# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=578 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 579 --- ## [The man charged with electricity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-charged-with-electricity/776143)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-charged-with-electricity/776143 "2017-01-03T16:03:00Z")
Has to be a hoax but it sounds a pretty elaborate one. The link below leads to an image of an article from an unnamed American newspaper dated 25th September 1929. Image I give the text for those who would prefer not t… --- ## [Working on New Years Day- how'd that go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-new-years-day-howd-that-go/776164)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-new-years-day-howd-that-go/776164 "2017-01-03T02:13:22Z")
The warehouse I work at is open on Jan 1, so I went in yesterday. My dept. has 150+ people and we had fewer than 50 show up for work, and we had similar turn-out in other areas. Part of it is that with the start of a new… --- ## [Fascinating wiki on relations with the United Kingdom during the American Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascinating-wiki-on-relations-with-the-united-kingdom-during-the-american-civil-war/776186)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascinating-wiki-on-relations-with-the-united-kingdom-during-the-american-civil-war/776186 "2017-01-03T00:31:09Z")
I googled this up because I realized I had never considered what was going on between the UK and the US combatants during the US Civil War. It’s a fascinating slice of history. Some pieces --- ## [I think I'm going to start making ~! a thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-going-to-start-making-a-thing/776132)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-going-to-start-making-a-thing/776132 "2017-01-02T15:33:28Z")
One not entirely uncommon typo for me personally: When I want to end a sentence with an explanation point, I sometimes hit the tilde and the explanation point together (though I must consistently land on the tilde a nano… --- ## [A post-Christmas MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-post-christmas-mmp/775616)
**Author:** [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-post-christmas-mmp/775616 "2017-01-02T14:16:01Z")
Being in Australia, I get to be first in the MMP to see the day after Christmas (barring any ring-in Kiwis/Tongans/Samoans/Fijians). In Australia (as in the UK), the day after Christmas is called Boxing Day, so-called b… --- ## [Banana spots glow under UV light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banana-spots-glow-under-uv-light/776109)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banana-spots-glow-under-uv-light/776109 "2017-01-02T12:33:00Z")
Just playing with my UV flashlight, thought it was kinda interesting. I don’t have any other information to add; a brief Google search shows this is a known phenomenon, but probably doesn’t matter enough for anyone to f… --- ## [Twenty three murders in Montreal in 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-three-murders-in-montreal-in-2016/775946)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-three-murders-in-montreal-in-2016/775946 "2017-01-02T01:45:53Z")
Item in this mornings paper. Lowest total since they combined all the island’s police forces in 1972 and they started keeping island-wide records like this. Average for the past decade is 34. About 2/3 resulted in arr… --- ## [Why haven't IOS flash drives like . . .taken over the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-ios-flash-drives-like-taken-over-the-world/775862)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-ios-flash-drives-like-taken-over-the-world/775862 "2017-01-02T00:03:52Z")
Been seeing Facebook ads for what appears to be a wonderful new product, a flash drive that works with a lightning connection for an Apple iPad or iPhone. Raised eyebrow at the fact that I cant seem to find this wonder … --- ## [2016... the year they ALL died...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-the-year-they-all-died/775898)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-the-year-they-all-died/775898 "2017-01-01T21:43:45Z")
Shit. Can’t find one of the existing threads to tack this on, but I just found out Guy Clark was eaten by 2016 as well, back in May. I guess he finally bought that land. Feel free to post your more obscure losses of th… --- ## [First President Trump Joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-president-trump-joke/775770)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-president-trump-joke/775770 "2017-01-01T15:40:09Z")
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN…… A large earthquake with the strength of 8.1 on the Richter scale hit the Middle East. Two million Muslims died and over a million were injured. Iraq, Iran and Syria were totally ruined and th… --- ## [2016 claims one last celebrity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-claims-one-last-celebrity/776035)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-claims-one-last-celebrity/776035 "2017-01-01T15:04:18Z")
William Christopher, best known for playing Father Mulcahy the TV show "MAS\*H, has passed away. --- ## [Michelle Obama, Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump all 5'11" - Coincidence? I think not!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obama-ivanka-trump-melania-trump-all-511-coincidence-i-think-not/776017)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obama-ivanka-trump-melania-trump-all-511-coincidence-i-think-not/776017 "2017-01-01T09:16:12Z")
There’s a hidden hand at work here. More investigation needs to be done! Michelle Obama Ivanka Trump Melania Trump- Coincidence? No! --- ## [So what are you doing on the SDMB on New Year's Eve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-doing-on-the-sdmb-on-new-years-eve/776014)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-doing-on-the-sdmb-on-new-years-eve/776014 "2017-01-01T08:20:36Z")
Nothing better to do? Me either. I live with mom and stepdad, currently, to help with their bills. And they…well, they just don’t really do anything for New Years. Unless you think already falling asleep in the recline… --- ## [Help Me Keep My New Year's Resolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-keep-my-new-years-resolution/775901)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-keep-my-new-years-resolution/775901 "2016-12-31T23:38:13Z")
I don’t always have New Year’s Resolutions. This year I have only one. I want to become more positive. Of late, I find that I am in danger of becoming one of those bitter old women that everybody hates. I believe tha… --- ## [Who's having Chinese food Sunday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-having-chinese-food-sunday/775558)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-having-chinese-food-sunday/775558 "2016-12-31T20:34:08Z")
Especially this year, when Christmas and Hanukkah coincide … the local Chinese restaurants will be packed. Not to mention the movie theaters. Tradition! --- ## [2016 exercise and diet/healthy eating thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-exercise-and-diet-healthy-eating-thread/741997)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-exercise-and-diet-healthy-eating-thread/741997 "2016-12-31T17:26:07Z")
Hey, I’m not usually one to make New Year’s resolutions but this year I want to try to make some improvements. I want to get more exercise and eat better. I want to continue outdoor chores like cutting grass and cutting… --- ## [Best equipment to not listen to coworker's respiratory sounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-equipment-to-not-listen-to-coworkers-respiratory-sounds/775873)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-equipment-to-not-listen-to-coworkers-respiratory-sounds/775873 "2016-12-31T15:27:58Z")
I have a coworker that is next to my cubicle that clears his throat and makes other ‘snot’ sounds through sniffling, all day every day, 8 hours straight, as a chronic habit. The room is very quiet otherwise; I tried som… --- ## [RIP Henry Heimlich. Do you have a "someone saved from choking" story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-henry-heimlich-do-you-have-a-someone-saved-from-choking-story/775028)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-henry-heimlich-do-you-have-a-someone-saved-from-choking-story/775028 "2016-12-31T15:10:11Z")
Have you ever saved someone yourself, been saved by someone, or witnessed someone saved from choking because of Dr Heimlich’s technique? --- ## [Mother-fucking Earth Quake!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-fucking-earth-quake/775762)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-fucking-earth-quake/775762 "2016-12-31T06:25:03Z")
Wife is out for the night, so I’ve got DBT up to eleven. Rattled a ornament off the Christmas Tree. Almost sent a PM to Bo. But at 12:19, the house shook more than my stereo can account for, and the tree is dancin’ and … --- ## [Charles Macintosh 250th birthday google doodle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-macintosh-250th-birthday-google-doodle/775841)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-macintosh-250th-birthday-google-doodle/775841 "2016-12-31T05:44:03Z")
Only for today, Dec. 29, 2016 A bit less ephemeral here --- ## [How are you gonna spend your Leap Second?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-gonna-spend-your-leap-second/775917)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-gonna-spend-your-leap-second/775917 "2016-12-31T05:31:56Z")
This New Year’s Eve, we’re getting an extra second of revelry before the ball finishes dropping. How will you spend your free second of 2016? Me, I plan to get down on my knees (assuming I can get back up) and thank the… --- ## [My little town might get sued....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-town-might-get-sued/775661)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-town-might-get-sued/775661 "2016-12-31T04:31:40Z")
And I’ll sadly be able to say ‘I told you so’. I live in a small town, under 2000 people. City hall handles to water. That’s where you go to start/end service, pay your bill, etc. In my downtime between jobs, I’ve been … --- ## [Annual "Things stuck in human opennings" listings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-things-stuck-in-human-opennings-listings/775626)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-things-stuck-in-human-opennings-listings/775626 "2016-12-31T03:57:14Z")
"Deadspin’s Christmas Day tradition returns. It is time to sound the depths of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s database of emergency room visits. Below are the strangest, most awkwardly shaped, and least pl… --- ## [Crudbuckets! Dog has hip displaysia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crudbuckets-dog-has-hip-displaysia/775913)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crudbuckets-dog-has-hip-displaysia/775913 "2016-12-31T03:23:20Z")
I suspected Baxter Q. Pitbull had developed dysplasia and the vet diagnosed it yesterday. He’s just a year old and it’s already pretty serious :frowning: My dearly departed lab had hip dysplasia managed by meds and swim… --- ## [Joined the Liberal Gun Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joined-the-liberal-gun-club/775893)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joined-the-liberal-gun-club/775893 "2016-12-30T20:37:42Z")
Liberal Gun Club. I want to support the second amendment but I ditched the NRA decades ago when it was clear they were solidly behind right wing politicians, exclusively. I am all about promoting gun safety and responsib… --- ## [Lost notify list on mIRC when I force-restarted computer: How do I get it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-notify-list-on-mirc-when-i-force-restarted-computer-how-do-i-get-it-back/753796)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-notify-list-on-mirc-when-i-force-restarted-computer-how-do-i-get-it-back/753796 "2016-12-30T20:00:10Z")
All my applications went “not responding”, and the Task Manager wouldn’t come up, so I turned the laptop off with the power button. Now I’ve lost my mIRC notify list. Any idea how to get it back? --- ## [Tell me my dad's dirtiest joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-my-dads-dirtiest-joke/555064)
**Author:** [@QuercusMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuercusMax)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-my-dads-dirtiest-joke/555064 "2016-12-30T18:40:29Z")
Help me out, Dopers! There’s got to be somebody who knows what this joke involves. My brothers and I have long conjectured as to what it might contain, but my father even now, at the age of nearly 67, will not let slip o… --- ## [You ever notice how much a Smart Phone sounds like a calf's cry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-ever-notice-how-much-a-smart-phone-sounds-like-a-calfs-cry/775839)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-ever-notice-how-much-a-smart-phone-sounds-like-a-calfs-cry/775839 "2016-12-30T16:52:02Z")
This is mundane but I think about it every time I shut down my droid phone. It vibrates and makes this baa wahh! Sound. Almost exactly the sound a calf makes. I grew up helping my uncle raise calves and feeding them o… --- ## [Ridiculous misinterpretations you've made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-misinterpretations-youve-made/775746)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-misinterpretations-youve-made/775746 "2016-12-30T15:41:54Z")
So the other day I was skimming the news and I read, “man shoots guy with knife.” My first thought was how did he shoot someone with a knife? It took me a few minutes to realize, I am so tired he used a gun to shoot the … --- ## [Hilarious Amazon Product Reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-amazon-product-reviews/775470)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-amazon-product-reviews/775470 "2016-12-30T05:21:03Z")
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