# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=574 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 575 --- ## [Scientists Learn Why Women Go Through Menopause by Studying Killer Whales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-learn-why-women-go-through-menopause-by-studying-killer-whales/777381)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-learn-why-women-go-through-menopause-by-studying-killer-whales/777381 "2017-01-19T22:55:42Z")
That’s the headline on a Yahoo news item. It’s clearly designed to make you click on it. It worked. Some interesting stuff: So they studied killer whales not because of any temperamental; similarities with women under… --- ## [Things I see in the Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-see-in-the-forest/777493)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-see-in-the-forest/777493 "2017-01-19T21:49:14Z")
I am training for my West Coast Trail through-hike at the end of July so every day I go walking in the woods. I live close to Mt. Arrowsmith and at the base and foothills there are miles and miles of old logging roads co… --- ## [Solution to the Trump problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-the-trump-problem/777499)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-the-trump-problem/777499 "2017-01-19T21:33:24Z")
Many on this board don’t feel the Donald will make a good president (understatement of the year, I know). He’s certainly not being very presidential with all his Tweets, etc. So I came up with a solution: Kick him upstai… --- ## [I hate waking up at 4 in the morning and realising I forgot to plug in the car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-waking-up-at-4-in-the-morning-and-realising-i-forgot-to-plug-in-the-car/777023)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-waking-up-at-4-in-the-morning-and-realising-i-forgot-to-plug-in-the-car/777023 "2017-01-19T21:27:31Z")
I have one of those “Sproing!” 4 am moments when I wake up with a sudden “You forgot to do something…” thought nagging at me. What is it? Why am I waking up with this vague sense of impending terror? Eyes pop wide ope… --- ## [Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro's son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-trudeau-is-fidel-castros-son/777298)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-trudeau-is-fidel-castros-son/777298 "2017-01-19T21:26:17Z")
At least that’s what a Facebook friend is convinced of. No amount of debunking is penetrating. It’s a convoluted story, and who cares if Trudeau’s mom wasn’t anywhere near Fidel around the time Justin would have been con… --- ## [Court Rules Against Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-rules-against-socks/776887)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-rules-against-socks/776887 "2017-01-19T21:24:02Z")
Found this on Volokh today, though the opinion is from 2014. A Florida district court found that creating sock puppets is an action that can be enjoined. From the opinion: And from the article: Even the Florida co… --- ## [Home of Elijah Cummings' staffer destroyed by fire; 6 children presumed dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-of-elijah-cummings-staffer-destroyed-by-fire-6-children-presumed-dead/776990)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-of-elijah-cummings-staffer-destroyed-by-fire-6-children-presumed-dead/776990 "2017-01-19T21:21:42Z")
:frowning: :frowning: :frowning: :frowning: :frowning: :frowning: I can’t believe this isn’t a bigger story. This staffer had 9 kids (whether bio, foster, and/or adopted, IDK) and the oldest is 11 years old. http://ab… --- ## [Is it too soon to dump on Steve Irwin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-soon-to-dump-on-steve-irwin/777418)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-soon-to-dump-on-steve-irwin/777418 "2017-01-19T21:11:38Z")
I dunno – I don’t despise the guy enough to swear at him, so I haven’t put it in the Pit. But something brought him to mind today, and my first thought was, “What an idiot. He was lucky for so many years of poking and … --- ## [What should I do with my old He Man stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-old-he-man-stuff/777536)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-old-he-man-stuff/777536 "2017-01-19T20:58:15Z")
So more storage digging came up with a bunch of old Eighties He Man action figures and two play sets: Castle Greyskull and Snake Mountain, both pretty complete (though the latter has a missing eye sticker and one of the … --- ## [NYT: How books helped Obama survive eight years in the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-how-books-helped-obama-survive-eight-years-in-the-white-house/777414)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-how-books-helped-obama-survive-eight-years-in-the-white-house/777414 "2017-01-19T16:01:10Z")
Interesting article. He’s always been a reader: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/books/obamas-secret-to-surviving-the-white-house-years-books.html?\_r=0 --- ## [France makes every citizen an organ donor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-makes-every-citizen-an-organ-donor/777066)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-makes-every-citizen-an-organ-donor/777066 "2017-01-19T14:29:21Z")
What a great idea! An opt out, rather than opt in system. Since Jan 1, when it came into effect, less than 200,000 have opted out. They are saying this could save as many as 1,000 lives. Every day! How do you feel abo… --- ## [Dear God, My Wife Again. This is about IT.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-my-wife-again-this-is-about-it/773912)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-my-wife-again-this-is-about-it/773912 "2017-01-19T12:43:57Z")
Before I start this thread, please let me apologize for the last one. I was good and drunk when I started it, remembered the next morning that I’d posted, and for my own sake I never returned to it to read the replies. S… --- ## [Fort McMurray, Alberta: Massive Wildfire, 80,000 Ordered to Evacuate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-mcmurray-alberta-massive-wildfire-80-000-ordered-to-evacuate/753849)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-mcmurray-alberta-massive-wildfire-80-000-ordered-to-evacuate/753849 "2017-01-19T06:19:00Z")
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the\_americas/wildfires-cause-chaos-in-canada-town/2016/05/03/46d1dae0-118d-11e6-a9b5-bf703a5a7191\_story.html This city is more than 500 miles north of the U.S/Canadian border. It re… --- ## [I can see my house from there.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-see-my-house-from-there/777502)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-see-my-house-from-there/777502 "2017-01-19T02:10:49Z")
Okay not actually. But I love pictures space pictures at night, and with Detroit’s new white LEDs contrasted against the yellowy sodium of the suburbs I can pick my house out within a pixel or two. --- ## [Now would be a great time to vacation in Mexico.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-would-be-a-great-time-to-vacation-in-mexico/777336)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-would-be-a-great-time-to-vacation-in-mexico/777336 "2017-01-19T01:06:28Z")
We need some help. President Peña Nieto halted the federal subsidies on gasoline. The result was a 20% increase. So, we are paying $4/ gallon. Since a lot of goods are trucked in, prices are going up everywhere. And… --- ## [Hermes and his New Toy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hermes-and-his-new-toy/777039)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hermes-and-his-new-toy/777039 "2017-01-18T19:01:07Z")
Sorry for not having pictures. I’ll try to remedy this in the future. Our cat Hermes is incredibly clever\*. He loves his toys. And he’s unbelievably clever in manipulating them (and people) I first learned of this when… --- ## [Vanity plate or happenstance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plate-or-happenstance/777462)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plate-or-happenstance/777462 "2017-01-18T18:29:53Z")
Yesterday I saw a license plate that read 5EX T09. My gut reaction was “sex toy”. Is 9 considered a Y in leetspeak? Or do I just have a dirty mind? --- ## [How do your pets communicate they wish to play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-pets-communicate-they-wish-to-play/777041)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-pets-communicate-they-wish-to-play/777041 "2017-01-18T03:22:55Z")
What signals do your pets send indicating they wish to play? Like many dogs, we might be watching tv in the family room and our GSD would come bounding in noisily chewing on her favorite squeaky toy strategically positi… --- ## [A mile of the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mile-of-the-mmp/776704)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mile-of-the-mmp/776704 "2017-01-18T03:11:50Z")
“Never judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do judge him, you’re a mile away and you have his shoes.” ― Emo Philips However, I’m going with “Never judge someone until you’ve \[del\]wal… --- ## [Tax advice: constructive receipt of income](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-advice-constructive-receipt-of-income/777146)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-advice-constructive-receipt-of-income/777146 "2017-01-18T01:56:24Z")
I understand that any advice given is not binding and all standard disclaimers apply. I have a small law firm, sole proprietor, and use cash method of accrual. I settled a case on November 18, 2016 and on that date, th… --- ## [Quit smoking and then you have trouble breathing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-and-then-you-have-trouble-breathing/140738)
**Author:** [@Faith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faith)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-and-then-you-have-trouble-breathing/140738 "2017-01-18T01:53:57Z")
Hi everyone, I cannot believe this! I have read so many posts where people have quit smoking and then follows that they find it difficult to catch their breath, the feeling that you can’t get enough oxygen into your lun… --- ## [School employee fired for correcting student's spelling on Twitter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-employee-fired-for-correcting-students-spelling-on-twitter/777310)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-employee-fired-for-correcting-students-spelling-on-twitter/777310 "2017-01-17T23:33:11Z")
I’m absolutely baffled why this could possibly be a reason for firing someone. What is wrong with gently chiding someone about spelling? Half the people on this board could get fired. :smiley: OK, let’s assume it was… --- ## ["Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan robbed of thousands!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-whisperer-cesar-millan-robbed-of-thousands/777150)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-whisperer-cesar-millan-robbed-of-thousands/777150 "2017-01-17T23:23:48Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/cesar-millan-burglarized-jewelry-stolen/ar-AAlRKFS?ocid=spartandhp Perhaps police should be on the lookout for a Cat Burglar! :smiley: --- ## [Imaginary garden better than reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imaginary-garden-better-than-reality/777385)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imaginary-garden-better-than-reality/777385 "2017-01-17T21:36:44Z")
It’s a gray wintry day and as I gaze out the back window at the my dormant vegetable garden, I can’t help but dream about what I’m going to plant come springtime. The seed catalog on the kitchen table is opened to the to… --- ## [What do you always do, no exceptions, 100% of the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-always-do-no-exceptions-100-of-the-time/777178)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-always-do-no-exceptions-100-of-the-time/777178 "2017-01-17T20:08:05Z")
This weekend there is n annuala three day guitar-fest called Jam4Dan, in memory of a guy named Dan Falley. He had a guitar shop, was a noted music teacher, and a superb guitar player. He died ten years ago in a car acc… --- ## [The many ways the political right and left have flipped.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-ways-the-political-right-and-left-have-flipped/777330)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-ways-the-political-right-and-left-have-flipped/777330 "2017-01-17T18:46:31Z")
…The GOP went from being the Reaganite anti-Moscow party to becoming a pro-Russia party. …Anti-Trumpers went from demanding that the election’s anticipated results be honored and accepted, to protesting the election out… --- ## [Who have you peed next to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-peed-next-to/777087)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-peed-next-to/777087 "2017-01-16T22:01:07Z")
Years ago (maybe 2000 or so) I was in a bar in Denver and had to use the bathroom and found myself nest to this hippie-looking long haired dude. Something about him struck me as familiar, though, and I looked over at hi… --- ## [What's the most clever/ amusing WiFi network your computer is detecting right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-clever-amusing-wifi-network-your-computer-is-detecting-right-now/776675)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-clever-amusing-wifi-network-your-computer-is-detecting-right-now/776675 "2017-01-17T01:27:32Z")
Here’s mundane for yas !!! I live in an apartment building surrounded by other buildings. Had to re-set my WiFi router a few moments ago and noticed a handful of new names. So, whatcha got within range of YOUR router? … --- ## [Obama's dog bites White House guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-dog-bites-white-house-guest/776991)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-dog-bites-white-house-guest/776991 "2017-01-16T23:05:53Z")
Story on TMZ I thought he’d bitten Trump when I read the headline. :slight\_smile: --- ## [R.I.P Gene Cernan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gene-cernan/777344)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gene-cernan/777344 "2017-01-16T22:09:05Z")
Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, died today. Another icon of the United States’ glory days is gone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=573) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=575)