# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=566 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 567 --- ## [Journalist changes his mind about Israel/Palestinian conflict after being there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalist-changes-his-mind-about-israel-palestinian-conflict-after-being-there/779961)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalist-changes-his-mind-about-israel-palestinian-conflict-after-being-there/779961 "2017-02-17T16:51:50Z")
http://www.hunterstuartjournalist.com/2017/02/a-view-from-frontlines.html "In the summer of 2015, just three days after I moved to Israel for a year-and-a-half stint freelance reporting in the region, I wrote down my fe… --- ## [Did this woman jump the queue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-woman-jump-the-queue/779844)
**Author:** [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-woman-jump-the-queue/779844 "2017-02-17T12:25:42Z")
I’m at the chemist picking up some medicine. I go up to the front counter and there’s no clear place to queue, but a line has formed so I join the end of it. There’s one register open (let’s call it register 1) serving a… --- ## [The downside of coming from a wealthy family.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-downside-of-coming-from-a-wealthy-family/779850)
**Author:** [@halfblock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/halfblock)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-downside-of-coming-from-a-wealthy-family/779850 "2017-02-17T10:17:12Z")
So I’m 16 years old and I’m a sophomore in high school. My parents are pretty wealthy. We live in a 2-story-house with 6 bedrooms, and a swimming pool in the backyard. My parents are also well-known, especially in the ar… --- ## [Counterfeiting currency.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeiting-currency/779946)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeiting-currency/779946 "2017-02-17T07:24:43Z")
It just occurred to me the other day. Along the lines ofthis thread. If someone is going to counterfeit money why wouldn’t they simply counterfeit older currency? With all the neat anti counterfeiting stuff they have … --- ## [Things that are weirdly satisfying...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-weirdly-satisfying/779733)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-weirdly-satisfying/779733 "2017-02-17T00:49:50Z")
My addition to the list is “making an online order that totals exactly the balance on your gift card (as in down to the penny)”. And it’s all thanks to Barnes and Nobles’ promo code offer, or I would’ve been $2.57 over! … --- ## [I'm off soap!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-off-soap/779853)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-off-soap/779853 "2017-02-16T22:28:01Z")
A few months back I got on to a soap lick, buying artisanal soaps online and in stores in a search for the perfect bar soap for showering with. Before that I pretty much have exclusively been using Old Spice Amber body w… --- ## [My favorite thing I ever wrote.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-thing-i-ever-wrote/691090)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-thing-i-ever-wrote/691090 "2017-02-16T18:49:46Z")
I’m just going to post it. Hope you enjoy it. Twelve Brief Passages of Questionable Authenticity with Brief Commentary --- ## [Anybody have New Year's Resolutions that They are Still Keeping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-new-years-resolutions-that-they-are-still-keeping/779945)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-new-years-resolutions-that-they-are-still-keeping/779945 "2017-02-16T18:09:39Z")
Okay, it’s a month and a half in, and I was wondering, did anyone have New Year’s Resolutions for 2017? If so, are you still keeping them? I did have one, only one. And I’m trying. Really, I’m trying hard. I’m tryin… --- ## [So February has sucked so far...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-february-has-sucked-so-far/779791)
**Author:** [@Cheerful\_Pessimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheerful_Pessimist)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-february-has-sucked-so-far/779791 "2017-02-16T17:05:40Z")
Day 14 of the “cold” from hell. Seriously, I’ve not been so sick for so long for as long as I can remember. I turned 50 on the 3rd. Great. I spent the day in bed. Woohoo. Way to celebrate the milestone. My mother in la… --- ## [Why is it so damn hard to prevent credit card fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-damn-hard-to-prevent-credit-card-fraud/779357)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-damn-hard-to-prevent-credit-card-fraud/779357 "2017-02-16T04:35:39Z")
Please learn me… I had my debit card hacked for an online purchase of $30. Caught it the same day because I have an app (on my phone) for my banking and noticed the charge. Made the call and talked with a bank associa… --- ## [Rumors--Trump Hates The Job/Fed Up/Thinking Of Quitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumors-trump-hates-the-job-fed-up-thinking-of-quitting/779545)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumors-trump-hates-the-job-fed-up-thinking-of-quitting/779545 "2017-02-15T22:22:22Z")
Newser cites anonymous Washington sources, claiming that Trump may be thinking about tossing in the towel. Any input? --- ## [Goodbye, beloved doggie (another sad thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-beloved-doggie-another-sad-thread/778822)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-beloved-doggie-another-sad-thread/778822 "2017-02-15T20:44:50Z")
Today is my darling, wonderful dog Buddy’s last day. (Picture from much happier times.) I’m going to take him to the vet in about half an hour. :frowning: He could probably go on in this condition for possibly even a fe… --- ## [Candy Sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-sales/779905)
**Author:** [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-sales/779905 "2017-02-15T20:15:48Z")
Feb 15th will always be my favorite shopping day of the year … 50% off chocolate … it’s life GREAT !!! --- ## [Odd but true - my satellite-synced clock radio is always 10 minutes slow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-but-true-my-satellite-synced-clock-radio-is-always-10-minutes-slow/779773)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-but-true-my-satellite-synced-clock-radio-is-always-10-minutes-slow/779773 "2017-02-15T17:28:07Z")
Clock purchased from Brookstone several many years ago. I don’t remember why I didn’t return it. There is no way to set the time manually, it is only set by syncing with a satellite (I don’t know which one). If the powe… --- ## [The ongoing case of the missing shoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-case-of-the-missing-shoe/779794)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-case-of-the-missing-shoe/779794 "2017-02-15T16:44:18Z")
Or a snow boot more appropriately. My ten year old daughter took off her snow boots last weekend and woke up to find one that one of them was nowhere to be found. We looked everywhere and it was just…gone. This makes no … --- ## [Cliqz --- An Unexciting Flat Style Browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliqz-an-unexciting-flat-style-browser/779911)
**Author:** [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliqz-an-unexciting-flat-style-browser/779911 "2017-02-15T16:24:00Z")
There aren’t many browsers, and most are overlays for the same old engines: still here’s a new one. Cliqz, partially owned by Mozilla who are no doubt bored with screwing up Firefox. It is phenomenally fugly, in the … --- ## [A word I never expected to hear on radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-i-never-expected-to-hear-on-radio/779867)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-i-never-expected-to-hear-on-radio/779867 "2017-02-15T14:38:48Z")
I was only half listening so the details are sketchy but I was listening to the morning show on CBC radio 1 this morning they were interviewing a woman who had, within the last year, been elected to her provincial legisl… --- ## [interesting engineering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-engineering/779655)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-engineering/779655 "2017-02-15T11:25:27Z")
reading this thread got me thinking about some of the more interesting building engineering I’ve seen. The most fascinating building I’ve personally been inside is this one The big block with the gold leaf is a freight… --- ## [Spelling errors in high profile tweets: the new "folksy" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-errors-in-high-profile-tweets-the-new-folksy/779825)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-errors-in-high-profile-tweets-the-new-folksy/779825 "2017-02-15T11:05:35Z")
Apparently, Betsy de Vos’ new department of education has repeatedly made som high profile spelling errors and typos. Them educatered liberals have, quite predictably, gloated and pounced on these errors. But I’m sta… --- ## [Externalize! Happy Valentine's Day! Externalize!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/externalize-happy-valentines-day-externalize/779864)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/externalize-happy-valentines-day-externalize/779864 "2017-02-15T04:08:52Z")
I set this up for Pepper Mill last night \[Album\] imgur.com … --- ## [Dutch vegan denied passport in Switzerland for being "too annoying"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-vegan-denied-passport-in-switzerland-for-being-too-annoying/779810)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-vegan-denied-passport-in-switzerland-for-being-too-annoying/779810 "2017-02-15T01:01:56Z")
Sounds like something out of “The Onion”, but it seems to be true (at least there are several different sources). It happened about a month ago, but I haven’t seen it mentioned here, and I thought that it was deserving … --- ## [Burger King Israel to sell REALLY Happy Meals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-israel-to-sell-really-happy-meals/779860)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-israel-to-sell-really-happy-meals/779860 "2017-02-14T23:32:53Z")
Headline: It’s not a whopper: Burger King Israel to sell adult-only meal with sex toy for Valentine’s Day --- ## [Wore some pajama pants with cute frogs, was approached by white nationalists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wore-some-pajama-pants-with-cute-frogs-was-approached-by-white-nationalists/779757)
**Author:** [@DkTrdGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DkTrdGuy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wore-some-pajama-pants-with-cute-frogs-was-approached-by-white-nationalists/779757 "2017-02-14T22:27:15Z")
Lately, I’ve learned two lessons. Follow the news more closely. Never wear pajama pants out in public. I made a quick run to the grocery store to get some diet cherry coke, white bread, and ranch dressing. It was late… --- ## [Donald trrump Calls EVERYBODY He Doesn't Like "Nasty"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trrump-calls-everybody-he-doesnt-like-nasty/779783)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trrump-calls-everybody-he-doesnt-like-nasty/779783 "2017-02-14T21:59:54Z")
By now, we all know what we think of Donald Trump, and that’s not likely to change. There’s nothing he can possibly do to convince me he’s not a phony and an all-around asshole, and I’ve been saying as much for a very l… --- ## [Thank you, people of New York and other Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-people-of-new-york-and-other-americans/779683)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-people-of-new-york-and-other-americans/779683 "2017-02-14T20:07:11Z")
My son and his friend just got back from a road trip. They took route 80 from California to New York and back again. He’s 23, and has never been out of state before. He says they had a wonderful time, particularly in Ne… --- ## [My neighbor wants me to cut his throat. Or give him a hug.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-wants-me-to-cut-his-throat-or-give-him-a-hug/778621)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-wants-me-to-cut-his-throat-or-give-him-a-hug/778621 "2017-02-14T19:04:12Z")
Or reach down into his gullet with a clamp. Just do something!! Got home from work today during a moderately heavy snow, and right on my heels is my neighbor, from an eighth mile down the road, hot in pursuit. The guy,… --- ## [German, Hebrew, Yiddish, or Gibberish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-hebrew-yiddish-or-gibberish/13877)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-hebrew-yiddish-or-gibberish/13877 "2017-02-14T17:18:37Z")
In the Three Stooges short “You Natzy Spy.” There is a scene where the Stooges are appointed to be triumvirate dictators of Moronia. They all shake hands and say “something.” Approximations are “beblak,” “beblach,” “be… --- ## [Trump's inauguration poster has glaring goof.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746 "2017-02-14T16:50:42Z")
President Donald Trump’s official inauguration poster, available for sale by the Library of Congress, printed with a quote from the Donald, contains a conspicuously misplaced word. The quote the poster says, “No dream i… --- ## [Jerry Sandusky's son charged with sexual assault of a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-sanduskys-son-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-a-child/779771)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-sanduskys-son-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-a-child/779771 "2017-02-14T16:46:01Z")
The story can be found here I expect a certain poster will come rushing in explaining that this cannot be possible, due to the height differences. But man, this is one fucked up family. --- ## [GPS and Google Maps lost it mind yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-and-google-maps-lost-it-mind-yesterday/779728)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-and-google-maps-lost-it-mind-yesterday/779728 "2017-02-14T15:59:49Z")
I have location tracking enabled on my phone. So I can log into Google and find it, in case it gets lost or stolen. It’s fun sometimes to pull up Google maps, tracking and see a busy day’s errands. Zooming in tight on… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=565) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=567)