# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1008 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1009 --- ## [Sad day for kids who love planes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-day-for-kids-who-love-planes/651776)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-day-for-kids-who-love-planes/651776 "2013-03-04T20:50:49Z")
:frowning: I know there are lots of consequences of the cuts that affect a lot of people deeply, and badly but this one made me sad beyond it’s actual scope. When I was little I loved the Thunderbirds. Me and dad wou… --- ## [Gifted/Talented Education, Back in the Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-talented-education-back-in-the-day/652032)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-talented-education-back-in-the-day/652032 "2013-03-04T20:38:45Z")
I attended elementary school in the 1970’s. The staff was opposed to gifted and talented education, worried that someone who was gifted might be left out because he or she didn’t test well. However, when I was in fourt… --- ## [I ran the length of Manhattan today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ran-the-length-of-manhattan-today/651777)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ran-the-length-of-manhattan-today/651777 "2013-03-04T20:06:43Z")
Well I did! From the Broadway Bridge, down Broadway, to Battery Park. About 13 miles. 2:21, but that includes stops for red lights and a couple of bio-breaks. I had never really been north of Central Park North, so w… --- ## [There's a reason they don't make romantic movies about dry cleaners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-reason-they-dont-make-romantic-movies-about-dry-cleaners/651741)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-reason-they-dont-make-romantic-movies-about-dry-cleaners/651741 "2013-03-04T18:41:17Z")
Apparently I’m some sort of Lust God for my dry-cleaning lady. For a long time, there were two dry-cleaners relatively close to my house – Sunny and Greenwood. It didn’t matter to me which one I used, but through habit … --- ## [A $600 dollar cell bill mom?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-600-dollar-cell-bill-mom/651843)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-600-dollar-cell-bill-mom/651843 "2013-03-04T17:50:28Z")
My mom once again went and swtiched her plan from unlimited to only a few hundred minutes to save ten dollars a month, now it came and bit her in the ass. When you go over the limit every call you even receive is racking… --- ## [At what point can you tell your married friends - just STFU, or take a stand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-can-you-tell-your-married-friends-just-stfu-or-take-a-stand/651983)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-can-you-tell-your-married-friends-just-stfu-or-take-a-stand/651983 "2013-03-04T17:45:02Z")
delete --- ## [New Epson printer series uses bottled ink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-epson-printer-series-uses-bottled-ink/651900)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-epson-printer-series-uses-bottled-ink/651900 "2013-03-04T16:52:29Z")
Check out the new L series. Looks like Epson is trying out not using the loss-leader model to sell printers. Maybe they feel bad about misleading their customers. More likely, they’ve decided too much business is going … --- ## [Suspended Animation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended-animation/651869)
**Author:** [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended-animation/651869 "2013-03-04T15:40:47Z")
If you had an option of suspended animation/dormancy to not count against your allotted years of life, would you avail yourself? I know many would for medical issues, but would there also be a desire for perceived rest … --- ## [Baby Born With HIV Cured By Aggressive New Treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-born-with-hiv-cured-by-aggressive-new-treatment/651992)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-born-with-hiv-cured-by-aggressive-new-treatment/651992 "2013-03-04T13:49:09Z")
Just Amazing! --- ## [The New Guy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-guy-mmp/651328)
**Author:** [@Sario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sario)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-guy-mmp/651328 "2013-03-04T11:10:38Z")
It’s officially monday so I’m starting us off this week. What did you think of the SDMB when you first found it? What made you stick around? I’ll answer when I get up in the morning --- ## [OK, in a few hours it will be March 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-in-a-few-hours-it-will-be-march-2013/651687)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-in-a-few-hours-it-will-be-march-2013/651687 "2013-03-04T05:33:37Z")
So may we agree that the Harlem Shake thing is done? That was February 2013. Now do something else. --- ## [Married twenty five years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-twenty-five-years/651826)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-twenty-five-years/651826 "2013-03-04T01:25:30Z")
Yep, silver anniversary. Sometime I can’t believe it. We stumbled a few times, but held on. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Missing family member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-family-member/651906)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-family-member/651906 "2013-03-04T00:42:07Z")
I’m pretty rattled right now, maybe I’m doing this ass-backward. Yes, she’s a young woman who probably ran away Friday. Who cares, she’s in real danger right now. PD and DPS know, but, I’d like to share her picture, … --- ## [Anybody know where I can get this rug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-where-i-can-get-this-rug/651898)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-where-i-can-get-this-rug/651898 "2013-03-04T00:08:39Z")
This turned up on my Facebook feed today, and I want one! My Google-fu has failed me, however, and I can’t find the source. I guess it might be a one-off kind of thing, but if … --- ## [Hi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi/651207)
**Author:** [@kaemicha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaemicha)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi/651207 "2013-03-03T23:25:37Z")
I’m new to this forum and just thought I’d say hi! and I hope that you will welcome me into your group. That’s it. That’s all I have! :slight\_smile: Michelle/kaemicha --- ## ["Jedi mind melds" and other mixed up references](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jedi-mind-melds-and-other-mixed-up-references/651787)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jedi-mind-melds-and-other-mixed-up-references/651787 "2013-03-03T20:05:38Z")
In honor of what the media has decided to latch onto, I figured we could have our own fun with mixed up references. Could be a simple phrase, or something you heard someone say that was just wrong, or whatever. My (obvi… --- ## [I didn't mean to piss you off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-mean-to-piss-you-off/651849)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-mean-to-piss-you-off/651849 "2013-03-03T18:29:57Z")
Dear Mr Police Officer, I really didn’t mean to piss you off. I know it annoyed you to be behind me while I was driving the speed limit. I could tell by the way you kept rushing up my bumper and backing off. I’m sorr… --- ## [Buns in Hair- Who Wears Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buns-in-hair-who-wears-them/651627)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buns-in-hair-who-wears-them/651627 "2013-03-03T17:20:45Z")
Have you ever known anyone who wears a bun in their hair as normal fashion? I remember my Grandmother used to, but I haven’t seen them for years. So, apart from athletes or for specific activities, do you know of any p… --- ## ["Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves!" aka 'How to make a suitably dramatic entrance'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-men-enter-one-man-leaves-aka-how-to-make-a-suitably-dramatic-entrance/651818)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-men-enter-one-man-leaves-aka-how-to-make-a-suitably-dramatic-entrance/651818 "2013-03-03T16:17:45Z")
The time, the near future, the place ‘The Thunderdome’ in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The scenario, somehow you’ve managed to get on the wrong side of Auntie Entity and find yourself in a gladatorial fight to the deat… --- ## [Time for Something New](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-something-new/651902)
**Author:** [@Clearly\_Unclear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clearly_Unclear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-something-new/651902 "2013-03-03T15:03:01Z")
Hello everyone. I’m pretty sure this is my first official post here. I know I could check, but I don’t see the reason to. If I have posted before let’s just pretend I didn’t. OK? I’ve been lurking for years (since around… --- ## [Old Newspapers From New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-newspapers-from-new-zealand/560675)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-newspapers-from-new-zealand/560675 "2013-03-03T09:23:39Z")
I just found this site online and it’s pretty cool. I don’t know if anyone has any interest in old newspapers from New Zealand, but I thought it was pretty cool, especially the ads. You can look up old ads, situtations … --- ## [How many of your Facebook friends are dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-facebook-friends-are-dead/651694)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-facebook-friends-are-dead/651694 "2013-03-03T07:44:35Z")
I’ve got one. A co-worker died last year, and I just ran across her profile on my friends list. Sort of a punch to the gut. --- ## [I don't like Chivas either but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-chivas-either-but/651721)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-chivas-either-but/651721 "2013-03-03T06:57:06Z")
Thousands of litres of whisky flushed down drain Was someone sampling before cleaning? D’oh! :smack: --- ## [Check out the HemLoft...a secret tree house hiding in the woods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-hemloft-a-secret-tree-house-hiding-in-the-woods/651847)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-hemloft-a-secret-tree-house-hiding-in-the-woods/651847 "2013-03-03T04:59:32Z")
I stumbled upon this today and thought it would be right up the alley of some of the board’s readership. Former programmer by the name of Joel Allen labors days, nights and weekends after work to build this secluded and … --- ## [More criminal behaviour from the Vatican!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-criminal-behaviour-from-the-vatican/651825)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-criminal-behaviour-from-the-vatican/651825 "2013-03-02T17:03:56Z")
This is the last straw. I can’t believe it. I really can’t. I mean, I know there’ve been a lot of scandals in the news regarding the Catholic Church, but this goes way beyond secret gay cabals. If you’re one of those who… --- ## [Is NASA mining for gold on other planets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nasa-mining-for-gold-on-other-planets/378424)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nasa-mining-for-gold-on-other-planets/378424 "2013-03-02T14:38:02Z")
Are there any articles stating that NASA is in fact mining (or at least checking) to see if there is gold on other planets, specifically Mars, since that’s the only one we’ve landed machines on that search for rock and o… --- ## [Heh. Look What I Found In A Random Google Search — Thanks Arnold Winkelried!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-look-what-i-found-in-a-random-google-search-thanks-arnold-winkelried/651664)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-look-what-i-found-in-a-random-google-search-thanks-arnold-winkelried/651664 "2013-03-02T07:47:23Z")
Search terms: making an arrow symbol on a mac Only problem is, there doesn’t appear to be a keyboard shortcut on a mac to make an arrow. :frowning: Oh well, back to search … --- ## [Dumb Facebook Question: Where are my friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-facebook-question-where-are-my-friends/651791)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-facebook-question-where-are-my-friends/651791 "2013-03-02T04:55:56Z")
There’s a column on the right hand side with friends: but it’s not showing all my friends. Where are all my friends? --- ## [A Thread of Small, Random Kindnesses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-of-small-random-kindnesses/651539)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-of-small-random-kindnesses/651539 "2013-03-02T04:27:01Z")
Probably been done before, but I’m sure we all have some new nice, feel-good moments to talk about. Either something done for you or that you did for someone else. Doesn’t matter. Let’s make each other smile. … --- ## [Ultimate expression of the Second Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-expression-of-the-second-amendment/651754)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-expression-of-the-second-amendment/651754 "2013-03-01T23:50:26Z")
This short video (less than a minute) will convince anyone, once and for all, why the right to bear arms should always be unasailable. I assure you you wont be disapointed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1007) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1009)