# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=83 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 84 --- ## [Do You Shop at Thrift Stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shop-at-thrift-stores/1003847)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shop-at-thrift-stores/1003847 "2024-11-09T11:16:18Z")
Well, do you? If you do shop at thrift stores, do you ever buy anything? There is a thrift store near where I work that I like to go to once in a while. I buy my work pants there and once I got about 40 pieces of chin… --- ## [More Than an Engima](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-an-engima/1009834)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-an-engima/1009834 "2024-11-09T06:14:48Z")
Yesterday, the physics teacher in my section and I were talking about the different experiences we had in high school regarding math ad physics. He was allowed to use electronic calculators. I, on the other hand, could o… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Bayliss bit whose bum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bayliss-bit-whose-bum/1009650)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bayliss-bit-whose-bum/1009650 "2024-11-08T18:07:02Z")
:scream: So …I’m relaxing, tryna find my extra hour. The grandkids rush in hollerin’ “Nana, Bayliss attacked an Armadillo!” Oh, good grief. Bayliss wouldn’t bite a flea! I get my lazy self up and go through to the ki… --- ## [Happy Birthday Beck {06 Nov 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-beck-06-nov-2023/992687)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-beck-06-nov-2023/992687 "2024-11-08T05:28:13Z")
Here you go … your very own Happy Birthday thread. Have some cake :- :birthday: and wine :- :wine\_glass: and enjoy your day. Happy Birthday !! --- ## [When was the last time you cried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570 "2024-11-08T03:42:45Z")
There’s a great German expression “zu nah am Wasser gebaut haben” which literally means" to have built too close to water", it figuratively means that someone breaks into tears at every occasion. I’m not one of these peo… --- ## [Aliens built the pyramids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-built-the-pyramids/1000943)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-built-the-pyramids/1000943 "2024-11-08T02:47:08Z")
Someone shared this laughable image of the pyramids being built. There are so many things wrong with it, not the least of which would be the strength needed from each worker to hold up that stone. But it gave me a humoro… --- ## [Share something positive you are going to do today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-something-positive-you-are-going-to-do-today/1009785)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-something-positive-you-are-going-to-do-today/1009785 "2024-11-07T23:50:51Z")
Go for a 2-mile walk (already accomplished) Watch a light-hearted movie (probably “Young Frankenstein”) Eat healthy Give a stranger a compliment if the opportunity presents itself mmm --- ## [After three years now I wish I left my job a year ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-three-years-now-i-wish-i-left-my-job-a-year-ago/1005242)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-three-years-now-i-wish-i-left-my-job-a-year-ago/1005242 "2024-11-07T22:31:17Z")
New job going so well it has me concerned Job still going well after almost 2 years…still concerned And now after two and a half years it’s time to look for a new job again Almost three years into my job and haven’t be… --- ## [Trump going after donors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-going-after-donors/1009833)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-going-after-donors/1009833 "2024-11-07T17:25:09Z")
I saw a news report on MSNBC that said that Trump was going after donors to Kamala’s campaign. I donated to Kamala’s campaign several times, so will Trump’s goons come after me? For what crime? Donating to the candidate… --- ## [I just learned what a detached gecko tail looks like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-what-a-detached-gecko-tail-looks-like/1009635)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-what-a-detached-gecko-tail-looks-like/1009635 "2024-11-07T12:56:24Z")
And it is kind of freaking me out. I don’t think I ever actually gave it much thought, but I assumed something of an even break, not a ring of protruding tapered muscle fingers. It looks like attachment docks so that if … --- ## [Buzz Aldrin just took away my safe haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzz-aldrin-just-took-away-my-safe-haven/1009494)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzz-aldrin-just-took-away-my-safe-haven/1009494 "2024-11-06T16:02:28Z")
So the U.S. political stuff already takes up much of the news space up here in Québec. We also get mostly bad news from local politics, and also from Canadian federal politics, which is rapidly turning into the U.S. with… --- ## [Bridge proposed between Italy and Sicily](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-proposed-between-italy-and-sicily/1009538)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-proposed-between-italy-and-sicily/1009538 "2024-11-06T01:04:02Z")
Is this practical? Useful? Would you walk across it? I certainly would not unless you paid me. --- ## [How did everyone find this board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-everyone-find-this-board/1008957)
**Author:** [@deneen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deneen)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-everyone-find-this-board/1008957 "2024-11-05T22:55:20Z")
I’m so curious. I’m pretty addicted- such great topics, and the responses all seem to be amusing and smart. Wait, let me rephrase- hilarious and brilliant. What is this place? What have I stumbled upon? Every response is… --- ## [Pre-Christmas has begun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-christmas-has-begun/1009699)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-christmas-has-begun/1009699 "2024-11-05T22:45:58Z")
There’s eggnog for sale in the grocery stores. It actually appeared before Canadian Thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago. Ho, ho, ho! :santa: --- ## [How I spent my extra hour this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-extra-hour-this-year/1009613)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-extra-hour-this-year/1009613 "2024-11-05T14:23:36Z")
So, I naturally woke up at my usual time, but it was an hour earlier according to the official clock, right? Okay, thought I, I’ve got a bonus hour! Oh, just imagine the fun things I can do with it. What to pick, what… --- ## [I’m So Smart (Lateral Thinking Solutions to Problems)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-so-smart-lateral-thinking-solutions-to-problems/1009643)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-so-smart-lateral-thinking-solutions-to-problems/1009643 "2024-11-04T18:56:03Z")
I like to drink iced tea. I make it in a half-gallon pitcher in my refrigerator. I don’t like running out of iced tea, so I keep a spare half-gallon in a repurposed orange juice bottle. Actually, that’s the bottle I pour… --- ## [Woman convicted in Florida killer-clown cold case released from prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-convicted-in-florida-killer-clown-cold-case-released-from-prison/1009669)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-convicted-in-florida-killer-clown-cold-case-released-from-prison/1009669 "2024-11-04T14:56:26Z")
I couldn’t create a better headline so I just borrowed the one from the article. Maybe I’m becoming a true-crime fan because these headlines just catch my eye. The world is full of weird stuff you might never hear about… --- ## [(Old) Trick-Mump Treat! - A Halloween MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-trick-mump-treat-a-halloween-mmp/1009338)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-trick-mump-treat-a-halloween-mmp/1009338 "2024-11-04T10:54:59Z")
It’s Halloween week and the last week of DST. Are you doing any trick or treat stuff, or are you gonna be like me and hide? In any case, hijack away! --- ## [Chapstick bans at Public Events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929 "2024-11-04T07:43:02Z")
Several major stadiums here ban chapstick. I assume it’s because people leave it in the aisles or even throw it at participants. So two questions: do venues ban chapstick where you live and why do you think they do so? --- ## [The Beheading of Samuel Paty in France by Islamic Terrorist: All Because a 13 yo Teenage Truant Lied](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beheading-of-samuel-paty-in-france-by-islamic-terrorist-all-because-a-13-yo-teenage-truant-lied/937747)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beheading-of-samuel-paty-in-france-by-islamic-terrorist-all-because-a-13-yo-teenage-truant-lied/937747 "2024-11-04T06:52:36Z")
Like many a school truant, the 13-year-old girl was keen to prevent her father from discovering she had been suspended because of repeatedly failing to turn up for lessons. So she made up a story. The teenager said her … --- ## [Big infrastructure projects (spin off from Sicilian bridge thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-infrastructure-projects-spin-off-from-sicilian-bridge-thread/1009616)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-infrastructure-projects-spin-off-from-sicilian-bridge-thread/1009616 "2024-11-04T05:40:45Z")
Surely there are other places where a big infrastructure project isn’t constrained by fault zones? I mean, even the new rail tunnel under the Hudson River seems to finally be happening, though years late. --- ## [“On The Edge”: Nate Silver Book On Risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-edge-nate-silver-book-on-risk/1009621)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-edge-nate-silver-book-on-risk/1009621 "2024-11-04T02:12:50Z")
I’ve been reading Silver’s 2024 book. I think it is very good. An excerpt from the book is given in the post below.. Some online critics disagree; he certainly likes to namedrop and “risk” is used generously to unite v… --- ## [Want a break from the election on Tuesday night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-break-from-the-election-on-tuesday-night/1009627)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-break-from-the-election-on-tuesday-night/1009627 "2024-11-04T01:20:56Z")
There are plenty of things one can do, and if you’re in the mood for some non-preachy spiritual advice, come to this website. He’s an Anglican priest from Halifax, NS, which sits on the beautiful and unceded territory o… --- ## [Car on all night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-on-all-night/1009107)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-on-all-night/1009107 "2024-11-03T22:20:00Z")
I surprised myself by getting into my car and realizing that it had been running all night. Seems fine, but I feel so stupid. It’s one of those keyless models, and I realized exactly what I did last night. It was raining… --- ## [How the hell did chemists live long enough to create chemistry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-chemists-live-long-enough-to-create-chemistry/1009305)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-chemists-live-long-enough-to-create-chemistry/1009305 "2024-11-03T21:48:17Z")
I’m watching YT clips on “The most explosive substances” or “The smelliest substance” or “The strongest acid” How the hell did chemists live long enough to pass on their knowledge? What even led chemists to look for the… --- ## [I've got a kidney stone. What should I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-kidney-stone-what-should-i-expect/1008489)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-kidney-stone-what-should-i-expect/1008489 "2024-11-03T19:15:35Z")
I’m not looking for medical advice; I’ve been to the Emergency Room (hence the diagnosis) and I’ll be following up with my primary care physician on Monday or ASAP. I expect he will refer me to a urologist. My request … --- ## [Who else remembers Ostrich Racing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-remembers-ostrich-racing/1009527)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-remembers-ostrich-racing/1009527 "2024-11-03T03:03:12Z")
Specifically at the Orange Show in San Bernardino CA back in the 60’s. I remember the jockeys riding the birds and controlling them with blinders, my sister swears the jockeys rode in little carts behind the birds. I c… --- ## [Girl didn't want her goat slaughtered; officials sent deputies after it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-didnt-want-her-goat-slaughtered-officials-sent-deputies-after-it/981992)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-didnt-want-her-goat-slaughtered-officials-sent-deputies-after-it/981992 "2024-11-02T04:05:18Z")
This is an odd story. At first, I thought it might be an April fools joke, but it’s from yesterday. But after reading the story, I’m actually a bit conflicted about it and so as usual when I find myself in such a state,… --- ## [I got me a ghost!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-me-a-ghost/1009479)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-me-a-ghost/1009479 "2024-11-01T13:16:14Z")
Well Bayliss is a Boo? --- ## [Arecibo Radio Telescope damage; Puerto Rico \[has collapsed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arecibo-radio-telescope-damage-puerto-rico-has-collapsed/918104)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arecibo-radio-telescope-damage-puerto-rico-has-collapsed/918104 "2024-10-31T15:52:57Z")
A cable snapped, causing this cornerstone of radio astronomy and SETI to go off-line due to structural damage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=82) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=84)