# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=482 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 483 --- ## [Am I about to burn my house down if I use my new microwave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-about-to-burn-my-house-down-if-i-use-my-new-microwave/810132)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-about-to-burn-my-house-down-if-i-use-my-new-microwave/810132 "2018-03-07T01:14:28Z")
About a month ago, I bought a new microwave. However, the guy who installed it noticed something strange; the old microwave had the plug at the end of its cord removed, and attached to another cord inside an electrical … --- ## [Question for New Yorkers - The Jeffersons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-new-yorkers-the-jeffersons/809680)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-new-yorkers-the-jeffersons/809680 "2018-03-07T00:25:19Z")
In the show the Jeffersons “moved on up” from what was a brownstone home in Queens to a Park Avenue apartment in Manhattan. I’d like to ask you people who know New York: Was it really such a big “Move up”? I mean to me … --- ## [A Plague of Cats!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plague-of-cats/808964)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plague-of-cats/808964 "2018-03-06T20:34:05Z")
I seem to have acquired two cats in as many days. The first I heard outside my apartment door Wednesday night, yowling piteously; I opened to door just to see, and in strolls a cat. She wandered around as though looking… --- ## [Active Shooter Central Michigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-central-michigan/809894)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-central-michigan/809894 "2018-03-06T18:43:25Z")
Happened in the dorms…still ongoing. Gunman on the loose. --- ## [Crazy Cat People - an alternate theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-cat-people-an-alternate-theory/810119)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-cat-people-an-alternate-theory/810119 "2018-03-06T18:19:38Z")
We only ever intended to have one pet at a time. Currently it was Bella our 8 year old cat. Well a situation arose that basicically required us to rescue two abandoned 3 week old kittens. That was 8 months ago. Now don… --- ## [Internet censorship in Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-censorship-in-canada/810097)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-censorship-in-canada/810097 "2018-03-06T18:17:46Z")
:eek: (Couldn’t find a thread to post this in, so I might as well make it its own thread.) Bell Canada basically wants to pick and choose what Canadians see on the internet. They’ve shat this dumb entity called “Fair … --- ## [преЦАРдент Trump = No Volume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-no-volume/810018)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-no-volume/810018 "2018-03-06T18:11:51Z")
I realise lying is nothing new for politicians - an expedient way to work a policy or issue to their best interest - however I’m sure we can all agree that President Empty-Headed-Animal-Food-Trough-Wiper has taken lying … --- ## [Taking medication you don’t need...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-medication-you-don-t-need/810102)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-medication-you-don-t-need/810102 "2018-03-06T15:34:12Z")
Simple enough: I wanted to take ibuprofen, but accidentally took some allergy meds I bought last year instead (generic Zyrtec, I think). Any reason to be concerned? Does it matter what the medication is? Or that I took t… --- ## [Online dating for dummies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-for-dummies/809708)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-for-dummies/809708 "2018-03-06T07:59:35Z")
Seriously, I don’t even know where to start. So I go to Our time.com since I’m of a certain age and the first thing they want from me is a user name. Well, I’m already stumped. What do they want from me here? My real … --- ## [Online dating. \*sigh\* Another way to screw with my own head.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-sigh-another-way-to-screw-with-my-own-head/809698)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-sigh-another-way-to-screw-with-my-own-head/809698 "2018-03-05T23:42:44Z")
Why why why … … would a woman respond with a nice reply to an initial message, then just stop responding completely? And a REAL initial reply, paragraphs long, not “you’re not my type” or “you’re too far away” etc. Thos… --- ## [For the benefit of a co-worker's family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-benefit-of-a-co-workers-family/809938)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-benefit-of-a-co-workers-family/809938 "2018-03-05T23:10:52Z")
In another thread I talked about the savage murder of a co-worker earlier this week. With the permission of the Moderators, I am posting this link to the GoFundMe page supporting the family of my slain co-worker, Benjam… --- ## [March for Our Lives - March 24, 2018 gun control event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-2018-gun-control-event/809702)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-2018-gun-control-event/809702 "2018-03-05T22:51:10Z")
The kids from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Parkland survivors, are organizing a march in Washington, DC in favor of gun control, the March for Our Lives. There are events being organized for other cities by… --- ## [County in North Carolina forgets to send out jury notices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/county-in-north-carolina-forgets-to-send-out-jury-notices/809908)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/county-in-north-carolina-forgets-to-send-out-jury-notices/809908 "2018-03-05T22:12:19Z")
According to this article, due to a print shop error, the notices weren’t mailed. Nobody caught this mistake until February 26th, when no potential jurors showed up. (At least 1,700 were expected.) Judges appealed for… --- ## [Apple TV / youtube upgrade guidance sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-youtube-upgrade-guidance-sought/810077)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-youtube-upgrade-guidance-sought/810077 "2018-03-05T20:40:33Z")
I like to watch youtube through Apple TV. A few weeks ago, they did an upgrade and now youtube looks quite different and behaves differently, too. I’ve mastered a couple of the basics, but one item looks permanently ch… --- ## [Life score](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881 "2018-03-05T19:12:56Z")
So if They were keeping track, what would be your score in life (so far)? --- ## [Transparent aluminum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-aluminum/809245)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-aluminum/809245 "2018-03-05T17:18:03Z")
Beam me up, Scotty - it exists. (Apparently, I live under a rock and missed this until today.) It’s technically Aluminium oxynitride. It definitely has interesting and useful properties. --- ## [Do tariffs cause domestic prices to rise also](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tariffs-cause-domestic-prices-to-rise-also/810043)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tariffs-cause-domestic-prices-to-rise-also/810043 "2018-03-05T14:23:42Z")
I never took any economics courses, so I don’t know if this question sounds rudimentary or not. Lets say Trump puts a 25% tariff on steel. I don’t know what a ton of steel costs from overseas, say $1000. With the tariff… --- ## [So Now we don't even write out checks anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-we-dont-even-write-out-checks-anymore/809711)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-we-dont-even-write-out-checks-anymore/809711 "2018-03-05T14:00:14Z")
I was at Office Depot. Guy tells me the amount. I start filling out the check. He says, “we’ll fill it out”. OK, I assume they got a stamp that fills out their name. Fine. So, I start filling out the amount. He’s sayin… --- ## [I think I should get the Nobel prize for this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-should-get-the-nobel-prize-for-this/808856)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-should-get-the-nobel-prize-for-this/808856 "2018-03-05T13:07:48Z")
My 13 year old daughter has a really nice Tiffany’s charm necklace given to her by her grandmother, the kind with the super finely braided chain. Because she is 13 she got it hopelessly and horrifically tangled. Becaus… --- ## [Are we planning summer vacation in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-planning-summer-vacation-in-the-mmp/809595)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-planning-summer-vacation-in-the-mmp/809595 "2018-03-05T03:53:15Z")
Anyone got their summer plans set or at least started? Going somewhere exciting? Doing something fun? Not me. I need vicarious thrills. Tell me your future! Happy Moanday! --- ## [Guy carrying a gun walking around the neighborhood...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-carrying-a-gun-walking-around-the-neighborhood/809630)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-carrying-a-gun-walking-around-the-neighborhood/809630 "2018-03-04T14:53:17Z")
I was driving home from work the other day and pulled into my neighborhood (it’s a typical middle-class neighborhood with the homes built around 10-12 years ago) and there was a guy, his wife (I guess) and a small dog on… --- ## [Do you have problems with late phone messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-problems-with-late-phone-messages/809604)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-problems-with-late-phone-messages/809604 "2018-03-04T00:58:08Z")
My carrier is Verizon, and I have no trouble getting a signal most places. What I do have a problem with is late messages-anywhere from an hour or so to a whole day. Just yesterday late morning both the missed call ind… --- ## [The week when KFC ran out of chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-week-when-kfc-ran-out-of-chicken/809532)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-week-when-kfc-ran-out-of-chicken/809532 "2018-03-03T19:23:09Z")
I’m sort of surprised there isn’t a thread about this already (or maybe I just missed it - I did search). This last week, nearly every KFC restaurant in the UK (900 of them) was closed for days, or the whole week, due t… --- ## [Bob Murray vs. John Oliver: the ACLU is having fun with this one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-murray-vs-john-oliver-the-aclu-is-having-fun-with-this-one/792608)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-murray-vs-john-oliver-the-aclu-is-having-fun-with-this-one/792608 "2018-03-03T15:48:29Z")
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3911409-Wvnd-19902323086.html Headings contained therein: \[ul\] \[li\]Anyone Can Legally Say, “Eat Shit, Bob!”\[/li\]\[li\]Plaintiff’s Motion for a Restraining Order is Ridiculous. Cou… --- ## [So I'm Buying Wao Baos at Water Tower Place..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-buying-wao-baos-at-water-tower-place/809942)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-buying-wao-baos-at-water-tower-place/809942 "2018-03-03T08:35:14Z")
…and as I leave there’s dozens of police cars pulling up. I can see a 147 bus caught behind patrol cars blocking off Michigan Avenue, but there’s a 151 Sheridan bus in front of me. My brain says, “Grab that 151, and le… --- ## [So what did two guys do before walking into a bar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-two-guys-do-before-walking-into-a-bar/809791)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-two-guys-do-before-walking-into-a-bar/809791 "2018-03-03T02:07:19Z")
I was flipping through a Bathroom Reader, and it said bar jokes have only been around since the 1950’s. Is this true? What was the archetypal joke opening before then? Was there an archetypal joke opening? --- ## [April Fools' Day is also Easter Sunday this year...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-is-also-easter-sunday-this-year/809888)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-is-also-easter-sunday-this-year/809888 "2018-03-03T02:03:49Z")
What’s your best Easter-themed April Fools’ Day prank idea? An acquaintance of mine suggested: Get a stuffed rabbit, dress it up like it’s been run over or something. “Sorry, kids, Easter is cancelled this year.” Pros; … --- ## [The Incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incident/808229)
**Author:** [@PackerMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incident/808229 "2018-03-03T00:02:44Z")
Hello all. I’ve been a lurker for 15+ years, so I don’t feel all that new. I’ve never really felt like I’ve had anything I’ve wanted to post before. Something occurred recently that I thought might be good to type out… --- ## [Trump said he would have run in Parkland to fight off the shooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681 "2018-03-02T22:00:40Z")
What would he have done? Tweet them to death? --- ## [Invasion of the Sky Penises (Penes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-sky-penises-penes/801893)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-sky-penises-penes/801893 "2018-03-02T21:07:45Z")
Apparently, some knucklehead Navy pilots in Washington decided it would the height of hilarity to draw a penis in the sky in contrails. I gotta admit, I chuckled. But the U.S. Navy was not amused, especially after people… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=481) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=483)