# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=68 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 69 --- ## [Just how, exactly, did my credit card get scammed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-exactly-did-my-credit-card-get-scammed/1000222)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-exactly-did-my-credit-card-get-scammed/1000222 "2025-03-14T20:09:33Z")
Early on Tuesday morning I logged in to my internet banking to check a payment had been made. BUT, I found that my credit-card had been ‘hacked’ with two transactions. I immediately rang the bank to cancel the card and … --- ## [Noxious seaweed farts, or, Costco's chemical warfare on America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noxious-seaweed-farts-or-costcos-chemical-warfare-on-america/1015536)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noxious-seaweed-farts-or-costcos-chemical-warfare-on-america/1015536 "2025-03-14T15:02:57Z")
Lately, my partner and I have been buying roasted seaweed snacks from Costco and eating them through the day. They’re really quite delicious, but they’ve turned our cozy little home into a biohazard Superfund site. It’s… --- ## [Anne Marie Hochhalter, paralyzed in Columbine shooting, dies aged 43](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-marie-hochhalter-paralyzed-in-columbine-shooting-dies-aged-43/1014485)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-marie-hochhalter-paralyzed-in-columbine-shooting-dies-aged-43/1014485 "2025-03-14T03:49:21Z")
The story does not give her exact cause of death, but hinted that it was due to her 25 years of paraplegia. She should be considered the 16th fatality. Her mother committed suicide 6 months after the shooting, but she … --- ## [How understanding are companies if I wanted to help them out once a week? Depending on my main job's schedule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-understanding-are-companies-if-i-wanted-to-help-them-out-once-a-week-depending-on-my-main-jobs-schedule/1006018)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-understanding-are-companies-if-i-wanted-to-help-them-out-once-a-week-depending-on-my-main-jobs-schedule/1006018 "2025-03-13T07:19:31Z")
Even though these “2nd jobs” would most likely be in retail and food service, I used to work once a week (at Chipotle) in between my full time job from before. But since I was starting to lose interest in warehousing, I… --- ## [Solidity of Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solidity-of-hamlet/75907)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solidity-of-hamlet/75907 "2025-03-13T03:26:41Z")
With the overwhelming response to Dead Horse, NM (well, at least a couple of responses including a rimshot), I bring you yet another mundane, pointless post I must share: Solidity of Hamlet By Will Shake’n’Bake TUBBY,… --- ## [My first ant invasion in my condo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-ant-invasion-in-my-condo/1015399)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-ant-invasion-in-my-condo/1015399 "2025-03-12T23:39:07Z")
Took a couple of years, but I got there. I only wish I didn’t find it after reusing a bowl and finding them crawling on my food. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I’ll be buying ant traps and making sure my dishes are clean and no foo… --- ## [Ship crash off U.K. coast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ship-crash-off-u-k-coast/1015435)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ship-crash-off-u-k-coast/1015435 "2025-03-12T00:38:52Z")
News account. Another news account. I’m a bit surprised there’s been no discussion of this ongoing incident. Tanker Stena Immaculate, a U.S.-flagged tanker (a rarity in itself, as I understand it) carrying jet fuel for … --- ## [Overland Expo SoCal in Costa Mesa CA — this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overland-expo-socal-in-costa-mesa-ca-this-weekend/1015433)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overland-expo-socal-in-costa-mesa-ca-this-weekend/1015433 "2025-03-11T14:11:58Z")
Is anyone here planning to attend the Overland Expo in Costa Mesa CA this weekend? ➜ About SoCal — Overland Expo® ■ This will be my first one and I’m planning on going on Saturday. It’s not likely that I’ll go on Sunda… --- ## [Turkeys are in trouble from a Virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-are-in-trouble-from-a-virus/1015345)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-are-in-trouble-from-a-virus/1015345 "2025-03-11T05:01:20Z")
We are keeping a close eye on an avian respiratory virus that is taking a toll on turkey producers across the country. It is called avian metapneumovirus, or AMPV, and it was first discovered in 2023. It has resulted … --- ## [Aw, I didn't know you cared!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-i-didnt-know-you-cared/1015335)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-i-didnt-know-you-cared/1015335 "2025-03-10T23:30:40Z")
Our internet went out Friday around 1 pm. This was in the middle of a terribly gusty day, so we figured that was the cause somehow – like a broken branch took out a wire or something – and simply waited. (Suffering! O… --- ## [(Old) Mad March Hares in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mad-march-hares-in-the-mmp/1015068)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mad-march-hares-in-the-mmp/1015068 "2025-03-10T16:54:02Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 5c/41f with a predicted high of 11c/ 52f and mostly sunny. Weather app says “It’s clear and fucking sunny. I promise, none of this fucking matters. In fact, nothing fucking matters.” … --- ## [I can't deal with transgender anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-deal-with-transgender-anymore/1002937)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-deal-with-transgender-anymore/1002937 "2025-03-10T16:45:37Z")
\[Was considering making this a Pit thread. I eventually cooled off, but this concerns me a lot and I won’t remain silent on it.\] There’s a tenant at the place I work who always wears a dress and makeup and has a slightl… --- ## [Have you ever wonder what an Ostrich keeps in its stomach? LINK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-wonder-what-an-ostrich-keeps-in-its-stomach-link/1015260)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-wonder-what-an-ostrich-keeps-in-its-stomach-link/1015260 "2025-03-09T20:40:05Z")
Ostriches, like chickens, have gizzards–a digestive organ that grinds up food. To make it work, birds swallow stones. Among other things. And it’s a list. {LINK} --- ## [How do I find a small backpack for cycling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-small-backpack-for-cycling/1015233)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-small-backpack-for-cycling/1015233 "2025-03-09T15:24:38Z")
Spring is near and I am eager to go riding. I want a backpack to carry a few items (bike lock, tire repair, first aid). Nothing much. But, when I search Amazon for “reflective bike backpack small” I get results like t… --- ## [Where's davidm? In the hospital recovering from a medical screwup.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-davidm-in-the-hospital-recovering-from-a-medical-screwup/803049)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 564\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-davidm-in-the-hospital-recovering-from-a-medical-screwup/803049 "2025-03-08T14:19:17Z")
I don’t know how prominent I am on here or if anyone has even noticed my absence, but I wanted to post an explanation for anyone who cares. Near the beginning of October I had an endoscopy looking for Crohn’s. They tore… --- ## [Help a longtime Doper whose home was destroyed by fire on Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-longtime-doper-whose-home-was-destroyed-by-fire-on-christmas/1012246)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-longtime-doper-whose-home-was-destroyed-by-fire-on-christmas/1012246 "2025-03-08T13:52:10Z")
In another thread, for the Secret Santa gift exchange, I learned that one of our participants, Czarcasm and his family, lost their home in a fire on Christmas Day. In messages with him I learned that someone else in th… --- ## [How much grapefruit juice is required to affect medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-grapefruit-juice-is-required-to-affect-medication/1015077)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-grapefruit-juice-is-required-to-affect-medication/1015077 "2025-03-08T13:01:06Z")
I take a couple of medications that say “avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice” but I have been unable to figure out exactly when grapefruit consumption is a problem. I assume eating a grapefruit everyday is not recomme… --- ## [My half sister (same dad, different moms) and I have gotten a lot closer since our dad died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-half-sister-same-dad-different-moms-and-i-have-gotten-a-lot-closer-since-our-dad-died/1015267)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-half-sister-same-dad-different-moms-and-i-have-gotten-a-lot-closer-since-our-dad-died/1015267 "2025-03-08T05:04:48Z")
I was 16 when my sister was born to our father and his second wife. He had been my non custodial parent for over a decade by that time — so, basically two weekends per month. But since I was a busy teenager and he lived … --- ## [Old SDMB member with new account, remembering so many "In Memoriam" names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sdmb-member-with-new-account-remembering-so-many-in-memoriam-names/1015223)
**Author:** [@AnodyneTroubles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnodyneTroubles)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sdmb-member-with-new-account-remembering-so-many-in-memoriam-names/1015223 "2025-03-08T02:06:10Z")
I don’t recall what my username was when I first signed up to this message board probably 20 years ago (or more), but I was fairly active. Then there was a board change (oh, I remember now, they were going to charge a f… --- ## [I "prequalified" for a loan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-prequalified-for-a-loan/1014993)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-prequalified-for-a-loan/1014993 "2025-03-08T00:14:23Z")
I got one of those spam calls saying I was prequalified for a loan. I was bored so I answered and once they did their opening pitch I asked, “How much am I prequalified for and what is the rate?” Turns out I had to giv… --- ## [Landlord warning of tenant liability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-warning-of-tenant-liability/1015224)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-warning-of-tenant-liability/1015224 "2025-03-07T22:31:02Z")
My wife and I live in a three story house in the UK (South England). It is multi-tenant where dwellings are whatever they could make of “flats” or rooms. So not a co-op and we’re here mainly because for us now, it’s a mo… --- ## [From 2017: Teenager dies after charging cell phone falls into tub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-2017-teenager-dies-after-charging-cell-phone-falls-into-tub/1015118)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-2017-teenager-dies-after-charging-cell-phone-falls-into-tub/1015118 "2025-03-06T22:49:15Z")
Well, at least that’s what the family said. I remember on “Mythbusters,” they tried various devices, and the most likely to turn you into a hashtag was an iron. Seems like a phone charging cable wouldn’t be carrying a … --- ## [There are these that bug me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-these-that-bug-me/1015095)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-these-that-bug-me/1015095 "2025-03-05T22:48:52Z")
You know its nice to have a beauty mark. Adds interest to the face. Hides lack of symmetry in your over all facial look. I have one. Alas, its under my hair line behind my right ear. No one knows its there but me. (W… --- ## [Recurring Dream Characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-dream-characters/1015039)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-dream-characters/1015039 "2025-03-05T13:17:14Z")
Does anyone else have recurring characters in their dreams? I’ve had two dreams that featured the same person. In my last dream, his name was David (later in the dream–it might have been something else in the beginning).… --- ## [Here I am. I'm doing okay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-im-doing-okay/943132)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-im-doing-okay/943132 "2025-03-05T08:37:46Z")
I haven’t been here for a while. My health situation is stable, as are my finances. I guess I’ve been distracted with everything going on in the world. I hope I didn’t worry anyone. --- ## [Why aren't dive bars more popular with younger generations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-dive-bars-more-popular-with-younger-generations/1014157)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-dive-bars-more-popular-with-younger-generations/1014157 "2025-03-04T22:41:02Z")
In my experience, most dive bars (and some “small town” bars) that I’ve been to, aren’t as popular with Gen Z and Millennials, unless if it’s located in a college town or surrounded by other bars & clubs. It also depend… --- ## [Use of the phrase "ever so \*x\*"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-phrase-ever-so-x/1014987)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-phrase-ever-so-x/1014987 "2025-03-04T22:38:46Z")
In an article about a malfunctioning space probe the author mentions that the probe is tumbling “ever so slowly”. That phrasing, “ever so x” really stood out to me as extremely quaint, something that I’d imagine being ut… --- ## [An Alternative to Discontinuing the Penny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-alternative-to-discontinuing-the-penny/1014142)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-alternative-to-discontinuing-the-penny/1014142 "2025-03-04T14:36:45Z")
Other than the great joy my wife gets from finding pennies in the parking lot, I can think of at least one legitimate reason that the U.S. one cent coin (commonly called the penny) should not be discontinued and that is … --- ## [30 years ago memorial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-ago-memorial/1015085)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-ago-memorial/1015085 "2025-03-04T09:54:26Z")
Its been 30 years to the day. I woke up at 6:30 to check on you. We all knew the time was close. Did you? Your breaths were shallow and rapid. The sound will never leave me. Were you hanging on just long enough for… --- ## [What is the origin of "Germany is calling and I must go"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-germany-is-calling-and-i-must-go/1014985)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-germany-is-calling-and-i-must-go/1014985 "2025-03-03T18:00:11Z")
I saw this phrase on a t-shirt. I found there are a number of different companies selling their version of this shirt. It sounds like a quote from an internet meme or a movie or a video game or something. But I can’t fin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=69)