# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785 "2024-07-25T15:06:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 207
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4121 "2026-02-10T21:57:51Z")
Klasse, Mensch, klasse! ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4122 "2026-02-10T21:57:56Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > And he has a great name for a German cricket player, “Klasse” means class or as an adjective, great or top notch. Sadly, I think his last name is actually Klesse (looking at other sources). ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4123 "2026-02-10T22:06:06Z")
TIL that not only is there a Santa Barbara Cricket Club but that it was founded in 1921. ---
**Author:** ![billy-jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4124 "2026-02-10T22:07:03Z")
You can learn all about cricket by reading the Brigadier Gerard stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In particular, “How the Brigadier Triumphed in England”. It’s avaiilabe at [archive.org](http://archive.org). From the story “It is a brave pastime, a game for soldiers, for each tries to strike the other with the ball, and it is but a small stick with which you may ward it off.” ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4125 "2026-02-10T22:23:12Z")
I’ve done business in or been to places that have a big British influence and have watched cricket on tv while I was there. I’m sure that I miss some subtleties but it takes me about half an hour to figure out the basics. I was also disappointed by the Hitchhiker book that ended up being a cricket pun at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4126 "2026-02-10T22:53:20Z")
The [Hollywood Cricket Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Cricket_Club) was founded in 1932 by [British](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) actor and cricketer [C. Aubrey Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Aubrey_Smith). Notable members included David Niven, Laurence Olivier, P. G. Wodehouse and Cary Grant. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4127 "2026-02-10T22:57:55Z")
Well yeah. We have a big inter league rivalry. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4128 "2026-02-11T11:36:22Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > It was introduced to this country from Australia and is considered an invasive pest. It’s an invasive pest in Melbourne too, but it’s a protected species here. Melbourne was possum-free until the 70’s, because they live in your roof, piss on your ceiling, and eat the fruit from your backyard. In 1975 they became protected, and re-colonized Melbourne from the outer suburbs. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4129 "2026-02-11T12:14:41Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > It was introduced to this country from Australia and is considered an invasive pest. For a moment there, I thought this was still about cricket (not my game, I did rowing instead) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4130 "2026-02-12T19:55:49Z")
I just found out that Minnesota, Georgia, and Ohio issue special license plates for cars of drivers with a history of DUI convictions. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4131 "2026-02-12T20:05:07Z")
And what is the difference to a normal plate? A print of “Caution: this driver might be drunk”? A special color? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4132 "2026-02-12T20:05:55Z")
In Ohio, it’s a yellow plate with red lettering. I don’t know about the other states. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4133 "2026-02-12T20:10:59Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > I just found out that Minnesota, Georgia, and Ohio issue special license plates for cars of drivers with a history of DUI convictions. Is this intended to warn other drivers or is it punishment by public shaming? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4134 "2026-02-12T20:11:47Z")
Both. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4135 "2026-02-12T20:12:03Z")
Are the plate letters scarlet, by chance? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4136 "2026-02-12T20:14:23Z")
And could I get a custom plate that was just a scarlet “A?” ---
**Author:** ![billy-jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4137 "2026-02-12T20:48:23Z")
I can imagine a disabled plate in yellow with red lettering for drunks who crashed and caused themselves a disability. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4138 "2026-02-13T00:39:45Z")
Huh, I thought those were more widespread. They’re also completely plain, aside from the letters/numbers. No background image, no state motto, nothing. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4139 "2026-02-13T01:52:50Z")
There’s a proposed CA bill that repeat DUI offenders have to use an ID card that designates them for no alcohol sales. [https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article314677241.html](https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article314677241.html) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/4140 "2026-02-13T02:22:53Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > There’s a proposed CA bill that repeat DUI offenders have to use an ID card that designates them for no alcohol sales. I live in California and I haven’t been carded in thirty years. Might work (for awhile) for very young offenders, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785.md?page=206) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785.md?page=208)