# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1027 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1028 --- ## [Not strong enough to pit: velcro in shorts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-strong-enough-to-pit-velcro-in-shorts/647107)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-strong-enough-to-pit-velcro-in-shorts/647107 "2013-01-14T18:27:45Z")
Whatever happened to the old Adidas and Nike shorts that had a strong nylon string running around the waist? One just had to cinch it tight and tie a knot. Well shorts nowadays have velcro out front, combined with a shoe… --- ## [Women who won't fellate...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-wont-fellate/647188)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-wont-fellate/647188 "2013-01-14T18:02:23Z")
Women who won’t suck cock, I must ask: why not? On what grounds do you refuse to throat the schlong? Is it icky to you? “Oh, it’s hairy down there!” Is it that you have half the money and all the pussy so you feel you ar… --- ## [Other than the SDMB, which internet chat forum contains the most assholes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-sdmb-which-internet-chat-forum-contains-the-most-assholes/541211)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-sdmb-which-internet-chat-forum-contains-the-most-assholes/541211 "2013-01-14T17:58:27Z")
I don’t know if this is in the right place (maybe it should be in the Pit or IMHO), or if it’s even kosher to post a thread like this anywhere on the SDMB, so the mods will have to make the ultimate decision. At any rat… --- ## [Brazillians killing crab lice - another pube thread :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazillians-killing-crab-lice-another-pube-thread/647185)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazillians-killing-crab-lice-another-pube-thread/647185 "2013-01-14T17:14:01Z")
Turns out that Australia hasn’t seen a case of crabs since 2008 - and the culprit is increased pubic hair shaving. News story from the UK’s best paper Peer reviewed scientific paper discussing the issue - Did the “Braz… --- ## [Ask the guy drunk on a Sunday night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-drunk-on-a-sunday-night/647129)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-drunk-on-a-sunday-night/647129 "2013-01-14T14:36:00Z")
On a mobile device, in a bar, that’s losing juice, so it’s possible I shall run out. --- ## [So, NASA wants to kidnap an asteroid and place it in orbit around the Moon for exploratory purposes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-nasa-wants-to-kidnap-an-asteroid-and-place-it-in-orbit-around-the-moon-for-exploratory-purposes/647020)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-nasa-wants-to-kidnap-an-asteroid-and-place-it-in-orbit-around-the-moon-for-exploratory-purposes/647020 "2013-01-14T14:21:05Z")
Story here. How cool does that sound? I imagine a wealth of information could be gleaned from capturing and exploring a rogue asteroid. --- ## [The US Ambassador to the Vatican is always Catholic...Huh.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-ambassador-to-the-vatican-is-always-catholic-huh/647024)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-ambassador-to-the-vatican-is-always-catholic-huh/647024 "2013-01-14T12:57:11Z")
I was in the shower tonight and a thought occurred to me. I wondered if the US Ambassador (or any ambassadors) to the Vatican can be Catholic? I would think that he/she would NOT be allowed to be Catholic. It’s a conf… --- ## [The Smurfs have taken a turn for the worst since their show was canceled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smurfs-have-taken-a-turn-for-the-worst-since-their-show-was-canceled/647158)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smurfs-have-taken-a-turn-for-the-worst-since-their-show-was-canceled/647158 "2013-01-14T12:31:47Z")
I blame the evil machine that is Hollywood: Damn you Hollywood! You’ve taken these sweet lovable creatures and turned them into something awful! --- ## [The Dog Watch MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-watch-mmp/646321)
**Author:** [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-watch-mmp/646321 "2013-01-14T12:03:48Z")
Well Mumpers I am starting my first MMP I tend to stay up late so I am asking you all to tell your late night stories. So kiddos what have you done late at night? Did you ever TP a house? Did you ever sneak out your par… --- ## [A marathon a day. All Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marathon-a-day-all-year/647053)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marathon-a-day-all-year/647053 "2013-01-14T09:28:18Z")
…is what this New Zealand couple is hoping to achieve in 2013. Oh, and they’re both over 60. And they’re going to be doing it on a raw vegan diet. :eek: Link Now I will admit my first thought on reading this was “ho… --- ## [Thanks for making me look like a moron Geeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-making-me-look-like-a-moron-geeks/647036)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-making-me-look-like-a-moron-geeks/647036 "2013-01-14T07:57:40Z")
So my mother recently decided she wanted a new computer. She knows nothing about computers and my dad, though he knows enough, defaults to just whatever ‘looks neat’. So I offered to help them find something that would w… --- ## [Perhaps this lady should diet? What a day she had.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-this-lady-should-diet-what-a-day-she-had/646991)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-this-lady-should-diet-what-a-day-she-had/646991 "2013-01-14T05:48:57Z")
:eek: :eek: :eek: :stuck\_out\_tongue: Well, at least they didn’t reveal her name. I think she may want to take karma’s hint and diet. It took a crane to get her out? :smiley: Article --- ## [I want to start a rumor/superstition just for fun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-a-rumor-superstition-just-for-fun/646946)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-a-rumor-superstition-just-for-fun/646946 "2013-01-14T05:44:29Z")
This would only be for a laugh, and should not cause any harm. This is all in good fun. As I was watching a show today about female cops, I noticed that one of them was wearing one of those gas-station wrist bands that … --- ## [Excerpts From New Scientology Tell-All Book: Travolta & Cruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-from-new-scientology-tell-all-book-travolta-cruise/646822)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-from-new-scientology-tell-all-book-travolta-cruise/646822 "2013-01-14T05:08:07Z")
Want a fun read? Here are two Hollywood Reporter excerpts from a new Scientology tell-all book that gives some of the back stories on Travolta and Cruise. Just in case you aren’t sure if Scientology is a weird-ass, dan… --- ## [The crown on my tooth broke off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crown-on-my-tooth-broke-off/647055)
**Author:** [@StrangeBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrangeBird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crown-on-my-tooth-broke-off/647055 "2013-01-14T04:53:49Z")
It happened this arvo. I will see the dentist tomorrow. I’m worried this means that they will need to remove the tooth, since it has decayed under the crown. I already have a missing tooth right next to it (congenitall… --- ## [Girls are like apples on trees.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-like-apples-on-trees/612778)
**Author:** [@voidray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voidray)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-like-apples-on-trees/612778 "2013-01-13T23:46:43Z")
OK. Read below first. And if you disagree, say why you disagree. And, disprove the lines below. “Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. The boys don’t want to reach for the good ones b… --- ## [Victorian 'missed connections': The agony column of The Times 1800-1870](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victorian-missed-connections-the-agony-column-of-the-times-1800-1870/647049)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victorian-missed-connections-the-agony-column-of-the-times-1800-1870/647049 "2013-01-13T16:25:16Z")
An acquaintance has informed me of the existence of a book, The Agony Column of The Times 1800-1870, ed. Alice Clay, which compiles cryptic messages left in The Times newspaper. Most of the them are of the ‘missed connec… --- ## [Owner of gun company, producer of pro-gun Youtube videos shot dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owner-of-gun-company-producer-of-pro-gun-youtube-videos-shot-dead/646934)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owner-of-gun-company-producer-of-pro-gun-youtube-videos-shot-dead/646934 "2013-01-13T16:22:25Z")
Clearly, this never would have happened if the gun nuts all had guns to defend themselves with. --- ## [Questions for my fellow Texans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-my-fellow-texans/646978)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-my-fellow-texans/646978 "2013-01-13T16:05:08Z")
I’ve been out of Texas for around 15 years, but for some reason I was missing it something fierce yesterday. Tell me, my fellow Texans, do drinks still tump over in my home state? And if they do, are you fixing to go c… --- ## [long-time doper chique has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-time-doper-chique-has-passed-away/543500)
**Author:** [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-time-doper-chique-has-passed-away/543500 "2013-01-13T14:47:52Z")
Most of you young whippersnappers might not remember her, but the old-timers will. She hasn’t been around in a while, but she’s been around some of the spin-off boards. She was a pain in the ass, but she was one fantas… --- ## [Things you hadn't heard about until much later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-hadnt-heard-about-until-much-later/644945)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-hadnt-heard-about-until-much-later/644945 "2013-01-13T14:38:04Z")
Back in late August, there was a shooting incident outside the Empire State Building, in which two people died. But I hadn’t heard about it because I was in the hospital at the time, in intensive care, following my heart… --- ## [Interpretive Dance: Car talk with my wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretive-dance-car-talk-with-my-wife/646647)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretive-dance-car-talk-with-my-wife/646647 "2013-01-13T07:30:29Z")
Many of you know, or are at least familiar with, my lovely and talented wife, \*\*Aries28. \*\*A queen among women, and I thank the loving God every day for allowing me to be her husband. She does have her faults, though. S… --- ## [Hey. 60 hour no sleep challenge.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-60-hour-no-sleep-challenge/628147)
**Author:** [@x1not0time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x1not0time)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-60-hour-no-sleep-challenge/628147 "2013-01-13T06:25:27Z")
I’ve heard you can get…ummm…interesting effects by depriving yourself of sleep. I Must Know. So, I figured, why not? This wasn’t planned…but I have some free time on my hands. I don’t need to be doing anything for a co… --- ## [Naughty Little Girls: Thai Female Catholic Hitler Youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naughty-little-girls-thai-female-catholic-hitler-youth/597760)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naughty-little-girls-thai-female-catholic-hitler-youth/597760 "2013-01-13T05:07:47Z")
Well, they may not actually be Catholic, as devout Buddhists often attend Catholic schools here, such as many of the wife’s family. But there’s a girls’ Catholic school up North in Chiang Mai that apparently holds an ann… --- ## [Exploding Coffee Filters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-coffee-filters/647029)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-coffee-filters/647029 "2013-01-13T03:42:06Z")
As if stewardesses didn’t have enough to worry about already, the FAA is warning about exploding coffee filters while in the air. It seems the prepackaged filters “are susceptible to pressure buildup and can explode whe… --- ## [No ma'am - A Marine's Letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-maam-a-marines-letter-to-senator-dianne-feinstein/646100)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-maam-a-marines-letter-to-senator-dianne-feinstein/646100 "2013-01-13T03:21:59Z")
Hoo-Rah :slight\_smile: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-902515 --- ## [Beagle Vs Orange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beagle-vs-orange/646928)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beagle-vs-orange/646928 "2013-01-13T02:31:54Z")
This is a dog who needs a playmate! Fun dog video. StG --- ## [My MIL's boyfriend is nice with a large dash of nutso](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mils-boyfriend-is-nice-with-a-large-dash-of-nutso/646792)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mils-boyfriend-is-nice-with-a-large-dash-of-nutso/646792 "2013-01-12T23:17:33Z")
My mother-in-law is visiting, and she is a lovely person. Her boyfriend of a few months, who we just met, is also very nice and helpful. Except he randomly comes out with some wacky statements. I never get the flu be… --- ## [What 'Leave it to the professionals!' advice did you ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-leave-it-to-the-professionals-advice-did-you-ignore/646523)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-leave-it-to-the-professionals-advice-did-you-ignore/646523 "2013-01-12T23:10:24Z")
…and you did it turn out for you? Against the recommendations of the entire internet, I refinished my saltillo tile kitchen floor. The entire internet was right. It was a messy, gummy, nasty job and my learning curve is… --- ## [Local Elk Celebrity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-elk-celebrity/646518)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-elk-celebrity/646518 "2013-01-12T17:33:12Z")
So I live in a pretty small town. Less than 2000 population. My home is located about 5 miles outside town and it’s pretty much all pasture and farms. Well on the way to my place, there’s a woman who has a huge pasture w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1026) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1028)