# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=521 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 522 --- ## [triboluminescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triboluminescence/794887)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triboluminescence/794887 "2017-08-28T19:20:23Z")
I have seen it a few times, like chewing wintergreen Life Savers, but have found a really bright source - Breathe Right strips. The over packaging is quite large as there are two strips in each, maybe 3" square. I opened… --- ## [Not listening to voice mail even when you don't recognize the number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-listening-to-voice-mail-even-when-you-dont-recognize-the-number/730801)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-listening-to-voice-mail-even-when-you-dont-recognize-the-number/730801 "2017-08-28T14:47:07Z")
Okay, sometimes it’s easier and quicker to just call the friend back than to listen to the voicemail they left. You see that Mom called, and you just call her back. Fine. But when it’s an unfamiliar number/one that’s no… --- ## [MumperFest/DopeFest in DC!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mumperfest-dopefest-in-dc/792919)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mumperfest-dopefest-in-dc/792919 "2017-08-28T13:13:18Z")
As some of you may be aware, \*\*scareyfaerie \*\*and Smid will be coming across the pond to play tourist from Boston to DC. Ergo, there will be a gathering to wish them a Bon Voyage on their last day before returning home. … --- ## [Nothing can eclipse the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-can-eclipse-the-mmp/794270)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-can-eclipse-the-mmp/794270 "2017-08-28T05:36:07Z")
Cute title, huh? From last night: \*\*Spidey \*\*- no, we didn’t go to the ballgame. \*\*FCD \*\*was futzing around in his shop and I was Netflixing and suddenly it was too late to go. Oh well… \*\*Bumba \*\*- I can’t imagine t… --- ## [Blue dogs and green cats.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-dogs-and-green-cats/794758)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-dogs-and-green-cats/794758 "2017-08-28T04:47:31Z")
Could this be only the beginning? Are we to soon be faced with “horse of a different color” jokes? --- ## [Stuck in an elevator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-an-elevator/794508)
**Author:** [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2017, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-an-elevator/794508 "2017-08-27T08:08:18Z")
This old, frightening and common problem. I was stuck for maybe 5 minutes, so not so bad, and it hadn’t happened to me in over a decade. What really surprised me was how terrible the emergency system was. There’s a phon… --- ## [My ~18-year-old cat just projectile-vomited, twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-18-year-old-cat-just-projectile-vomited-twice/790484)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-18-year-old-cat-just-projectile-vomited-twice/790484 "2017-08-27T03:32:24Z")
:frowning: He’s done this before; the first time it happened, there was a big hairball in it, but the second time, it was just foamy liquid. I sure hope this is the end of it; this was Signal Numero Uno that his “big s… --- ## [What am I missing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-missing/794575)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-missing/794575 "2017-08-26T21:32:05Z")
I feel like everything I do lately is wrong. I’ve been feeling this for the past 3 or 4 years, but in the past year the feeling has been growing. I’m getting this feeling from multiple people, both at work and at home. … --- ## [So I thought I'd subscribe to Donald Trump's Twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-thought-id-subscribe-to-donald-trumps-twitter/794631)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-thought-id-subscribe-to-donald-trumps-twitter/794631 "2017-08-26T20:38:18Z")
Just to see his latest hi-jinks. It’s been a few days and my account has been flooded with his dumb tweets. My God, does the man never shut up? I’ve had to unsubscribe, his stuff was overflowing my account drowning out a… --- ## [Rich Piana, the irony is strong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-piana-the-irony-is-strong/794722)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-piana-the-irony-is-strong/794722 "2017-08-26T13:54:19Z")
Rich Piana dead at 46. The irony, it burns. --- ## [Dating: Friend rejection.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-friend-rejection/794177)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-friend-rejection/794177 "2017-08-26T06:19:03Z")
Well you know, just another one of my sob stories. But hey…writing helps. I’ve been friends with this lady for over a year. We’ve been dancing, gone to concerts, jogs, running races, even on trips together. Been out for… --- ## [Does 'scheme' have a negative connotation for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-scheme-have-a-negative-connotation-for-you/794638)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-scheme-have-a-negative-connotation-for-you/794638 "2017-08-26T03:55:35Z")
I recently got linked to a US/UK English usage quiz, one of the questions was based on a UK person declaring “I have a great scheme to increase revenue for our business”. Apparently their US colleague would think they’re… --- ## [Eating Animals That Were 'Saved'.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-animals-that-were-saved/794467)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-animals-that-were-saved/794467 "2017-08-26T03:36:47Z")
There is a current silly story here about a bunch of piglets that got rescued from a fire. "The farmer, Rachel Rivers, promised she would present the firefighters with organic sausages when the animals were slaughtered f… --- ## [Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-american-solar-eclipse-of-2017/763657)
**Author:** [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-american-solar-eclipse-of-2017/763657 "2017-08-26T02:31:28Z")
On August 21, 2017, America will get to see a total solar eclipse. This is a truly historic event. The last eclipse to touch US soil was in 1991, and there won’t be another until 2024. Moreover, a remarkable number of… --- ## [Trump declares risk of blindness to be Chinese hoax; stares directly at Sun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-declares-risk-of-blindness-to-be-chinese-hoax-stares-directly-at-sun/794306)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-declares-risk-of-blindness-to-be-chinese-hoax-stares-directly-at-sun/794306 "2017-08-25T21:54:43Z")
http://people.com/politics/president-trump-melania-watch-total-solar-eclipse-white-house/amp/?xid=amprecirc1 --- ## [SDMB Challenge: Best Forecaster -- Prep Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-challenge-best-forecaster-prep-thread/794648)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-challenge-best-forecaster-prep-thread/794648 "2017-08-25T21:39:35Z")
Inspired by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner’s Superforecasting, I propose a SDMB forecasting tournament with the following rules: All forecasts are for events within the next 18 months, ideally in a range from 1-18 m… --- ## [Young Chinese are 'too fat and masturbate too much to pass army fitness tests'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-chinese-are-too-fat-and-masturbate-too-much-to-pass-army-fitness-tests/794563)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-chinese-are-too-fat-and-masturbate-too-much-to-pass-army-fitness-tests/794563 "2017-08-25T19:19:10Z")
A rising number of young Chinese people are failing fitness tests required to join the army because they are too fat and masturbate too much, state media has proclaimed. The high rejection rate has triggered concerns … --- ## [Flip chart is offensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-chart-is-offensive/794439)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-chart-is-offensive/794439 "2017-08-25T13:23:34Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J75CUyfuOtY Not the flip chart itself, it’s the word FLIP that is offensive. Just as the word thug has become racist, FLIP has become offensive. No more wearing FLIP flops, or FLIPping … --- ## [Mundane tasks you hate doing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-tasks-you-hate-doing/794379)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-tasks-you-hate-doing/794379 "2017-08-25T06:29:15Z")
I’ll start, I hate cleaning eye glasses. My old ones I could just spray with windex and get the job done. The ones I have now need soap and water. It’s not challenging, it’s not difficult, but I seriously hate doing it. --- ## [More discrimination from the clown-azi Alamo Drafthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-discrimination-from-the-clown-azi-alamo-drafthouse/794599)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-discrimination-from-the-clown-azi-alamo-drafthouse/794599 "2017-08-25T04:51:43Z")
First it was a women-only screening of Wonder Woman. Now it’s a clown-only screening of It. When does it end? Who will stand up for the poor mimes? --- ## [Millennials are killing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820 "2017-08-25T04:35:01Z")
…everything, apparently. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Millennials are ruining our way of life! :wink: --- ## [The O11OO Summer Shotglass Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-o11oo-summer-shotglass-exchange/787920)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-o11oo-summer-shotglass-exchange/787920 "2017-08-25T02:22:55Z")
Last year’s thread was bumped as someone wants to have another shotglass exchange!:smiley: Okay, I take the hint. We all know how this goes. Send me a PM with your name and address. If you are willing to ship outside… --- ## [Strange text messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-text-messages/794092)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-text-messages/794092 "2017-08-24T22:40:07Z")
This morning around 10:00, I picked up my cellphone and saw there were 3 text messages that I hadn’t realized came through. Anyway, the gist of the texts were that my post mate, Barry was at my door with a delivery and t… --- ## [So....will playing "Dixie" be deemed racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-playing-dixie-be-deemed-racist/793921)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-playing-dixie-be-deemed-racist/793921 "2017-08-24T22:29:46Z")
Simple…mundane question. --- ## [Best Dorm Room design, I've seen for Fall 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dorm-room-design-ive-seen-for-fall-2017/794510)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dorm-room-design-ive-seen-for-fall-2017/794510 "2017-08-24T22:21:55Z")
It’s that time of year again. :smiley: College Dorms are filling up with students. I read today the Obama’s helped Malia move into her Harvard dorm. I helped my daughter last week. She’s a sophomore this year. Still p… --- ## [What's Up This Weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-this-weekend/794173)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-this-weekend/794173 "2017-08-24T22:17:08Z")
Anything fun going on? Myself, me and the wife went snorkeling at Hanauma Bay today. Or I went snorkeling while she relaxed on the beach and caught up on some reading. She did splash around a little but is not comfortabl… --- ## ["Unite the Right" white nationalist march: Ugliness on full display.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unite-the-right-white-nationalist-march-ugliness-on-full-display/793444)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 634\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unite-the-right-white-nationalist-march-ugliness-on-full-display/793444 "2017-08-24T22:15:23Z")
Story here: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/12/us/charlottesville-white-nationalists-rally/index.html And here: Protesters Clash in Charlottesville at White Nationalists Rally – NBC4 Washington --- ## [Terrorist attack in Barcelona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-attack-in-barcelona/793879)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-attack-in-barcelona/793879 "2017-08-24T20:10:00Z")
At around 5:15PM local time, today (3:15PM GMT). A rented van ran over pedestrians in Las Ramblas boulevard (usually chock-full of tourists), in the very center of Barcelona. Two dead, “many” injured, according to local… --- ## [My 82 Year Old Father Needs Heart Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-82-year-old-father-needs-heart-surgery/789699)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-82-year-old-father-needs-heart-surgery/789699 "2017-08-24T13:57:32Z")
He had an echocardiogram and got the results today. He needs a heart valve replaced. First he’ll have a catheterization to check the blood pressure in his heart and clear out any blockage. The second procedure, I’m as… --- ## [Canadians warned against eating placentas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-warned-against-eating-placentas/794464)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-warned-against-eating-placentas/794464 "2017-08-24T13:03:06Z")
Bunch of party-poopers. :mad: Fortunately, Canadians still have access to THE TRUTH about placentophagy. \*"Did you know that— In the 16th century, a piece of placenta was added to the mother’s first postpartum meal in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=520) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=522)