# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=619 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 620 --- ## [Does your language have a funny word for numbers with recurring digits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-language-have-a-funny-word-for-numbers-with-recurring-digits/760019)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-language-have-a-funny-word-for-numbers-with-recurring-digits/760019 "2016-07-17T21:36:27Z")
Like when you pay at the bakery and the total is 3.33 €, a German salesperson will inevitably laugh and say “Das ist ne Schnapszahl!”, which means “That’s a ‘booze number’”. That’s our word for it, and I really don’t kno… --- ## [Khreatyve name spellings, again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khreatyve-name-spellings-again/752680)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khreatyve-name-spellings-again/752680 "2016-07-17T21:17:12Z")
I found myself watching TLC and the footage of conjoined twin girls being separated. Wonderful, they’re doing great, Adeline and Natalie! Nice! Till they pan over to the names on the cribs: Adeline…OK, so far so good,… --- ## [What are your worst fashion choices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-worst-fashion-choices/760071)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-worst-fashion-choices/760071 "2016-07-17T17:46:35Z")
Wearing a Brazil shirt to school , got called a traitor --- ## [Ask the guy renting his boat out through AirBnB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-renting-his-boat-out-through-airbnb/759457)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-renting-his-boat-out-through-airbnb/759457 "2016-07-17T11:02:58Z")
This spring, after my boat was recommissioned for the season, I decided to look into renting it out for overnight accommodations. I had no idea what I was in for… and I love it. I have rented my boat eight times since t… --- ## [The Thread of Dad Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-dad-jokes/737919)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-dad-jokes/737919 "2016-07-17T03:04:33Z")
Everyone hates but also loved Dad Jokes. A Dad Joke is a joke, usually told by your dad, that is corny and stupid, but also funny. Dad Jokes are often puns. They can’t be dirty. Tell us your Dad Jokes. For instance,… --- ## [Demographics on this whole Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demographics-on-this-whole-forum/759459)
**Author:** [@ERON](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ERON)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demographics-on-this-whole-forum/759459 "2016-07-16T23:49:36Z")
I’ll start off: 32, California, Filipino man with Cambodian wife. Care to share what you’re comfortable with. You can even include your occupation. I’m just curious on the demographics of the whole population on this c… --- ## [Dirt from a grave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-from-a-grave/759961)
**Author:** [@jasnooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasnooks)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-from-a-grave/759961 "2016-07-16T19:40:57Z")
My mother passed away July 14, 1996. 20 years ago. Today my buddy drove me to visit her, and i was kind of pissed off to see that her marker was almost overgrown. My buddy helped me clean it up , and i brought some of t… --- ## [Grammarians: Explain why this bothers me ("bored of")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammarians-explain-why-this-bothers-me-bored-of/759741)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammarians-explain-why-this-bothers-me-bored-of/759741 "2016-07-16T17:13:45Z")
Something I’ve seen more and more often over the last couple years is somebody saying that they are “bored of X”. That just looks and sounds “wrong” to me … and I can’t say why. “I’m tired of this” = correct "I’m bored… --- ## [The Vanishing Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vanishing-women/759912)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vanishing-women/759912 "2016-07-16T11:45:45Z")
The little city I have lived in for the past sixteen years, Chillicothe, Ohio, has been featured in a six-part documentary on the Investigation Discovery cable channel called The Vanishing Women. I wish it was for a happ… --- ## [Essence of the predictive faculty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essence-of-the-predictive-faculty/759558)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essence-of-the-predictive-faculty/759558 "2016-07-16T11:04:25Z")
We know something of how it works. Once you have burned your hand on something, you can draw on that experience to avoid ever burning yourself again. The mind can predict effects from causes. Ok, but that kind of predic… --- ## [We have a new Librarian of Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-librarian-of-congress/759845)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-librarian-of-congress/759845 "2016-07-15T23:57:12Z")
And for a change, she’s a librarian (it’s been more than 60 years since the LoC was actually a librarian). Dr. Carla Hayden was confirmed today. She has a stellar history of leadership in libraries, and as a librarian,… --- ## [Orderinng 'evasive maneuvers' a recipe for disaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orderinng-evasive-maneuvers-a-recipe-for-disaster/759841)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orderinng-evasive-maneuvers-a-recipe-for-disaster/759841 "2016-07-15T23:29:21Z")
I have the impression that anytime in a sci fi universe a commander orders ‘evasive maneuvers’ it’s ultimately not going to work. And sooner, rather than later, you’re going to end up with main power down and only life s… --- ## [A Tick!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tick/759939)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tick/759939 "2016-07-15T20:09:43Z")
I walked home from business at the Credit Union, cooked a simple dinner, , changed into jogging shorts & a T-shirt, took out the trash & then showered. Afterwards, I was taking some medicine, & saw a brown something i… --- ## [I think I win for "Stupidest Parents". Can you beat me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-win-for-stupidest-parents-can-you-beat-me/759688)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-win-for-stupidest-parents-can-you-beat-me/759688 "2016-07-15T19:50:28Z")
So I went outside just now to talk to my mom and stepfather about World War II. I wanted to show them something, so I asked them to start naming names associated with WWII…more notably, the leaders of all of the main cou… --- ## ["I'm really a girl" (April 1st prank PM)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519 "2016-07-15T04:28:49Z")
So I did this on Halloween, too. April 1st’s version is: \*I’ve been keeping a secret for awhile and I don’t really know who to tell…I saw you were online, though, and figured “What the hell?”. I know you and I don’t t… --- ## [Online Dating Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-question/758563)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-question/758563 "2016-07-15T03:07:11Z")
I’ve been active on an online dating site for around a year now without any significant progress. My question regards the frequency with which females view the profile of a male that has viewed her profile. It seems like… --- ## [Slang terms for a very small unit of measurement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-a-very-small-unit-of-measurement/759239)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-a-very-small-unit-of-measurement/759239 "2016-07-15T01:52:17Z")
When I was a kid growing up in NE Ohio, we’d refer to a “skinch” of something: “Move over a skinch,” “Gimme a skinch more juice,” “I think he likes her a skinch.” What did you say when you were a kid? Do you say anythi… --- ## [Woman hires Cat sitter and more than the cat gets stroked.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-hires-cat-sitter-and-more-than-the-cat-gets-stroked/759883)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-hires-cat-sitter-and-more-than-the-cat-gets-stroked/759883 "2016-07-15T00:24:49Z")
:smiley: I admit this dude’s actions were tacky. A booty call is pretty harmless. Nothing damaged. It certainly kept the cat entertained. :wink: Maybe I’m a bit too cavalier about this? I would have texted the guy tha… --- ## [Hypothetical: We're Starting From Scratch...Or We The Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-were-starting-from-scratch-or-we-the-dopers/759757)
**Author:** [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-were-starting-from-scratch-or-we-the-dopers/759757 "2016-07-15T00:03:11Z")
So here is the scenario…somehow, an empty city (for lack of a better term) has become available. Picture a floating city in the ocean, a floating city orbiting the earth, a domed city on the moon, or on mars. The poste… --- ## [Anglican Church of Canada declines same-sex marriage by one vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-church-of-canada-declines-same-sex-marriage-by-one-vote/759721)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-church-of-canada-declines-same-sex-marriage-by-one-vote/759721 "2016-07-14T21:48:03Z")
Literally. One vote short from one priest. The Church is meeting in General Synod in Toronto and the most significant matter for discussion was a change to the Marriage Canon to permit same-sex marriage. Since the pro… --- ## [Explain your user name please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-your-user-name-please/416239)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-your-user-name-please/416239 "2016-07-14T21:33:25Z")
I looked for a thread and found this old one http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=158404&highlight=explain+username I hope I haven’t over looked a recent one. Anyway mine (as I’ve explained once or twi… --- ## [Situations where doing the "instinctive" thing will kill/maim/get you in trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situations-where-doing-the-instinctive-thing-will-kill-maim-get-you-in-trouble/758954)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situations-where-doing-the-instinctive-thing-will-kill-maim-get-you-in-trouble/758954 "2016-07-14T20:18:48Z")
I am looking for a list of scenarios where doing the “instinctive” thing will actually backfire and make the situation much worse. The ones that come to mind are: If you have a grease fire in the kitchen, do NOT throw … --- ## [Thank you, Jean Chrétien, for keeping us out of Gulf War II.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jean-chretien-for-keeping-us-out-of-gulf-war-ii/759282)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jean-chretien-for-keeping-us-out-of-gulf-war-ii/759282 "2016-07-14T19:56:44Z")
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien refused to take Canada into Gulf War II in 2003. He was criticised by former Prime Minister Mulroney, because for the first time ever, Canada did not join with its traditional allies, the US… --- ## [Amazing Dog Feats!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-dog-feats/759821)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-dog-feats/759821 "2016-07-14T19:21:38Z")
Took the dogs out to the desert to do their thing. Out on a rocky slope they are hunting for mice and packrats. The “big one”, a old male Weiner Dog, thinks he’s found one under a rock. A pretty big rock. (Nineteen poun… --- ## [So long D.B.Cooper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-d-b-cooper/759768)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-d-b-cooper/759768 "2016-07-14T18:19:37Z")
FBI pulls the plug on the D.B. “Geronimoooooo…” Cooper case. --- ## [How many houses have you lived in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-houses-have-you-lived-in/759598)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-houses-have-you-lived-in/759598 "2016-07-14T18:09:13Z")
Just the one for me --- ## [Possibly the most moronic assertion in a news cast...ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-most-moronic-assertion-in-a-news-cast-ever/759775)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-most-moronic-assertion-in-a-news-cast-ever/759775 "2016-07-14T15:15:54Z")
I usually like Lester Holt and his news team, but today’s story about Pokemon Go had a statement about how it was dangerous…because some players found a loaded gun while they were playing it: http://www.kgw.com/news/loc… --- ## [Just heard on the news: "A matador was fatally killed...."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-heard-on-the-news-a-matador-was-fatally-killed/759630)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-heard-on-the-news-a-matador-was-fatally-killed/759630 "2016-07-14T13:18:52Z")
I don’t want this to turn into a discussion about bullfighting; my point is, is there any other way to be killed? :smack: Anyone else want to share similar gaffes they’ve heard on a live broadcast of any kind? --- ## [A ridiculous part of a serious issue: watching U.S. media grapple with the term "Brexit"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-ridiculous-part-of-a-serious-issue-watching-u-s-media-grapple-with-the-term-brexit/759894)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-ridiculous-part-of-a-serious-issue-watching-u-s-media-grapple-with-the-term-brexit/759894 "2016-07-14T12:36:19Z")
I notice how both the New York Times and NPR tiptoe around the term Brexit. They put it in quotes, or consistently include a defining statement like “May, coming to the role as England grapples with voting to leave the … --- ## [Obama just published a policy analysis article in the JAMA under his JD. Impressive!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-just-published-a-policy-analysis-article-in-the-jama-under-his-jd-impressive/759708)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-just-published-a-policy-analysis-article-in-the-jama-under-his-jd-impressive/759708 "2016-07-14T01:54:16Z")
United States Health Care Reform That’s a swaggy way to begin your exit! I’m gonna miss Obamer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=618) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=620)