# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=594 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 595 --- ## [Eartquake early warning system works.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eartquake-early-warning-system-works/769228)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eartquake-early-warning-system-works/769228 "2016-10-21T14:53:41Z")
So last year in Japan we had this nation-wide earthquake early warning system set up on everyone’s cell phone. Since phone signals travel faster than earthquakes, it would (could) give you at least some warning. Just no… --- ## [Dude ranches (and other rookie humiliation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-ranches-and-other-rookie-humiliation/769032)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-ranches-and-other-rookie-humiliation/769032 "2016-10-21T11:01:59Z")
I can not for the life of me understand why anyone would pay money to pretend to be a cowboy for a week. The real life ranchers running dude ranches probably look upon the inept wannabes signing up for these activities w… --- ## [Fix a problem, create a problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-a-problem-create-a-problem/769011)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-a-problem-create-a-problem/769011 "2016-10-21T05:54:57Z")
Wife got a dog. Dog needs exercise I can’t run 2 miles. I train dog to run with me while driving the Jeep. Dogs feet get hurt on the hard pack of the dry lake. Need to take dog up in the sandy hills. Roads are rocky a… --- ## [Ancient Whatever Discovered in Pond!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-whatever-discovered-in-pond/769150)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-whatever-discovered-in-pond/769150 "2016-10-21T04:41:14Z")
CNN has a headline, “Dinosaur discovered in pond.” The linked video is about a mammoth skeleton found in Michigan. Mammoths were not dinosaurs! Not every old thing is a dinosaur! Minimal effort would reveal this, or … --- ## [200 tons of jade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-tons-of-jade/769178)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-tons-of-jade/769178 "2016-10-21T01:41:24Z")
Link. Seems some diggers have uncovered a 200 ton block of jadeite worth $174.6 million. That’s one big hunk of precious rock. China will get the honor of turning it into statues and jewelry. The most valuable rock I’v… --- ## [Observation about forum behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observation-about-forum-behavior/769175)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observation-about-forum-behavior/769175 "2016-10-20T22:56:05Z")
Over the past year I’ve asked for feedback on my website from people on a few different forums (including here at one point). It didn’t happen here because Dopers seem to be very willing to offer opinions and debate, bu… --- ## [MacTech's first Constitutional Carry (concealed carry) adventure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mactechs-first-constitutional-carry-concealed-carry-adventure/734927)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mactechs-first-constitutional-carry-concealed-carry-adventure/734927 "2016-10-20T22:42:19Z")
On Oct. 15, Maine joined the Constitutional Carry crowd, any citizen legally able to own a handgun now no longer needs to apply for a Concealed Carry permit, CCW permits are still available, and give the carrier a few ad… --- ## [An extremely mild rant: Synchronized NPR begging campaigns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extremely-mild-rant-synchronized-npr-begging-campaigns/769055)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extremely-mild-rant-synchronized-npr-begging-campaigns/769055 "2016-10-20T18:36:02Z")
To start, I need to say that I’ve been contributing to NPR for decades (just so you know that I’m a decent human being). I live equidistant between the WHYY (Philly) and WNYC (NYC) stations. In the past, when their “beg… --- ## [Women, Sexual Assault, and the Fear of Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-sexual-assault-and-the-fear-of-men/768611)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-sexual-assault-and-the-fear-of-men/768611 "2016-10-20T18:32:17Z")
Continued from a conversation here. \[QUOTE=Crazyhorse\] The fact is that 1 out of 5 or so of all women will be sexually assaulted and that is staggering. More than half of them will be under the age of 30 and more than … --- ## [long-hairs up my bum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-hairs-up-my-bum/768855)
**Author:** [@onetwothreego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onetwothreego)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-hairs-up-my-bum/768855 "2016-10-20T14:27:58Z")
Women - Does anyone else pull long hairs (in my case, my own) out of their anoos? I do. I feels…OK. --- ## [Loosing my Jetta! \[cat\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loosing-my-jetta-cat/768967)
**Author:** [@Rahne\_McCloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rahne_McCloud)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loosing-my-jetta-cat/768967 "2016-10-20T14:17:34Z")
Jetta is my black short hair polydactyl cat A.K.A. a Hemingway cat. She is 5 1/2 years old and we are loosing her to kidney failure. She is my 95 cent cat. Our humane society took in a hundred cats from a hoarder and was… --- ## [Idle Thoughts/Hal Briston East State Tour: Philly Dopefest, Friday, December 16th.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-hal-briston-east-state-tour-philly-dopefest-friday-december-16th/768980)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-hal-briston-east-state-tour-philly-dopefest-friday-december-16th/768980 "2016-10-20T13:19:41Z")
Hal Briston and I will be in Philly on this day, in the evening sometime. If anyone would like to meet, let me know, we might be able to get together for an hour, two, or three for a bite to eat or something along that n… --- ## [First fatality caused by Germany's version of Sovereing Citizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fatality-caused-by-germanys-version-of-sovereing-citizen/769111)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fatality-caused-by-germanys-version-of-sovereing-citizen/769111 "2016-10-20T09:34:12Z")
Germany’s Reichsbürger are not a coherent movement - there are several competing Reich governments each issuing their own ID cards, driving licenses etc; some say the legitimate German state ended in 1918, most say it … --- ## [Hey US Dopers - A Little Love Note from Canada as You go through a Rough Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-us-dopers-a-little-love-note-from-canada-as-you-go-through-a-rough-election/768564)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-us-dopers-a-little-love-note-from-canada-as-you-go-through-a-rough-election/768564 "2016-10-20T04:41:38Z")
Tell America it is great: (Not tongue in cheek, I assure you. :slight\_smile: ) --- ## [What does this Greek word mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-greek-word-mean/769096)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-greek-word-mean/769096 "2016-10-20T03:35:04Z")
The other day I was intrigued by a bumper sticker with a Greek word and an Irish Shamrock. The word was, “ΠΑΝΑΘΗΑΙΚΟΣ”, which I believe is pronounced “Panathenaikos”, but what does it mean…and why the greek-irish connec… --- ## [New England Dopefest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-dopefest/765519)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-dopefest/765519 "2016-10-20T00:30:46Z")
Yesterday I had lunch (aka, the smallest and most exclusive Dopefest) with the always-charming Robot Arm, and we were talking about getting together the motley crew that is the Boston Doper contingent. I know Waltzes Wi… --- ## [Statements in emails with question marks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statements-in-emails-with-question-marks/769054)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statements-in-emails-with-question-marks/769054 "2016-10-19T23:07:09Z")
So I notice this when it happens here and there? Last week though, apparently everyone was doing it more than normal? Often, someone has a question to ask or is asking for help but instead of forming the sentence as a q… --- ## [Nobody Sells Axe Sheaths Anymore!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-sells-axe-sheaths-anymore/768557)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-sells-axe-sheaths-anymore/768557 "2016-10-19T22:40:55Z")
I am flabbergasted. I didn’t have a sheath for my Boy Scout hatchet as a kid, but the Boy Scout section of the local Penney’s had a leather kit that let me make one. I have been using that same sheath (with many repairs… --- ## [New furniture emitting strong PVC smell (advice....)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-furniture-emitting-strong-pvc-smell-advice/769031)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-furniture-emitting-strong-pvc-smell-advice/769031 "2016-10-19T20:38:23Z")
Quick question for Doper advice… I purchased a big (rather expensive) chair made of polyurethane. Turns out, it emits an odor that causes a headache and some nausea/stomach discomfort and just a ‘not good’ feeling. It’s… --- ## [Endangered black rhino born at Des Moines zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010 "2016-10-19T19:35:57Z")
There’s only a 1000 black rhinos left. A successful birth is quite an event. Photos are always required for birth announcements. This article includes a long slideshow of the baby at the end of the article. Ayana’s bir… --- ## [Google Street View](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view/768982)
**Author:** [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view/768982 "2016-10-19T03:19:22Z")
Boy, do I love Google Street View. I can kill so much time on there. Interesting link: Coverage of Google Street View - Wikipedia Here’s the most interesting thing I found today: I feel like Bangladesh has some room … --- ## [Tyson Gay (Olympic runner) 15 year old daughter shot and killed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyson-gay-olympic-runner-15-year-old-daughter-shot-and-killed/768792)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyson-gay-olympic-runner-15-year-old-daughter-shot-and-killed/768792 "2016-10-19T16:21:02Z")
He just competed in Rio a few weeks ago. His daughter 15, was a rising track start too. Ran the same events, 100 meters, 200 meters and relay. I can’t imagine allowing my daughter out of the house at 4am. She wasn’t i… --- ## [The Signature Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-signature-thread/768177)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-signature-thread/768177 "2016-10-19T14:35:14Z")
This is the thread to show off your signature and maybe provide a little backstory on it. Mine came to mind after I read a story about sex education being taught in high school using Oscar Meyer’s weiner. --- ## [What is the earliest knowledge you have of your family name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-earliest-knowledge-you-have-of-your-family-name/768345)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-earliest-knowledge-you-have-of-your-family-name/768345 "2016-10-19T12:24:10Z")
Just for fun I know my grandfathers were doctors in world war two --- ## [One second from death and I shrugged it off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-second-from-death-and-i-shrugged-it-off/768886)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-second-from-death-and-i-shrugged-it-off/768886 "2016-10-19T09:08:03Z")
The outrageous happened. I was about to take a ride back to home in my father’s car when this lady sped towards me, almost causing a collision. At the split second I just moved back calmly within half a second of being h… --- ## [Identifying ancient coins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-ancient-coins/768878)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-ancient-coins/768878 "2016-10-19T04:13:30Z")
A few days ago something reminded me of some ancient coins I bought on Ebay maybe 10 years or so ago. Sold cheap (maybe $2 to $5 per coin) uncleaned and unidentified. I cleaned them the best I could by soaking them in ol… --- ## [Could you live without a journal, to-do list or similar resources?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-without-a-journal-to-do-list-or-similar-resources/768535)
**Author:** [@Rumple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumple)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-without-a-journal-to-do-list-or-similar-resources/768535 "2016-10-19T03:53:21Z")
I’ve been meaning to start a journal, but I hold this wacky reservation that doing so or relying on any other ‘cognitive augment’ like a to-do list or a brainstorm robs the brain of good exercise. That sounds really stup… --- ## [I'm visiting Hal Briston for two weeks in Dec (in NJ and also NY and DC). Wanna meet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-visiting-hal-briston-for-two-weeks-in-dec-in-nj-and-also-ny-and-dc-wanna-meet/768349)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-visiting-hal-briston-for-two-weeks-in-dec-in-nj-and-also-ny-and-dc-wanna-meet/768349 "2016-10-18T20:52:54Z")
So I’m taking a vacation to visit and stay with Hal Briston for two weeks in Dec. I’ll be there from Dec 5th to the 19th. Hal Briston lives in New Jersey, around Newark. During the trip, we’re also planning to spend a w… --- ## [SUVs and western names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suvs-and-western-names/768584)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suvs-and-western-names/768584 "2016-10-18T20:17:29Z")
I have a hypothesis that whenever marketers of pickup trucks or SUVs are stumped for a model name, they get out a big map of the western North America and throw darts at it. Evidence for this theory is the following list… --- ## [Breaking the fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-fast/768379)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-fast/768379 "2016-10-18T18:48:43Z")
For all the dopers who fasted today, how did you break your fast? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=593) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=595)