# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=73 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 74 --- ## [Clean you or clean clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-you-or-clean-clothes/1013313)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-you-or-clean-clothes/1013313 "2025-01-26T22:51:30Z")
Hypothetical. Let’s say that yesterday was a fairly ordinary day. No particularly hot weather or strenuous exertion, but you ended up … not quite fresh. Either before bedtime or the next morning, if these are your onl… --- ## [Are there people who consider Col. Jessup as the good guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-people-who-consider-col-jessup-as-the-good-guy/1013293)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-people-who-consider-col-jessup-as-the-good-guy/1013293 "2025-01-26T17:59:51Z")
I’m referring to the Jack Nicholson character in A Few Good Men. As a witness in a murder trial of his subordinates, he (eventually) admits that he ordered them to rough up the victim, which eventually led to his death… --- ## [Why China is kicking our ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-china-is-kicking-our-ass/1013314)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-china-is-kicking-our-ass/1013314 "2025-01-25T20:28:11Z")
Sunday evening, I placed an order with jlcpcb for 5 prototype PCBs. The price for these boards? $2 I chose the “expensive” DHL delivery service, and paid the total cost of $21. The boards arrived today - 4 day after I… --- ## [Hundreds of CNN staffers and on-air reporters are being laid off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-cnn-staffers-and-on-air-reporters-are-being-laid-off/1013315)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-cnn-staffers-and-on-air-reporters-are-being-laid-off/1013315 "2025-01-25T14:05:29Z")
To complement the thread about TV meteorologists being laid off, there are major changes coming to CNN, with some familiar faces likely to either lose their jobs or get shunted to late-night or early morning time slots. … --- ## [Hundreds of local tv station meteorologists are being laid off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-local-tv-station-meteorologists-are-being-laid-off/1013250)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-local-tv-station-meteorologists-are-being-laid-off/1013250 "2025-01-25T01:34:15Z")
I find this heartbreaking. The local weatherman has been such a important part of my life. I often watch the news and weather twice a day. Local news and weather is especially crucial during tornado season. I’m old eno… --- ## [Problem solving as we age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-solving-as-we-age/1013295)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-solving-as-we-age/1013295 "2025-01-23T20:32:01Z")
This is primarily about solving obligatory problems as opposed to non-obligatory problems. I have noticed a definite change in my thought processes since retirement. Nonobligatory problems were usually shelved when I ran… --- ## [The upcoming Big Freeze (1-18 to 1-22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-big-freeze-1-18-to-1-22/1013016)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-big-freeze-1-18-to-1-22/1013016 "2025-01-23T12:04:32Z")
There is a super-frigid front on the way for the Lower 48 east of the Rockies which will arrive for the Great Plains states this Saturday and will continue in the usual southeastern direction for most of the following we… --- ## [Walmart employee found dead in Walk in Oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-employee-found-dead-in-walk-in-oven/1009150 "2025-01-23T01:56:18Z")
Horrible accident. I didn’t know walk in ovens existed This is a commercial bakery oven. It would be inefficient and extremely dangerous to try and turn a room into a oven. Anyone worked at Walmart or similar with a w… --- ## [There is a MONSTER at the end of this thread!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-monster-at-the-end-of-this-thread/86687)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-monster-at-the-end-of-this-thread/86687 "2025-01-22T22:41:01Z")
I think it might be in the next thread. I’m pretty scared. I saw a picture of it and it looks like a big purple think with sharp teeth. I hope no one else posts to this thread because I know that the monster isn’t here, … --- ## [Unreasonable or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-or-not/1013091)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-or-not/1013091 "2025-01-22T21:58:18Z")
The only two things we have in common are cooking and gardening. I like to be involved, and I like her being involved. If I get too involved it quickly kills her interest. She only wants me to locate what we need and dri… --- ## [Stars on flags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-on-flags/1013204)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-on-flags/1013204 "2025-01-22T21:38:35Z")
I recently did a review of national and subnational flags with respect to the stars on them. I figure I should not waste that effort, so I’m sharing some of the results. I looked at two things: 1) number of stars and 2)… --- ## [Do You read a "$" like an "S" when it is written as part of a word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-a-like-an-s-when-it-is-written-as-part-of-a-word/1013211)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-a-like-an-s-when-it-is-written-as-part-of-a-word/1013211 "2025-01-22T16:09:48Z")
This, of course, could just as well be in The Pit, where it may well end up anyway. I wouldn’t mind… But to keep it short: When you read $MELANIA or $TRUMP do you read it like Smell-ania and Strumpf (sock in German, in … --- ## [Anybody following the Jon Collins-Black treasure hunt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-following-the-jon-collins-black-treasure-hunt/1011736)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-following-the-jon-collins-black-treasure-hunt/1011736 "2025-01-22T00:54:29Z")
A while ago, a wealthy guy has hidden 5 treasure chests in various locations around the United States, which led to a bit of a stir on the Guardian, CNN, New York Post, and other sites. The cynic in me thinks he is doin… --- ## [Interesting experience with history in windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-experience-with-history-in-windows/1013185)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-experience-with-history-in-windows/1013185 "2025-01-20T23:47:43Z")
I tell this story mainly in case you have a similar problem. I was playing the Times Spelling Bee earlier today. You are given seven letters and have to make as many words as you can using only those letters (one lette… --- ## [(Old) Halfway through the month - Midway in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-halfway-through-the-month-midway-in-the-mmp/1012910)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-halfway-through-the-month-midway-in-the-mmp/1012910 "2025-01-20T16:21:18Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 4c/39f with a predicted high of 5c/40f, and cloudy. Weather app says “Someone obviously fucking pissed off Mother Nature. It was probably that fucking dickweed, Father Time.” Yes, it’… --- ## [So I'm Getting 1600 Square Feet... Way too long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-getting-1600-square-feet-way-too-long/1012660)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-getting-1600-square-feet-way-too-long/1012660 "2025-01-20T06:59:13Z")
Our house has an in-law apartment in the basement. When we moved in I freshened it up with a new kitchen and a few other upgrades. I replaced the wood fireplace with a gas insert. There’s a wet bar in the living area and… --- ## [Ammunition stores in SoCal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-stores-in-socal/1013125)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-stores-in-socal/1013125 "2025-01-19T22:35:59Z")
BBC had some reporters with rather inside access to the burned ruins of California (one guy said he also reported for Fox) then they went to another reporter who was amidst smokey ruins and basically rummaging through am… --- ## [What happened to Mike Malloy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-mike-malloy/16276)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-mike-malloy/16276 "2025-01-19T15:44:00Z")
He WAS a radio host on WLS-AM 8900. Now, he’s not listed anywhere on their site. Geesh! You stop listening for a couple days and everything goes haywire. Well, either you’re closing your eyes to a situation you do not … --- ## [Mexican sex workers storm Mexico City judicial building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-sex-workers-storm-mexico-city-judicial-building/1013099)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-sex-workers-storm-mexico-city-judicial-building/1013099 "2025-01-18T15:40:18Z")
I have not seen this reported anywhere but on social media but; If you can’t see the video, there are a lot of women with hammers and other blunt objects, mostly smashing up glass walls, doors and tabletops, as well … --- ## [Cost of EV charging stations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-ev-charging-stations/1013025)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-ev-charging-stations/1013025 "2025-01-18T04:53:42Z")
Just some information. Ohio received $14.1 million to build up to 360 stations in NW Ohio. That comes out to about $40,000 each. The stations will primarily be in 4 of Ohio’s 88 counties. --- ## [The huge power plant in Moss Landing, CA is on fire {2025-01-17}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-huge-power-plant-in-moss-landing-ca-is-on-fire-2025-01-17/1013072)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-huge-power-plant-in-moss-landing-ca-is-on-fire-2025-01-17/1013072 "2025-01-18T03:43:41Z")
The plant now has a lithium battery energy storage area, and that’s what’s on fire. Everyone nearby is advised to evacuate because of toxic smoke from the fire. That place is right next door to Elkhorn Slough, which is… --- ## [Man, people are weird about CASH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-people-are-weird-about-cash/1012591)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-people-are-weird-about-cash/1012591 "2025-01-17T18:19:33Z")
As a MWDG I deal with cash often. It ends up in the bank of course. But theres gap times I have cash on my body. And occasionally I pay for things with that cash. But whenever people see cash fucking money they act like … --- ## [The value of the things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-value-of-the-things/1012878)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-value-of-the-things/1012878 "2025-01-17T16:35:55Z")
My MIL died recently – she was 93, nearly blind, and mostly sad, having lost her husband of 74 years 2 years earlier. Much of the time in her last weeks was spent sorting her things – jewelry, old kitchen items, clothing… --- ## [Again with the missing Antarctic Monster Truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-missing-antarctic-monster-truck/1012744)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-missing-antarctic-monster-truck/1012744 "2025-01-17T13:25:21Z")
Rather than necromancing this old thread: Where’s the Antarctic Monster-Truck? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board the Snow Cruiser! What Happened to the Antarctic Snow Cruise… --- ## [POTS Party, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pots-party-anyone/1002989)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pots-party-anyone/1002989 "2025-01-16T22:06:34Z")
That’s Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome - Wikipedia I’ve vented about some of the symptoms in the weight loss and Ozempic threads, and looked around the boards and ha… --- ## [Pain Management in a world without NSAIDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-management-in-a-world-without-nsaids/1012110)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-management-in-a-world-without-nsaids/1012110 "2025-01-16T19:32:32Z")
Before writing my O.P., a nod to the accepted norms regarding any medically related question here: I am aware that soliciting medical advice on the SDMB is in no way a sound approach and speaking directly with a medical… --- ## [Doom Piles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-piles/1012968)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-piles/1012968 "2025-01-15T22:52:02Z")
No. Not Apocalyptic hemorrhoids. Never heard this term. The Lil’wrekker asked me about my Doom Pile this morning.,(who knew?) She was looking for a particular sweater. I told her go look on the Futon in my room. She… --- ## [New Items at IKEA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-items-at-ikea/1012835)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-items-at-ikea/1012835 "2025-01-15T19:26:39Z")
They have everything now! :grimacing: "According to the reports, soldiers failed to unload part of the train carrying over 1,000 tons of explosives in total, and the anti-tank mines continued to circulate around the co… --- ## [What's the oldest thing in your fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-in-your-fridge/1012820 "2025-01-15T17:38:43Z")
Ok. Maybe I wanna know what the coldest thing in your fridge? I have this stupid sub-zero fridge. I hate everything about it. Not to mention the exorbitant price it was. It’s fancy schmancy. Every bell and whistle(exc… --- ## [Tonight's lunar occulation of Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonights-lunar-occulation-of-mars/1012935)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonights-lunar-occulation-of-mars/1012935 "2025-01-15T00:58:49Z")
https://www.space.com/stargazing/the-full-wolf-moon-eats-mars-on-jan-13-heres-how-to-see-it Good news is that it will pretty much cover the entire lower 48 on its path, and the moon will be very high in the sky. So far… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=72) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=74)