# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1014 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1015 --- ## [I Am Tickled Amber!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-tickled-amber/650105)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-tickled-amber/650105 "2013-02-16T03:01:53Z")
My favorite sunglasses for most sunny to cloudy conditions have been Ray Ban Ambermatics, a yellow/gold photochomic lens that darkens in sunlight, but enhances color-contrast and depth perception. Many people associate … --- ## [What does it mean when you constantly see your birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-when-you-constantly-see-your-birthday/650315)
**Author:** [@Alphaghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphaghost)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-when-you-constantly-see-your-birthday/650315 "2013-02-16T02:03:52Z")
Ever since my 24th birthday, I have been seeing the month and day of my birthday every where… Lets say my bday is 12/15 I’ll always see the time at 12:15 If I’m watching sports the final stats of a player I’m looking … --- ## [Houston meeting in February](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-meeting-in-february/646913)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-meeting-in-february/646913 "2013-02-16T01:16:36Z")
Once again, I’ll be visiting Houston in February. So once again, I’m starting a thread to suggest a meeting. --- ## [Moon Photos! On The Moon. Of The Duke Of The Moon. Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-photos-on-the-moon-of-the-duke-of-the-moon-newslink/650447)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-photos-on-the-moon-of-the-duke-of-the-moon-newslink/650447 "2013-02-16T00:34:45Z")
Will they be ruined by the Sun, or preserved by vacuum? --- ## [Now I just have to, ahh, "measure" it with my hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-just-have-to-ahh-measure-it-with-my-hand/650358)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-just-have-to-ahh-measure-it-with-my-hand/650358 "2013-02-15T22:30:43Z")
Chubby Checker sues Hewlett-Packard over penis measuring app, ‘The Chubby Checker’ Google it, it’s on a bunch of websites. The best part is that this wasn’t done by some guy in his basement but by a major corporation & … --- ## [Why haven't they rescued the cruise line passangers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-they-rescued-the-cruise-line-passangers/650135)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-they-rescued-the-cruise-line-passangers/650135 "2013-02-15T22:17:00Z")
Have they said why there’s no apparent interest in rescuing the cruise liner passengers? Normally you hear about ships in the area picking up as many passengers as possible. I thought it was required for all ships to he… --- ## [Thursday Is Steak Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thursday-is-steak-night/650343)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thursday-is-steak-night/650343 "2013-02-15T19:53:34Z")
(Apologies in advance to Lenten observers.) So I’m killing time in Manhattan before dinner when it occurs to me that Thursday Is Steak Night! Happy indeed was I to find that the internets agreed with me. Thursday is St… --- ## [Michelle Jenneke revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173 "2013-02-15T19:23:13Z")
I’ll probably get slammed for this by some but remember the video of Michelle Jenneke, hopeful Olympic hurdler and anti-depressant extraordinaire? Well, in case you don’t or you missed it entirely this is the video of h… --- ## [Illinois senate passes mariage equality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-senate-passes-mariage-equality/650322)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-senate-passes-mariage-equality/650322 "2013-02-15T18:35:47Z")
http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/illinois-senate-passes-marriage-equality That’s a good Valentine’s Day for a lot of people. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Man, that takes me back. (The "Get A Job" cartoon.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-that-takes-me-back-the-get-a-job-cartoon/650335)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-that-takes-me-back-the-get-a-job-cartoon/650335 "2013-02-15T17:06:45Z")
I can’t believe I stumbled across THIS (10min) video from my adolescent youth. I remember my friend and I used to watch this video stoned out of our mind laughing our asses off. It was funny to us because our parents us… --- ## [What's one thing sold at the dollar store that you would NOT buy there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-one-thing-sold-at-the-dollar-store-that-you-would-not-buy-there/650023)
**Author:** [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-one-thing-sold-at-the-dollar-store-that-you-would-not-buy-there/650023 "2013-02-15T16:53:55Z")
My answer is easy…those instant pregnancy testers that they keep behind the register…I’ll cheap out on certain things in life, but would NEVER recommend someone cheaps out on those! --- ## [Meanwhile in Australia.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanwhile-in-australia/649779)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanwhile-in-australia/649779 "2013-02-15T07:49:12Z")
So my friend found this in her shed… (don’t click if you don’t like snakes or spiders) (I have warned you) Fukin oath --- ## [Valentine's Day! Bah! Humbug!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentines-day-bah-humbug/650277)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentines-day-bah-humbug/650277 "2013-02-15T05:51:15Z")
“If I had my way, every fool who goes about with ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ on his lips would be boiled in his own chocolate-flavored wine and buried with a heart-shaped arrow through his heart! Bah! Humbug!” According to … --- ## [Beer makes excellent currency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-makes-excellent-currency/650333)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-makes-excellent-currency/650333 "2013-02-15T05:24:23Z")
I found an effective way to return favors is to pay people in beer (for those who like beer, obviously). Beer is a great equalizer. Get sucked into helping your friend’s fiancee move out of her dorm? Beer. Job taking lon… --- ## [36th Annual South High Marathon Dance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/36th-annual-south-high-marathon-dance/650296)
**Author:** [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/36th-annual-south-high-marathon-dance/650296 "2013-02-15T01:33:01Z")
I requested prior approval to start this thread and it was granted (thank you Tubadiva). Every year for the past 35 years, the kids and the community of South Glens Falls, NY (and the surrounding area) have come togethe… --- ## [Home Owners Assoc. bankrupts itself over size limit of election poster in a yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-owners-assoc-bankrupts-itself-over-size-limit-of-election-poster-in-a-yard/649887)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-owners-assoc-bankrupts-itself-over-size-limit-of-election-poster-in-a-yard/649887 "2013-02-15T01:31:54Z")
Washington Post story here, it’s absolutely worth a read. Apparently this HOA had a rep of playing hardball with residents. In a previous dispute to force residence to install “window dividers” (for some uniform appear… --- ## ["Man-Made Earthquake" Detected in North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-made-earthquake-detected-in-north-korea/650055)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-made-earthquake-detected-in-north-korea/650055 "2013-02-13T12:46:24Z")
Breaking News on BBC TV: The US Geological Survey has detected a 4.9 earthquake in North Korea, which is not prone to seismic activity. And the “quake” is near their nuclear-testing site. The Beeb is saying South Korean … --- ## [NASA's Curiosity finds "hood ornament"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-curiosity-finds-hood-ornament/650128)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-curiosity-finds-hood-ornament/650128 "2013-02-14T23:59:31Z")
Look at this picture! Now I’m as skeptical as the next guy, but that is not a natural looking rock formation! Its shiny and metallic-looking. It sticks OUT where any weathering or erosion would have flattened it out l… --- ## [I have a spider living in my window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-spider-living-in-my-window/650171)
**Author:** [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-spider-living-in-my-window/650171 "2013-02-14T23:32:47Z")
Last summer, a small spider set up housekeeping in my window, between the window itself, which was open, and the screen. Since I kept the window open all summer and most of the fall, she thrived. The puzzling thing is, s… --- ## [Danny Trent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-trent/650329)
**Author:** [@Trasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trasher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-trent/650329 "2013-02-14T22:19:46Z")
Does anyone know a Danny Trent a driver and trainer out of Indiana? Also is he any good has a driver? --- ## [I am really having a hard time with the new uniforms at work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-really-having-a-hard-time-with-the-new-uniforms-at-work/649716)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-really-having-a-hard-time-with-the-new-uniforms-at-work/649716 "2013-02-14T20:44:15Z")
I am an educated professional. I am 40 years old and have a degree in finance. I worked as a Private Banker for a ginormous bank. The pressure and culture of the banking industry led me to leave last year and pursue an… --- ## [Your "Puritan Valentine's Day" cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-puritan-valentines-day-cards/650280)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-puritan-valentines-day-cards/650280 "2013-02-14T20:39:05Z")
These images have been floating around Facebook the last couple of days. Please add your own. Here’s mine: I am drunk on your love. Please visit me at the stockade. Roses are red. Violets are blue. Our clothes are gr… --- ## [You can't keep a good thief down, but a stupid one...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-keep-a-good-thief-down-but-a-stupid-one/649814)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-keep-a-good-thief-down-but-a-stupid-one/649814 "2013-02-14T19:20:30Z")
I know I shouldn’t admire a thief, so instead I’m just going to admire the cleverness and simplicity of the theft. Freweyni Mebrahtu, a parking lot attendant at the Smithsonian’s Chantilly Annex, stole $900,000 over the… --- ## [Why is it that when I do the right thing, I have to screw myself over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-when-i-do-the-right-thing-i-have-to-screw-myself-over/650155)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-when-i-do-the-right-thing-i-have-to-screw-myself-over/650155 "2013-02-14T18:41:00Z")
So, I’m a temp. I just started the position yesterday. I told those in charge that I am looking for permanent employment, but I would not leave without giving a week’s notice. This job is definitely temporary, not tem… --- ## [My kingdom for a decent diagnostician.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kingdom-for-a-decent-diagnostician/650261)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kingdom-for-a-decent-diagnostician/650261 "2013-02-14T16:52:47Z")
So here I am looking at working past midnight for the 20th or so night in a row. Why am I doing that? Because it seems no programmers anymore have any native sense of the diagnostic process. So the people on the project… --- ## [Singles, some tips for valentine's day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singles-some-tips-for-valentines-day/650287)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singles-some-tips-for-valentines-day/650287 "2013-02-14T15:55:23Z")
from cats.:wink: You are not alone, take heart. --- ## [Ask the 9-1-1 Operator...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-9-1-1-operator/649983)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-9-1-1-operator/649983 "2013-02-14T15:13:25Z")
I work in a 9-1-1 Emergency call center. With Halle Berry soon to star as a 9-1-1 operator in a new movie, The Call, I think now is a good time to get your answers about 9-1-1 is in reality before Hollywood takes its tu… --- ## [I need help with my English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-my-english/650185)
**Author:** [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-my-english/650185 "2013-02-14T03:23:05Z")
I have this legal document to write and the numbers have to be written in letters and digits. What are the rules for writing the numbers in letters? I’ve been looking online and basically I can find every thing, for exa… --- ## [Exhibitionism, cell phone cameras and the internet - oh my!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exhibitionism-cell-phone-cameras-and-the-internet-oh-my/649180)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exhibitionism-cell-phone-cameras-and-the-internet-oh-my/649180 "2013-02-14T01:43:03Z")
I’m one of the old pharts being complained about in a different thread. I’ve always enjoyed the sight of a naked woman. Wonderful creatures, all different but all the same. Back in my grammar school days, it was smutt… --- ## [Two-Legged Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-legged-cat/650210)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-legged-cat/650210 "2013-02-14T00:46:32Z")
Reminds me of the two-legged dog James Herriott wrote about in one of his books, and the one Grant Kendall described in his book [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1013) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1015)