# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=92 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 93 --- ## [A brush with Nazism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brush-with-nazism/421402)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brush-with-nazism/421402 "2024-09-07T21:45:44Z")
I’ve been going through more of the family papers and came across an odd envelope. I had been aware that my grandparents tried to help Jewish refugees in Europe in the days before WW2, but I knew no details. Anyway, th… --- ## [Driveway and road maintenance and Martha Stewart,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driveway-and-road-maintenance-and-martha-stewart/1006636)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driveway-and-road-maintenance-and-martha-stewart/1006636 "2024-09-07T14:12:49Z")
I’ll start a new thread instead of posting in Becks “Silence” thread so road maintenance can have it’s own thread. I have known about the finest example of road maintenance for some time. Martha Stewart owns Edsel Ford’s… --- ## ["Nude Barn Cat" on a sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-barn-cat-on-a-sign/1006833)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-barn-cat-on-a-sign/1006833 "2024-09-06T17:49:05Z")
A hand-lettered sign by the side of the road, here in Elkhart, Indiana said “NUDE BARN CAT.” That’s just odd. I guess “well-dressed barn cat” might have been stranger. Why would somebody put up a sign to say that? --- ## [Benadryl effective time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benadryl-effective-time/1006747)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benadryl-effective-time/1006747 "2024-09-06T03:06:41Z")
A few months ago I started having problems with itching. It always starts with the top of my right ear, then my eyes, then it will start jumping all over my body where everything itches. The Benadryl gives my fast effect… --- ## [Engine braking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-braking/1006788)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-braking/1006788 "2024-09-06T03:06:35Z")
Inspired by a discussion on engine braking in this thread: While heat transfer is an inevitable part of engine braking, it’s possible to envision a hypothetical engine with no heat transfer at all that still provides… --- ## [Paul Harrell has Died. RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-harrell-has-died-rip/1006761)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-harrell-has-died-rip/1006761 "2024-09-05T20:35:52Z")
Paul Harrell has died. Film short of his intended last video intended for fans. --- ## [My Little Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-sister/1006315)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-sister/1006315 "2024-09-05T14:27:47Z")
On Sunday, August 18th my youngest sister died of suicide by gun. She was 50 years old, she had two amazing young adult kids, she had been divorced for around 10 years but had met an amazing guy about 7 years ago. He wou… --- ## [Interesting hiking experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-hiking-experience/1006520)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-hiking-experience/1006520 "2024-09-05T14:03:55Z")
I do a lot of back country hiking. I enjoy doing overnight trips and hiking up mountain peaks and feel fairly experienced with the ambient sounds of the forest. Identifying birds by their calls is also something I’m good… --- ## [Someone wants to buy my domain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wants-to-buy-my-domain/1006751)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wants-to-buy-my-domain/1006751 "2024-09-05T12:53:24Z")
I’ve had my own domain for… jeez, it must be at least 15 years at this point. Honestly, it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I got my last name .org, and I use it for my professional website and for just a… --- ## [There was a newly discovered asteroid--for a few hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-newly-discovered-asteroid-for-a-few-hours/1006786)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-newly-discovered-asteroid-for-a-few-hours/1006786 "2024-09-05T12:33:42Z")
Only the ninth time an asteroid/meteoroid has been discovered by radar before it hit, there are a few good videos of it. (If anything survived atmospheric ablation, it is probably in the drink now.) … --- ## [No, no, no Seven is not even](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-seven-is-not-even/1006164)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-seven-is-not-even/1006164 "2024-09-05T02:37:43Z")
Yes. Homework gets done on Saturday around here. So Sunday is fun-day🎶. The Mom’s were getting the kids settled into it. When the troublemaker (always her)Max needed help. The kids have these crappy tablets from the sc… --- ## [Can you answer this question using AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-answer-this-question-using-ai/1006796)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-answer-this-question-using-ai/1006796 "2024-09-05T01:16:04Z")
Continuing the discussion from Excel formula question: The question in the original thread is: “The headers are “Sum of 1/31/2024” “Sum of 2/29/2024” etc. Is there a formula I can put in another row that just pulls the… --- ## [Captaining the Love Boat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captaining-the-love-boat/1006640)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captaining-the-love-boat/1006640 "2024-09-04T22:56:33Z")
I’m currently being tormented by an earworm of the “Love Boat” theme, which brought a question to mind: How do you get to be Captain Steubing? Navy command path, then retire to something less martial? Merchant Marine the… --- ## [Issues with California state tax board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-california-state-tax-board/1005219)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-california-state-tax-board/1005219 "2024-09-04T21:30:05Z")
Thought I was going to get a few hundred back on my California state taxes but instead got a notice that says I owe about 27K. This was about 5 weeks ago. How did this happen? Apparently, I misplaced a decimal or added… --- ## [Let's just leave the kid behind!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-leave-the-kid-behind/1005725)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-leave-the-kid-behind/1005725 "2024-09-04T19:58:35Z")
My daughter was at the airport on Monday, seeing off her friend. She heard her name and turned around to see a family friend from Australia. The friend was there with her middle son “Jake” who is 10 years old. Their w… --- ## [Amateur historians/sleuths. Help me guess what this number is scratched into my wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-historians-sleuths-help-me-guess-what-this-number-is-scratched-into-my-wall/1006621)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-historians-sleuths-help-me-guess-what-this-number-is-scratched-into-my-wall/1006621 "2024-09-04T08:57:43Z")
I moved house recently to an old house (at least 1800, probably earlier) with possibly even older garden walls and coach house. I haven’t done any serious research yet, too busy redecorating things, but there’s an intrig… --- ## [Another way to tell if your coworkers don't like you: They leave you dead at your desk for four days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-way-to-tell-if-your-coworkers-dont-like-you-they-leave-you-dead-at-your-desk-for-four-days/1006441)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-way-to-tell-if-your-coworkers-dont-like-you-they-leave-you-dead-at-your-desk-for-four-days/1006441 "2024-09-03T23:49:19Z")
This will be an awkward funeral…if there is one. I have nightmares about this happening to me. Sad, sad end. However, there was a smell that was just shrugged off as bad plumbing? No maintenance people? No one checki… --- ## [Bad bad bad silent beck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-silent-beck/1006550)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-silent-beck/1006550 "2024-09-03T20:18:45Z")
I’m glad I’m silent. I know it’s hard to believe. But I keep my mouth shut in most situations. I can talk to the grandkids pretty well, they don’t judge. (Well, the 10 year old might be starting to.) My dog doesn’t j… --- ## [On the diagnostic possibilities of menstrual blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-diagnostic-possibilities-of-menstrual-blood/1006647)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-diagnostic-possibilities-of-menstrual-blood/1006647 "2024-09-03T20:10:01Z")
Fascinating article about developing breakthroughs in analyzing menstrual blood for various biomarkers that could simplify and accelerate a number of diagnostic procedures, and the challenges of getting the traditional m… --- ## [My country is falling apart because of.... MARIJUANA! Wait, please hear me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-country-is-falling-apart-because-of-marijuana-wait-please-hear-me-out/1006677)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-country-is-falling-apart-because-of-marijuana-wait-please-hear-me-out/1006677 "2024-09-03T16:43:40Z")
OK, now, just to set things straight: Nobody could be more delighted tha I by the fact that we have actual --- ## [(Old) Meticulously Monday the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-meticulously-monday-the-mmp/1006243)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-meticulously-monday-the-mmp/1006243 "2024-09-03T03:05:48Z")
It’s Monday! There was no MMP. So…. Ta-da! What things are you meticulous about? Moi? Well, removing offensive vegetables from my plate. Onions? Gotta go! Um, what else? Blogging or most any type of writing. (Ok, … --- ## [So, at 50+ I am back to university classes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-at-50-i-am-back-to-university-classes/1006536)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-at-50-i-am-back-to-university-classes/1006536 "2024-09-03T01:44:31Z")
well, it’s not full blown university degree studies, but I got a 6 month course/diploma fully sponsored and jumped on that - while doing still my regular dayjob (course is work related). twice a week we have 2hr zoom-cl… --- ## [For the Dachshund Lovers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-dachshund-lovers/1006657)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-dachshund-lovers/1006657 "2024-09-03T00:10:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Our poor dogs first acid trip: They can be such a mystery, can’t they? I once accidentally pulled out a toenail while on a walk with my late beloved Lewis. A dog barked from behind the … --- ## [Smash and grab robbery at a mall minutes after I left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smash-and-grab-robbery-at-a-mall-minutes-after-i-left/1006581)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smash-and-grab-robbery-at-a-mall-minutes-after-i-left/1006581 "2024-09-02T19:06:15Z")
My son and I were at the Pentagon City Mall in Arlington VA this afternoon, and left an hour or two ago. It appears that minutes after we left, there was an organized armed robbery: Three guys in ski masks with hammer… --- ## [Ask ChatGPT how many r's are in the word strawberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-chatgpt-how-many-rs-are-in-the-word-strawberry/1006331)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-chatgpt-how-many-rs-are-in-the-word-strawberry/1006331 "2024-09-02T11:12:28Z")
I haven’t seen a discussion with the latest fun with ChatGPT: ask it how many r’s are in the word strawberry. It insists that there are two. (Nope, there are three.) I didn’t save the conversation, but I had it create a… --- ## [Are you an organ/tissue donor? TIL of yet another thing they can use!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-an-organ-tissue-donor-til-of-yet-another-thing-they-can-use/1006544)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-an-organ-tissue-donor-til-of-yet-another-thing-they-can-use/1006544 "2024-09-01T23:53:34Z")
My friend’s ex-husband, the father of her 2 oldest kids, died a few weeks ago from a sudden heart attack, and they had his memorial service today. I went to the get-together afterwards, and while I knew from his obit th… --- ## [Anyone leave The Dope & come back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-leave-the-dope-come-back/1006176)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-leave-the-dope-come-back/1006176 "2024-09-01T23:13:47Z")
The title sort of says it all. Did you leave and come back? Why? I used to be religious about it. I don’t know. It was fun, there were so many great conversations going on. However, it was also harsh and wow, I got hamme… --- ## [Canadian wildfires -- here we go again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-wildfires-here-we-go-again/1001463)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-wildfires-here-we-go-again/1001463 "2024-09-01T16:55:13Z")
Here’s today’s CNN article on fires rampaging in two provinces: Approximately 3,200 residents in northeastern British Columbia were under an evacuation order Saturday afternoon as the Parker Lake fire raged on in the a… --- ## [When the course of True Love didn't run so smooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-course-of-true-love-didnt-run-so-smooth/1006450)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-course-of-true-love-didnt-run-so-smooth/1006450 "2024-09-01T14:37:34Z")
The new lunatic and psycho thread is actually focusing almost wholly on crazy exes and not the more generic types of loons from other parts of your life past or present. So here we can instead document all the crazy (ah… --- ## [Search and rescue stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-and-rescue-stories/1006395)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-and-rescue-stories/1006395 "2024-09-01T08:37:52Z")
Inspired by the coworkers leaving the guy behind thread. What rescues have you been involved in, from either side? Me: Kid spiral fractured his femur jumping his snowmobile–had to carry him to the helicopter at -10F in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=93)