# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1006 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1007 --- ## [A private mission to Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-private-mission-to-mars/651603)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-private-mission-to-mars/651603 "2013-03-11T12:45:29Z")
A foundation thinks that it would be possible for private interests to fund a bare-bones flyby of Mars for a couple of billion dollars around 2018 or so. The crew would be a mature married couple. There would be no land… --- ## [SESAME? You have got to be kidding me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me/652556)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me/652556 "2013-03-11T07:37:56Z")
Its apparently not April the First either. SESAME is called the International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East . Its being built in Jordan.. Its membership include… --- ## [Charlotte area Dopefest on Saturday, March 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte-area-dopefest-on-saturday-march-9/650750)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte-area-dopefest-on-saturday-march-9/650750 "2013-03-11T06:07:58Z")
Attention all Dopers in the Charotte metro area or within driving distance… KneadtoKnow and I thought it was high time to gather for some fun, laughs and drinks. Saturday, March 9 seems to be a good day. Who’s in? I can … --- ## [So tired of clients making my life harder than it needs to be.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tired-of-clients-making-my-life-harder-than-it-needs-to-be/652541)
**Author:** [@Nothar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nothar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tired-of-clients-making-my-life-harder-than-it-needs-to-be/652541 "2013-03-11T02:33:41Z")
Some background: I am a CPA specializing in tax accounting. I do a ton of work for small businesses and their owners. This time of year is hectic to say the least. I really enjoy my job and take satisfaction in helping m… --- ## [...footage of human chain beach rescue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-human-chain-beach-rescue/652567)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-human-chain-beach-rescue/652567 "2013-03-10T23:36:04Z")
…heard about this rescue yesterday: didn’t know someone had filmed it. Thought I’d share. --- ## [The apparant size of the sun and moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apparant-size-of-the-sun-and-moon/652175)
**Author:** [@K.S.Masmacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K.S.Masmacho)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apparant-size-of-the-sun-and-moon/652175 "2013-03-10T21:01:46Z")
Has it ever occured to anyone else how fascinating it is that the sun and the moon appear to be the same size from the one vantange point in space that happens to be occupied by the one known creature capable of noticing… --- ## [Surfing the web over a 1964 300 Baud Modem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surfing-the-web-over-a-1964-300-baud-modem/652448)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surfing-the-web-over-a-1964-300-baud-modem/652448 "2013-03-10T16:42:22Z")
Check this out. He’s got what very well may be the oldest functional computer modem on the planet: http://www.wimp.com/connectsinternet/ Around 1979 a friend’s dad, who worked with computers, had a setup at his house t… --- ## [Very funny cat video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-cat-video/652498)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-cat-video/652498 "2013-03-10T15:53:37Z")
Also, I’m pretty sure that the cat in the middle just wanted his own cup of coffee. Cats Being Jerks. --- ## [A Monkey and Dog video to brighten up your day. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-monkey-and-dog-video-to-brighten-up-your-day/652548)
**Author:** [@chowching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowching)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-monkey-and-dog-video-to-brighten-up-your-day/652548 "2013-03-10T12:34:28Z")
Stumbled upon this video today. Definitely made my day. It is in facebook but you can search Pankun and James in youtube. I can’t seem to find this exact video there though. Anyway, I’d just like to share this. … --- ## [Euphemistic references to walking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemistic-references-to-walking/652328)
**Author:** [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemistic-references-to-walking/652328 "2013-03-10T06:39:50Z")
From “Call the Midwife” ( mildest of spoilers) Shank’s Pony clearly is a euphemistic way of saying “I’ll walk” I guess referring to the shanks in one’s shoes. There was a jazz song, I think, that mentioned “Driving … --- ## [keep on getting razzed from my friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-on-getting-razzed-from-my-friends/652402)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-on-getting-razzed-from-my-friends/652402 "2013-03-10T03:52:54Z")
They went out to a bar to watch ‘the game’; and were razzing me on not going for the festivities. I later get these texts: “had a fun time last night” “Waitress Monica was sweet on xxxxx and me” “yyyy got totally hit… --- ## [You might need that one day.....hoarding.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-need-that-one-day-hoarding/627280)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-need-that-one-day-hoarding/627280 "2013-03-09T22:38:22Z")
Now let me preface this by saying I’m NOT a hoarder. I have lots of other quirks and faults, but hoarding isn’t one of them. But my SO…geez. Going through a basket of miscellaneous crap the other day to do a chuck-out… --- ## [Wait - you were actually LISTENING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-you-were-actually-listening/652481)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-you-were-actually-listening/652481 "2013-03-09T19:15:03Z")
Have you ever surprised your parents as an adult by revealing you’ve adopted a practice of theirs or followed their advice? When I started working as a teen, my grandmother demanded a portion of my paycheck as “rent.” I… --- ## [Dinosaur Clone Park Petition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-clone-park-petition/652435)
**Author:** [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-clone-park-petition/652435 "2013-03-09T17:17:31Z")
Please, with your help, we can throw aside our partisan shackles and reach across the aisle to create the first real not-a-movie dinosaur park. Because everybody knows dinosaurs are cool. --- ## [I don't get why people think babies and toddlers are funny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-people-think-babies-and-toddlers-are-funny/652115)
**Author:** [@Nerdessence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nerdessence)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-people-think-babies-and-toddlers-are-funny/652115 "2013-03-09T14:11:03Z")
My husband knows a lot of parents of babies and toddlers. Since our television is his monitor, I often can’t help but see his Facebook feed. This morning, it was a video of his buddy holding a baby, and the older kid w… --- ## [No, Dad, I am not going to apologize for the fact that you can't take a hint (long).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-dad-i-am-not-going-to-apologize-for-the-fact-that-you-cant-take-a-hint-long/652215)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-dad-i-am-not-going-to-apologize-for-the-fact-that-you-cant-take-a-hint-long/652215 "2013-03-09T13:59:06Z")
Rhymer family drama, obviously, though nothing major. Mostly I’m just venting. Here’s the basics: Yesterday I got home from work to find a passive-aggressive message from my father on the answering machine saying that h… --- ## [PSA: Comedy Central now flat out requires a mobile number:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-comedy-central-now-flat-out-requires-a-mobile-number/652370)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-comedy-central-now-flat-out-requires-a-mobile-number/652370 "2013-03-09T03:51:36Z")
But it can be spoofed. I went with 5555555555 so check and see if it will let you also use that. (Yes, I did not include any punctuation or spaces.) They don’t even bother with the false pretense that it will help you g… --- ## [Handicapped parking at inaccessible businesses...Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-at-inaccessible-businesses-huh/652150)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-at-inaccessible-businesses-huh/652150 "2013-03-09T01:02:04Z")
So a little background: my buddy has just recently started taking his kids to a new-ish fitness center/gym for exercise classes. He knows how I like to work out so he told me about their weightroom area and told me I s… --- ## [Recent Bannings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-bannings/652440)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-bannings/652440 "2013-03-09T00:26:38Z")
I’ve been sick and the weather is kinda crappy, so I’ve been on the Dope a lot recently. Now, I get along with most people and I try not to take myself too seriously. I pretty much approach The Dope as an amusement . Bu… --- ## [US Post Office Has E.R. Burroughs Stamps!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-post-office-has-e-r-burroughs-stamps/652371)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-post-office-has-e-r-burroughs-stamps/652371 "2013-03-08T21:45:29Z")
I had to mail a letter yesterday-and was pleased to see that Burroughs has finally been honored by a 1st Class stamp! One of America’s best known authors-at last! Now if we could only get decent movies versions of th… --- ## [I just almost got arrested...(long, and about other peoples drug use)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-almost-got-arrested-long-and-about-other-peoples-drug-use/652375)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-almost-got-arrested-long-and-about-other-peoples-drug-use/652375 "2013-03-08T21:14:09Z")
Okay, sensational opening to a thread, but it is kinda true. There are often junkies and ex junkies passing behind my garden. There is a rehab center down the street and they give out methadone as well. Junkies pass dai… --- ## [Mother knows best and theres cute pictures to prove it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-knows-best-and-theres-cute-pictures-to-prove-it/652362)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-knows-best-and-theres-cute-pictures-to-prove-it/652362 "2013-03-08T17:50:00Z")
Mothers always always show their love no matter what species they are. Warning: Cute pictures ahead. :stuck\_out\_tongue: The Mother Elephant leading her baby by the trunk is my favorite. The Mother otter carrying her b… --- ## ["Fractured" blurbs/proverbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fractured-blurbs-proverbs/652358)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fractured-blurbs-proverbs/652358 "2013-03-08T15:39:17Z")
Not sure why this suddenly hit me today…ah, but then, isn’t that the whole point of MPSIMS? For some reason, I recalled the tagline for The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear - “If you see just one movie this summer…you… --- ## [What is your claim to fame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-claim-to-fame/645987)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-claim-to-fame/645987 "2013-01-16T18:04:49Z")
I was thinking about mortality this morning and pondering what I’ve done in my life that might be somewhat unique. I came up with the following: I may be the only person on the planet who has capsized a sailboat in Afr… --- ## [Does anyone here appear in Google's Street Views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Owl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-appear-in-googles-street-views/631571 "2013-03-08T11:09:06Z")
The title is self explanatory. I am in it twice. The photo car was in my work neighborhood one day and they shot me while I was parking my car behind my office and then a couple of hours later as I was walking down to … --- ## [New Mexico jail fiasco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mexico-jail-fiasco/652313)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mexico-jail-fiasco/652313 "2013-03-08T03:35:18Z")
Stephen Slevin was locked up in solitary confinement in a New Mexico jail for suspicion of drunk driving. Apparently he was never charged, and a judge has just awarded a large (15.5 million dollar) settlement. I don’t u… --- ## [Did You know That Dogs Can Get Glaucoma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-dogs-can-get-glaucoma/652232)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-dogs-can-get-glaucoma/652232 "2013-03-08T02:27:35Z")
I had no idea. My little Papillon, Bunny, has been having episodes where she can’t open her right eye, and then sqints for about a day afterwards, so I took her to the vet today. He tested her for GLAUCOMA! I was gob-sm… --- ## ["Eye" didn't see this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-didnt-see-this/649554)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-didnt-see-this/649554 "2013-03-07T22:50:07Z")
Eyeball falls out in court, mistrial declared --- ## [Text read wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-read-wrong/651665)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-read-wrong/651665 "2013-03-07T21:58:09Z")
Share your stories of when your eyes saw one thing, but your brain saw something completely different. Last night I was in my philosophy class. At the end, the tutor gave us the weekly handout. One of the students asked… --- ## [Please help me by watching a short video.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-by-watching-a-short-video/652252)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-by-watching-a-short-video/652252 "2013-03-07T19:11:54Z")
I would like to know if a certain video appears okay on other people’s computers. (It looks fine on mine.) Here’s the 17-second video: - YouTube If any of you have the time, could you please watch it and tell me if it … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1005) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1007)