The Stalactites/Stalagmites one that I learnt was:
Stalactites hang from the roof, so they have to hold on tite.
Stalagmites start on the ground and they mite reach the roof.

I always imagined that a sailor might be pleased to discover that there is someof that “red port left”.

Being selfish in a crowd. For example:
 “Getting off the train before others can get on”

Yes, I’ve heard of “wheels”. But when saymwah mentioned 185lb being “a wheel and a quarter”, I (not being from the US) assumed they were suggesting that it was “1.25 wheels”. Based on that a “wheel” would be 56lb. This was variation that I wasn’t familiar with, and I said so.  

Another good all-around shoe for barbell work is a wrestling shoe. These have good grip, a tight lacing pattern, and a nice flat sole (assuming you don’t have ankle mobility issues that mean you require a heel to squat).

never heard a 45 called a wheel? a 25 a quarter? 10 a dime?

I haven’t heard of that one either. In powerlifting, you often hear people talk about “plates” (being a 45 (or 20kg) on each side). The 185lb in the post would be referred to as “a plate and a half”.
So someone squatting ‘two plates’ is squatting 225lb/100kg. And a ‘four plate’ deadlift is 405lb/180kg.
Given this…

But it can’t be a general question. You’ve gotta be really pacific.

This is not particularly uncommon. In the same way that people can be left- or right-handed based on which hand they prefer to use, people are also left- or right-eyed. And they’re not always the same side.
I’m like you, right-handed and left-eyed. I’d hazard a guess that when you play pool/snooker, you play right…

If your goal is to increase the weight you can squat, then you’ve got to train like you’re competing in a sport where the goal is to “increase the weight you can squat”. That’s powerlifting. There are heaps of videos out there for how to execute a powerlifting squat: it’s (usually) low-bar (the bar is on your…

And now I’ve just changed the notification tone on my phone to be Josh Brolin saying, “Beautiful, peaceful, quiet... ominous.”

Sleep as Android has a “Skip Next” option. It’s helpful in that situation, but also it works if you happen to get up before your alarm, and don’t want it then sounding later when you’re already up and about.

I learnt something interesting about my wake-up routine recently. I’ve been using Sleep as Android for quite a while, with some nice “Ocean Waves” sounds as the alarm.
My wife and I recently went on holiday for a week and stayed in a beachside shack in a small town. It seemed perfect for relaxation - secluded and…

This is a bit of a surprise to me. I’ve been a happy PIA user for the past few years, and recently signed up to another three-year plan with the promo. I never had the issue you mentioned in point 1.  And as for point 2, the closest I’ve seen to something like that is occasionally I get put through a captcha based on…

This is a bit of a surprise to me. I’ve been a happy PIA user for the past few years, and recently signed up to…

‘Lazy’ was definitely a consideration! But for me it meant switching from a $3.40/month plan to a $2.50/month one. It’ll probably take me a combined total of 20 minutes to switch all my devices and apps over to the new account.  I figured that was worth it.

‘Lazy’ was definitely a consideration! But for me it meant switching from a $3.40/month plan to a $2.50/month one.…

Anyone else feel like this when Will Smith starts singing “Never Had a Friend Like Me”?

This worked for me, too.  I only had a couple of weeks left on my annual subscription, so I’ve cancelled that and gone for the new 3-year plan.

This worked for me, too.  I only had a couple of weeks left on my annual subscription, so I’ve cancelled that and…

I’m a little concerned by the apparent lean on the monitors in Eric’s photo.  Is that just a trick of the camera, or an issue with the mount? Or is this on a standing-desk, and Eric’s got one leg longer than the other?

I’m a little concerned by the apparent lean on the monitors in Eric’s photo.  Is that just a trick of the camera, or…

For what it’s worth, deadlifts have done wonders for reducing my back pain. It was just a matter of starting really light, and slowly working my way up to heavy weights. Technique can be very tricky - people can have very different torso:femur length ratios, so setups/techniques that work for one person can feel super…

To get a Dark Mode on general web browsing, there’s “Dark Reader” extension for Chrome (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh?hl=en) or Firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/darkreader/).