# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=546 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 547 --- ## [My eyes are dilated....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912 "2017-05-08T00:08:47Z")
…and I left the Eye Doctor without getting the reverse drops. Will I ever not look like an Owl again? --- ## [I think my computer webcam may have been hacked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-computer-webcam-may-have-been-hacked/786075)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-computer-webcam-may-have-been-hacked/786075 "2017-05-07T21:00:22Z")
So the last couple of days, my computer behaved weirdly, not going to sleep as it normally does (after a few hours of inaction) and also having that bright blue light on top next to the webcam. And I was completely obliv… --- ## [Joe and Mika, sittin' in a tree...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-and-mika-sittin-in-a-tree/785857)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-and-mika-sittin-in-a-tree/785857 "2017-05-07T18:07:46Z")
K-I-S-S-I-N-G! Wow, I had no idea. I watch their show periodically when I wake up early and can’t get back to sleep (it’s on 3-6AM on the Left Coast). Story here: Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged, NBC … --- ## [The Change From George To Elizabeth On British Currency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-change-from-george-to-elizabeth-on-british-currency/786013)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-change-from-george-to-elizabeth-on-british-currency/786013 "2017-05-07T16:25:34Z")
I see a lot of talk about this on various Internet sites about the next changeover from Elizabeth to Charles, but how was it handled when it changed from George to Elizabeth? I am assuming there wasn’t a recall and they… --- ## [My Cat Loves Applesauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-loves-applesauce/785773)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-loves-applesauce/785773 "2017-05-07T14:41:49Z")
Lately, I’ve been spoon-feeding my ninety year old mom applesauce in the mornings before I go to work. It helps with getting her to swallow her medication. Now my fifteen year old cat Tallulah has discovered this wonde… --- ## [I'm Keeping an Eye on my Pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-keeping-an-eye-on-my-pets/785977)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-keeping-an-eye-on-my-pets/785977 "2017-05-07T04:37:44Z")
It occurred to me that my cat, Tibby, an unusually affectionate cat, who I love dearly, would most likely kill and eat me without hesitation, if I were the size of a mouse. Our tiny schnoodle dog probably wouldn’t kill m… --- ## [So I didn't wear my wedding band. SO WHAT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-didnt-wear-my-wedding-band-so-what/785628)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-didnt-wear-my-wedding-band-so-what/785628 "2017-05-07T01:07:22Z")
My wife and I have a female friend that we like very much. We happened to meet her through a male friend of my wife, right before we just got married, and they ended up living together. My wife and I have since been ver… --- ## [MacBook sips a rum and Coke, gets drunk and dies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-sips-a-rum-and-coke-gets-drunk-and-dies/785665)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-sips-a-rum-and-coke-gets-drunk-and-dies/785665 "2017-05-07T00:08:13Z")
I spilled a rum and Coke (that has sugar, not sugar free, if that makes a difference) on the keyboard. Immediately wiped it off. It shut down and tried to reboot. Then died. No lights, nada. I spoke to the authorized Ap… --- ## [Any fixes for Chrome's new security check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fixes-for-chromes-new-security-check/785713)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fixes-for-chromes-new-security-check/785713 "2017-05-06T22:17:21Z")
It looks like Chrome now imposes a mandatory security check on all web sites before downloading any HTML code or allowing access. When it thinks the site isn’t secure (which could be wrong), either you get a warning mes… --- ## [Garygnu Welcomes Babygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garygnu-welcomes-babygnu/784958)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garygnu-welcomes-babygnu/784958 "2017-05-06T17:45:52Z")
Mrs.gnu gave birth to our son this morning at 9:27. A healthy, 7lbs 4oz baby \[del\]ungulate\[/del\] boy. And not coincidentally, the sun came out for the first cloudless day in Washington since August. Here’s a completely … --- ## [Adoption Roll Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-roll-call/785446)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-roll-call/785446 "2017-05-06T03:43:54Z")
Did you adopt a child and/or were you adopted? My younger son is adopted. He is biologically related to my wife. We had been planning to adopt our second child after the first was born, had even begun the procedures, bu… --- ## [I hate diuretics -or- this is Me Time these days. TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-diuretics-or-this-is-me-time-these-days-tmi/785963)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-diuretics-or-this-is-me-time-these-days-tmi/785963 "2017-05-06T02:33:56Z")
Wife is disappointed that I’m not visiting tonight, but my legs are killing me. I have lymphedema and my calves are so bloated they are developing sores where the excess fluid tries to escape. I should take a diuretic… --- ## [He's been KIDNAPPED (& there's a reward)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-been-kidnapped-theres-a-reward/785832)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-been-kidnapped-theres-a-reward/785832 "2017-05-06T02:23:40Z")
Here’s a picture of Ronald He’s been \[del\]kidnapped\[/del\] \[del\]clownnapped\[/del\] statuenapped! I eat breakfast there once a year as it’s on the way from my friend’s house to the festival. --- ## [Deceased Maine weatherman named as sole suspect in rape case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceased-maine-weatherman-named-as-sole-suspect-in-rape-case/785916)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceased-maine-weatherman-named-as-sole-suspect-in-rape-case/785916 "2017-05-05T18:23:30Z")
I posted in the death pool about a month ago about Tom Johnston, the meteorologist for WCSH-TV who went missing and was later found dead from suicide. The sherrif’s department in Oxford County has released information y… --- ## [Whale wars!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whale-wars/785817)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whale-wars/785817 "2017-05-05T18:15:36Z")
Apparently, the killer whales are killing the grey whales, and the humpback whales are intervening. --- ## [What was life like before the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-before-the-emergency-medical-treatment-and-labor-act/785876)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-before-the-emergency-medical-treatment-and-labor-act/785876 "2017-05-05T15:31:48Z")
It was only passed in 1989, and recent events have gotten me wondering about this. What sort of events led to the Act’s passage? --- ## [UK Dopers - Is London Bridge Down? (Possible Mega-Royal Death)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-is-london-bridge-down-possible-mega-royal-death/785835)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-is-london-bridge-down-possible-mega-royal-death/785835 "2017-05-05T13:20:30Z")
Australia breaking news says Buckingham Palace has ordered all palace staff across the UK to immediately report to London. Speculation rife the Queen or Prince Philip has died. Official notice due out at 700 Zulu. Wha… --- ## [The Dawn of Time: 6,000 years ago!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dawn-of-time-6-000-years-ago/785727)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dawn-of-time-6-000-years-ago/785727 "2017-05-05T12:38:28Z")
Well, they say so on the Creation Museum website section on exhibits. I wonder what Animatronic Noah does…Gets drunk and grabs at the visitors? Seriously, though…There is overwhelming evidence that the Earth is far, … --- ## [Holy moly, I can hear again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-can-hear-again/785726)
**Author:** [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-can-hear-again/785726 "2017-05-05T04:25:56Z")
I’ve had a real bitchkitty of a cold since Thursday. I knew my ears were a little clogged, but didn’t think it was that bad. It was. My right ear just popped and the piped in white noise in our office just flooded into … --- ## [Cats: more social than you'd think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-more-social-than-youd-think/785751)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-more-social-than-youd-think/785751 "2017-05-05T00:31:45Z")
Maybe Fluffy really does like you for more than your ability to operate the can opener. In a recent study, half the cats tested preferred human interaction to food, toys, and interesting smells. --- ## [Need Help Finding My Brother In Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-my-brother-in-canada/785802)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-my-brother-in-canada/785802 "2017-05-04T21:03:35Z")
My brother has been estranged from the family for about 20 years or so with no contact. Recently our mother has been diagnosed with a terminal disease and she would like me to try to get in touch with him. I’ve contact… --- ## [SDMB Clickbait Fails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-clickbait-fails/785867)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-clickbait-fails/785867 "2017-05-04T20:35:08Z")
There have been several mentions recently of inappropriate or coincidental clickbait ads here on the Dope - one in the anal sex thread and others. I’ve recently encountered two that struck me as absurd or funny. One’s a… --- ## [Don't wash that coffee mug!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wash-that-coffee-mug/785661)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wash-that-coffee-mug/785661 "2017-05-04T18:15:24Z")
Don’t Wash That Coffee Mug! --- ## [Plane crash in Mukilteo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-in-mukilteo/785776)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-in-mukilteo/785776 "2017-05-04T16:41:42Z")
A 1966 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six crashed yesterday near Paine Field. I left the office on Harbor Island around 1520, and the first traffic report I heard said that there had been a report of a plane crash in Mukilteo. T… --- ## [The SDMB Summer Book Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-summer-book-exchange/785853)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-summer-book-exchange/785853 "2017-05-04T13:38:57Z")
I have, like, 2 seconds of a break in my conference, so I want to put this down now and let it run through the weekend. I did this about 3 or 5 years ago, and it was moderately successful and fun, so I thought I’d try a… --- ## [New Meaning To "Tearing Up The Carpet" (Aircraft Video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-meaning-to-tearing-up-the-carpet-aircraft-video/785837)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-meaning-to-tearing-up-the-carpet-aircraft-video/785837 "2017-05-04T13:37:47Z")
Vampire WZ507 rips up RWY10 at EGBO/Halfpenny Green. Quite spectacular, but looks like a lot of damage. Afterwards, the vampire landed on another (undamaged) runway. Airfield staff were seen cleaning up debris on the … --- ## [I got a message from President Trump!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-message-from-president-trump/785612)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-message-from-president-trump/785612 "2017-05-03T18:57:31Z")
… And he wants to send me $2,000,000. I’m guessing it’s not real, because Trump wouldn’t use Gmail. It smells like a variation on the Nigerian scam. But who couldn’t use a couple of million dollars? I’m just amused the… --- ## [The sheer mental exhaustion of gaining and losing weight as you get older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sheer-mental-exhaustion-of-gaining-and-losing-weight-as-you-get-older/785760)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sheer-mental-exhaustion-of-gaining-and-losing-weight-as-you-get-older/785760 "2017-05-03T18:56:27Z")
I’m 58 and I’ve gained and and lost lots of weight in cycles over time, but I have been heavier more often than I have been lighter by a pretty substantial margin. It’s to the point now that I can’t stand it anymore. I’v… --- ## [What is the worst fashion trend that you followed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-fashion-trend-that-you-followed/739448)
**Author:** [@jenweaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenweaver)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-fashion-trend-that-you-followed/739448 "2017-05-03T02:11:02Z")
What trend makes your eyes roll instinctively, when it comes up? What’s “the look” you sported that, looking back just seems so ridiculous? Is there a year (or decade) in your life where all the pictures have mysteriou… --- ## [Has anyone heard from Skald the Rhymer lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-from-skald-the-rhymer-lately/784680)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-from-skald-the-rhymer-lately/784680 "2017-05-03T02:05:55Z")
I know he was having trouble reading the board and was going to stop posting, but he did post in some threads after that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=545) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=547)