# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=604 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 605 --- ## [My "Cuckoo's Nest" Moment on the CTA Bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cuckoos-nest-moment-on-the-cta-bus/765613)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cuckoos-nest-moment-on-the-cta-bus/765613 "2016-09-12T23:14:19Z")
To enhance this story, first you must know that I am a middle-aged woman, overweight, and not terribly imposing looking. I have no car, so I must take buses to do my shopping. Today, I took my wheeled shopping cart. It… --- ## [A sad encounter with an old man.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-encounter-with-an-old-man/765384)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-encounter-with-an-old-man/765384 "2016-09-12T22:16:03Z")
My gf and I often like to visit the Barnes and Noble that’s nearby, to drink coffee and read. Throughout the course of our times there, we’ve met and talked with lots of interesting people. It seems like bookstores att… --- ## [How old am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-am-i/764525)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-am-i/764525 "2016-09-12T22:12:40Z")
Background: I will be 49 at the end of September. So during a casual conversation with a coworker today during lunch, he asked me how old I was. I wanted to give a simple and succinct answer. So should have I respond,… --- ## [Ever replace a broken camera LCD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-replace-a-broken-camera-lcd/758847)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-replace-a-broken-camera-lcd/758847 "2016-09-12T21:38:14Z")
I dropped my wife’s Canon ELPH 350 last week and broke the LCD. The rest of the camera works fine but since it doesn’t have an optical viewfinder it’s pretty useless right now. I can buy a replacement LCD on EBay and the… --- ## [Cigarette brands that used to be popular, but which are now rare or nonexistent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-brands-that-used-to-be-popular-but-which-are-now-rare-or-nonexistent/502933)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-brands-that-used-to-be-popular-but-which-are-now-rare-or-nonexistent/502933 "2016-09-12T21:35:44Z")
I’m not a smoker, except for the occasional cigar. Still, I was a child of the 1970s, who grew up in a family that was culturally rooted in the 1940s and 1950s, so I was one of those kids who had parents, relatives, and… --- ## [A 9/11 story from a small town](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-9-11-story-from-a-small-town/765687)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-9-11-story-from-a-small-town/765687 "2016-09-12T21:14:09Z")
Among the multitude of stories on this occasion of the 15th anniversary of 9/11 are many that come from Canada, specifically from Newfoundland where so many US-bound planes were diverted when the US airspace was closed, … --- ## [Cheap purchases that exceed your expectations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-purchases-that-exceed-your-expectations/761438)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-purchases-that-exceed-your-expectations/761438 "2016-09-12T19:16:58Z")
With all the heat this year, we have been seeing a few flies in the house. I think they hover near the garbage cans outside the back door, and sneak in when it is opened. There are never many in evidence near the cans. I… --- ## [Because our life isn’t complicated enough... (new dog)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-our-life-isn-t-complicated-enough-new-dog/765710)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-our-life-isn-t-complicated-enough-new-dog/765710 "2016-09-12T18:30:03Z")
On Labor day, my wife and I were out shopping, and we stopped by Petsmart “just to see if there were any dogs to adopt” (generally just an excuse to play with the pups). There were the usual assortment of misfit Chihuahu… --- ## [I am now among the 39 percent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-among-the-39-percent/765310)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-among-the-39-percent/765310 "2016-09-12T17:22:30Z")
According to Wikipedia, 39% of United States citizens have a passport. Recently I applied for my first–it was in yesterday’s mail. I have no real need for it. This is something I’ve always wanted, even though I do no … --- ## [Vax facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vax-facts/765103)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vax-facts/765103 "2016-09-12T07:40:46Z")
One of my cousins, RN, PhD, shared this graphic showing ‘the science facts about autism and vaccines’. I think it lays out the case for vaccination very well. Not that it will change any anti-vaxxers’ minds. I know th… --- ## [The Pumpkin Spice MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pumpkin-spice-mmp/765090)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pumpkin-spice-mmp/765090 "2016-09-12T02:00:24Z")
It’s Labor Day, which means all the fall stuff is coming out. The supermarkets have apple-flavored everything, aisles of Halloween candy, and pumpkin spice. College football started Saturday, although my beloved Trojans … --- ## [It's the Great Pumpkin (War), Charlie Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-war-charlie-brown/765253)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-war-charlie-brown/765253 "2016-09-12T00:45:54Z")
If there were two separate events that were each fun on their own & one was able to combine those two events into one it would be fun \[sup\]squared\[/sup\]! The first is late next month in central PA - The Great Pumpkin Fl… --- ## [Stpuid question for folks who know theater/movie lighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stpuid-question-for-folks-who-know-theater-movie-lighting/765551)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stpuid-question-for-folks-who-know-theater-movie-lighting/765551 "2016-09-11T20:44:16Z")
I picked up some old DP lights off Craigslist, and the barn doors appear fairly worn. The inside surfaces are more of a burgandy than black, with some silver showing through. I’m assuming these are supposed to be a fla… --- ## [My surprise genetic ancestry analysis results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-surprise-genetic-ancestry-analysis-results/758823)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-surprise-genetic-ancestry-analysis-results/758823 "2016-09-10T18:42:50Z")
The Mrs. and I decided to do 23andMe for our anniversary this year, and just got our results back. Most of my results were unsurprising, consistent with my past genealogy research: Vastly northern and western European.… --- ## [North Korea's probably got a nuke now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreas-probably-got-a-nuke-now/765403)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreas-probably-got-a-nuke-now/765403 "2016-09-10T17:15:24Z")
5.3 earthquake today where they’ve tested other stuff. 0m depth, yield is about 15kT or so, assuming the papers I’ve read are right about how well device energy couples to rock. Biggest magnitude I’ve read of yet from … --- ## [Bad writing, yet again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-writing-yet-again/765442)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-writing-yet-again/765442 "2016-09-10T14:04:51Z")
From here: So he and one suspect were chasing another suspect? OK, we know what they mean, but still, editors are supposed to edit. --- ## [Twitterers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitterers/765458)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitterers/765458 "2016-09-10T12:55:56Z")
I finally gave up on Facebook almost completely. I still have a page and I check it every once in a while to see if anyone has anything interesting to say, other than to let me know that if I don’t share a meme I hate my… --- ## [Post your Reddit subs list so that others may find new ones we don't know about yet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-reddit-subs-list-so-that-others-may-find-new-ones-we-dont-know-about-yet/765448)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-reddit-subs-list-so-that-others-may-find-new-ones-we-dont-know-about-yet/765448 "2016-09-10T02:08:00Z")
So I’m a Reddit addict. There are some times when I will spend all day long there. Like today. And yesterday. In fact, it’s so bad that I have to limit myself how much time I spend there, otherwise I’d just constantly b… --- ## [Cpt Stubing: "Full Steam Ahead" partially destroys Marina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpt-stubing-full-steam-ahead-partially-destroys-marina/765376)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpt-stubing-full-steam-ahead-partially-destroys-marina/765376 "2016-09-09T23:04:16Z")
Another cruise-ship captain behaving badly… and AGAIN its in Italy!!! WTH, Cap? Was that “3MPH, No Wake Zone” sign a little small for you to read? Did you think when you yelled, “Full Speed Ahead! Make It So, Numbe… --- ## [New gel for treating erectile dysfunction contains Glyceryl Trinitrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-gel-for-treating-erectile-dysfunction-contains-glyceryl-trinitrate/765411)
**Author:** [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-gel-for-treating-erectile-dysfunction-contains-glyceryl-trinitrate/765411 "2016-09-09T21:59:55Z")
Adds a whole new meaning to banging :eek: --- ## [Gahundahide? (such a word?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gahundahide-such-a-word/540242)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gahundahide-such-a-word/540242 "2016-09-09T21:23:38Z")
This has bugged me off and on since the late 60’s. A buddy of my brother’s who went through a couple years service in California in the Marines back in the 60’s was prone to abuse the English language by way of a combina… --- ## [Your jaw will drop when you read what happens next](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-jaw-will-drop-when-you-read-what-happens-next/765430)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-jaw-will-drop-when-you-read-what-happens-next/765430 "2016-09-09T17:27:52Z")
CLICK HERE and you’ll find yourself on a completely unrelated website. You weren’t fooled into thinking that this would be the next page of the story, did you? Today I got a text message from my Chase Bank. CLICK NEXT… --- ## [In Which I Miss A Perfect View of the Atlas V Rocket Launch Cuz of a Little Bit of Racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-miss-a-perfect-view-of-the-atlas-v-rocket-launch-cuz-of-a-little-bit-of-racism/765382)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-miss-a-perfect-view-of-the-atlas-v-rocket-launch-cuz-of-a-little-bit-of-racism/765382 "2016-09-09T17:17:19Z")
So I come out of my car in the parking lot of my apartment complex and walk by an Asian lady who is just standing there with her phone out. I walk by her and she says something, but her accent is so thick I can’t unders… --- ## [All Your Files Are Belong to Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-your-files-are-belong-to-us/765334)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-your-files-are-belong-to-us/765334 "2016-09-09T17:07:56Z")
I use Parallels Desktop to maintain several virtual machines (different operating system platforms, different versions of the same one, etc). I went to update Windows 10 (long overdue windows updates) and on reboot inst… --- ## [Unusual word origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-word-origins/764635)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-word-origins/764635 "2016-09-09T16:35:21Z")
Sometimes a word in some language has a literal or original meaning and then develops an additional (usually figurative) meaning that’s not especially close to the original. And then the word is borrowed into English (or… --- ## [A man walks into a bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-walks-into-a-bar/765181)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-walks-into-a-bar/765181 "2016-09-09T14:36:13Z")
A man walks into a bar, gets legally intoxicated, meets a woman who hasn’t had a drink. They go outside to her car and have sex. Since he is unable to make this decision due to being drunk, was he raped? If he was una… --- ## [Nostalgic smells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-smells/764844)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-smells/764844 "2016-09-09T14:15:53Z")
What “old time” smells do you find evocative and/or very difficult to replicate these days? Mine: -Cigarette smoke when diners allowed smoking, especially the intermingled smells of tobacco, eggs, toast, and coffee. Pr… --- ## [Verbal crutches in other than American English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbal-crutches-in-other-than-american-english/765065)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbal-crutches-in-other-than-american-english/765065 "2016-09-09T12:13:53Z")
It seems that many, many people from the most inarticulate high school jock to the President of the United States will pepper their comments with “y’know” as a filler, or for whatever other reason. Another, perhaps dat… --- ## [Bellingham earthquake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bellingham-earthquake/765351)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bellingham-earthquake/765351 "2016-09-09T05:09:22Z")
A minor earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 jolted Whatcom County near Sudden Valley at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 Didn’t hear anything, didn’t feel anything, didn’t wake up. (I’m about 25 miles nort… --- ## [Did something happen to tighty whities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-something-happen-to-tighty-whities/722405)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-something-happen-to-tighty-whities/722405 "2016-09-09T04:05:19Z")
I recently tried shopping for plain old white brief underwear, but all I found at multiple major stores/chains were boxer briefs. Is this part of a trend? Are they still being made? (I assume so, because the models on s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=603) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=605)