# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=79 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 80 --- ## [Cites as to when the authorities had a name for the assassin of the UHC CEO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cites-as-to-when-the-authorities-had-a-name-for-the-assassin-of-the-uhc-ceo/1011433)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cites-as-to-when-the-authorities-had-a-name-for-the-assassin-of-the-uhc-ceo/1011433 "2024-12-10T12:28:50Z")
Okay, you don’t want to discuss it anymore but do you have that cite for the outlets having his name other than Adams and the NYPost? You made that claim in post 619 so I’m curious about it. --- ## [Make the rich pay their fair share!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-the-rich-pay-their-fair-share/1011019)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-the-rich-pay-their-fair-share/1011019 "2024-12-10T00:58:08Z")
From the Department of “Be careful what you ask for”. Politicians like to scream, “Make the rich pay their fair share!” After reading this, the rich will want to but the r… --- ## [(Old) It’s Moanday Again In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-it-s-moanday-again-in-the-mmp/1011058)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-it-s-moanday-again-in-the-mmp/1011058 "2024-12-09T17:34:24Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 32 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 58 and N.O.S. I shall make a Sam’s run this mornin’ to gather needed household supplies, tp bein’ one. We’re bown to o… --- ## [Once Upon A Time, The Knights Of Malta had an Air Force. LINK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-the-knights-of-malta-had-an-air-force-link/1011320)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-the-knights-of-malta-had-an-air-force-link/1011320 "2024-12-09T15:03:27Z")
The Knights of Saint John, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta briefly has an air force, of 100% bombers, post-World War Two. It consisted of Savoia-Marchetti SM.82. LINK TO SPECS. LINK TO KNIGHT OF MALTA AF. --- ## [Sandy Irvine’s foot has been found on Everest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-irvine-s-foot-has-been-found-on-everest/1011333)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-irvine-s-foot-has-been-found-on-everest/1011333 "2024-12-09T04:19:35Z")
The 1924 Mallory-Irvine expedition is one of the mysteries of Everest — did they summit? They were last seen near the summit before weather closed in. They never came back. Mallory’s body was found in 1999, but it’s n… --- ## [US Army deserter walks across Rainbow Bridge to US from Canada and turns himself in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-deserter-walks-across-rainbow-bridge-to-us-from-canada-and-turns-himself-in/1011241)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-deserter-walks-across-rainbow-bridge-to-us-from-canada-and-turns-himself-in/1011241 "2024-12-08T22:13:57Z")
After deserting in 2008, when he was 22. Army has taken him to Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg). --- ## [Left handed dentists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-dentists/1011263)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-dentists/1011263 "2024-12-08T02:06:40Z")
It occurred to me that I always see dentists in films and TV set up on the right side of the patient. So I asked my oral surgeon if left handed dentists set up on the left side. Turns out indeed they do. In fact, at the … --- ## [We've enrolled my Mom in hospice (Mom passed Dec 3, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-enrolled-my-mom-in-hospice-mom-passed-dec-3-2024/1010935)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-enrolled-my-mom-in-hospice-mom-passed-dec-3-2024/1010935 "2024-12-07T23:46:46Z")
Mom and Dad are both fairly private people who don’t post on social network, so I can’t really write this on my Facebook account. So I thought I’d lean on my fellow Dopers to go through my thoughts and have a little pla… --- ## [What the Heck were the Greek Pyramids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-were-the-greek-pyramids/1011322)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-were-the-greek-pyramids/1011322 "2024-12-07T21:29:18Z")
Apparently, Greece has several small stone Pyramids, Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age. Sometimes called the Pyramids of Argolis, their purpose is unknown. But unlikely to be tombs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek… --- ## [Great gift for a young scientist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-gift-for-a-young-scientist/1011299)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-gift-for-a-young-scientist/1011299 "2024-12-07T17:01:02Z")
After all, life itself is inherently risky, so why not buy them the “most dangerous toy in history?” They can learn all about physics, radiation, and the fun of wearing a lead apron (not included) with Gilbert U-238 Atom… --- ## [So... Do you have any eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-you-have-any-eggs/1009143)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-you-have-any-eggs/1009143 "2024-12-07T16:00:23Z")
I just wanted to share this with you. I’m just back from a week at the German office, where I am quite close with all the people there. I speak just a tiny bit (and that’s not false modesty) of German. Enough to get by,… --- ## [Red Rain Warning for Wales and SW UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-rain-warning-for-wales-and-sw-uk/1011278)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-rain-warning-for-wales-and-sw-uk/1011278 "2024-12-07T15:49:00Z")
Been here 8+ years and have seem Yellow Rain warnings, Yellow Snow (that’s where the huskies go) and even actual reddish snow (it mixed with dust from the Sahara). I’m south of Bath and to the left of Salisbury and was j… --- ## [I Got My Security Deposit Back! Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-security-deposit-back-why/1011239)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-security-deposit-back-why/1011239 "2024-12-07T02:05:54Z")
Brief recap- I lived with my parents from birth to 1998 or so. I moved into a nice apartment complex in a good, safe neighborhood and close to reliable public transportation. All was well until I discovered several for… --- ## [Great Viewing Conditions for Jupiter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-viewing-conditions-for-jupiter/835318)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-viewing-conditions-for-jupiter/835318 "2024-12-07T00:45:49Z")
Tonight Is the Best Time of the Year to See Jupiter and Its Many Moons: Jupiter will reach opposition the night of June 10, forming a straight line with Earth and the sun Now if only I can only remember to go out an… --- ## [Tsunami Warning for SF Bay. But No Info on Web!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-warning-for-sf-bay-but-no-info-on-web/1011216)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-warning-for-sf-bay-but-no-info-on-web/1011216 "2024-12-07T00:17:04Z")
I live in San Francisco. My phone just shrieked with an emergency Tsunami warning following a 7.3. quake nearby. I live about 20 ft above sea level. Naturally I’m concerned. So I go online and search every local news si… --- ## [Today's Topics of Interest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-topics-of-interest/1011253)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-topics-of-interest/1011253 "2024-12-06T20:54:41Z")
“South Korea Declares Martial Law” “I Pit the Obsession with Trump” “Fascism, Hope(lessness), and Trump’s America” “What the Hell is Happening in Korea” “The French Government Fell Today (12/4/24). Does Anyone Care?… --- ## [Someone's going to drive a race car on the ceiling. REALLY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someones-going-to-drive-a-race-car-on-the-ceiling-really/991412)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someones-going-to-drive-a-race-car-on-the-ceiling-really/991412 "2024-12-06T17:28:21Z")
For decades people have been pointing out that since many modern race cars (Formula 1, Indy Car, etc.) have more aerodynamic downforce than they weigh, theoretically they would stick to the ceiling of a tunnel if you cou… --- ## [I'm Done with Google](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198 "2024-12-06T17:13:55Z")
OK, their enshitification has gone too far. Lately, when I search for things it seems like I really have to dig to get past the ads. Today I googled a specific store near me, knowing that Google would list it in a littl… --- ## [Things that disappear other than socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-disappear-other-than-socks/1001738)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-disappear-other-than-socks/1001738 "2024-12-06T15:31:28Z")
The only reason I developed my rudimentary finger picking style was because picks disappeared. I don’t know how they migrated from the vicinity of the guitar. Another is microfiber cloths- I’ll have a big stack, and they… --- ## [I think I'm done with Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-done-with-thanksgiving/1010145)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-done-with-thanksgiving/1010145 "2024-12-06T14:34:27Z")
Not a huge loss for me, as I’ve never really enjoyed the food aspect of it. I figure, if I want a delicious meal I can make one at any time. As far as the family aspect, Thanksgiving is a time when the men get together… --- ## [Anyone here do homemade cards/ newsletters for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-do-homemade-cards-newsletters-for-christmas/1011221)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-do-homemade-cards-newsletters-for-christmas/1011221 "2024-12-06T13:33:25Z")
I do, mainly because I don’t have too many (a dozen or so) and I’ve made a tradition of sending my signature self-mailers to family and friends. I compose mine in MS Word, print on card stock and mail out. --- ## [Who Puts Their Anti-Perspirant On At Night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761 "2024-12-06T12:12:04Z")
A recent Atlantic article shows a rare consensus… the vast majority of experts say anti-perspirants work far better, some 50% better, if applied at bedtime, even if you shower in the morning, with no need for morning rea… --- ## [Who's on your gift list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-your-gift-list/1011199)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-your-gift-list/1011199 "2024-12-06T10:07:08Z")
Past, present, future - who have you/do you buy for? When I was a kid, it was siblings, parents, and grandparents, and if any money was left, maybe friends. As we got older, siblings were dropped, spouses and some inla… --- ## [Economics of electric vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-electric-vehicles/998908)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-electric-vehicles/998908 "2024-12-06T03:31:04Z")
Interesting study has come out from economics researchers at the University of British Columbia, comparing the costs of gas vehicles to electric vehicles. They conclude that the point at which EVs become cheaper, long-t… --- ## [I Have A Thermal Imager!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-thermal-imager/724162)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-thermal-imager/724162 "2024-12-06T00:02:02Z")
And it is awesome! It is the FLIR One that plugs into my iPhone, is tiny, and actually images long wave IR. UPS delivered it yesterday and the first thing I did was look up at my ceiling. I now know exactly where all th… --- ## [What are some legal ways to work for a for-profit business without getting paid or compensated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-legal-ways-to-work-for-a-for-profit-business-without-getting-paid-or-compensated/1011073)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-legal-ways-to-work-for-a-for-profit-business-without-getting-paid-or-compensated/1011073 "2024-12-04T23:09:37Z")
Similar to how people can volunteer for a non-profit, is there a way for people to volunteer at for a for-profit company? Some examples of this could be a retired person wanting spend time feeling productive, a friend wa… --- ## [WTF dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-dreams/1010755)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-dreams/1010755 "2024-12-04T21:15:07Z")
I don’t generally remember my dreams, I rarely have nightmares, and I’m not under any unusual stress (beyond the normal holiday season + retail job + political shitshow). So last night’s brief -thankgod- dream was a tota… --- ## [Bektashi: Does Europe really need another microstate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bektashi-does-europe-really-need-another-microstate/1011114)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bektashi-does-europe-really-need-another-microstate/1011114 "2024-12-04T20:33:20Z")
Consider: Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Malta (to say nothing of Sealand). I’m going to go out on a limb here and say Europe has a surfeit of microstates and doesn’t need another. Yet, Albani… --- ## [The saga of Fred the Fly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saga-of-fred-the-fly/1011142)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saga-of-fred-the-fly/1011142 "2024-12-04T17:53:08Z")
Late October we had a bit of a warm spell. I am on the sunward side of my apartment complex, so hotter air tends to pool in the cubbyhole where my front door is (plus the other 5 nearby units). A small black fly got in… --- ## [My Lyft Driver account temporarily suspended for alleged discrimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lyft-driver-account-temporarily-suspended-for-alleged-discrimination/1011055)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lyft-driver-account-temporarily-suspended-for-alleged-discrimination/1011055 "2024-12-04T16:31:48Z")
This happened on Thranksgiving day/night after I had gotten 6 consecutive Lyft ride requests. This never happens, I do Lyft and Uber at the same time, and 90% of my requests are from Uber. I got a message from Lyft suppo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=80)