# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=87 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 88 --- ## [RIP Ethel Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ethel-kennedy/1008661)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ethel-kennedy/1008661 "2024-10-12T19:34:57Z")
She was 96. --- ## [Private helicopter pilot not allowed to fly rescues in Helene disaster zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-helicopter-pilot-not-allowed-to-fly-rescues-in-helene-disaster-zone/1008419)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-helicopter-pilot-not-allowed-to-fly-rescues-in-helene-disaster-zone/1008419 "2024-10-12T18:30:57Z")
This is from the N.Y. Post, but seems to be a legit and accurate story. A private citizen (an experienced firefighter and ex-sheriff) who owns his own helicopter flew over the flooded area, found and rescued several d… --- ## [Doritos dust makes mice transparent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doritos-dust-makes-mice-transparent/1008670)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doritos-dust-makes-mice-transparent/1008670 "2024-10-12T13:51:15Z")
Ok, it’s not really “dust”, but that sounds a lot catchier, right? And who knows what other mysteries of the universe can be unlocked with snack foods? --- ## [What kind of internet upload speeds do ISPs offer corporations like Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-internet-upload-speeds-do-isps-offer-corporations-like-netflix/1008664)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-internet-upload-speeds-do-isps-offer-corporations-like-netflix/1008664 "2024-10-12T00:59:38Z")
Netflix, Hulu, Tubi, amazon prime, etc are uploading tens of millions of videos simultaneously. Where do they get the upload speed? To my knowledge, the fastest upload speed is google fiber at 1Gbps, but even that is a … --- ## [Surprising things that are not vegan-compliant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-things-that-are-not-vegan-compliant/1008603)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-things-that-are-not-vegan-compliant/1008603 "2024-10-11T21:16:47Z")
NB: This thread is not for discussion or debate about the vegan lifestyle. The topic is ‘Surprising things that are not vegan-compliant’. It may be more suited for Factual Questions, but here it is. Yesterday I learne… --- ## ["Multicolored bear with ruffles": Amber Alert hack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multicolored-bear-with-ruffles-amber-alert-hack/1008648)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multicolored-bear-with-ruffles-amber-alert-hack/1008648 "2024-10-11T15:41:46Z")
I just got an Amber Alert on my phone for a “multicolored bear with ruffles”. Anyone have any idea what that was about? --- ## [Clearwater, FL, AKA Scientology HQs, was Ground Zero for Hurricane Milton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearwater-fl-aka-scientology-hqs-was-ground-zero-for-hurricane-milton/1008624)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearwater-fl-aka-scientology-hqs-was-ground-zero-for-hurricane-milton/1008624 "2024-10-11T04:49:32Z")
Does anyone have information about how they’re faring? I just realized that Clearwater is a seaside suburb of the Tampa/St. Petersburg metroplex, and while I sure hope nobody’s hurt, I would be OK with the building bein… --- ## [Apparently around half of American Millennials haven’t heard of The Hindenburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-around-half-of-american-millennials-haven-t-heard-of-the-hindenburg/1007225)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-around-half-of-american-millennials-haven-t-heard-of-the-hindenburg/1007225 "2024-10-11T02:43:19Z")
According to my unscientific survey. I was out with my 30 year old friend and I referenced it and she had no idea what I was talking about. I was surprised because she’s a very knowledgeable person. When she read about … --- ## [Small Town Living (Questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-town-living-questions/978074)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-town-living-questions/978074 "2024-10-10T23:28:24Z")
As of last November, I started working at a resort located in PA (the entire county has a mix of small towns and communities) I also moved in with a friend from college who works for the same company (Vail Resorts) Even… --- ## [NY-to-LA in 27 hours 25 minutes. New Cannonball run record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-to-la-in-27-hours-25-minutes-new-cannonball-run-record/844366)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-to-la-in-27-hours-25-minutes-new-cannonball-run-record/844366 "2024-10-10T16:28:46Z")
Click here for details. --- ## [New leather chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leather-chair/1008614)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leather-chair/1008614 "2024-10-10T13:47:35Z")
I’m a cheapskate. Shop sales and deals. Found a great deal on a red leather chair. I’ve always wanted a red leather chair. It was a deep discount. I’m thinking, eh fake leather. But who cares? It looks nice. Before i… --- ## [Some of the Ugliest Dolls in Creation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-ugliest-dolls-in-creation/1008596)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-ugliest-dolls-in-creation/1008596 "2024-10-10T10:26:14Z")
I was reading up on Kewpie dolls on Wikipedia, and I stumbled across this: OK. I had never heard of Billiken dolls, so I had to click the link. I was sorry I did. This is a seriously evil-looking figure. The creator t… --- ## [No, really, it's not just about the cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-really-its-not-just-about-the-cat/1008522)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-really-its-not-just-about-the-cat/1008522 "2024-10-10T02:59:18Z")
Having messed up the formatting of my previous post on this topic, I’ve asked it to be cornfielded and am reposting, hopefully in a readable form. So here goes: The boyfriend who demands his girlfriend get rid of her c… --- ## [The Department That Doesn't Work gets new wheels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-department-that-doesnt-work-gets-new-wheels/1008583)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-department-that-doesnt-work-gets-new-wheels/1008583 "2024-10-09T19:50:53Z")
Irvine, California just bought a brand new Cybertruck…for it’s D.A.R.E. program. It is all decked out in police gear at over $153,000, but it won’t see much police use: California department spent $153,000 on nation's… --- ## [I just got my tongue biopsied](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-tongue-biopsied/1008408)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-tongue-biopsied/1008408 "2024-10-09T15:51:51Z")
I don’t particularly recommend it, but my dentist saw something, a white patch, on my tongue, and the ENT guy he sent me to said it was probably nothing but we should take a few cells to be looked at just in case, and so… --- ## [Attacking nuclear facilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-nuclear-facilities/1008349)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-nuclear-facilities/1008349 "2024-10-09T14:52:08Z")
Continuing the discussion from Breaking news. Iran launches missile attack against Israel: 2024-10-01: Blowing stuff up = not escalation, pretty much expected now(?) Destroying an operational nuclear power plant = esc… --- ## [So what song did you dance to at your wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-song-did-you-dance-to-at-your-wedding/1008492)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-song-did-you-dance-to-at-your-wedding/1008492 "2024-10-09T13:46:25Z")
I was just thinking about this, we’ve been together nearly 25 years. We danced to 10,000 Maniacs Because the Night. I love Natalie Merchant’s voice. At the time & even looking back on it, I think it was a very unconventi… --- ## [TIL about the Waffle House Storm Center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-the-waffle-house-storm-center/1008598)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-the-waffle-house-storm-center/1008598 "2024-10-09T12:51:59Z")
I’d heard slight references to it here and there, but apparently Waffle House has a serious storm tracker setup that helps FEMA with storm response. Fascinating. https://itsnotgov.org/emergency-services/disaster-relief… --- ## [Sex and Big Butts Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-big-butts-question/1008541)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-big-butts-question/1008541 "2024-10-09T12:12:28Z")
I remember a friend telling a story he dated a woman with a butt so big he could not successfully perform doggy style. They would get in position but her butt jutted out so far he could only make minimal contact with the… --- ## [The Adler Planetarium Has A Cabinet Of Curiousities! (LINK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adler-planetarium-has-a-cabinet-of-curiousities-link/1008567)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adler-planetarium-has-a-cabinet-of-curiousities-link/1008567 "2024-10-09T11:36:02Z")
Chicago’s Adler Planetarium has a marvelous collection of antiques, pertaining to Astronomy! Who knew? HOW CHARMING ! (LINK) --- ## [How long do you sit in the toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-sit-in-the-toilet/1008514)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-sit-in-the-toilet/1008514 "2024-10-09T02:35:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Things you think you know, but you do not: I read again and again – and not only in this board – that people read while sitting on the toilet. Magazines, comics, books even! And nowadays,… --- ## [Have you ever held a job that doesn't exist anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-held-a-job-that-doesnt-exist-anymore/1008218)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-held-a-job-that-doesnt-exist-anymore/1008218 "2024-10-09T02:29:39Z")
Discourse has just informed me that there have been at least two threads on this topic in the past, one in 2014 and one in 2015. I say it’s time for another. Please say how long ago this was-- or at least the mention de… --- ## [Old vehicles in your yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-vehicles-in-your-yard/1008365)
**Author:** [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-vehicles-in-your-yard/1008365 "2024-10-09T02:06:02Z")
Why do you see old, maybe non-running cars, trunks, tractors whatever sitting in people’s yards just rusting away? Why not sell them or give them away? --- ## [What IS in that name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-in-that-name/1008545)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-in-that-name/1008545 "2024-10-08T22:50:18Z")
Bath tissue? What happened the last time you put TP in the bath/shower? Nope. Ok. Toilet tissue? We all know it’s NOT for the toilet. Now, don’t we? Face tissue? Why not nose tissue? Or pick-up-cat-puke tissue? Or squ… --- ## [Did you bronze your child's baby shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-bronze-your-childs-baby-shoes/1008512)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-bronze-your-childs-baby-shoes/1008512 "2024-10-08T21:48:05Z")
My parents and my in-laws bronzed the shoes of all their kids. My wife and I thought it was kind of a weird, archaic tradition and didn’t do it. Did you? --- ## [Bear with me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-with-me/1004418)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-with-me/1004418 "2024-10-08T17:17:08Z")
Last night, when I was walking back to the house with the dogs, I saw an odd shadow in the beam of my flashlight. It looked like the shadow of the neighbor’s van against the wall of their house, but as I studied it more,… --- ## [I'm a librarian, ask me anything!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-librarian-ask-me-anything/981604)
**Author:** [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-librarian-ask-me-anything/981604 "2024-10-08T16:55:55Z")
Hi, folks! I was getting off-topic answering library-related questions in an unrelated thread, so here’s one just for that. Feel free to ask me any library-related questions and I’ll either answer from my own experience … --- ## [Sitting on my front steps with the last G&T of summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-on-my-front-steps-with-the-last-g-t-of-summer/1008515)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-on-my-front-steps-with-the-last-g-t-of-summer/1008515 "2024-10-07T19:04:27Z")
It’s a very mild October. Leaves are just starting to change, and it’s been 20 C most of the day. Sitting on the front steps with what may be the last G&T of the summer; weather could change suddenly. Tanqueray No. 1… --- ## [Webpage traffic over time -\> sources?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/webpage-traffic-over-time-sources/1008533)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/webpage-traffic-over-time-sources/1008533 "2024-10-07T14:10:55Z")
Hi there, are there any online sources that show the “traffic” (hits, mostly) of a given webpage over time - say the past 10 or 20 years? any pointers welcome … --- ## [(Old) Another English Autumnal MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-english-autumnal-mmp/1008277)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-english-autumnal-mmp/1008277 "2024-10-07T12:07:54Z")
Morning. It’s still autumnal (or fallal as i expect you’d call it in the USA) here in merrie England, 14c/58f - or “cold” as i call it. Utility area carpet is still wet from last weeks piss-down event, dehumidifier st… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=88)