# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=484 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 485 --- ## [How should I approach this girl I kinda like or should I do anything at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-approach-this-girl-i-kinda-like-or-should-i-do-anything-at-all/809527)
**Author:** [@BloodStalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BloodStalk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-approach-this-girl-i-kinda-like-or-should-i-do-anything-at-all/809527 "2018-02-25T22:22:03Z")
In one of my college classess, there’s this girl who I think is pretty good looking and I’d like to try and get to know her. Problem is, I am not good at social conversations and get anxious sometimes talking to people o… --- ## [Great engineering article on the first videotape recorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-engineering-article-on-the-first-videotape-recorder/809555)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-engineering-article-on-the-first-videotape-recorder/809555 "2018-02-25T20:27:49Z")
I came across this more or less accidentally and I wanted to share it because it’s one of the best engineering memoirs I’ve read in recent years, about the development of the first commercial videotape recorder, the Ampe… --- ## [Szechuan sauce is back 26 February 2018!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/szechuan-sauce-is-back-26-february-2018/809494)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/szechuan-sauce-is-back-26-february-2018/809494 "2018-02-25T15:33:00Z")
Rick and Morty totally fucking rocks! McDonald’s even did a podcast specifically to apologize and explain things: “McDonald’s didn’t understand just how much demand there would be for an obscure, decades-old dip.” I … --- ## [New DoperPET (yes, pictures; no, not a kitteh)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doperpet-yes-pictures-no-not-a-kitteh/809289)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doperpet-yes-pictures-no-not-a-kitteh/809289 "2018-02-25T07:14:43Z")
Wanna help me name him? :slight\_smile: He’s such a little bitty thing (hatched Oct. last year) and so far, quite friendly about being handled. As with most corn snakes there’s an intricate “head stamp” and his coloring … --- ## [So just went to check out the reformation my local Big Lots store just had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-went-to-check-out-the-reformation-my-local-big-lots-store-just-had/809520)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-went-to-check-out-the-reformation-my-local-big-lots-store-just-had/809520 "2018-02-25T04:00:07Z")
We decided to go with my grandparents since they’re visiting us from out of town. Amazing remodel, feels less ghetto and out-of-order than before the remodel, also some new products in. How’s your Saturday going? --- ## [How laughable words and phrases become mainstream.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-laughable-words-and-phrases-become-mainstream/809168)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-laughable-words-and-phrases-become-mainstream/809168 "2018-02-25T03:20:52Z")
Some time back, I don’t recall exactly when, some government bureaucracy released a report about the occurrence of “very low food security” in the USA. The report was widely publicized and mocked because of the absurdit… --- ## [If there is something as a foreigner living in the US has thought me, is that...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-as-a-foreigner-living-in-the-us-has-thought-me-is-that/809398)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-as-a-foreigner-living-in-the-us-has-thought-me-is-that/809398 "2018-02-25T01:00:15Z")
Our worthiness comes based on who we are, not on how we act or contribute to society. I am sure the US isn’t the only culture with this standard, but especially here. Why is this? Why do our characteristics and qualitie… --- ## [What would happen if males and females traded sexualities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-males-and-females-traded-sexualities/809001)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-males-and-females-traded-sexualities/809001 "2018-02-24T22:53:50Z")
I think it’s an amusing thought experiment to ponder how bizarrely this world would operate if EVERYTHING else between the sexes were kept the same except that males now had female sexuality and females now had male sexu… --- ## [Utterly unproductive productivity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-unproductive-productivity/809497)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-unproductive-productivity/809497 "2018-02-24T22:50:35Z")
I had a good period of 3-4 hours today to devote to important chores. I of course have a mental list of the top 20 or so projects I need to do in order of importance. Starting with the top of the list I made it about 10… --- ## [A dating site for Trump supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dating-site-for-trump-supporters/809200)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dating-site-for-trump-supporters/809200 "2018-02-24T21:11:36Z")
I did a search of the obvious terms and found nothing. It’s going here rather than the Pit because I find it more sad than provoking. Apparently the special snowflakes now have a site so they can find their own kind. … --- ## [Hey- stink bugs stink like Cilantro!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-stink-bugs-stink-like-cilantro/808932)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-stink-bugs-stink-like-cilantro/808932 "2018-02-24T20:30:39Z")
So stink bugs have become very numerous in our area, and even now in the dead of winter, I seem to find one or two in the house every day. But I’ve always been careful to send them outside unharmed, partly because of the… --- ## [Getting your tax refund before you file (scam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-tax-refund-before-you-file-scam/809471)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-tax-refund-before-you-file-scam/809471 "2018-02-24T17:15:59Z")
Someone called our office and told this it happened to them. Tax fraudsters are getting more and more sophisticated. --- ## [What Unconventional (but still good) Advice Do You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unconventional-but-still-good-advice-do-you-have/808691)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unconventional-but-still-good-advice-do-you-have/808691 "2018-02-24T16:22:30Z")
I was wasting time on Pinterest the other day when I saw a pin which gave this advice: “Do your job slowly, but convince everyone that’s exactly how long it takes.” After chuckling at that I realized it’s not actually … --- ## [Questions for CCW permit holders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-ccw-permit-holders/809420)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-ccw-permit-holders/809420 "2018-02-24T07:46:07Z")
Another poster stated that the average CCW holder is better trained than police, and I would like to see if that could possibly be true. If you are a CCW permit holder would you mind telling us how much and what kind of… --- ## [What Just Happened? (attempted phone scam?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-attempted-phone-scam/808720)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-attempted-phone-scam/808720 "2018-02-24T03:58:57Z")
So I just had an interesting experience. I got home from work to find I had four voicemails. I normally put my phone on plane mode during the day for a variety of reasons (shitty coverage anyway, so it saves battery … I … --- ## [Billy Graham dies at 99](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-graham-dies-at-99/809269)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-graham-dies-at-99/809269 "2018-02-23T23:49:50Z")
Graham’s Crusades for Christ were a regular fixture on tv for much of my early life. His organization presented specials that ran a couple times a year. I always enjoyed hearing his sermons. He created a wonderful organ… --- ## [Google images won't let me link directly to an image anymore. Can I get this feature back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-images-wont-let-me-link-directly-to-an-image-anymore-can-i-get-this-feature-back/809287)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-images-wont-let-me-link-directly-to-an-image-anymore-can-i-get-this-feature-back/809287 "2018-02-23T21:26:39Z")
This was a nice feature if you wanted to link to a photograph of something. Now when you go into google images, it only has the options ‘visit, save, view saved, share’. There is no option to link to the URL of an image… --- ## [Gym rats, tell me about your weightlifting routine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-rats-tell-me-about-your-weightlifting-routine/809175)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-rats-tell-me-about-your-weightlifting-routine/809175 "2018-02-23T20:29:08Z")
I’ve been lifting weights for many years and try to switch my routines around every month or so. While the magazines are pretty useless, the articles are often written by coaches from t-nation.com which is a good reso… --- ## [A new low - having your letter to the editor retracted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-low-having-your-letter-to-the-editor-retracted/809345)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-low-having-your-letter-to-the-editor-retracted/809345 "2018-02-23T19:31:02Z")
From time to time researchers have their scientific journal publications go down the memory hole, typically due to accidental/careless errors, plagiarism or outright deception. This is the first time I’ve heard of someon… --- ## [Before I continue my virtual life in Straightdope, I would like to share that I've developed a more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-continue-my-virtual-life-in-straightdope-i-would-like-to-share-that-ive-developed-a-more/808206)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-continue-my-virtual-life-in-straightdope-i-would-like-to-share-that-ive-developed-a-more/808206 "2018-02-23T05:37:51Z")
Competitive personality over the years: Sorry full title. So, over the last maybe 5-7 years, I’ve developed more competitive and defensive attitudes. This in response to a lot of stuff. However, is apretty big of a res… --- ## [Not (very) offensive ethnic jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-very-offensive-ethnic-jokes/808370)
**Author:** [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-very-offensive-ethnic-jokes/808370 "2018-02-23T00:15:17Z")
Scandinavia at the table: Said the Dane: Skaal! Said the Norwegian: How do you spell it? Said the Swede: Have we dropped titles yet? Said the Finn: Are we talking or drinking? --- ## [Should I still seek a friendship with these people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-still-seek-a-friendship-with-these-people/809157)
**Author:** [@BloodStalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BloodStalk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-still-seek-a-friendship-with-these-people/809157 "2018-02-23T00:14:30Z")
This is related to my needing friends post, so I thought I should elaborate, So last year when I was a first year student, there was people in a club I met who tried to befriend me and I got somewhat acquinated with the… --- ## [Meditators/Mindfulness practitioners - Want to talk about it with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meditators-mindfulness-practitioners-want-to-talk-about-it-with-me/805758)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meditators-mindfulness-practitioners-want-to-talk-about-it-with-me/805758 "2018-02-23T00:12:09Z")
After completely failing to cope with the unexpected death of a close friend a couple of months back, it was suggested by someone who was helping me work through things that I may want to take up mindfulness meditation a… --- ## [Disappointed after misreading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointed-after-misreading/809362)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointed-after-misreading/809362 "2018-02-22T20:58:45Z")
I was away on business on Valentine’s Day. On returning home, I saw a cardboard box in the garage that I assumed was my Valentine’s Day present from my wife. Part of the writing on the box was obscured by the shipping la… --- ## [If Dopers Wrote Candy Hearts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dopers-wrote-candy-hearts/808838)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dopers-wrote-candy-hearts/808838 "2018-02-22T20:45:59Z")
Just saw this on HuffPost If anything cried out for representation, it’s something like this – but with Dopers What would Dopers put on their Conversation Hearts/ \*\*Cite? Hi Opal! 1920s-style Death Ray Og Loves Y… --- ## [Why we don't write English the way they write headlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-dont-write-english-the-way-they-write-headlines/809172)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-dont-write-english-the-way-they-write-headlines/809172 "2018-02-22T19:28:47Z")
Uber isn’t exactly known for treating their drivers well, but I never thought they’d go so far as to engage in cannibalism. Was the customer killed for trying to stop it? Uber Eats Driver Allegedly Shoots And Kills Cus… --- ## [Can you get lost in the jungles of Cozumel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-lost-in-the-jungles-of-cozumel/807975)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-lost-in-the-jungles-of-cozumel/807975 "2018-02-22T19:10:37Z")
I just watched an episode of ‘I shouldn’t be alive’, about a guy who got lost in the jungles of Cozumel. It took him 19 days to find his way back to civilization. I’ve only been there once, but cozumel is only 184 squar… --- ## [I am building a computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-building-a-computer/774520)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-building-a-computer/774520 "2018-02-22T06:08:28Z")
No, I’m not going to Newegg and picking out a motherboard and a case. I’m building a computer from first principles. I’ve long been fascinated by the early history of digital computing, before transistors and even befor… --- ## [Idea for a locked room murder mystery.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-a-locked-room-murder-mystery/809040)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Bullet\_Traffic\_Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Bullet_Traffic_Control)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-a-locked-room-murder-mystery/809040 "2018-02-21T23:23:10Z")
I’ve always had a fondness for old fashioned murder mystery stories. My favourite sub genre is the ‘locked room’ mystery. You know the thing. The victim is found murdered in a locked room with the key in his pocket, a… --- ## [It's A Record High 75 Degrees In Cincinnati...on February 20th!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-record-high-75-degrees-in-cincinnati-on-february-20th/809214)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-record-high-75-degrees-in-cincinnati-on-february-20th/809214 "2018-02-21T22:17:53Z")
Jeez, it’s like Summer outside today. Windows open, birds singing, squirrels scampering… What’s it like in your neck of the woods? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=483) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=485)