# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=605 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 606 --- ## [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… --- ## [US Natural Disasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-natural-disasters/765348)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-natural-disasters/765348 "2016-09-09T02:13:31Z")
Today, September 8th, is the 116th anniversary of the United States’ deadliest natural disaster, the Galveston hurricane. As many as 12,000 may have died. Anyone know (or want to guess without googling) what was the sec… --- ## [Customer Service Agents Gone Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-agents-gone-wild/765337)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-agents-gone-wild/765337 "2016-09-08T16:03:58Z")
I had an issue with something on the hotels.com website. I contacted an agent who was mostly polite and actually resolved my issue. I said “Thanks so much for your assistance! Have a nice day!” Rather than leave it a… --- ## [My Favorite Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-bible/765336)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-bible/765336 "2016-09-08T15:31:12Z")
Finally, a Bible that is easy to understand. :smiley: --- ## [News: Guy has sex with McChicken sandwich. How much would I have to pay you to have sex with one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-guy-has-sex-with-mcchicken-sandwich-how-much-would-i-have-to-pay-you-to-have-sex-with-one/764393)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-guy-has-sex-with-mcchicken-sandwich-how-much-would-i-have-to-pay-you-to-have-sex-with-one/764393 "2016-09-08T14:27:46Z")
Sex with a McChicken sandwich, that is…not the guy. --- ## [Least tempting clickbait ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-tempting-clickbait-ever/764362)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-tempting-clickbait-ever/764362 "2016-09-08T09:02:30Z")
I was just checking my mail and I noticed a clickbait ad at the bottom of the page. Its title was “What Farrah Fawcett Look Like Now Is Crazy”. No, crazy is thinking I’d want to see what Farrah Fawcett looks like now. B… --- ## [Not all criminals get away with it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-criminals-get-away-with-it/765318)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-criminals-get-away-with-it/765318 "2016-09-08T03:31:29Z")
Case in point: Lawrence John Ripple I’m not sure I’d call him a dumb criminal. His reasoning seemed of well thought out & of sound logic to me. --- ## [Emirates Boeing 777 Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emirates-boeing-777-accident/761645)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emirates-boeing-777-accident/761645 "2016-09-08T02:17:48Z")
An Emirates B777 has crashed during a go-around manoeuvre at Dubai airport, contacting the runway with the landing gear retracted and catching fire. All passengers and crew evacuated safely. There is a lot of conflictin… --- ## [When will they hire me!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-they-hire-me/764810)
**Author:** [@TheStake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheStake)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-they-hire-me/764810 "2016-09-08T01:57:59Z")
So i have been working a job that I hate for the longest! (Aren’t we all) So after this one particularly bad day I decided to start putting my resume back out there. After a couple weeks I got a hit for a really cool job… --- ## [Online image wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-image-wanted/765309)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-image-wanted/765309 "2016-09-08T01:38:18Z")
My google-fu is failing me on this one: a photo of a decoy deer used by game wardens to catch poachers; the decoy is as bullet-riddled as Bonnie and Clyde’s car. --- ## [I just planted nine iris rhizomes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-planted-nine-iris-rhizomes/765300)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-planted-nine-iris-rhizomes/765300 "2016-09-08T00:33:18Z")
It’s the third house I’ve owned (or been half-owner of), so it’s the third flower garden I’ve put in, and it isn’t going well. Both previous houses were manicured to within an inch of their lives when I moved in, which m… --- ## [POTUS, SCOTUS, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-scotus-etc/757931)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-scotus-etc/757931 "2016-09-07T17:52:59Z")
I’m 50 but don’t really recall these acronyms really only coming into common use the last 10 years or so. Or maybe I just am more aware of it now. Your thoughts? --- ## [Any dopers live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-live-in-jackson-hole-wyoming/765223)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-live-in-jackson-hole-wyoming/765223 "2016-09-07T00:27:05Z")
Their live webcam broadcast of their town square has turned into a minor viral phenomenon on YouTube. I have to admit that it’s relaxing, somehow, watching people going about their lives on the other side of the planet, … --- ## [If it ain't broke, don't fix it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/765125)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/765125 "2016-09-06T22:10:04Z")
I have had Altec-Lansing external speakers for my lap top for eight years. They have separate left and right speakers, plus a base speaker. The unit is 120VAC and has treble/bass adjustments. It has been a work horse… --- ## [Grapes and dogs. A harrowing tail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapes-and-dogs-a-harrowing-tail/764612)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapes-and-dogs-a-harrowing-tail/764612 "2016-09-06T20:53:50Z")
Kiko my 5 year old mixed breed has never liked vegetables or fruit. Grapes were on sale, and I bought a kilo. I threw one to Kiko. He played with it. Throwing it up in the air and catching it all by himself. And eve… --- ## [My day in the barrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-day-in-the-barrel/765158)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-day-in-the-barrel/765158 "2016-09-06T20:50:20Z")
It started out innocently enough. The kitchen sink faucet has been dripping. I hate the faucet (and the sink too, for that matter), so rather than replace the washer, I decided to get a better faucet. It’s 25 miles to… --- ## [Medicare users - do you carry your Medicare card with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-users-do-you-carry-your-medicare-card-with-you/765112)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-users-do-you-carry-your-medicare-card-with-you/765112 "2016-09-06T17:18:39Z")
Any time I want medical care or prescriptions, it seems, I have to present my Medicare card. Therefore I generally carry it with me all the time (mostly for fear I would forget to bring it when I needed it). Which would… --- ## [More unexpected ways you've injuried yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-unexpected-ways-youve-injuried-yourself/765084)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-unexpected-ways-youve-injuried-yourself/765084 "2016-09-06T17:08:00Z")
I know we’ve done this before, but what’s the newest, unexpected way you’ve injured yourself? Tonight I replaced the shower curtain rod, and while not as easy as 1-2-3 like the directions promised, it didn’t go badly. H… --- ## [Are there modern nations which are basically just a city state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-modern-nations-which-are-basically-just-a-city-state/765019)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-modern-nations-which-are-basically-just-a-city-state/765019 "2016-09-06T12:49:42Z")
Meaning, are there nations that are basically just one large city where many/most of the people live? Example, in the US the metro area for NYC is about 20 million. Of the US population of 320 million that is about 6% o… --- ## [Tippy, One Cat of Two Many Cats, has Questions for Hindfeet...um..Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tippy-one-cat-of-two-many-cats-has-questions-for-hindfeet-um-humans/764816)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tippy-one-cat-of-two-many-cats-has-questions-for-hindfeet-um-humans/764816 "2016-09-05T22:57:00Z")
Hello. My name is Tippy, and I am Two Many Cats’ third cat. I was only born last Memorial Day Weekend, so I have many questions about the world and Hindfeet. The two cats I live with who are Two Many Cats’ two cats st… --- ## [A child finally settles the claim that people are basically good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-child-finally-settles-the-claim-that-people-are-basically-good/764611)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-child-finally-settles-the-claim-that-people-are-basically-good/764611 "2016-09-05T19:49:30Z")
Quick clip of a childs solution to the trolley problem. Not much else to say. --- ## [Anyone else here have Loot Crate delivered monthly? And a FAQs for those who don't know what it is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-have-loot-crate-delivered-monthly-and-a-faqs-for-those-who-dont-know-what-it-is/764573)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-have-loot-crate-delivered-monthly-and-a-faqs-for-those-who-dont-know-what-it-is/764573 "2016-09-05T19:35:16Z")
So I just recently learned about Loot Crate. Let me tell those who don’t yet know what it is or have yet to hear about it what it entails (I just learned about it myself a week or two ago and I LOVE the idea behind it) I… --- ## [What the heck just happened to my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-just-happened-to-my-house/764865)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-just-happened-to-my-house/764865 "2016-09-05T15:58:24Z")
My heart is still racing a little. About fifteen minutes ago I was sitting here, tapping away at the computer, when I heard what sounded like a tapping on the glass of my south windows. It got a little stronger and the… --- ## [When you were a kid , what was your dream job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-was-your-dream-job/763292)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-was-your-dream-job/763292 "2016-09-05T13:45:54Z")
I had about 4 A wrestler A shopkeeper A footballer A it guy --- ## [Tampa Dopers: What ever happened to Randy Johnson (Pig's Eye Productions)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tampa-dopers-what-ever-happened-to-randy-johnson-pigs-eye-productions/341756)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tampa-dopers-what-ever-happened-to-randy-johnson-pigs-eye-productions/341756 "2016-09-05T13:40:07Z")
I used to be a very close friend of Tampa playwright Randy (Randall James) Johnson, of Pig’s Eye Productions. I haven’t seen or heard from him in years, and I heard a rumor he died – plausible, given his state of health… --- ## [The Calico Horror, Part III \[new kitten!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-calico-horror-part-iii-new-kitten/764907)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-calico-horror-part-iii-new-kitten/764907 "2016-09-05T12:55:47Z")
Also known as Annie. She is 6 months old and I adopted her about a week ago. I’ve been thinking about getting a third cat for some time, after the death of Lucia last fall. I finally decided that if I were going to do i… --- ## [Most interesting stretches of highways/x-ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-interesting-stretches-of-highways-x-ways/764597)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-interesting-stretches-of-highways-x-ways/764597 "2016-09-05T12:33:12Z")
The flip side to this thread. Let’s try and restrict it to Interstate-style highways, i.e. four lanes or wider. I’ll set the bar high with I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado. The whole of I-70 between Grand Juncti… --- ## [Has anybody ever done a real life ‘Escape the Room’ game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-done-a-real-life-escape-the-room-game/761474)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-done-a-real-life-escape-the-room-game/761474 "2016-09-05T04:42:09Z")
Next weekend some friends and I are going to do an Escape the Room challenge. I was just wondering if anyone else here had done one and, if so, what it was like? Also, what kind of puzzles/obstacles do you have to do? --- ## [If I'm off today, why am I starting the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-off-today-why-am-i-starting-the-mmp/764380)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-off-today-why-am-i-starting-the-mmp/764380 "2016-09-05T04:24:37Z")
Mods, as per usual, please merge this with any other MMP that may have been started. I’m off today. I was off last Monday. I will be off next Monday. It’s 5:19 Eastern Daylight Time. There is absolutely no reason to be … --- ## [50th Anniversary....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary/764665)
**Author:** [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary/764665 "2016-09-05T04:01:11Z")
Pointless and mundane? I think this fact should qualify as “totally useless trivia”. September 1, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of colour broadcasting in Canada. So obscure, I couldn’t find a link commemorating it. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=604) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=606)