# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=506 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 507 --- ## [Unrest in Saudi Arabia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrest-in-saudi-arabia/800915)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrest-in-saudi-arabia/800915 "2017-11-06T21:52:10Z")
Over the weekend there was some … turmoil (?) in Saudi Arabia. Apparently the Lebanese PM resigned, Yemeni rebels launched a ballistic missile at the Saudi capital, and the Saudi government went on some sort of anti-corr… --- ## [The amazing mucus rope (TMI, natch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-mucus-rope-tmi-natch/372069)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-mucus-rope-tmi-natch/372069 "2017-11-06T19:18:39Z")
I had a bad, really snotty cold for most of last week. It’s pretty much gone now, but my nose is still all stuffed up. Or, should I say, was. I was fed up with sniffling and trying to get air through my gunged up passag… --- ## [Please help save my Wikipedia contribution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-save-my-wikipedia-contribution/800863)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-save-my-wikipedia-contribution/800863 "2017-11-06T17:25:36Z")
Recently, I created this Wikipedia page: \[deleted\] Some of you may remember that I asked for help for the American version of this page near the beginning of this year. A few days ago, a long established Wikipedia edito… --- ## [A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 11 princes, four sitting, dozens former ministers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-saudi-anti-corruption-body-has-detained-11-princes-four-sitting-dozens-former-ministers/800722)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-saudi-anti-corruption-body-has-detained-11-princes-four-sitting-dozens-former-ministers/800722 "2017-11-06T13:04:50Z")
A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 11 princes, four sitting ministers and dozens of former ministers, media reports say. Any explanations? \[Some of us are very cynical that Saudi Arabia suddenly became stron… --- ## [Dear Bowe Bergdahl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-bowe-bergdahl/777681)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-bowe-bergdahl/777681 "2017-11-06T06:19:31Z")
Dear Bowe: Hope you’ve learned an important lesson: if a traitor wants a Presidential pardon, he needs to put on lipstick and a dress. PS Too late now- won’t work with Trump. But might work with President Booker in 4 y… --- ## [I'm back in the MMP!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215 "2017-11-06T04:42:29Z")
Vacation over. Alarm woke me at 5. Rainy morning. Crap on my desk. Yep, I’m back and it’s Moanday. :smiley: Happy Moanday, fellow Mumpers! --- ## [An anesthesiologist and an ophthalmologist get into a fistfight. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-anesthesiologist-and-an-ophthalmologist-get-into-a-fistfight/800731)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-anesthesiologist-and-an-ophthalmologist-get-into-a-fistfight/800731 "2017-11-06T03:00:39Z")
Rand Paul and a neighbor are on the outs, apparently. Write your own punchlines. I wonder if the guy put Paul in a sleeper hold. --- ## [Going to Singapore and taking ferries to Indonesia+Malaysia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-singapore-and-taking-ferries-to-indonesia-malaysia/800651)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-singapore-and-taking-ferries-to-indonesia-malaysia/800651 "2017-11-06T00:26:37Z")
Hi, I might take a 6-day vacation to Singapore next January. While I am there, I would like to also take ship ferries to hop to Malaysia and back, then to Indonesia and back, too, visiting three countries in less than a … --- ## [Amazonj Search Term Needed. Cookware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazonj-search-term-needed-cookware/800824)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazonj-search-term-needed-cookware/800824 "2017-11-05T22:23:36Z")
I’m looking for small glass or ceramic dished you could heat a can of food in. Glass or ceramic lids needed. What search terms should I use on Amazon or ebay? --- ## [Ghost stories anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-stories-anyone/800277)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-stories-anyone/800277 "2017-11-05T18:46:09Z")
Since its Halloween does anyone have any special (but true) experience with ghosts or hauntings? --- ## [Credit Freezing vs Getting Credit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-freezing-vs-getting-credit/795902)
**Author:** [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-freezing-vs-getting-credit/795902 "2017-11-05T17:39:01Z")
Now that the SSN’s of my spouse and I are written on every rest stop toilet partition thanks to the guardians of our data, Equifax, we’ve decided to freeze our credit (we don’t foresee opening any new lines of credit for… --- ## [A question for business owners .....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-business-owners/800708)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-business-owners/800708 "2017-11-04T21:25:02Z")
this was brought up in the papa johns thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=840557 but it got me wondering … Ok you own a retail business and a recession hits and your store takes a dive in busine… --- ## [Your latest weird dream, vol. 11ty-7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-latest-weird-dream-vol-11ty-7/784767)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-latest-weird-dream-vol-11ty-7/784767 "2017-11-04T19:01:50Z")
Last night I had a dream that I and someone else (I don’t remember who) were kidnapped while in the middle of dinner. We were held somewhere for three long days, but managed to escape eventually when they weren’t watchin… --- ## [You shouldn't buy silver. Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-buy-silver-ever/674099)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-buy-silver-ever/674099 "2017-11-04T18:44:08Z")
This thought just occured to me: Lets say the spot price of silver is $20/ozt. You have 1 ozt that you bought for $20. -if the spot price decreases to $10, you can’t sell it because you would take a loss. -if the spot… --- ## [Great pyramid: new chamber discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pyramid-new-chamber-discovered/800569)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pyramid-new-chamber-discovered/800569 "2017-11-04T17:31:45Z")
Link: Scientists Say They’ve Found Hidden Space In Great Pyramid Of Giza OK, so the floor is open for guesses about what’s in it. Personally, I think it’s Cecil’s fortress of solitude, where he goes when he’s not busy … --- ## [Tragedy in Pakistan (accidental poisoning of criminal origin)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedy-in-pakistan-accidental-poisoning-of-criminal-origin/800488)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedy-in-pakistan-accidental-poisoning-of-criminal-origin/800488 "2017-11-04T15:43:06Z")
I have read these news in the BBC, and I find the whole thing a terrible tragedy for everybody involved. Summing up - in Pakistan, a young woman who a couple of months ago had been forced by her parents to marry somebod… --- ## [Is leaving the oven on dangerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-leaving-the-oven-on-dangerous/246671)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-leaving-the-oven-on-dangerous/246671 "2017-11-04T00:33:02Z")
Assume you leave it on while you go to work because you forget to turn it off. Is it actually dangerous to do that? does it matter if its gas or electric in regards to danger? It seems like it would just internally regul… --- ## [Didya Ever Get So Sloppy Drunk You Felt So Sorry.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didya-ever-get-so-sloppy-drunk-you-felt-so-sorry/800576)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didya-ever-get-so-sloppy-drunk-you-felt-so-sorry/800576 "2017-11-03T21:14:33Z")
… for yourself that in order to get some sympathy, you told an outrageous lie? I’m ashamed to admit I am guilty of that. Here. Without mentioning a name (he can if he wants to, of course), I told someone I had leukemia… --- ## [Recommendation for Mental health forum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-mental-health-forum/799849)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-mental-health-forum/799849 "2017-11-03T20:30:11Z")
Folk of the Dope, (Mods, not sure if this belongs here or in GQ, likely there are sites that are similar to what I am looking for, on the other hand I am asking for a recommendation. In any case please move if that’s de… --- ## [Interesting but obscure biographical stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-but-obscure-biographical-stories/800429)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-but-obscure-biographical-stories/800429 "2017-11-03T18:11:01Z")
I came across a reference to Lillian Alling this evening, a Russian immigrant to the USA who became homesick and decided to walk back to Russia: While reading her article on wikpedia there was a link to the story of C… --- ## [What is the opening sentence of the book you would like to be writing right now ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opening-sentence-of-the-book-you-would-like-to-be-writing-right-now/800434)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opening-sentence-of-the-book-you-would-like-to-be-writing-right-now/800434 "2017-11-03T09:33:20Z")
Porfirio Gluck awoke with a start, suddenly aware of and irritated by the knowledge that once again one of his bones had been replaced by titanium. " Decalcification of Porfirio Gluck ", by Cartooniverse Sent from my S… --- ## [Napa/Sonoma Fires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-sonoma-fires/798404)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-sonoma-fires/798404 "2017-11-03T03:42:05Z")
We woke up at 6:30 this morning smelling smoke. We thought it was from a fire in our neighborhood, but it was from the Napa fires - which are 50 miles to the north of us. Last I heard 5,000 houses destroyed, 14 fires, … --- ## [Trump to hand over US control to the Pope Oct 31!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-hand-over-us-control-to-the-pope-oct-31/799578)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-hand-over-us-control-to-the-pope-oct-31/799578 "2017-11-03T01:28:41Z")
…or so says one of my Facebook friends. Seriously, how can people not be completely mortified by admitting to believing this sort of thing? Over and over there are people who say “the rapture will happen on (some date)!… --- ## [Canada's indigenous women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-indigenous-women/800442)
**Author:** [@Pippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pippers)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-indigenous-women/800442 "2017-11-03T00:05:52Z")
I’ve never read anything about this problem before. Either I’m living under a bridge (entirely possible!) or this doesn’t make the US news all that often. There are links in this story to other similar stories and I’l… --- ## [Happy Identity Theft Day (or, 'Why I'm conflicted about Halloween.')](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-identity-theft-day-or-why-im-conflicted-about-halloween/800339)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-identity-theft-day-or-why-im-conflicted-about-halloween/800339 "2017-11-02T23:49:41Z")
Aaaah yes, October 31st, where we gather our youngins’ and teach them the value of stealing an identity for material reward. One could be excused for thinking this was a simple rite-of-passage for children in the United… --- ## [Post Your Best Shaggy Dog Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-best-shaggy-dog-jokes/557519)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-best-shaggy-dog-jokes/557519 "2017-11-02T19:18:02Z")
So this moth goes into a podiatrist’s office. The doctor asks the moth, “What seems to be the problem?” The moth says, “Doc, I don’t know where to start. I feel like my whole life has been a waste of time. I’ve been … --- ## ["Multiple people down in shooting at Colorado Walmart: police" (11/1/17)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-people-down-in-shooting-at-colorado-walmart-police-11-1-17/800461)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-people-down-in-shooting-at-colorado-walmart-police-11-1-17/800461 "2017-11-02T18:54:54Z")
Reuters Two dead, one injured. --- ## [Placename acronyms, anagrams and acrostics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placename-acronyms-anagrams-and-acrostics/799410)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placename-acronyms-anagrams-and-acrostics/799410 "2017-11-02T03:57:56Z")
I’m coming up with a new Wikipedia page, this one about town names that have certain derivations. Right now, the page is in my sandbox area, which is an area each editor has to develop or experiment with new pages. As yo… --- ## [Drunk clown found asleep in Vermont house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-clown-found-asleep-in-vermont-house/800381)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-clown-found-asleep-in-vermont-house/800381 "2017-11-02T02:35:51Z")
Story here Right next door to Maine. Coincidence? Sure! --- ## [Multiple dead in lower Manhattan - breaking news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-dead-in-lower-manhattan-breaking-news/800326)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-dead-in-lower-manhattan-breaking-news/800326 "2017-11-01T23:59:56Z")
Looks like a truck went onto a crowded bike path in Tribeca. Reports say multiple people dead and injured. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=505) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=507)