# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=65 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 66 --- ## [Questions about Lincoln’s assassination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-lincoln-s-assassination/1016617)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-lincoln-s-assassination/1016617 "2025-04-04T18:39:17Z")
Wasn’t sure if this belongs in P&E or not. Assume Booth still kills Lincoln, but somehow the searchers just don’t find him, either by prior planning or luck. Or what if Booth doesn’t reveal himself and just slips away (… --- ## [Long Island Kitties in Trouble due to fire at cat sanctuary (2025-Mar-31)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-kitties-in-trouble-due-to-fire-at-cat-sanctuary-2025-mar-31/1016532)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-kitties-in-trouble-due-to-fire-at-cat-sanctuary-2025-mar-31/1016532 "2025-04-04T13:51:00Z")
Suffolk County cat sanctuary recently burned to the ground, arson suspected. At least one article has a Go Fund Me link and another (paywalled, unfortunately) mentions volunteers looking for help, so I’m posting here fir… --- ## [Looking for a word, AI is not helping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-word-ai-is-not-helping/1016529)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-word-ai-is-not-helping/1016529 "2025-04-04T07:39:11Z")
This is a word I have used almost daily for the past 6 months and a few days ago it left me and I isn’t coming back. I have tried googling and AI to no avail. It is a commonly used word. The closest word I am using in i… --- ## [OnlyFans sued by users for alleged fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528 "2025-04-04T00:11:46Z")
Apparently the 2 men became suspicious that the attractive models they’d contacted were not actually chatting with the gentlemen. So the guys launched a class-action lawsuit. Imagine having your job be to chat with peopl… --- ## [Want to Significantly Reduce the Possibility of Dementia: Get the Shingles Vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-significantly-reduce-the-possibility-of-dementia-get-the-shingles-vaccine/984655)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-significantly-reduce-the-possibility-of-dementia-get-the-shingles-vaccine/984655 "2025-04-03T19:58:31Z")
This is just a Twitter thread,so its reliability is somewhat suspect until further evaluation: I personally have been thinking of getting the shingles vaccine for a long time but have hesitated because of a lot of rep… --- ## [Quaker Meeting House London Protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaker-meeting-house-london-protest/1016489)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaker-meeting-house-london-protest/1016489 "2025-04-03T18:52:28Z")
This is UK stuff though it is “clusterfuck” kind of stuff. A dozen or so women were having a meeting in a Quaker Meeting House in London. Twenty plus Metro cops smashed the doors down and arrested everyone (it’s thou… --- ## [Brain Implant Enable Speech from Thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-implant-enable-speech-from-thought/1016548)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-implant-enable-speech-from-thought/1016548 "2025-04-03T18:08:13Z")
Use of AI together with her previous speech for creating the speech. Quite an advancement over previous attempts. --- ## [Is police in the USA seizing money for no reason and keeping it really a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-police-in-the-usa-seizing-money-for-no-reason-and-keeping-it-really-a-thing/1016539)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-police-in-the-usa-seizing-money-for-no-reason-and-keeping-it-really-a-thing/1016539 "2025-04-03T15:07:12Z")
This may well fit better in the Pit, as the behaviour described is so nasty, but for a start I’ll put it in MPSIMS. I have been reading repeatedly about the powers of the US police to seize assets from people they stop, … --- ## [April Fools pranks - the good, the bad, and the ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-pranks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/1016449)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-pranks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/1016449 "2025-04-03T07:49:10Z")
I’ll share an ugly one. I once worked with a man (married) and a woman (engaged) who became good friends. Both are good people. A third person thought it would be amusing one April 1 to spread the rumor that she was preg… --- ## [Four U.S. Soldiers Apparently Dead in Training Accident in Lithuania](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-u-s-soldiers-apparently-dead-in-training-accident-in-lithuania/1016149)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-u-s-soldiers-apparently-dead-in-training-accident-in-lithuania/1016149 "2025-04-03T03:20:07Z")
The rumors are that they drove the vehicle into a swamp and drowned. Can anyone find any official Army statement about this? --- ## [Children, Today's Lesson: Loss and Grief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-todays-lesson-loss-and-grief/1016527)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-todays-lesson-loss-and-grief/1016527 "2025-04-02T19:31:29Z")
Setting the Scene: If K-8 education was a sport, then the March IAR testing window would be our playoffs. Good or bad, fair or unfair, the IAR is how the educational worthiness of a school/district is judged by the sta… --- ## [Ford fuse follies \[long\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-fuse-follies-long/1016458)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-fuse-follies-long/1016458 "2025-04-02T15:51:04Z")
I tow a trailer with my Ford Transit van. On a recent stop in eastern Tennessee I noticed that the trailer tail lights had gone dark. Investigation showed that this was due to a short in the trailer that had apparently… --- ## [The new google AI programs Gemini 2.5 and deep research are really nice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-google-ai-programs-gemini-2-5-and-deep-research-are-really-nice/1016482)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-google-ai-programs-gemini-2-5-and-deep-research-are-really-nice/1016482 "2025-04-02T04:10:32Z")
I’m behind the curve of keeping up with AI, but I’m seeing really good results with Gemini 2.5 and Deep research. This is totally worth the $20 a month. This is the first AI subscription I’ve paid for, and its well worth… --- ## [Getting from La Guardia to Inwood NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-from-la-guardia-to-inwood-nyc/1016479)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-from-la-guardia-to-inwood-nyc/1016479 "2025-04-02T01:16:23Z")
Arriving 8 am Thusday. Subway is out, takes about an hour and 15 minutes. Should I request an Uber or Lyft when I get off the plane, or wait until in the queue? Haven’t been there since the renovation, seems like I ha… --- ## [WW2 Codebreaker Betty Webb has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-codebreaker-betty-webb-has-passed-away/1016470)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-codebreaker-betty-webb-has-passed-away/1016470 "2025-04-02T00:14:05Z")
These stores should be remembered and celebrated even more today. She was even given a seat at Charles III’s Coronation. . --- ## [Tornado Warnings in Monmouth County, I'm sheltering in the Basement. {No Twisters happened}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornado-warnings-in-monmouth-county-im-sheltering-in-the-basement-no-twisters-happened/1016435)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornado-warnings-in-monmouth-county-im-sheltering-in-the-basement-no-twisters-happened/1016435 "2025-04-01T17:23:05Z")
Playing a party game and hope we don’t get hit or lose power. --- ## [The worst part of getting old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-part-of-getting-old/1016370)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-part-of-getting-old/1016370 "2025-04-01T16:52:33Z")
My opinion only here. It’s not the aches and pains, the diminished physical and mental faculties. It’s the other people who are dying off. One of my husband’s few remaining friends has bone cancer and, because of the unb… --- ## [Legendary Hoaxer Alan Abel Really Is Dead This Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legendary-hoaxer-alan-abel-really-is-dead-this-time/821569)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legendary-hoaxer-alan-abel-really-is-dead-this-time/821569 "2025-04-01T16:46:06Z")
Age 94. They’re pretty sure he is dead this time. Obituary here. This is his second obituary of his they’ve run, after having to apologize for the first one, which turned out to be a hoax. --- ## [Volcanic Eruption in Iceland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124 "2025-04-01T12:46:29Z")
Here’s the live stream on YouTube --- ## [Why isn't 1 a Prime Number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-1-a-prime-number/1016346)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-1-a-prime-number/1016346 "2025-04-01T11:26:57Z")
My theory is that it’s just a matter of convenience. It’s easier to say “for every prime number” rather than always having to say “for every prime number except one.” Anyone got a better reason? --- ## [Lice and Scoliosis Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lice-and-scoliosis-days/1016304)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lice-and-scoliosis-days/1016304 "2025-04-01T09:41:31Z")
I was listening to comedy radio, and a comedian was talking about his younger days at school when he was screened for lice and scoliosis. (Joe Matarese joked about how his school just had an “all purpose room” unlike “f… --- ## [Anyone having luck accessing https://www.commissaries.com/?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-having-luck-accessing-https-www-commissaries-com/990299)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-having-luck-accessing-https-www-commissaries-com/990299 "2025-04-01T02:18:00Z")
Generally, when I can’t access a website on the less restricted sideof the the Great Firewall, I attribute that to either my VPN not working with that site or the GFW just getting better at what it does. Alas, for the la… --- ## [Mountain Lion/Cougar on mountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-lion-cougar-on-mountain/1016256)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-lion-cougar-on-mountain/1016256 "2025-03-31T19:07:05Z")
There is a Mountain Lion somewhere behind my house. My dogs where going ape shit and I went out and called them in. Oh my. The Mountain Lion scream is bone chilling. Really. At first I thought it was a woman screaming, … --- ## [EMT and Ambulances in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emt-and-ambulances-in-the-us/985660)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emt-and-ambulances-in-the-us/985660 "2025-03-31T18:07:16Z")
Was watching old episodes of Last Week Tonight, and in season eight (2021) there is a discussion of EMS services, EMTs and ambulances in the United States. Being a paramedic is a difficult job in many ways - physically… --- ## [Aging and time perception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aging-and-time-perception/1015646)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aging-and-time-perception/1015646 "2025-03-31T17:47:58Z")
For some random reason the topic of Captain Kangaroo came up tonight. I used to watch it as a kid. I was thinking about Mr. Greenjeans, you know that really old sidekick of his. Well, I just did the math… I’m 25 years o… --- ## [Regrets, I've had a few](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regrets-ive-had-a-few/1016392)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regrets-ive-had-a-few/1016392 "2025-03-31T13:27:49Z")
In my old age, I’m having regrets. Not rug rats, I’ve had those, but reconsiderations of my past behavior, for purely selfish reasons: there were older people in my life whom I couldn’t stand and I let my contempt for th… --- ## [An iPod that had been underwater for five years helps solve an attempted murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ipod-that-had-been-underwater-for-five-years-helps-solve-an-attempted-murder/1016254)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ipod-that-had-been-underwater-for-five-years-helps-solve-an-attempted-murder/1016254 "2025-03-31T11:36:28Z")
Apple should make a whole ad campaign around this story! The iPod in question was found in the Thames and contained evidence about a shooting by the members of a gang of thieves. --- ## [(Old) Fun Facts in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fun-facts-in-the-mmp/1016018)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fun-facts-in-the-mmp/1016018 "2025-03-31T07:00:18Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 8c/46f with a predicted high of 12c/54f and partly cloudy. Weather app says “Asking someone to be fucking positive about the weather is like asking them to fucking smile more. It’s fuc… --- ## [Shower registry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-registry/1016330)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-registry/1016330 "2025-03-30T17:22:28Z")
I’m curious, what’s the most expensive item(s) you’ve ever seen on a wedding or baby shower registry? --- ## [Funniest AI Legos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-ai-legos/995150)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-ai-legos/995150 "2025-03-30T02:47:58Z")
My lady friend was entertaining, serving lobster bisque and glazed ham for friends. She’s a huuge Lego enthusiast (she built the Titanic!) , so I googled up these images of her main dishes, which we thought were pretty f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=66)