# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=657 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 658 --- ## [Do Dead Brand Names Have Any Value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dead-brand-names-have-any-value/741039)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dead-brand-names-have-any-value/741039 "2016-02-23T20:34:02Z")
I ask because good brand names have considerable value-people trust a product that they believe in, and will pay premium prices for products of that brand. whaht about brand names that have been allowed to die. tke th… --- ## [Neighbors: the good, the bad, and the ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/746834)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/746834 "2016-02-23T19:07:11Z")
Last night, around 10:30 pm, we heard a very near, very loud gunshot. We live in a somewhat rural area, and it’s not odd to hear target practice and such, but never so late, and never quite so loud (this was something pr… --- ## [Where would you put this (fictional) baby to sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612 "2016-02-23T16:11:18Z")
This is too simplistic for GQ… A character in a story I’m working on has just gotten custody of his 8-month-old son, and is paranoid that he won’t have him long, so he’s very reluctant to go out and buy a lot of stuff f… --- ## [So...Verdun started 100 years ago today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-verdun-started-100-years-ago-today/746740)
**Author:** [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-verdun-started-100-years-ago-today/746740 "2016-02-22T22:47:57Z")
The first shells started flying on 2.21.16. I recall reading in The Price of Glory that the primary reason for the battle failing for Germany was their inability to bring in sufficient troops because they had to prop up… --- ## [Ice boat flash mob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-boat-flash-mob/746828)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-boat-flash-mob/746828 "2016-02-22T22:14:33Z")
There’ve got to be 50-100 ice boats flashing across Lake Monona today. One of my co-workers tells me that the boaters operate something like big wave surfers. When conditions are right, the word goes out and everybody … --- ## [Zinged!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zinged/746722)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zinged/746722 "2016-02-22T22:07:58Z")
"…so it’s “Gab-al-DOAN,” I tell Mrs R. “I did like I promised, and posted a thread on The Straight Dope, and the consensus was that that’s how it’s pronounced.” “I never asked you to post a thread,” she says. “You di… --- ## [If I were Mexico, I'd build Trump's wall for him.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-were-mexico-id-build-trumps-wall-for-him/746377)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-were-mexico-id-build-trumps-wall-for-him/746377 "2016-02-22T16:41:40Z")
I seem to remember the Berlin Wall’s stated purpose as being intended to protect East Berlin from the degrading influence of the capitalist Western culture. We in The West, of course, considered it a prison fence. Matt… --- ## [Working on a holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-a-holiday-mmp/746200)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-a-holiday-mmp/746200 "2016-02-22T04:32:08Z")
I’m off to about a half day of irk. The library our cafe is in closes for federal holidays, but we usually work because President’s Day is when the library itself holds in=service events and we feed them. But this year… --- ## [Umberto Eco Dead at 84](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umberto-eco-dead-at-84/746596)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umberto-eco-dead-at-84/746596 "2016-02-22T01:54:09Z")
Story here. The Name of the Rose is one of my favorite books. --- ## [The study of ignorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-study-of-ignorance/746293)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-study-of-ignorance/746293 "2016-02-22T01:30:49Z")
I came across this article on the BBC and thought it most appropriate for this message board. --- ## [Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill/746605)
**Author:** [@CerebrAl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CerebrAl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill/746605 "2016-02-21T11:12:14Z")
16 years after he was born in my house… Bill left, Saturday afternoon 2-13 at 1:45pm. It was the end of an era. His mom and sister left 2 years prior, a week apart, starting on April fools day 2014. Bills mother was a … --- ## [Can anyone tell me what is happening in Poland (rise of authoritarianism)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-is-happening-in-poland-rise-of-authoritarianism/745616)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-is-happening-in-poland-rise-of-authoritarianism/745616 "2016-02-21T09:36:34Z")
Supposedly Poland has a right wing government that is cementing power, and there are lots of protests due to creeping authoritarianism. Is this a real threat to democracy in Poland or is it hype? If the law and justice… --- ## [Got incredibly drunk and said some perverted things to some friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-incredibly-drunk-and-said-some-perverted-things-to-some-friends/745601)
**Author:** [@Name\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Name_1)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-incredibly-drunk-and-said-some-perverted-things-to-some-friends/745601 "2016-02-21T07:20:13Z")
Sorry for the blog post ahead of time. So, I went out with a few friends recently and ended up getting absolutely plastered. I’ve been drunk before, but it’s never been like this. It was a pretty enjoyable night even if… --- ## [Let's make up Biblical quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-up-biblical-quotes/745060)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-up-biblical-quotes/745060 "2016-02-21T06:05:56Z")
Let’s make up some Biblical-sounding quotes. This exercise may be more challenging than you think. Points will be awarded for submissions in the following categories: Realism. Does it capture the ‘style’ found in a par… --- ## [First really nice spring day here in NE Indiana.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-really-nice-spring-day-here-in-ne-indiana/746657)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-really-nice-spring-day-here-in-ne-indiana/746657 "2016-02-21T04:33:23Z")
63 degrees here today, very nice for Feb. 20! I cut up a tree that fell over in our recent high winds, that took up most of the morning, then I went grocery shopping. Crazy crowded. Was going to swing by the car wash and… --- ## [The Off to work MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-off-to-work-mmp/745527)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-off-to-work-mmp/745527 "2016-02-21T03:31:14Z")
After such a good weekend I really don’t want to go to work. Especially not early like this, without any coffee yet. Pity me. \*\*\* BLURF\*\*\* I’m going to miss my doggy. Well, I have a cat too, but he’s resting now and … --- ## ["Drive-thru Dread": Please let me finish my order!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-thru-dread-please-let-me-finish-my-order/746487)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-thru-dread-please-let-me-finish-my-order/746487 "2016-02-20T22:17:49Z")
This is about as mundane and first-worldy-problem as it gets . . . I suffer from fast food drive-thru ordering dread; I get really anxious about speaking into the clown’s mouth. Does this happen to you or is there just… --- ## [Can you tell me what this symbol is??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-symbol-is/746515)
**Author:** [@Quarter\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Girl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-symbol-is/746515 "2016-02-20T21:08:49Z")
How do I link to a picture??? A friend of a friend was doing demolition on a house near where I live and there was an old telephone nook built into a wall, small shelf with a connection. They were popluar here in south … --- ## [Bernie Sanders-themed dating site crashes from traffic overload](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-themed-dating-site-crashes-from-traffic-overload/746401)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-themed-dating-site-crashes-from-traffic-overload/746401 "2016-02-20T17:05:09Z")
Just what the OP says. Apparently there’s an untapped market. Now if I could just get my mom to check it out…she’s been way too single for way too long, but I think she’s backing Hillary Clinton. (Apparently there’s a… --- ## [Totally Pointless, but I need a Mathmatician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-pointless-but-i-need-a-mathmatician/746252)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-pointless-but-i-need-a-mathmatician/746252 "2016-02-20T17:01:18Z")
The wife saw this on facebook, 6-1\*0+2/2=? She says the answer is 5 my phone calculator says the answer is 7 the computer calculator says the answer is 1 I can see how you get 1, but how do you get 5 or 7, what is t… --- ## [Creamsicle kitty likes us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092 "2016-02-20T06:28:19Z")
There’s an orang-and-white longhair cat that occasionally saunters across the back yard. We call ‘him’ (unsure of the gender) Creamsicle Kitty. A week or so ago the SO was sitting on the patio, and Creamsicle took a na… --- ## [If you don't have trypophobia ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507 "2016-02-20T01:37:31Z")
… you might be interested to know that there’s a YouTube channel where a vet in The Gambia posts videos of dogs being treated for infestations of Cordylobia Anthropophaga, aka mangoworms. Thousands and thousands of mang… --- ## [Where to replace a watch's leather band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-replace-a-watchs-leather-band/746556)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-replace-a-watchs-leather-band/746556 "2016-02-20T00:34:37Z")
Where do I get a watch’s leather band replaced? A jeweler? How much does it usually cost? It’s a cheap watch so I don’t want to pay much. --- ## [Can I Find Out Details About An Arrest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-find-out-details-about-an-arrest/746502)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-find-out-details-about-an-arrest/746502 "2016-02-20T00:28:32Z")
A relative was recently arrested. I’d like to find out some information about the arrest without asking the relative. Is this possible? Can anyone provide some guidance on where to look? Things I know: The crime was di… --- ## [It's been 3 months..... Help with fear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-3-months-help-with-fear/746316)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-3-months-help-with-fear/746316 "2016-02-19T23:09:40Z")
\[Long ramble ahead. I apologize.\] As many of you know (probably because I keep babbling on about it), my husband died in November. And it just now seems that I’m beginning to really deal with the fallout from that. Not … --- ## [Father is my Boss and Bullies me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-is-my-boss-and-bullies-me/746277)
**Author:** [@todd18us](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/todd18us)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-is-my-boss-and-bullies-me/746277 "2016-02-19T16:46:29Z")
I am in my thirties embarrassing to say. I am quiet nice type. My father is overbearing and angry. I had a job as a university professor. My father owns his own business and persuaded me to come work for him. I took a le… --- ## [Seeking advice to help a friend, her fiancé is transgendered and wants to transition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-to-help-a-friend-her-fiance-is-transgendered-and-wants-to-transition/746433)
**Author:** [@Fossil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fossil)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-to-help-a-friend-her-fiance-is-transgendered-and-wants-to-transition/746433 "2016-02-19T16:44:39Z")
I have made a new friend at work lets call her Sally, and we have bonded a bit over the last few weeks. She told me today that her fiancé is transgendered and has decided to transition to become a woman. We only had a … --- ## [Mold in my Sour Cream- A Health Food Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-in-my-sour-cream-a-health-food-thread/746412)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-in-my-sour-cream-a-health-food-thread/746412 "2016-02-19T15:22:13Z")
Got a big ol’ Rib-Eye on the grill, and a potato in the microwave. I drop a few slices of butter off the stick on the potato, and grab the sour cream tub. I open it up, and Damn! A little spot of mold growing up on the … --- ## [brain mri/freak out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-mri-freak-out/746505)
**Author:** [@belphoebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belphoebe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-mri-freak-out/746505 "2016-02-19T03:05:24Z")
I went for a brain mri today. I’ve had mri scans of my neck in the past. No problem. But they did this one sitting up. Or should I say tried to do it. When they put the Hannibal Lector mask on I freaked. I wore one in my… --- ## [Things you should NOT leave behind while comitting a crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-not-leave-behind-while-comitting-a-crime/746075)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-not-leave-behind-while-comitting-a-crime/746075 "2016-02-19T02:35:08Z")
your 3 yo child your arm WTF criminals, aren’t these things important to you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=656) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=658)