# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=497 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 498 --- ## [Things Your SO Won't Let You Have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-so-wont-let-you-have/805027)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-so-wont-let-you-have/805027 "2017-12-25T20:33:33Z")
What item/thing do you want that your significant other won’t allow you to have? Assuming the most lighthearted/fun definition of “allow” and egalitarian partnerships and all that. You can a mention a cat or dog in your… --- ## [It looks like the difference between "every day" and "everyday" is dead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-like-the-difference-between-every-day-and-everyday-is-dead/804085)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-like-the-difference-between-every-day-and-everyday-is-dead/804085 "2017-12-25T19:56:00Z")
“Every day”, meaning “on all of the days” and “everyday” meaning commonplace or regular, not necessarily every day though, are now so widely misused they are effectively dead as meaningful distinctions. Even otherwise i… --- ## [A Festivus MMP For The Rest Of Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-festivus-mmp-for-the-rest-of-us/804756)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-festivus-mmp-for-the-rest-of-us/804756 "2017-12-25T19:01:35Z")
I GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE, AND NOW YOU’RE GONNA HEAR ALL ABOUT IT!\* Less than a week till Festivus. Anybody need to air some grievances? Or do you just want to eat meatloaf, and admire my pole?:smiley: \*… --- ## [Atlanta: World's Busiest Airport Paralyzed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-worlds-busiest-airport-paralyzed/804742)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-worlds-busiest-airport-paralyzed/804742 "2017-12-25T18:53:00Z")
Story here. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Didn’t see a thread about it, so I’m starting this one. Feel free to close it if I missed it. But the world’s busiest airport has been socked with a total power outa… --- ## [I have inventoried my clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-inventoried-my-clothing/805029)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-inventoried-my-clothing/805029 "2017-12-25T18:46:04Z")
For legal reason mostly due to the new tax laws, I have emptied and refilled my dresser here in Saudi Arabia. For some reason I own: 1 Jacket 1 Sweater That I have never worn 7 Polo shirts for work 7 colored t-shirts … --- ## [Awesome pictures: flight tracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-pictures-flight-tracks/805223)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-pictures-flight-tracks/805223 "2017-12-25T17:35:07Z")
The latest National Geographic had an article on a guy named Xavi Bou, who does very usual nature photography: he puts together time-lapse pictures of bird in flight, so you can see the “tracks” they leave across the sky… --- ## [Hello from Vienna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-vienna/804950)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-vienna/804950 "2017-12-25T15:37:59Z")
Mainly to boast that we are here - first time- and what a lovely place that it seems to be. Fair enough, we have only been here a few hours but it is nice to get away from the constant traffic and horn blowing in Paris. … --- ## [Do you have a "Cousin Eddie" in your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-cousin-eddie-in-your-family/805184)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-cousin-eddie-in-your-family/805184 "2017-12-25T01:36:02Z")
So when your family gets together for Christmas is there one odd relative, maybe a country redneck oddball (but loveable) relative that doesnt exactly fit in with the rest of the family? Or maybe some other odd person? … --- ## [Wrapping rage. The curse of opening gifts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-rage-the-curse-of-opening-gifts/805203)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-rage-the-curse-of-opening-gifts/805203 "2017-12-25T00:10:17Z")
It’s already started. Wife and I bought a new coffee maker for Xmas. Not wanting to wait, we opened box. Chinese no doubt, because opening the box required ninja weapons I do not have. Then taking all that tape o… --- ## [Happy Holidays! I am a new member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-i-am-a-new-member/805139)
**Author:** [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-i-am-a-new-member/805139 "2017-12-24T15:23:45Z")
Long time lurker finally pulled on my big girl pants. . . --- ## [Merry Christmas Eve Day Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-eve-day-eve/805150)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-eve-day-eve/805150 "2017-12-24T14:16:46Z")
What are you doing today? I grew up celebrating the 24th as The Holiday, one of my favorite days of the year. whole family comes over, big meal and then PRESENTS. staying up late with The Grownups. :slight\_smile: that … --- ## [Christmas card from the cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-card-from-the-cats/804997)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-card-from-the-cats/804997 "2017-12-24T06:34:42Z")
I thought it would be cute to send us a Christmas card from the cats. So I got a card that said it was from the cats, addressed it to us, put this address and the cats’ names in the return address, and mailed it on Mond… --- ## [I'm an old fuddy duddy, and I don't understand emojis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-old-fuddy-duddy-and-i-dont-understand-emojis/805097)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-old-fuddy-duddy-and-i-dont-understand-emojis/805097 "2017-12-24T04:17:47Z")
Specifically, I don’t understand why there are so freaking many of them, and why people keep making more, and MOST PARTICULARLY why anyone would use them in place of an ordinary common noun. I will admit to using smiley… --- ## [Why are mountain lions and wolves stalking the Holy Child?! or weird and unusal Christmas cards.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mountain-lions-and-wolves-stalking-the-holy-child-or-weird-and-unusal-christmas-cards/805081)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mountain-lions-and-wolves-stalking-the-holy-child-or-weird-and-unusal-christmas-cards/805081 "2017-12-24T01:49:05Z")
I got a card today from a religious relative that shows your typical nativity scene. Except this one appears to take place in the American west. Picture a snowy scene with a barn w/manger in the middle of the woods. Surr… --- ## [The Legend of the Christmas Spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-the-christmas-spider/805117)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-the-christmas-spider/805117 "2017-12-23T23:32:10Z")
I was at a holiday craft fair last week and I came across a table full of Christmas spiders. I had never heard of them but I guess they’re a thing in Eastern Europe. In the legend a miracle turns spiderwebs into silver … --- ## [Questions on kidney stones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-kidney-stones/805001)
**Author:** [@airborne\_vet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airborne_vet)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-kidney-stones/805001 "2017-12-23T18:34:35Z")
Hello I am brand new to this forum, I am doing this through my phone so please forgive any typos. I was doing a search on the internet for kidney stone pain and some threads came up from this site, I hope I am posting … --- ## [Do You Have An Order or Routine For Opening Christmas Gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-order-or-routine-for-opening-christmas-gifts/522157)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-order-or-routine-for-opening-christmas-gifts/522157 "2017-12-23T15:26:02Z")
Or is it pretty much a free for all. In my house it was kind of a free for all. We didn’t take turns opening them, eveyone just picked them out and opened them up. It was a bit different as I was the youngest and the n… --- ## [Motorcycle Riders...Confrontations With Cars..Etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riders-confrontations-with-cars-etc/804463)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riders-confrontations-with-cars-etc/804463 "2017-12-23T03:32:04Z")
I have been watching a plethora of motorcycle videos that proclaim to show how stupid drivers of cars they interact with are. Many of them, I tend to agree with the rider, whether they get brushed by the car, initiate a … --- ## [What is your Life Stability Score? Can anyone top my 1.49?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-life-stability-score-can-anyone-top-my-1-49/804933)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-life-stability-score-can-anyone-top-my-1-49/804933 "2017-12-22T23:14:36Z")
I was bored this morning. While being bored I devised a little formula that expresses how stable (or, perhaps, how boring) your life is and I’m curious about others’ scores. So, add up: \*How many years you have been in… --- ## [Today I invented...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-invented/805017)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-invented/805017 "2017-12-22T19:36:12Z")
The best currency for the zombie apocalypse. It’s rubber bands. Zombies, you may have heard, tend to to fall apart. They’ll need lots of rubber bands to hold things together. I can finally get rid of all those bands that… --- ## [Hey, Google! Are you pondering what I'm pondering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-google-are-you-pondering-what-im-pondering/805034)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-google-are-you-pondering-what-im-pondering/805034 "2017-12-22T18:59:52Z")
I discovered something amusing when using the Google Assistant on my phone today. If you ask it “Are you pondering what I’m pondering?” it will reply with one of Pinky’s non-sequiters from the Pinky and the Brain televis… --- ## [Ever wonder why Air Force pilots can't see UFOs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-why-air-force-pilots-cant-see-ufos/804916)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-why-air-force-pilots-cant-see-ufos/804916 "2017-12-22T16:20:11Z")
Since we’re apparently headed to UFO month, I’d like to point out something important. I noticed in the recent UFO footage that it was NAVAL AVIATORS who were chasing the UFO. Poor UFO didn’t have a chance. Do you kno… --- ## [We got an Echo Dot! What nifty tips and tricks do u you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-an-echo-dot-what-nifty-tips-and-tricks-do-u-you-have/804926)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-an-echo-dot-what-nifty-tips-and-tricks-do-u-you-have/804926 "2017-12-22T16:02:01Z")
Our friends got us an Echo Dot for Christmas and we’re wondering what all you Dopers have taught yours to do? So far we’ve learned it speaks Klingon, knows who that masked man was, how to solve a problem like Maria, and… --- ## [Cosby mistrial declared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-mistrial-declared/789219)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-mistrial-declared/789219 "2017-12-22T14:29:50Z")
Back to the drawing board. Judge Declares Mistrial In Bill Cosby Case I wonder how many jurors were at odds. --- ## [Get in on the digital currency boom with Ripple XRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-in-on-the-digital-currency-boom-with-ripple-xrp/676092)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-in-on-the-digital-currency-boom-with-ripple-xrp/676092 "2017-12-22T01:56:33Z")
I’m still kind of fuzzy on the details but I welcome people looking into this and providing more info. This is backed by Google Ventures among other so it looks legit. Ripple Labs has created a new currency and is givi… --- ## [Chinese stunt artist falls from building while performing stunt, dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-stunt-artist-falls-from-building-while-performing-stunt-dies/804286)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-stunt-artist-falls-from-building-while-performing-stunt-dies/804286 "2017-12-21T22:37:17Z")
Video might be upsetting: Wu Yongning was a 26-year old stunt artist (of the sort which Russian climbers/trespassers have made famous of late) and would climb to overhanging ledges, bridges, etc. and deliberately loung… --- ## [Adventures in Blood Donation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-blood-donation/804867)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-blood-donation/804867 "2017-12-21T20:43:24Z")
Last week I went to give blood and got considerably more than a thank you and a can of cranberry juice. I’ve donated many times before and this time all the usual things happen – proper predonation food and water intake… --- ## [Major Amtrak derailment south of Tacoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775 "2017-12-21T02:09:52Z")
It derailed off an overpass onto the freeway, There are reports of deaths and injuries, and the freeway is shut down completely. I called My Beloved just now and told her that there may be a problem with her train trip… --- ## [Was it unreasonable for me to carry that much cash in the wallet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-unreasonable-for-me-to-carry-that-much-cash-in-the-wallet/799274)
**Author:** [@McKrakhen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McKrakhen)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-unreasonable-for-me-to-carry-that-much-cash-in-the-wallet/799274 "2017-12-20T23:07:35Z")
Hi, First-time poster here, greetings to everyone. I read on a different forum today a series of heart-warming stories about lost and found wallets, mobile phones, etc. in Japan. My story is a little different. Last s… --- ## [Are you porotecting your family? Why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-porotecting-your-family-why-not/804768)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-porotecting-your-family-why-not/804768 "2017-12-20T17:16:36Z")
Are you paying attention? Have you seen Fox News lately? You still feel politicians are human? If you answered yes to 2 of those, then I can’t help you. You’re already one of them. But, If you answered no to the ab… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=496) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=498)