# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=8 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 9 --- ## [The Kix Atomic "Bomb" Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kix-atomic-bomb-ring/1023857)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kix-atomic-bomb-ring/1023857 "2026-08-02T17:48:44Z")
The story was all over Reddit this year, where I found it. In 1947, kids could send 15¢ and a boxtop from Kix cereal to see atoms splitting in an Atomic “Bomb” Ring - powered by deadly radioactive polonium. 3,500,000 wer… --- ## [Agoraphobic visiting New York City for the first time. Advice? Suggestions? Comments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agoraphobic-visiting-new-york-city-for-the-first-time-advice-suggestions-comments/1031583)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agoraphobic-visiting-new-york-city-for-the-first-time-advice-suggestions-comments/1031583 "2026-08-01T23:03:27Z")
I have always had a dream. Number one on my bucket list, visit New York City someday. Well, I have some extra money and a friend who is willing to drive me. We’re actually just going to make a day trip. I know that it’s … --- ## [Question about a Dyson vacuum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-dyson-vacuum/1031991)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-dyson-vacuum/1031991 "2026-07-31T21:48:23Z")
Over the years, I’ve heard great things about them, and I saw that a rechargeable stick model is on sale at Ollie’s (Good! Stuff! Cheap!) for $299. They’re refurbished, and the reason I’m hesitant is that I see that t… --- ## [Radioactive Capsule lost in Australia has been Found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-capsule-lost-in-australia-has-been-found/979164)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-capsule-lost-in-australia-has-been-found/979164 "2026-07-31T09:14:23Z")
My apologies if there’s a thread on this already. I looked but didn’t find one. I’ve been hearing about this recently on the news and talk shows. 1.) There are lots of jokes, but they’re way too obvious, starting with … --- ## [There are only four things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-only-four-things/1031980)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-only-four-things/1031980 "2026-07-31T00:24:15Z")
Saw this in a YouTube video and found it interesting. There are only four things in the Universe: Atoms Energy Information Intelligence Energy manipulates Atoms and Intelligence manipulates Information. That’s all t… --- ## [Salman Rushdie attacked onstage - Breaking news {2022-08-12}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salman-rushdie-attacked-onstage-breaking-news-2022-08-12/969564)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salman-rushdie-attacked-onstage-breaking-news-2022-08-12/969564 "2026-07-30T18:58:33Z")
Rushdie was speaking a short time ago in New York when a man in black rushed the stage and began punching or stabbing him. Reports are not clear if he was injured or the extent of injuries. Link to NYT --- ## [Possible school shooting ~40mi NE of Atlanta (9/4/2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-school-shooting-40mi-ne-of-atlanta-9-4-2024/1006755)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-school-shooting-40mi-ne-of-atlanta-9-4-2024/1006755 "2026-07-30T18:07:08Z")
Not a lot of details yet, but the school has been evacuated and there is a heavy police presence: --- ## [Did a recruiter ( job, school or military) lie to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-recruiter-job-school-or-military-lie-to-you/1031976)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-recruiter-job-school-or-military-lie-to-you/1031976 "2026-07-30T15:41:28Z")
When I was still in high school my U.S.A.F. recruiter showed videos depicting new barracks in tall buildings, with lockers and helpful people there to show us how to hang things up. The trainers were patient and understa… --- ## [Six former eBay employees arrested for harassing an eBay critic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-former-ebay-employees-arrested-for-harassing-an-ebay-critic/855738)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-former-ebay-employees-arrested-for-harassing-an-ebay-critic/855738 "2026-07-30T12:07:18Z")
The critic published a newsletter critical of eBay. The harassment included sending the woman and her husband a bloody pig mask, a box of live cockroaches, live maggots, and a book on how to survive the death of a spous… --- ## [4 University of Idaho students stabbed to death \[November 16, 2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-university-of-idaho-students-stabbed-to-death-november-16-2022/975063)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 1015\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-university-of-idaho-students-stabbed-to-death-november-16-2022/975063 "2026-07-30T00:23:08Z")
CNN 16 Nov 2022 Idaho police say there were other people in the home at the time of quadruple homicide, but declined to say who called 911 There isn’t much information on this. The local police are very tight lipped a… --- ## [I have achieved a milestone in my writing career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-achieved-a-milestone-in-my-writing-career/1031801)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-achieved-a-milestone-in-my-writing-career/1031801 "2026-07-29T22:41:06Z")
I have long thought about, alternately looking forward to, and dreading this day. I have, at long last, found one of my books in a used book stall. On the one hand, it means that someone once bought the book, and that … --- ## [Confusing east and west](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-east-and-west/1031478)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-east-and-west/1031478 "2026-07-29T13:54:53Z")
I keep seeing this happen over and over again. Here and anywhere else on the internet people are typing. People say east when they mean west and vice versa. This goes along with a general human tendency to confuse left a… --- ## [Key-Cay. Ok what's the hoo-hay? (Is there a difference?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-cay-ok-whats-the-hoo-hay-is-there-a-difference/1031969)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-cay-ok-whats-the-hoo-hay-is-there-a-difference/1031969 "2026-07-29T04:24:02Z")
Or is it just regional spelling, language difference? Yeah..I’m dumb. --- ## [What's the temperature where you are -- July 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-temperature-where-you-are-july-2026-edition/1031864)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-temperature-where-you-are-july-2026-edition/1031864 "2026-07-28T02:52:42Z")
Give your general (or specific) location. San Antonio, Texas, 9:00 pm and it’s 95 (35C) on my weather station hanging on the bird feeder outside here at The Home. Even for us, that’s HOT this late at night. So walk in … --- ## [How is the Smoke From the Canada Forest Fires Where You Are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-smoke-from-the-canada-forest-fires-where-you-are/1031745)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-smoke-from-the-canada-forest-fires-where-you-are/1031745 "2026-07-27T20:39:51Z")
We’re code purple in the DC area, which is pretty bad. It was very noticeable when I took the dog out for his walk around 7. We went out again for a few minutes and I wore a mask. It’s less hot than it’s been the last… --- ## [(Old) How often do you change passwords - a secure MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-how-often-do-you-change-passwords-a-secure-mmp/1031803)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-how-often-do-you-change-passwords-a-secure-mmp/1031803 "2026-07-27T19:56:32Z")
I went thru a minor panic last night - I couldn’t access my main email (the one I use for banking, bill-paying, and all significant correspondence.) Immediate fear was a hack for reasons, but, unfortunately before I did … --- ## [The Feared Foot Fungus Fork (Or: Carnival cruise passenger caught on video scratching her foot with a fork)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895 "2026-07-27T19:13:09Z")
You may or may not have heard, by now, that a woman has gone viral for using a fork to scratch her foot whilst on a Carnival cruise ship. What’s more, people who have watched the video closely have noted that she appears… --- ## [I am sorry to be slacking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sorry-to-be-slacking/1030732)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sorry-to-be-slacking/1030732 "2026-07-27T15:28:45Z")
That;s basically what I need to say. I haven;'t kept up as Deathmistress, I haven;t sent the postcards yet and I haven’t responded to some PM’s It’s all my fault,I’ve kind of had a depressive mood lately. Talked to … --- ## [Witty suggestions for a "dishwasher is on" sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-suggestions-for-a-dishwasher-is-on-sign/1031821)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-suggestions-for-a-dishwasher-is-on-sign/1031821 "2026-07-27T02:59:01Z")
When we run our dishwasher we place a sign on the handle to alert the rest of the family that it is on or that the dishes are clean but unloaded (hint hint). We have been doing this for several years. The first sign said… --- ## [White House Correspondents Dinner redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-correspondents-dinner-redux/1031903)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-correspondents-dinner-redux/1031903 "2026-07-26T00:17:51Z")
Continuing the discussion from Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner (Breaking News Thread): The rescheduled dinner is taking place tonight. I was watching the awards and it was hilarious seeing Trump squirm … --- ## [Extremely weird sentences from the SDMB (w/out its orig. context)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-weird-sentences-from-the-sdmb-w-out-its-orig-context/1025109)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-weird-sentences-from-the-sdmb-w-out-its-orig-context/1025109 "2026-07-25T22:37:59Z")
. “ I spent a year running the tongue saw at a slaughter house…” --- ## [Water, water, everywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere/1030930)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere/1030930 "2026-07-25T21:38:25Z")
My wife and I left for a vacation last Tuesday morning, driving for 7 hours to a nice VRBO rental. We’re all settled in and having a great time. On Wednesday afternoon I checked my email and noticed a message that my wat… --- ## [Scientific American has been acquired by Scientific American, Inc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-american-has-been-acquired-by-scientific-american-inc/1031886)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-american-has-been-acquired-by-scientific-american-inc/1031886 "2026-07-25T00:39:30Z")
I’m an old-line print fanatic so I continue to subscribe to a bunch of magazines doing my part to keep them in print for at least a few more days. Today I got this email. Dear Friend of Scientific American, We are wr… --- ## [I just found out I had an unnerving Ambien sleepwalking episode last August](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-i-had-an-unnerving-ambien-sleepwalking-episode-last-august/1031817)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-i-had-an-unnerving-ambien-sleepwalking-episode-last-august/1031817 "2026-07-25T00:30:30Z")
I was scrolling through Google Photos earlier this week looking for some vacation pics I took last year with my smartphone. I stopped scrolling when I saw about a dozen photos that were just black, plus 4 videos that we… --- ## [Time again for a Daylight Saving thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-a-daylight-saving-thread/1015394)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-a-daylight-saving-thread/1015394 "2026-07-24T23:02:39Z")
Rather than resurrecting any number of zombies, lets discuss Daylight Saving Time NO S!. It is not Daylight Savings It is such an antiquated idea. We have electric lights now for the evenings. Someone here, ca… --- ## [Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner (Breaking News Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-breaking-news-thread/1029558)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-breaking-news-thread/1029558 "2026-07-24T13:33:10Z")
No one reported injured. First reports are the shots were fired just outside the ballroom. The President was evacuated and the dinner canceled. Trump will have a further statement later this evening. --- ## [Know anyone with a good nickname?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-anyone-with-a-good-nickname/1031795)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-anyone-with-a-good-nickname/1031795 "2026-07-23T21:32:36Z")
Celebrity, non-celebrity, whatever. Please give the reason for the nickname if it’s not obvious. Also helpful - if known personally, was the nickname used BTB (Behind Their Back) or TTF (To Their Face)? Mine: Baseball… --- ## [Breaking news: Minnesota assassin targeting Democrats 2025-06-14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-minnesota-assassin-targeting-democrats-2025-06-14/1019626)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-minnesota-assassin-targeting-democrats-2025-06-14/1019626 "2026-07-23T21:30:55Z")
Yup, some MAGA type I’d assume is going after Democratic lawmakers and has shot two and their spouses. Unclear who if anyone has died. --- ## [Getting a Watch Repaired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-watch-repaired/1031842)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-watch-repaired/1031842 "2026-07-23T18:19:46Z")
When my aunt said she was going to send me my uncle’s watch, I had no idea she was sending me something potentially worth thousands of dollars. It’s a 1979 Heuer Monnin 844 diving watch. It was the first diving watch t… --- ## [Shove the Fumbler or Punishment in Olde London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shove-the-fumbler-or-punishment-in-olde-london/447833)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shove-the-fumbler-or-punishment-in-olde-london/447833 "2026-07-23T16:17:47Z")
You can now read the proceedings of the London courts from 1674-1913 online. These are the complete documents which include such things as punishments: Anybody know what “Shove the Fumbler” is? A google search is exa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=9)