# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=599 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 600 --- ## [How is the US going to change when Trump is elected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-us-going-to-change-when-trump-is-elected/766623)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-us-going-to-change-when-trump-is-elected/766623 "2016-10-01T02:55:51Z")
The Whitehouse will of course be re-painted gold and have a large “TRUMP” sign installed on top. The presidential jet will be renamed “Air Force Billion”. The Trump Capitol Resort, Washington will open after extensive … --- ## [What is the best lie/rumour you have heard about yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-lie-rumour-you-have-heard-about-yourself/767144)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-lie-rumour-you-have-heard-about-yourself/767144 "2016-10-01T02:22:11Z")
I heard a rumour I kissed a girl at a school disco when I didn’t. --- ## [Which forum do you check first on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forum-do-you-check-first-on-the-sdmb/767051)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forum-do-you-check-first-on-the-sdmb/767051 "2016-10-01T00:32:01Z")
For me, it’s Thread Games so I can update my favorites. --- ## [My New Normal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-normal/766560)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-normal/766560 "2016-09-30T17:17:27Z")
They tell me in my grief support group that, sometimes, it’s beneficial to make small changes that’ll help you adjust to How Things are Now. Stuff that is a little more permanent or meaningful, to continue to ease throug… --- ## [Salp: a translucent chain of fish/jellyfish-like sea animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salp-a-translucent-chain-of-fish-jellyfish-like-sea-animals/767158)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salp-a-translucent-chain-of-fish-jellyfish-like-sea-animals/767158 "2016-09-30T16:10:15Z")
I know my way around weird animals, yet I had never heard of salp, plural salps. They are translucent animals of about 2-4 inches, and they live in the sea in chains of hundreds of animals, all brothers, who later becom… --- ## [NJ Transit train Silver Streaks into Hoboken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-transit-train-silver-streaks-into-hoboken/767202)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-transit-train-silver-streaks-into-hoboken/767202 "2016-09-30T14:07:59Z")
Bad crash, one confirmed dead as of now but there’s still people trapped. story here. --- ## [Erin Burnett of CNN: Trump campaigning in "wah-KEE-sha Wisconsin"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-burnett-of-cnn-trump-campaigning-in-wah-kee-sha-wisconsin/767167)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-burnett-of-cnn-trump-campaigning-in-wah-kee-sha-wisconsin/767167 "2016-09-30T10:38:49Z")
She doesn’t know how to pronounce Waukesha. ::facepalm:: ETA: Les Paul is the Wizard of Waukesha. How could she not know that?! --- ## [The messy / tidy / in-between continuum -- thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-messy-tidy-in-between-continuum-thoughts/767118)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-messy-tidy-in-between-continuum-thoughts/767118 "2016-09-30T10:09:35Z")
I feel uncomfortably, that I am probably one of the greatest slobs / messy / untidy / disorganised livers-of-life, in history. I’m male – have never married, and have lived essentially alone, in various contexts / circum… --- ## [Going From Long Hair to Short Hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-long-hair-to-short-hair/654422)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-long-hair-to-short-hair/654422 "2013-04-02T04:15:04Z")
I’ve worn my hair long most of my life, from just past the shoulders to down to my waist. As my every-two-years-whether-I-need-it-or-not haircut approaches I am once again considering cutting it short. The fact I am no… --- ## [Things you are shocked people don't know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-shocked-people-dont-know/766348)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-shocked-people-dont-know/766348 "2016-09-30T03:24:00Z")
I work in restaurant, and I’ve encountered people who have done the following foolish things: Putting metallic objects in a microwave. Putting a plastic tray in an oven. Putting on very thin plastic gloves that we use … --- ## [Is it possible to identify whether something was written by a robot or a human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-identify-whether-something-was-written-by-a-robot-or-a-human/766134)
**Author:** [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-identify-whether-something-was-written-by-a-robot-or-a-human/766134 "2016-09-30T01:00:23Z")
Consider this discussion about the Golden State Warriors : Including these gems : It gets worse. The sentences are sort of understandable because I’ve been following the Warriors, but none of them really make any se… --- ## [Ancient Roman Coins Found In Japanese Catle. Newslink.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-roman-coins-found-in-japanese-catle-newslink/767098)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-roman-coins-found-in-japanese-catle-newslink/767098 "2016-09-29T21:58:43Z")
sunnava gun. --- ## [Russell's Teapot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russells-teapot/767185)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russells-teapot/767185 "2016-09-29T20:24:49Z")
I’m looking for examples of Russell’s Teapot. That is, any kind of parody god meant to show the unfalsifiability of the idea of a supernatural being. So far I have: Flying Spaghetti Monster Invisible Pink Unicorn Invi… --- ## [Ridiculous Hypotheticals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hypotheticals/767204)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hypotheticals/767204 "2016-09-29T18:54:30Z")
I must have clicked on a military related article on Quora once because I keep seeing military/war questions and answers popping up in my e-mail. There seem to be a lot of “What effect would an M1 tank have had on a Roma… --- ## [Is there a "I'm one of those people who..." thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046 "2016-09-29T17:20:11Z")
You know - a thread for people to post those “You know how there are some people who (insert something that annoys a bunch of people)? I’m one of them now” events. If not, then I’ll start one with: I…started my Christm… --- ## [New England Trip Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-trip-recommendations/760424)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-trip-recommendations/760424 "2016-09-29T16:39:25Z")
Later this year - but before peak fall color season, I will be going on a short vacation. For this one, the primary stops are the Currier Art Museum in Manchester, NH; the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, ME; the St. John… --- ## [Calling out the wrong name, and the consequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-out-the-wrong-name-and-the-consequences/766938)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-out-the-wrong-name-and-the-consequences/766938 "2016-09-29T16:05:33Z")
In college, in the middle of passionate friskiness with my then-gf, I whispered the name of her best friend. Luckily there was so much other noise filling the air, it went unnoticed. Yesterday, while having a mild argum… --- ## [Who IS that cool cat in the hat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-that-cool-cat-in-the-hat/767125)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-that-cool-cat-in-the-hat/767125 "2016-09-29T15:37:36Z")
For those that chose to wear hats, what is your chapeau of choice? For those that choose to wear baseball caps-frontwards, backwards or sideways-this isn’t your thread. My hat is a gift given to me from my sister-in-la… --- ## [What is the single most influential book you have read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-single-most-influential-book-you-have-read/766759)
**Author:** [@Snorri\_Thorfinnsson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snorri_Thorfinnsson)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-single-most-influential-book-you-have-read/766759 "2016-09-29T14:01:13Z")
For me it would have to be this: If you read into deeply it really gives you insight into the human condition - not only then but even today. --- ## [Guys, I think I've developed a superpower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-i-think-ive-developed-a-superpower/767196)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-i-think-ive-developed-a-superpower/767196 "2016-09-29T13:20:15Z")
Let me first start off by saying that my office provides free snacks for us. They’re really good snacks too. They include chips and cookies and granola bars and Pop Tarts and a bunch of stuff. So I have access to brea… --- ## [Went on first real date in a year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/went-on-first-real-date-in-a-year/766840)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/went-on-first-real-date-in-a-year/766840 "2016-09-29T05:01:36Z")
Went out on a date last night with a friend. Had lots of fun drinking, walking, and getting lost in our neighbourhood and in conversation. Felt great. She said so as well. The end though? I asked her if she was looking … --- ## [Ladislao Biro's 117th Birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladislao-biros-117th-birthday/767172)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladislao-biros-117th-birthday/767172 "2016-09-29T00:45:09Z")
– And Google are celibrating it with a Google Doodle in cursive. Duh. Ballpoint pens made cursive scripts difficult and redundant. As discussed on the 'net, as you’d see by Googling “ballpoint cursive” --- ## [The official "Wandering In L.A." New Post Announcements Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-wandering-in-l-a-new-post-announcements-thread/765566)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-wandering-in-l-a-new-post-announcements-thread/765566 "2016-09-28T22:57:25Z")
\*NOTE: I have obtained permission from the staff to start this thread relating to my ongoing blog, Wandering In L.A. I’ve been instructed to use just this one thread to announce new blog posts in future, with permission… --- ## [Help me feel better about renting a car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-feel-better-about-renting-a-car/766510)
**Author:** [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-feel-better-about-renting-a-car/766510 "2016-09-28T22:39:11Z")
I am going to Tenerife for vacation in a month. \ I would like to rent a car there, but the process of renting a car always feels sketchy. If I talk to my credit card company, they always say “decline all coverag… --- ## [Things that can't posibly be: bad eye sight, Celebrities Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cant-posibly-be-bad-eye-sight-celebrities-edition/767030)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cant-posibly-be-bad-eye-sight-celebrities-edition/767030 "2016-09-28T21:12:48Z")
So, this morning, as i was driving my son to school, I looked to the right at some people waiting for a bus & who did I {Can’t Possibly Be} see waiting with a half-dozen people waiting for the NYC bus? James McAvoy, fa… --- ## [Young manager - parachuting into a new position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-manager-parachuting-into-a-new-position/767019)
**Author:** [@tingbudong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tingbudong)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-manager-parachuting-into-a-new-position/767019 "2016-09-28T03:45:17Z")
I’m taking a temporary assignment as senior manager in one of our regional offices (I work for the provincial govenment of BC). It’s an older, established team who just lost their long-time manager to the private sector… --- ## [Tell me about your "Life Dog"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-life-dog/766967)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-life-dog/766967 "2016-09-28T03:01:57Z")
I have used the phrase “life dog” to explain something to friends, family, and acquaintances. What I’m explaining is a tattoo on my forearm that shows a EKG of a heartbeat. It’s a little bit of an odd heartbeat, in that… --- ## [What is the scariest thing you have been involved with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-thing-you-have-been-involved-with/766785)
**Author:** [@Snorri\_Thorfinnsson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snorri_Thorfinnsson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-thing-you-have-been-involved-with/766785 "2016-09-27T23:31:09Z")
When I was in high school we (several friends and I who also happened to also be in the chess club together) a war game club. Back then it was stricly board games played by mail in addition to to playing with each other… --- ## [Do Texans (and other gulf-coasters) really say Pure-Dee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-texans-and-other-gulf-coasters-really-say-pure-dee/311427)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-texans-and-other-gulf-coasters-really-say-pure-dee/311427 "2016-09-27T23:08:27Z")
In a book by Larry McMurtry and maybe a book called something like Topsy Dingo Wild Dog, people used “pure-dee” as an adverb. For example, “If you think that, you’re a pure-dee fool,” or “…make your life a pure-dee Hell.… --- ## [Dominant family names where you live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominant-family-names-where-you-live/766258)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominant-family-names-where-you-live/766258 "2016-09-27T23:00:20Z")
My title may seem a bit cryptic, but I couldn’t think of a short way to state it. I live in St. Mary’s County in Maryland. It’s a primarily rural area with lots of Amish and one big Naval Air Station. I’ve lived here … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=598) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=600)