# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=95 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 96 --- ## [Friday fit check!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-fit-check/1005173)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-fit-check/1005173 "2024-08-16T15:25:35Z")
Tonight is Friday night! At casinos, the weekend attract customers who aren’t serious gamblers yet they are ready to party! I normally wear something to let women know that I’m single and ready to mingle. Gotta rizz it u… --- ## [Lefty day! Yesterday was Middle child day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefty-day-yesterday-was-middle-child-day/1005675)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefty-day-yesterday-was-middle-child-day/1005675 "2024-08-16T01:36:54Z")
I am both. No one got me a gift. No one remembered. And their are a few of each in this house. Think I’ll bump elbows at the dinner table and have a middle child melt down tonight. Everyone forgets the middle child, y… --- ## [What to make of Kursk? Ukraine Invades Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-of-kursk-ukraine-invades-russia/1005478)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-of-kursk-ukraine-invades-russia/1005478 "2024-08-15T23:43:56Z")
What to make of this news? Strategic genius? Fake news? Just another try at showing that the Russian military seems more effective at telling Putin good news than addressing corruption and incompetence? Rose-coloured… --- ## [What should you do if you belatedly find out you've fed someone something they shouldn't/wouldn't eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-do-if-you-belatedly-find-out-youve-fed-someone-something-they-shouldnt-wouldnt-eat/1005447)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-do-if-you-belatedly-find-out-youve-fed-someone-something-they-shouldnt-wouldnt-eat/1005447 "2024-08-15T17:15:25Z")
First, apology to the mods, I really couldn’t decide it this belongs here or cafe society. Recipe(s) involved, but the question is, I guess, about manners and morality/ethics. Okay, tonight I made what we call “clean o… --- ## [Racist riots and unrest in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-riots-and-unrest-in-the-uk/1005291)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-riots-and-unrest-in-the-uk/1005291 "2024-08-15T13:14:18Z")
There doesn’t seem to be a thread on this yet; about a week ago, a 17-year-old entered a dance/yoga class and attacked people, stabbing and killing three young girls and seriously injuring others. A rumour circulated th… --- ## [What would happen if a new President decided to paint the White House a different color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-new-president-decided-to-paint-the-white-house-a-different-color/1005702)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-new-president-decided-to-paint-the-white-house-a-different-color/1005702 "2024-08-15T08:12:21Z")
Would pronouncements from the Beige House with the Green Shutters be taken as seriously? --- ## [RIP Wally 'Famous' Amos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wally-famous-amos/1005722)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wally-famous-amos/1005722 "2024-08-15T03:36:28Z")
Used to love his cookies when I lived in L.A. --- ## [Extraordinary (everyday) people you met in your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-everyday-people-you-met-in-your-life/1005667)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-everyday-people-you-met-in-your-life/1005667 "2024-08-14T21:59:03Z")
fun story: A couple of years ago I bought an old Brooks leather seat/saddle for my bicycle ( donno, 30-50 dollars IIRC). I met up with the seller at my lunchbreak close to my office. Seller arrived on bike, took the se… --- ## [This local criminal case really irritates me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-local-criminal-case-really-irritates-me/1005110)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-local-criminal-case-really-irritates-me/1005110 "2024-08-14T18:18:41Z")
Note: this story does talk about suicide. So this woman was found with 20 stab wounds in a locked room, and yet it was ruled a suicide. And then it was ruled that the medical examiner’s determination couldn’t be overrul… --- ## [North/South/East/West \[city name\], but a different city than \[city name\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-south-east-west-city-name-but-a-different-city-than-city-name/1004958)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-south-east-west-city-name-but-a-different-city-than-city-name/1004958 "2024-08-14T14:19:00Z")
I grew up near Dayton, Ohio. When someone says “East Dayton,” they’re referring to the area east of downtown Dayton within city limits. But sometimes it refers to a different city altogether. East Cleveland, for example… --- ## [Pilots: what caused Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 to crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-what-caused-voepass-linhas-aereas-flight-2283-to-crash/1005550)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-what-caused-voepass-linhas-aereas-flight-2283-to-crash/1005550 "2024-08-14T04:29:06Z")
In case you missed it, a plane carrying 62 people crashed in Brazil yesterday: There’s not much official speculation about the cause yet. Video footage from the ground (you can find lots of clips on YouTube) shows the… --- ## [Bad bad bad Lackadaisical Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-lackadaisical-me/1005552)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-lackadaisical-me/1005552 "2024-08-13T20:59:54Z")
Ok, yeah it means lacking enthusiasm or lazy. That makes feel lackaday. (regret) Or do I feel lackadaisy? (grief) Can I be daisical ? I guess not. I cry lackaday. I do. What a word! --- ## [Another DIY question, this time about toilets. (Speed appreciated, but not required)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-diy-question-this-time-about-toilets-speed-appreciated-but-not-required/1005586)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-diy-question-this-time-about-toilets-speed-appreciated-but-not-required/1005586 "2024-08-13T18:14:09Z")
I’m trying to replace a leaking toilet fill valve, but I can’t turn off the water to the toilet. The handle is attached to the hose leading to the toilet, and the entire hose turns when I turn the handle. I can’t fit eno… --- ## [Our sweet girl is gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-sweet-girl-is-gone/1005487)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-sweet-girl-is-gone/1005487 "2024-08-13T14:21:34Z")
She came to us quite by accident. Or perhaps it was fate. Who the hell really knows about these things? Our last cat had died two years earlier and we were not looking for a replacement after having her with us for 20 ye… --- ## [Whatever did Bill Knapps restaurants do that was so horrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-did-bill-knapps-restaurants-do-that-was-so-horrible/102177)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-did-bill-knapps-restaurants-do-that-was-so-horrible/102177 "2024-08-13T11:33:44Z")
I frequently listen to Detroit radio (WJR) even though I live in Cleveland…just love Mitch Albom, and it makes the traffic reports so much more challenging! Anyhow, lately there have been these apologetic commercials fo… --- ## [Do you have PTSD from something that happened a long time ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-ptsd-from-something-that-happened-a-long-time-ago/1005451)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-ptsd-from-something-that-happened-a-long-time-ago/1005451 "2024-08-13T02:19:21Z")
When I was three or four years old (around 1971) my father picked me up and set me on a big tree branch that was five feet off the ground and four inches in diameter. I cried and screamed. I don’t know why he did it. I … --- ## [Las Vegas politician goes to trial for killing journalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-politician-goes-to-trial-for-killing-journalist/1005604)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-politician-goes-to-trial-for-killing-journalist/1005604 "2024-08-12T21:04:42Z")
This story seems both very “ordinary” (as in very believable) and outlandish. He just walked up to the guy’s house in a straw hat and stabbed him? --- ## [Glen Canyon's Double Arch has collapsed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-canyons-double-arch-has-collapsed/1005551)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-canyons-double-arch-has-collapsed/1005551 "2024-08-12T14:39:04Z")
Story here. A frequently visited arch collapsed in Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah, the National Park Service reported Friday in a news release. The “Double Arch” geologic feature was al… --- ## [(Old) Motion To Vacat(ion)- An Off Work MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-motion-to-vacat-ion-an-off-work-mmp/1005258)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-motion-to-vacat-ion-an-off-work-mmp/1005258 "2024-08-12T10:39:16Z")
I’m up and off, so I thought I’d start the MMP. Wait, is anybody besides shoe working this week? --- ## [What's the most interesting bird you saw today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-bird-you-saw-today/757811)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-bird-you-saw-today/757811 "2024-08-12T01:58:55Z")
Borrowing an idea from this thread… My wife and I were driving home from shopping this afternoon when not too far in front of my car I saw a blue heron coming in for a landing. I see them fairly often standing in some o… --- ## [Debby's getting frisky! (Tropical Storm Debby)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbys-getting-frisky-tropical-storm-debby/1005224)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbys-getting-frisky-tropical-storm-debby/1005224 "2024-08-11T03:54:07Z")
And that’s one for the money! Two for the show! Three to get ready! 'Cause Debby’s ready to blow! https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ - General NHC site Tropical Storm Debby Forecast Discussion - Latest forecast discussion h… --- ## [German speakers: do you know what a Wohnungszylinder is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-do-you-know-what-a-wohnungszylinder-is/1005496)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-do-you-know-what-a-wohnungszylinder-is/1005496 "2024-08-11T03:05:11Z")
I don’t know why I just happened to think of this today, but here is the back story. In 1967 I was spending 6 months at the Foschungsinsititut für Mathematik (Mathematics Research Institute) in Zurich and subletting an a… --- ## [Need help with snarky closing salutations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507)
**Author:** [@ArtBeforeScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtBeforeScience)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507 "2024-08-10T19:58:41Z")
I have to write an email to someone I greatly dislike, and do it politely. I’d like a closing salutation that says “Now fuck off” but in more professional language. Victorian constructions like “I am your most humble and… --- ## [Underwater Tunnels for Submarines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-tunnels-for-submarines/1005425)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-tunnels-for-submarines/1005425 "2024-08-10T19:18:49Z")
It’s something we see or hear about in movies and pop culture – a long water-filled underwater tunnel through which a submarine can pass to get to another body of water, or an inland lake, or at least large underground … --- ## [What makes you happy? What makes you smile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-happy-what-makes-you-smile/1005436)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-happy-what-makes-you-smile/1005436 "2024-08-10T14:26:24Z")
If you’re JD Vance, it’s bogus questions from the media, but I’d like to hear from Dopers, what makes YOU smile? Me? The question made me think of a moment from my time as a scoutleader. We’re in our troop cabin, the ol… --- ## [Ohio power outages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-power-outages/1005450)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-power-outages/1005450 "2024-08-10T06:12:17Z")
I know there are some other Dopers living here (one I found out lives 10 miles away IIRC-I myself live near the airport), so a bit surprised there isn’t a thread… Anyway, had hurricane-force winds on Tuesday afternoon, … --- ## [Three Taylor Swift concerts cancelled in Vienna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-taylor-swift-concerts-cancelled-in-vienna/1005397)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-taylor-swift-concerts-cancelled-in-vienna/1005397 "2024-08-09T19:28:47Z")
Wow! Since the Ariana Grande concert got shot up, they are serious about that. They should be. IMO. But, boy oh boy, there are some crying folks. They’ll get reimbursed, I think they said. Some people traveled a lon… --- ## [Can arthritis make the skin covering the affected joint sensitive and painful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-arthritis-make-the-skin-covering-the-affected-joint-sensitive-and-painful/1005195)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-arthritis-make-the-skin-covering-the-affected-joint-sensitive-and-painful/1005195 "2024-08-09T15:17:05Z")
Once she got older, my mom had arthritis in her hands pretty bad. I’m dreading it happening to me, and I think I have arthritis in my right index finger knuckle. But the thing is, the skin around that knuckle is super-… --- ## [Chilcotin River landslide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilcotin-river-landslide/1005130)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilcotin-river-landslide/1005130 "2024-08-09T03:35:33Z")
On July 31, a large landslide near the town of Hanceville BC has dammed the Chilcotin River. A lake is forming upstream of the dam; downstream of it, the river is dry. This is obviously temporary: the lake will rise an… --- ## [Do You Keep “Emergency Pet Supplies” In Your House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-emergency-pet-supplies-in-your-house/1005358)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-emergency-pet-supplies-in-your-house/1005358 "2024-08-09T01:38:00Z")
By that, I don’t necessarily mean things like bandages or the like, I mean things like some sort of container that can be used as a shelter, maybe some old towels or a blanket to line it with. Maybe you have some inexpe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=96)