# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=50 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 51 --- ## [If I told you once, I told you 64 times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-told-you-once-i-told-you-64-times/1021675)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-told-you-once-i-told-you-64-times/1021675 "2025-08-06T20:48:21Z")
The Commodore 64 is back! Home | Commodore --- ## [Signing of Social Security Act Picture and the mystery "Bow Tie" man, revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signing-of-social-security-act-picture-and-the-mystery-bow-tie-man-revisited/1021777)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signing-of-social-security-act-picture-and-the-mystery-bow-tie-man-revisited/1021777 "2025-08-06T16:58:59Z")
Didn’t think it was worth resurrecting threads. The Pic Original Thread from 2002: Who is the Bow Tie Man? If you don’t want to read the thread, someone mentioned that the SSA could not identify the Bow Tie Man. Six… --- ## [If Piper Mutt were in charge, Timmy would still be down the well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-piper-mutt-were-in-charge-timmy-would-still-be-down-the-well/1021744)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-piper-mutt-were-in-charge-timmy-would-still-be-down-the-well/1021744 "2025-08-06T11:41:55Z")
I managed to lock mysel out of Chez Pipers. Screen door latched behind me. There were a few others in the house so I started knocking on the door and calling. No dice. Rang the doorbell. Nothing. But then, big Piper … --- ## [17-year-old refutes math conjecture, enters PhD program without a degree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-refutes-math-conjecture-enters-phd-program-without-a-degree/1021655)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-refutes-math-conjecture-enters-phd-program-without-a-degree/1021655 "2025-08-06T06:12:33Z")
I’ve read so many of these articles that turned out to be fluffery and bullshit that I almost didn’t look at this, but it’s a fascinating story: At 17, Hannah Cairo Solved a Major Math Mystery | Quanta Magazine Yet a … --- ## [Struggling with Cloudflare Verification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/struggling-with-cloudflare-verification/1021710)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/struggling-with-cloudflare-verification/1021710 "2025-08-05T20:24:02Z")
I thought I might post this here to see if anyone has any suggestions. I purchased a new Kindle Fire 8 a couple months ago and finally got around to setting it up. For some reason it will not allow me to access a forum… --- ## [There needs to be a new word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-needs-to-be-a-new-word/1021689)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-needs-to-be-a-new-word/1021689 "2025-08-05T20:00:19Z")
Something that is similar to ‘every accusation is a confession’ and ‘the statement you’re making is disingenuous’ and ‘you are doing a thing under false pretenses’ Something that means ‘I’m not going to debate you, beca… --- ## [Things your family does that aggravate you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-family-does-that-aggravate-you/1020747)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-family-does-that-aggravate-you/1020747 "2025-08-04T22:35:14Z")
And are too mild for the Pit. Let the rants commence. First one: when you do laundry, they leave their clothes in the washer and/or dryer for days. Then get pissed off if I move it so I can do my laundry. But that is… --- ## [Google Canada says firing a pregnant woman is not discrimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-canada-says-firing-a-pregnant-woman-is-not-discrimination/1021632)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-canada-says-firing-a-pregnant-woman-is-not-discrimination/1021632 "2025-08-04T19:03:42Z")
Interesting news item. A former Google Canada employee is suing Google Canada for wrongful dismissal in the Ontario courts, alleging that she was fired because she told her supervisor she was pregnant and applied for ma… --- ## [Having to spell your name over and over and over and. .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-to-spell-your-name-over-and-over-and-over-and/1021430)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-to-spell-your-name-over-and-over-and-over-and/1021430 "2025-08-04T17:23:20Z")
Piggybacking on this thread about uncommon names. My mother named me with the uncommon spelling of my name. In addition, I was legally strapped with my stepfather’s last name, which is not a common name (my birth surnam… --- ## [(Old) Getting back into your groove in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422 "2025-08-04T05:45:19Z")
I’m home, unpacked, and most stuff is put away. Laundry is done (on Sunday? But laundry day is Firday!!!) And today’s main plan is restocking the fridge and pantry, with maybe some freezer stuff for good measure. But aft… --- ## [Famous people with animal names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555 "2025-08-04T01:15:17Z")
I recently got interested in people whose names are also the common names of animals. So, of course, I made a list and did some contemplating. Thus I came up with these rules about this list. (It seems whenever I do one … --- ## [I'm 55 and I've never bought a pair of fingernail clippers in my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-ive-never-bought-a-pair-of-fingernail-clippers-in-my-life/1021288)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-ive-never-bought-a-pair-of-fingernail-clippers-in-my-life/1021288 "2025-08-03T10:45:54Z")
Yet I always have a pair in my house. I’m posting this because I’m curious if anyone has had a similar experience. --- ## [When the Golden Gate Bridge (ALMOST) Got A Roller Coaster. {LINK}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-golden-gate-bridge-almost-got-a-roller-coaster-link/1021583)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-golden-gate-bridge-almost-got-a-roller-coaster-link/1021583 "2025-08-02T13:52:59Z")
And the Coaster was planned to exceed 200 MPH, and dip underwater! Could you even survive roller coaster turns & dips, at 200 mph? --- ## [My landlord passed away last night (need advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-landlord-passed-away-last-night-need-advice/1021600)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-landlord-passed-away-last-night-need-advice/1021600 "2025-08-02T08:21:34Z")
My landlord, who was diagnosed with bone cancer a few months ago, died in his sleep last night. He had lost a prodigious amount of weight since his diagnosis, and over the past few days, had spent most of his time in his… --- ## [For the Neurodivergent Folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-neurodivergent-folks/1020602)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-neurodivergent-folks/1020602 "2025-08-01T22:00:51Z")
I was diagnosed with ADHD (predominantly innatentive) at age 34. After my son was diagnosed as autistic I started poking around whether other people in my family might be autistic and somehow ended up back at myself. I f… --- ## [Wonderland Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderland-video/1021575)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderland-video/1021575 "2025-08-01T14:06:24Z")
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has started releasing short videos about how the individual stations got there names. The one on Wonderland (the Blue Line stop) uses images and material from my boo… --- ## [I killed a beaver (really: I killed the animal, I’m not talking about sex)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-a-beaver-really-i-killed-the-animal-i-m-not-talking-about-sex/1021529)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-a-beaver-really-i-killed-the-animal-i-m-not-talking-about-sex/1021529 "2025-08-01T09:34:57Z")
Yesterday I was driving from Here to There in my little rural corner of the Ozark Mountains, and a big-ass beaver ran out into the road. Seriously, he was the size of a medium dog. I tried to swerve, but he swerved too, … --- ## [It's insane that the fate of the world depends on the hormones and neurotransmitters inside one person's head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-insane-that-the-fate-of-the-world-depends-on-the-hormones-and-neurotransmitters-inside-one-persons-head/1021565)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-insane-that-the-fate-of-the-world-depends-on-the-hormones-and-neurotransmitters-inside-one-persons-head/1021565 "2025-08-01T03:40:33Z")
I was flying from California to Texas, 35,000 feet, gazing downwards at how utterly tiny a human being is in comparison to the planet. Invisible. The houses, buildings, are the tiniest of dots. The oceans are vast, the d… --- ## [Radioactive Wasp Nest in South Carolina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-wasp-nest-in-south-carolina/1021548)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-wasp-nest-in-south-carolina/1021548 "2025-07-31T22:11:18Z")
I confess this was NOT on my 2025 Weird Event Bingo Card: radioactive wasp nest found at former nuclear production site. Apparently the nest was vacant when discovered which does lead to the question of where the wasps … --- ## [Cartoon Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-question/30807)
**Author:** [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-question/30807 "2025-07-31T20:02:11Z")
What cartoon is it in which there is a dog watching some item or other who continuously chants, “Guard guard guard guard…”? My sister put this into my head today and I cannot recall where it is from. --- ## [Tsunami Warning for Japan, July 30 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-warning-for-japan-july-30-2025/1021492)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-warning-for-japan-july-30-2025/1021492 "2025-07-31T16:59:47Z")
Japan has issued a tsunami warning, with waves expected to reach up to 3 meters (about 10 feet) with the first waves at 10:30 (maybe). News: About 30 minutes ago, the warning system went off, and we received warning al… --- ## [Ladies with like 1 inch nails - how does that work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360 "2025-07-31T14:36:45Z")
Artificial or not. But when you need to wipe at the ladies room, how does that work? As a man, I am confused. I’d be a little scared tbh. :flushed\_face: --- ## [Were you ever "bounced" out of a club or bar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-ever-bounced-out-of-a-club-or-bar/1021278)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-ever-bounced-out-of-a-club-or-bar/1021278 "2025-07-31T01:42:51Z")
I was reading some Buzzfeed stories about people who witnessed other folks being bounced out of a club, but I noticed no one stated that they themselves had been bounced. Has anyone here been bounced? I never have, eve… --- ## [A ‘Conversation’ With A Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-with-a-ghost/1021490)
**Author:** [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-with-a-ghost/1021490 "2025-07-30T23:58:02Z")
In December of 1988, Mike + The Mechanics released a single titled ‘The Living Years’, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 on March 25, 1989. The song addresses a son’s regret over unresolved conflict with his now-decease… --- ## [Poem for a late and lamented friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poem-for-a-late-and-lamented-friend/1021416)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poem-for-a-late-and-lamented-friend/1021416 "2025-07-30T23:01:34Z")
We dashed his ashes at the lake house, beside the cool deep waters that he loved so much. A Lighting Designer of rare talent, a gentle fun loving kind soul. Much missed. A few days after he died, this came to me. Along … --- ## [The Canadoper Café 2024 is now open!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 662\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432 "2025-07-30T08:23:19Z")
Hi, everybody! It’s 12 midnight, NST - welcome, and Happy New Year! Come on in, take yer skates off, and have a seat by the hotstove! This is the place to share news\*, gossip, stories, to rant about whoever or whateve… --- ## [Man arrested for running fake embassy in India](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-running-fake-embassy-in-india/1021484)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-running-fake-embassy-in-india/1021484 "2025-07-30T01:47:15Z")
Quite an audacious crime. I can’t imagine he thought it would succeed as a long-term con. You’d have to put lie on top of lie on a bigger scale than a simple fraud with a fake mailing address. --- ## [43 monkeys escape from research facility in South Carolina because, why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869 "2025-07-29T21:11:04Z")
I mean, at this point does it really matter? Bring on the monkey apocalypse. --- ## [A brilliant Affirmation of Faith at my church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brilliant-affirmation-of-faith-at-my-church/1021387)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brilliant-affirmation-of-faith-at-my-church/1021387 "2025-07-29T21:04:03Z")
Every Communion Sunday, we have an Affirmation of Faith at my church. This was a communion Sunday because it was our interim pastor’s last day with us, and our new pastor won’t be installed until September, so we did it … --- ## [NNO, National Night Out — are you doing anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nno-national-night-out-are-you-doing-anything/1021432)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nno-national-night-out-are-you-doing-anything/1021432 "2025-07-29T20:39:09Z")
Held annually since 1984, per wiki, on the first Tuesday in August (in Texas it’s in October). Their site is here ➜ https://natw.org ■ On the site it says, “Together, we are making communities safer, more caring places… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=51)