is something that has been happening in So Cal with some regularity since the cigarette prices have gone up. I was talking to a guy last night about 60 years old, he and his wife are living in the car because they s… --- ## [McDonald's flips their arches for International Womens' Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-flips-their-arches-for-international-womens-day/810253)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-flips-their-arches-for-international-womens-day/810253 "2018-03-09T21:50:11Z")
Oh great. Now it looks like the Golden Bewbs. --- ## [Amazon Alexa's creepy, spontaneous laugh is weirding people out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-alexas-creepy-spontaneous-laugh-is-weirding-people-out/810185)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-alexas-creepy-spontaneous-laugh-is-weirding-people-out/810185 "2018-03-08T20:27:11Z")
Anyone here feel like someone is laughing behind your back? :smiley: I haven’t bought Alexa yet and it’s more and more unlikely that I will. Maybe in five years when the newer and improved models come out. https://www.… --- ## [How was your weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-weekend/810094)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-weekend/810094 "2018-03-08T20:13:05Z")
It was fine :slight\_smile: Went to watch Black Panther because it was my aunt’s birthday, then afterwards we went to Whole Foods(2nd time I visit them, first time was the other weekend) and we got a coke and a birthday … --- ## [We got some mail!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-some-mail/810217)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-some-mail/810217 "2018-03-08T04:40:20Z")
It started snowing on Saturday. Then blizzarding. All day Sunday. Then it stopped overnight. Then it started again Monday morning. Monday afternoon the bosses cut everyone loose. “Go home now, before the roads are im… --- ## [Need useful ways to express "parts per million"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-useful-ways-to-express-parts-per-million/809955)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-useful-ways-to-express-parts-per-million/809955 "2018-03-07T23:22:09Z")
What useful visual ways or analogies are there to convoy “parts per million?” Like, a cup of Kool Aid poured into a family swimming pool? (Are there 1 million cups of water in that sort of pool?) A big mansion-full of … --- ## [Make Big Money in Your Spare Time: Earn $3.37/Hour Driving for Uber or Lyft!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924 "2018-03-07T22:17:55Z")
--- ## [Someone Tried to Take a Peacock on an Airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-take-a-peacock-on-an-airplane/807826)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-take-a-peacock-on-an-airplane/807826 "2018-03-07T22:02:23Z")
They said it was their emotional support animal. My in-laws used to own a peacock. They are loud. An airplane is not the best place for them. That said, I do wish the photo showed it wearing one of those orange vests. … --- ## [Small “Nice” Moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-nice-moments/809383)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-nice-moments/809383 "2018-03-07T17:11:59Z")
What are some simple things that happen that give you a good feeling for just a few moments? Something that makes you say, “nice”. My alarm is set for 5:30 am. I generally wake up at least once for a potty break. And on… --- ## [We will not post outrageous lies in this thread,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-will-not-post-outrageous-lies-in-this-thread/809949)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-will-not-post-outrageous-lies-in-this-thread/809949 "2018-03-07T02:45:58Z")
(The Hell we won’t!) \*Pea soup can make you go deaf. \*There’s a river in Uganda named after me. \*One out of ten Rottweiler puppies is a genius. \*Many Sicilians believe that it’s bad luck to recite limericks. \*The go… --- ## [Tell the Mac user tips now that he's switched to a PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-mac-user-tips-now-that-hes-switched-to-a-pc/810012)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-mac-user-tips-now-that-hes-switched-to-a-pc/810012 "2018-03-07T02:14:54Z")
Macbook Pro died. 17-inch model, late 2011. Was being officially declared obsolete in June anyway, but, yeah, I’m not going to try to be brave. I miss it. Anyway, present circumstances lead me to be using a PC running… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=480) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=482)