# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=531 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 532 --- ## [Things you want to buy to just complete a pointless "collection"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-want-to-buy-to-just-complete-a-pointless-collection/790651)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-want-to-buy-to-just-complete-a-pointless-collection/790651 "2017-07-10T19:01:27Z")
Over the years I have acquired several utility knives. I have a basic 4 position retractable one. I have a non-locking springed retractable safety one that pulls the blade back as soon as you stop pushing it forward. I… --- ## [Trump "punches" CNN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-punches-cnn/790361)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-punches-cnn/790361 "2017-07-10T16:38:27Z")
I realize that this is mentioned, buried deep in one of the Trump omnibus pit threads but it needs a wider audience. Welcome to Wonderland: https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/politics/trump-tweets-e… --- ## [why does it seem like the predicted chance of rain only ever goes down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-the-predicted-chance-of-rain-only-ever-goes-down/790719)
**Author:** [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-the-predicted-chance-of-rain-only-ever-goes-down/790719 "2017-07-10T15:33:57Z")
yes, I know when forecasters say there’s x% chance of rain, they mean based on historical data when conditions are similar it has rained x% of the time. maybe it’s just confirmation bias, but it seems like the predicted… --- ## [Favorite Saying/Proverb from Your Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-saying-proverb-from-your-place/790658)
**Author:** [@Marci\_Al](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marci_Al)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-saying-proverb-from-your-place/790658 "2017-07-10T15:26:50Z")
From the Philippines, mine is “Kung gusto, madaming paraan. Kung ayaw, madaming dahilan” translates to: “If you want to, lots of ways. If you don’t, lots of reasons.” --- ## [Odd request..:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-request/790303)
**Author:** [@Davebd1985](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebd1985)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-request/790303 "2017-07-10T13:57:34Z")
Hey y’all so I was wondering if anyone had information for supplements like Viagra, cialis, etc. I’ve already checked the wikipedia pages and relative googling but more information is welcome. Books, websites, etc Thank-… --- ## [Osprey Cam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/osprey-cam/783511)
**Author:** [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/osprey-cam/783511 "2017-07-10T12:42:18Z")
For all you fans of raptors on nests: Ospreys on the SF Bay. --- ## [The kaboom mmp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kaboom-mmp/790418)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kaboom-mmp/790418 "2017-07-10T01:31:36Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 75 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 93 and mostly N.O.S. though there could be afternoon tstorms. We shall see. OYKW took today off and since tomorrow is… --- ## [Union files grievance against goats that are taking away their jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/union-files-grievance-against-goats-that-are-taking-away-their-jobs/790712)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/union-files-grievance-against-goats-that-are-taking-away-their-jobs/790712 "2017-07-09T18:51:39Z")
(Bolding is mine). There is no way the work would have been “ahead of schedule” if the union was involved. “The 400-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has filed a grievance contending … --- ## [Cell phone overheated; at what point should I worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-overheated-at-what-point-should-i-worry/789397)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-overheated-at-what-point-should-i-worry/789397 "2017-07-09T16:11:04Z")
So I foolishly left my smart phone (an LG Tribute Android) running a video while lying on a towel, and it got very hot, almost hot enough to burn fingers, half an hour later. So I figure that if I let the phone get that… --- ## [Wench Auction Cancelled!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wench-auction-cancelled/790189)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wench-auction-cancelled/790189 "2017-07-09T09:32:00Z")
So much to comment on here… What are they going to do with the remaining wenches? Will they be remaindered? Or maybe a fire sale? Promoted from Auctioned Wench to Featured Pirate. Well, I guess that’s progress…or … --- ## [The pros and cons of buying Costco mayonnaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pros-and-cons-of-buying-costco-mayonnaise/789665)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pros-and-cons-of-buying-costco-mayonnaise/789665 "2017-07-09T03:17:35Z")
I was surfing YouTube videos and I came across this one: Here are the 8 food items you should only get from Costco - posted by Business Insider (May 19, 2016) Item #3 on the list: Condiments - they specifically mention… --- ## [Neighbors dog poo. kill or be killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-poo-kill-or-be-killed/790098)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-poo-kill-or-be-killed/790098 "2017-07-09T02:40:07Z")
Tired of all the shit. Do I come off strong and be a dick or keep asking them to stop and be a GIANT pussy? --- ## [Utah's war on homelessness is escalating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utahs-war-on-homelessness-is-escalating/790586)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utahs-war-on-homelessness-is-escalating/790586 "2017-07-09T02:34:45Z")
Utah has been lauded in the national media for having licked the problem of homelessness by ‘just giving people houses’. As much as I’d like to be able to claim that my state solved such an intractable problem, it’s alwa… --- ## [New dogs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dogs/790598)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dogs/790598 "2017-07-09T00:15:21Z")
It’s been over a year since we lost our beloved dog Lilith, but we finally pulled ourselves together and decided to fill the hole in our lives. Last week we adopted two fourteen-month-old male Dobes from a rescue group,… --- ## [Proof of teleporting wild boars!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-teleporting-wild-boars/790783)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-teleporting-wild-boars/790783 "2017-07-08T20:13:10Z")
I knew it!! It was the boars all along. --- ## [Me and my big yap -or- fun on suicide watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-and-my-big-yap-or-fun-on-suicide-watch/790404)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-and-my-big-yap-or-fun-on-suicide-watch/790404 "2017-07-08T01:17:25Z")
On June 7 my wife died and I crawled into a bottle. I tried to sober up for her memorial on 6/19, but it wasn’t complete. By Wednesday I felt so lousy, and had been warned about DTs, that I tried checking into rehab at… --- ## [The BMW HPDE track thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bmw-hpde-track-thread/789698)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bmw-hpde-track-thread/789698 "2017-07-08T01:00:27Z")
Hi fellow bimmers: I started this new thread so our conversation keeps going outside of my “Scumbucketry” thread. So I’m thinking about how much and what track mods I could do on my '02 530i. The first step in this dire… --- ## [Letting friends make bad decisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-friends-make-bad-decisions/790601)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-friends-make-bad-decisions/790601 "2017-07-07T21:02:47Z")
Slate has a advice column which I occasionally glance at. This time the writer has a friend who is engaged to marry a guy with a bad reputation of going out with coworkers and them dumping them badly. Prudence’s respons… --- ## [Where do I buy individual Craftsman sockets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-buy-individual-craftsman-sockets/790594)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-buy-individual-craftsman-sockets/790594 "2017-07-07T17:14:54Z")
I own hundreds of Craftsman sockets. Metric and SAE, 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" drives, standard length, deep well, 6 and 12 point, etc. I bought them 25 years ago. All made in the US. I think I purchased every type of socket … --- ## [My OG, moving sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-og-moving-sucks/789888)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-og-moving-sucks/789888 "2017-07-07T17:11:20Z")
My house of full of boxes and my daughter and I are living at a friend’s house until closing/dispossession. I loathe moving. I really do. The sea of boxes stresses me out more than I can even express. We hit the road fo… --- ## [Things that were on the tip of your tongue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-were-on-the-tip-of-your-tongue/790686)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-were-on-the-tip-of-your-tongue/790686 "2017-07-07T16:51:22Z")
So I was trying to remember the name of a street from where I am from last night and only figured it out this morning So wondering what tip of the tongue moments you have had? --- ## [California's newest residents: Three Grey Wolf Pups!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-newest-residents-three-grey-wolf-pups/790605)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-newest-residents-three-grey-wolf-pups/790605 "2017-07-07T05:18:27Z")
This is only the 2nd pack of wolves spotted in CA since their extinction in the state almost 100 years ago. We got wolves!!! :slight\_smile: --- ## [12 people...(a bit long, sorry)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-people-a-bit-long-sorry/783150)
**Author:** [@Theodore\_Striker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theodore_Striker)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-people-a-bit-long-sorry/783150 "2017-07-07T00:34:31Z")
About a year ago, the lovely Mrs. Striker started having some pain in her foot, below the inside of her ankle. she had not remembered twisting it or anything, but she thought maybe since she was doing so much walking in … --- ## [So.. where were you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-were-you/218029)
**Author:** [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-were-you/218029 "2017-07-06T22:43:38Z")
Where were you during / when you found out about some of the “larger” news events in our history? I’m young enough to only have a few memories, but oddly enough, I DO remember them specifically. At the time, I remember… --- ## ['It's 'OK! It's OK to let go, I'll catch you, honey. I'm not going to let you fall!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-its-ok-to-let-go-ill-catch-you-honey-im-not-going-to-let-you-fall/789857)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-its-ok-to-let-go-ill-catch-you-honey-im-not-going-to-let-you-fall/789857 "2017-07-06T20:46:31Z")
\[:eek: Wow! \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_AMUSEMENT\_PARK\_FALL\_NYOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-06-25-14-47-31)Dramatic video taken by park visitor Loren Lent on Facebook. HUGE kudo… --- ## [Many news sites no longer allow you to highlight and copy text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059 "2017-07-06T19:26:45Z")
I noticed over the past few days that many news sites have made some sort of change to their pages so that you can no longer highlight and copy text. This makes quoting from articles more difficult. I would assume it i… --- ## [D'oh! A deer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doh-a-deer/790458)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doh-a-deer/790458 "2017-07-06T16:56:03Z")
Just getting home from a bike ride. The trail was pretty quiet so all of nature was out on full display. Saw four deer. The first was crashing loudly through the woods over my right shoulder and I was just hoping it w… --- ## [Calling Rube Goldberg (AKA Dash Cam Lamentations)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-rube-goldberg-aka-dash-cam-lamentations/790559)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-rube-goldberg-aka-dash-cam-lamentations/790559 "2017-07-06T15:53:32Z")
Warning: Long and boring. I have managed to come up with a need for the one gopro attachment that does not exist. There are mounts to hold one in your mouth. There are mounts to put one on your dog, or a kite. There are… --- ## [Can I be sued if someone slanders someone online using my network?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-sued-if-someone-slanders-someone-online-using-my-network/790582)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-sued-if-someone-slanders-someone-online-using-my-network/790582 "2017-07-06T13:18:34Z")
A few months ago, my ISP sent me a letter notifying me that they received a subpoena to divulge the name of the owner of my IP address regarding a lawsuit for defamation of character due to numerous negative online revie… --- ## [Fun Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-times/790508)
**Author:** [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-times/790508 "2017-07-06T12:50:53Z")
This is just a general, “I had fun doing a thing”. thread. No need to stick to my own topic but if you’d like too then you just go ahead and do you . My story: Ahem; I didn’t sleep well last night and so I stayed in b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=530) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=532)