# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=510 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 511 --- ## [My Kindle Has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kindle-has-died/798818)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kindle-has-died/798818 "2017-10-17T15:29:55Z")
The Kindle Fire has died. 2011-2017. RIP. This is upsetting me more than I think it should, except of course it was 1) a birthday gift from my husband, who is also dead, and 2) I’ve had too damn much loss over the pas… --- ## [Your State's Weirdest Official Thingy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-states-weirdest-official-thingy/785376)
**Author:** [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-states-weirdest-official-thingy/785376 "2017-10-17T02:28:07Z")
In another thread about official state birds I was surprised to learn that it’s possible to have any number of official state “thingies” in addition to the standard birds and flowers and wotnot. It seems it’s pretty much… --- ## [Source of (or truth to) old Trump story I vaguely remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-or-truth-to-old-trump-story-i-vaguely-remember/798687)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-or-truth-to-old-trump-story-i-vaguely-remember/798687 "2017-10-16T21:46:37Z")
Back when I was in college in the early 2000’s, I remember one of the professors in one of his lectures, mentioning a story about Donald Trump, in which Trump spotted an imperfection that engineers and architects had mis… --- ## [Orion animation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orion-animation/799068)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orion-animation/799068 "2017-10-16T19:27:20Z")
An animation of the firstOrion mission, from NASA. Complete with sound effects in the vacuum of space. --- ## [Non-nightmare dreams that wake you up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-nightmare-dreams-that-wake-you-up/798849)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-nightmare-dreams-that-wake-you-up/798849 "2017-10-16T18:04:42Z")
So I woke up around 3:45am when the phone rang one time. My eyes popped open and then it occurred to me that we haven’t had that kind of phone in years. :dubious: I have dreamed that more than once. I’ve also dreamed … --- ## [Japanese/Chinese (?) translation help requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-chinese-translation-help-requested/799051)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-chinese-translation-help-requested/799051 "2017-10-16T16:52:55Z")
Can someone please translate this for me? https://www.atlasquest.com/images/gallery/14/27/142792lg.jpg --- ## [There's a hurricane headed for Ireland and Great Britain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-hurricane-headed-for-ireland-and-great-britain/799015)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-hurricane-headed-for-ireland-and-great-britain/799015 "2017-10-16T12:23:12Z")
Hurricane Ophelia formed in the eastern Atlantic in a spot where there has never been a hurricane before, and she’s heading towards Ireland and the UK. The US National Weather Bureau’s model map shows a straight line at… --- ## [Long Rambling Thread few questions about estates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-rambling-thread-few-questions-about-estates/799029)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-rambling-thread-few-questions-about-estates/799029 "2017-10-16T10:22:55Z")
I’ve taken a self imposed hiatus from the board. On July 3rd my father passed away (please don’t post condolences here I know everyone is sorry) Cause of death in my eyes is the sorry state of health care in the US. Off… --- ## [Death of a lolicon otaku penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-a-lolicon-otaku-penguin/798898)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-a-lolicon-otaku-penguin/798898 "2017-10-16T08:17:46Z")
Keep the tissues handy. --- ## [Look! I found a fossil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-i-found-a-fossil/798977)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-i-found-a-fossil/798977 "2017-10-16T05:47:10Z")
Out walking on a sunny fall day and I found a fossil! I think it’s a leaf. I don’t know anything about fossils really but I imagine the blue colour has to do with oxidation or something? I also saw lots of bear poo and … --- ## [There's a Friday the 13th in the MMP!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-friday-the-13th-in-the-mmp/798371)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-friday-the-13th-in-the-mmp/798371 "2017-10-16T00:59:31Z")
Or at least there will be at the end of the week. So let’s talk superstitions - yours or someone else’s. Happy Moanday! --- ## [I'm surprised that probiotic capsules actually work! -or- TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-probiotic-capsules-actually-work-or-tmi/798958)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-probiotic-capsules-actually-work-or-tmi/798958 "2017-10-15T22:15:43Z")
Recently I went through a couple series (two different infections) of Keflex which clearcut my personal biome, leaving it looking like a former Brazilian rain forest. They are remodeling the washrooms at work, so any ru… --- ## [So How are you celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-celebrating-indigenous-peoples-day-today/798395)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-celebrating-indigenous-peoples-day-today/798395 "2017-10-15T16:59:41Z")
It is still Columbus Day where I live, but I only notice holidays like this when I go to the post office to pick up my mail–and the post office is closed. --- ## [First recordings of dangerous sonic noise that sickened people in Cuba.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-recordings-of-dangerous-sonic-noise-that-sickened-people-in-cuba/798689)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-recordings-of-dangerous-sonic-noise-that-sickened-people-in-cuba/798689 "2017-10-15T16:51:10Z")
I’m a bit perplexed by this story. Staff at Cuba’s embassy were sickened by this noise. I listened to the recording and I can’t imagine tolerating it for long. Why didn’t the embassy immediately call in people with equi… --- ## [Montezuma Tequila](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montezuma-tequila/798830)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montezuma-tequila/798830 "2017-10-15T16:39:46Z")
This is not an endorsement of the product. But I just realized (while fixing a tequila & diet) that I’ve been using Montezuma Tequila for about 34 years, since I 1st came across it in the early 80s, at the Alabama State… --- ## [Official "Must See" You Tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-must-see-you-tubes/798922)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-must-see-you-tubes/798922 "2017-10-15T16:32:58Z")
Kindly post appropriately. Here’s one: --- ## [Check This Out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-this-out/798921)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-this-out/798921 "2017-10-15T16:28:59Z")
Cool custom VW camper van: https://s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rvshare-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/22183323/806223.jpg --- ## [Going from Apathy to Love and back to Either/Or](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-apathy-to-love-and-back-to-either-or/798870)
**Author:** [@mech1up\_forher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mech1up_forher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-apathy-to-love-and-back-to-either-or/798870 "2017-10-15T16:17:50Z")
This is gonna be a pretty long rant/story about the things i do in my life and how pointless it may be. So yeah, i’m sure many people know how it feels to be fully aware of what you need to do and what the consequences … --- ## [Happy National I Love Lucy Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-i-love-lucy-day/798913)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-i-love-lucy-day/798913 "2017-10-15T12:50:59Z")
https://i0.wp.com/nationaldaycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/National-I-Love-Lucy-Day-October-15.jpg?resize=700%2C350&ssl=1\[/url National I Love Lucy Day is observed annually on October 15. This day celebrates o… --- ## [Out-of-round-abouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-round-abouts/792812)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-round-abouts/792812 "2017-10-15T12:06:36Z")
I’ve been doing some research on roundabouts and came across an unusually shaped one in Boise. Locally, they call it a dog bone roundabout because of its shape. Also, there’s a proposal for a similarly shaped one in Camb… --- ## [An update from a few years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-update-from-a-few-years-ago/798902)
**Author:** [@Char\_Aznable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Char_Aznable)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-update-from-a-few-years-ago/798902 "2017-10-15T08:18:38Z")
Hi everyone! I remember first stumbling upon this site when I was kneed deep in a freshman year freakout for college http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=723390 \<—It was a pretty stressful time. But for … --- ## [Provocative t-shirts seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/provocative-t-shirts-seen/798646)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/provocative-t-shirts-seen/798646 "2017-10-15T04:37:56Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but a t-shirt I saw recently prompted me to post. Wife and I were walking our dog through a park in our upper middleclass suburb. Middle-aged guy walked towards us with a dog. His b… --- ## [Men carrying briefcases to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-carrying-briefcases-to-work/798729)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-carrying-briefcases-to-work/798729 "2017-10-15T02:18:42Z")
I remember this was a common thing when I started working in the 1990s; male, white-collar workers carrying a briefcase from home to work in the mornings, and then from work to home in the evenings. It dawned on me toda… --- ## [Boy Scouts To Accept Girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-to-accept-girls/798590)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-to-accept-girls/798590 "2017-10-14T22:49:17Z")
The vote was unanimous: The Girl Scouts are not happy, and I wonder if they’ll change as a result of this. --- ## [Happy National Dessert Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dessert-day/798814)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dessert-day/798814 "2017-10-14T19:56:39Z")
https://i0.wp.com/nationaldaycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/National-Dessert-Day-October-14-1.jpg?resize=700%2C350&ssl=1 --- ## [Happy National No Bra Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-no-bra-day/798746)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-no-bra-day/798746 "2017-10-14T19:56:32Z")
https://i0.wp.com/nationaldaycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/National-No-Bra-Day-October-13-1.jpg?resize=700%2C350&ssl=1 --- ## [Sometimes I can't tell English from French](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-cant-tell-english-from-french/798540)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-cant-tell-english-from-french/798540 "2017-10-14T07:15:51Z")
I’m working on a project in the kitchen and Mrs Piper is watching a show in the next room For the life of me, I can’t tell if it’s English or French. Sometimes it sounds English, sometimes it sounds French. One of the… --- ## [Note: Put Parrots in Cage Before Knitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-put-parrots-in-cage-before-knitting/798652 "2017-10-14T05:13:07Z")
Note to self: put parrots in cage before endeavoring to knit. Oooo! Shiny sticks! Mom is playing with SHINY STICKS! Can I have one? Can I have one? Can I have one? GotItGotItGotItGotIt ESCAPE! Wheee! Mom is chasi… --- ## [NOW I remember why I don't wear these pants: Workplace wardrobe malfunctions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-remember-why-i-dont-wear-these-pants-workplace-wardrobe-malfunctions/798110)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-remember-why-i-dont-wear-these-pants-workplace-wardrobe-malfunctions/798110 "2017-10-14T01:56:27Z")
So I’ve lost about 20-25 pounds in the last six months and am dressing from my “slightly fat” closet section (I’ve moved the “fat” and “very fat” sections to the back of the closet). I found a beautiful pair of pinstrip… --- ## [Travel stories thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-stories-thread/798742)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-stories-thread/798742 "2017-10-13T21:07:47Z")
Throughout my life, I’ve visited 6 out of 7 continents. Some in my childhood, others due to business travel or vacations. Thought this would be a fun thread to share some of our funny, crazy, sad, happy, or interesting … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=509) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=511)