# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1018 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1019 --- ## [Amazing coincidence today at grocery stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-coincidence-today-at-grocery-stores/649447)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-coincidence-today-at-grocery-stores/649447 "2013-02-07T11:57:26Z")
I usually shop for groceries at two different stores, buying different kinds of stuff at each. Usually I buy more at one (Trader Joes) than at the other (WinCo). Today, though, there was an amazing coincidence. The total… --- ## [This guy looks so old for his age. Is it his weight that aged him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guy-looks-so-old-for-his-age-is-it-his-weight-that-aged-him/649493)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guy-looks-so-old-for-his-age-is-it-his-weight-that-aged-him/649493 "2013-02-07T03:58:50Z")
Look at the Hispanic guy talking to Peirs. How old do you think he is? What happened to this guy? Is it his weight that adds years? The lighting? Short crew cut hair? --- ## [Chris Kyle, author of the book "American Sniper," fatally shot on shooting range](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-kyle-author-of-the-book-american-sniper-fatally-shot-on-shooting-range/649238)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-kyle-author-of-the-book-american-sniper-fatally-shot-on-shooting-range/649238 "2013-02-07T02:15:02Z")
Story here. You cannot make this shit up. --- ## [My van was totalled last night. I feel sick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-van-was-totalled-last-night-i-feel-sick/649111)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-van-was-totalled-last-night-i-feel-sick/649111 "2013-02-07T01:16:06Z")
I loaned my van to a neighbor and friend last night. His truck needed a lot of repair and I let him take the van so he could run to the auto parts store as needed, a mile away. I told him to keep the van until morning ra… --- ## [Code Of Doc Savage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346 "2013-02-07T00:21:11Z")
“Let me strive, every moment of my life, to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right, and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard … --- ## [Oops. I Put E85 In My Honda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-put-e85-in-my-honda/444347)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-put-e85-in-my-honda/444347 "2013-02-06T22:14:40Z")
yesterday and now the engine light is on! AAAAACK! It was only about 4 gallons’ worth. I’ve since filled it up with Shell’s lowest octane. I’m afraid to go to the dealer and confess my sins, since I’ve probably just … --- ## [World record skydiver fell faster than originally thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-record-skydiver-fell-faster-than-originally-thought/649426)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-record-skydiver-fell-faster-than-originally-thought/649426 "2013-02-06T22:08:24Z")
Felix Baumgartner, the skydiver who broke the sound barrier over New Mexico last October, was going even faster than originally reported. He reached a top speed of 843.6 mph (1357.6 kmh) or Mach 1.25. His top speed initi… --- ## [British House of Commons votes today on equal marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-house-of-commons-votes-today-on-equal-marriage/649371)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-house-of-commons-votes-today-on-equal-marriage/649371 "2013-02-06T16:37:02Z")
Fingers and toes all crossed, it looks like even the Tory troglodytes can’t derail this one. The first reading looks likely to pass. And the Tory right have warned that it could tear apart the Tory party and damage thei… --- ## [Obama = Hitler. The Complete Saga \[edited thread title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-hitler-the-complete-saga-edited-thread-title/538898)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-hitler-the-complete-saga-edited-thread-title/538898 "2013-02-06T14:54:36Z")
OK, so a paper I know ran this column http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/521530.html It’s ringing bells that I’ve heard it all before. Is he plagiarizing this? I’ve looked but the signal-to-noise is … --- ## [Just saved 70 cents at the pump-barely.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saved-70-cents-at-the-pump-barely/649487)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saved-70-cents-at-the-pump-barely/649487 "2013-02-06T14:45:35Z")
Drove into a local truck stop which always has the cheapest premium in the county of sale, and noted that the price on the big board was $3.83. Muttered “damn” under my breath (local gas prices have jumped 40 cents in 6… --- ## [MC 300 Pound Jesus vs. Axe-Wielding Hitchhiker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mc-300-pound-jesus-vs-axe-wielding-hitchhiker/649373)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mc-300-pound-jesus-vs-axe-wielding-hitchhiker/649373 "2013-02-06T09:30:29Z")
And the hitchhiker is the good guy. Axe-Wielding Hitchhiker Dude Saves Lady From Fake Jesus Truth is stupider than fiction. --- ## [Pls welcome Gaga germanotta and Gaga monstraparva!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pls-welcome-gaga-germanotta-and-gaga-monstraparva/649445)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pls-welcome-gaga-germanotta-and-gaga-monstraparva/649445 "2013-02-06T04:48:25Z")
Botanists are just weird. But then there’s a Sonic Hedgehog gene after all. And who named quarks? Well, since GAGA is the nucleotide sequence guanine-adenine-guanine-adenine, you had to figure something like this was … --- ## [North Korea Dream Video Shows U.S. City In Ruins After Missile Attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-dream-video-shows-u-s-city-in-ruins-after-missile-attack/649407)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-dream-video-shows-u-s-city-in-ruins-after-missile-attack/649407 "2013-02-06T03:57:01Z")
So, was just surfing around a bit and came across this story on Yahoo! that I thought I’d share. It seems that North Korea’s official website, Uriminzokkiri, has uploaded a video to YouTube. If you have time, click on … --- ## [Worst traffic congestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-traffic-congestion/649421)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-traffic-congestion/649421 "2013-02-06T03:02:33Z")
Woo-hoo, we’re number one! We’re number one! We’re number one! But seriously, interesting article and attached study. Apparently, if I were a daily driving commuter, I’d be wasting 67 hours a year sitting in traffic.… --- ## [Secret 'no-fly' zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-no-fly-zone/649390)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-no-fly-zone/649390 "2013-02-05T19:00:50Z")
Sailplane pilot arrested after not violating airspace In a nutshell: A sailplane pilot flew a single pass over a nuclear power plant as he searched for rising air currents. The sailplane’s flight recorder indicated th… --- ## [Things that you say that make you hate yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-say-that-make-you-hate-yourself/649381)
**Author:** [@Virgil\_Tibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Virgil_Tibbs)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-say-that-make-you-hate-yourself/649381 "2013-02-05T18:57:22Z")
Whenever I hear myself say anything equivocal or bland, such as “I suppose so” or “That’s true” or “Nice”, I really question my own right to exist. Why don’t I say something forceful or opinionated? I also hate myself w… --- ## [I'm a luggage nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-luggage-nerd/647740)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-luggage-nerd/647740 "2013-02-05T18:55:42Z")
… and who isn’t? I mean, who doesn’t like to put things in boxes and compartments and hidey-holes? Anyway, my husband and I finally got a vacation booked for March. It’s less than a week long and in the continental U.S.… --- ## [RIP Ed Koch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-koch/649022)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-koch/649022 "2013-02-05T16:12:47Z")
Ed Koch, former NYC mayor has passed away. --- ## [Life as a female Pop star isn't easy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-as-a-female-pop-star-isnt-easy/649194)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-as-a-female-pop-star-isnt-easy/649194 "2013-02-05T15:19:05Z")
AKB48 is apparently a hugely popular girls band in Japan. One that includes a no dating rule. Even for adult women. That must suck. Sucks even more to feel obligated to show your dishoner by chopping off your hair. A 20… --- ## [Why do some men have a cuckold fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-men-have-a-cuckold-fantasy/638427)
**Author:** [@Fear\_of\_the\_Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_of_the_Dark)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-men-have-a-cuckold-fantasy/638427 "2013-02-05T14:42:40Z")
First of all, it was embarrassing for me to ask this question publicly. But, because I am writing behind a nick name and on internet, I feel comfortable asking this question. I wouldn’t ask anyone in the flesh. Who could… --- ## [Chris Kyle, "America's deadliest sniper", shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-kyle-americas-deadliest-sniper-shot/649357)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-kyle-americas-deadliest-sniper-shot/649357 "2013-02-05T12:55:22Z")
Live by the gun…etc etc --- ## [Searching for a name!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-name/649203)
**Author:** [@str8trkr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/str8trkr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-name/649203 "2013-02-05T09:18:51Z")
Howdy y’all, I am searching for a name that describes what I am experiencing. Let me give you a little background on me first though. My name is not really important for this but the rest of my story kind of is. I am a … --- ## [Crush/flatten-compact aluminum soda cans with your bare hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crush-flatten-compact-aluminum-soda-cans-with-your-bare-hands/649198)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crush-flatten-compact-aluminum-soda-cans-with-your-bare-hands/649198 "2013-02-05T05:18:37Z")
Not a big deal, but if you want to make packing out or out easier when on a picnic or outdoor outing or just to amuse yourself . You can stamp on the cans but this is more elegant. Make sure the cans are shaken empty bec… --- ## [I pay 10% to God, Why should you get 18?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pay-10-to-god-why-should-you-get-18/648936)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pay-10-to-god-why-should-you-get-18/648936 "2013-02-05T04:19:08Z")
This article is sad and frustrating. An Applebee’s employee uploaded a photo of a customer’s receipt where they had written an offensive note and tried not to tip (but still ended up tipping). Applebee’s responded by fir… --- ## [Catholic hospital argues that fetuses aren't people in malpractice suit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-hospital-argues-that-fetuses-arent-people-in-malpractice-suit/649356)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-hospital-argues-that-fetuses-arent-people-in-malpractice-suit/649356 "2013-02-05T03:58:01Z")
This is fucking hilarous. :slight\_smile: --- ## [The Paratime Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paratime-message-board/649341)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paratime-message-board/649341 "2013-02-05T02:46:53Z")
Hello everyone/everything! Who would have thought that hosting a message board on a quantum computer simply to take advantage of a more efficient search algorithm would lead to an interchange of messages across alternat… --- ## ["It's only a theory"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-only-a-theory/649176)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-only-a-theory/649176 "2013-02-05T01:32:43Z")
It’s funny to me that this phrase has gained currency in the scientific community in the ironic sense to satirize the anti-evolution position. I was a judge in a high school science fair today. In the judges’ break room … --- ## [Hey baby, wanna meet a guy who can buy and sell a country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-baby-wanna-meet-a-guy-who-can-buy-and-sell-a-country/648792)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-baby-wanna-meet-a-guy-who-can-buy-and-sell-a-country/648792 "2013-02-04T23:11:53Z")
Yep, you found him right here $217 for a treasury balance, is nothing for a guy like me, I spend more than that on my apartment every month, to give you some kind of idea, but I just hate to brag. --- ## [Windless kite flying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windless-kite-flying/649290)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windless-kite-flying/649290 "2013-02-04T18:50:49Z")
I’d never heard of this before encountering this video. There are clearly some who take this seriously. --- ## [say hello to Impulse the bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hello-to-impulse-the-bunny/649266)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hello-to-impulse-the-bunny/649266 "2013-02-04T17:07:48Z")
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