# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1030 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1031 --- ## [Resolved: Happy New MMP 2013!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627 "2013-01-07T10:23:05Z")
OK, it’s still Sunday in my time zone, but for some of you, it’s already Monday as I type and others won’t see this until their local Monday, so might as well launch. Like most people I’m acquainted with, New Year’s Eve… --- ## [Post Your Local Gun Incident Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-local-gun-incident-here/645296)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-local-gun-incident-here/645296 "2013-01-07T08:31:37Z")
I admit I see merit to both sides on the gun control debate. Once a freedom is taken away, it is almost impossible to get that freedom back. Indeed, America is all about the freedom to live one’s life as one sees fit. I … --- ## [Is anyone here ambidextrous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-ambidextrous/645544)
**Author:** [@UsernameTaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UsernameTaken)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-ambidextrous/645544 "2013-01-07T05:25:32Z")
If so, what’s your story? Were you always ambidextrous? Did you injure your dominant hand? Are you a leftie who was forced to use their right hand? How did it affect you? I can write, draw, eat, play sports, etc. with e… --- ## [Price of water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-water/646118)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-water/646118 "2013-01-07T02:40:57Z")
I was just writing a section on product costs, and I used bottled water as an example. The calculation was so staggering I had to do it several times, then use a simplified online calculator to make sure I’d set it up co… --- ## [Online dating is literally the worst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-is-literally-the-worst/645600)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-is-literally-the-worst/645600 "2013-01-07T01:13:10Z")
A bit back, my boyfriend and I broke up so I am once again back into the deep end of the dating pool. First thing I did was the laziest step: I reactivated my OKCupid account to see what came my way, So far, there have b… --- ## [Things you hope to accomplish in 2013?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-hope-to-accomplish-in-2013/645884)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-hope-to-accomplish-in-2013/645884 "2013-01-07T01:12:38Z")
We’ve discussed what we accomplished in 2012, so how about the upcoming year? What things do you plan to get done this brand spanking new year? What things do you hope to get accomplished this year? --- ## [It's a Bird!! It's a Plane!! It's..It's........a Butterfly??!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-its-a-butterfly/624983)
**Author:** [@Frosty\_Camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosty_Camel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-its-a-butterfly/624983 "2013-01-07T00:35:24Z")
As I was wrapping up my bicycle ride this evening, I saw ahead of me what appeared to be a strange bird with a bizarre flight pattern. When I got closer, I saw that it was without a doubt the largest butterfly I have ev… --- ## [Are any of you parents of members (current or former) of the US military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-you-parents-of-members-current-or-former-of-the-us-military/646068)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-you-parents-of-members-current-or-former-of-the-us-military/646068 "2013-01-07T00:12:07Z")
I know that some of you are, the real question is whether any of you feel like sharing your experience. Of course, I’d be grateful for input from the folks who have served, or have served as well, but particularly about… --- ## [A sentimental kitty moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sentimental-kitty-moment/646208)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sentimental-kitty-moment/646208 "2013-01-06T22:43:13Z")
Well, Santa Clause and his minions ripped the crap out of my roof. So, off and on I was way up high on a ladder throughout the day. Being up high I could easily see into my neighbors back yard. And not only theirs but t… --- ## [Best way to get a Wikipedia Page...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-a-wikipedia-page/646024)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-a-wikipedia-page/646024 "2013-01-06T22:37:18Z")
For someone with no claim to fame! Inspired partly by those crazy people seeking a Guinness World Record, partly by this threadand partly by a Jeopardy contestant who said she had one just because she was a winner. If I… --- ## ["Cat Caught Sneaking Saw, Phone into Brazil Prison"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-caught-sneaking-saw-phone-into-brazil-prison/646190)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-caught-sneaking-saw-phone-into-brazil-prison/646190 "2013-01-06T21:42:24Z")
\[SIZE=2\]http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-brazil-cat-prisonbre90407k-20130105,0,5465871.story \[SIZE=2\]And all my cats do is l\[SIZE=2\]ie around the house and occasionally bring me \[SIZE=2\]dead vermin. \[/SIZE\]\[… --- ## [Bosda's father has died \[updated title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosdas-father-has-died-updated-title/644416)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosdas-father-has-died-updated-title/644416 "2013-01-06T20:31:18Z")
He fell last Thursady, around noon. Backed over the table & fell. I found him at 3PM. He went to the ER. No broken bones. But a lot of pain. Endless labor by me. Will post more later. --- ## [Can someone translate my grandparents' headstones for me? Hebrew speaker needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-my-grandparents-headstones-for-me-hebrew-speaker-needed/646154)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-my-grandparents-headstones-for-me-hebrew-speaker-needed/646154 "2013-01-06T17:45:58Z")
Technically, I should be able to, but my Hebrew is rusty after years of disuse and my vocabulary is just about gone. It’s about fifteen words apiece for each one, probably fairly basic stuff, maybe with some geneological… --- ## [Sex Offender Registy: The Unintended Consequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-offender-registy-the-unintended-consequences/646030)
**Author:** [@Frosty\_Camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosty_Camel)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-offender-registy-the-unintended-consequences/646030 "2013-01-06T17:06:54Z")
As many of you know my wife and kids were killed by a drunk driver. Some of you don’t believe me and that’s fine. Considering the trolling that this board had seen just prior to my posting of that news it’s understanda… --- ## [Delicate Question For The Ladies About Makeup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delicate-question-for-the-ladies-about-makeup/646255)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delicate-question-for-the-ladies-about-makeup/646255 "2013-01-06T15:42:15Z")
What’s that stuff that looks like a streak of red on y’all’s cheek bones called? Is it really needed? I saw Christine Romans on CNN yesterday, and it looked like she was getting ready to hunt buffalo or go to war. I rea… --- ## [Office Temp - Question about Proper Male Attire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-temp-question-about-proper-male-attire/645920)
**Author:** [@Ffolliott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ffolliott)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-temp-question-about-proper-male-attire/645920 "2013-01-06T13:12:42Z")
I worked as an office temp (word processing, temp secretary, light phones) for a few years about 20 years ago. I need some additional income, and plan to test the waters in the temp market again. My question: What is c… --- ## [Your Pecadilloes/Idiosyncrasies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pecadilloes-idiosyncrasies/645751)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pecadilloes-idiosyncrasies/645751 "2013-01-06T08:21:58Z")
Mine is big words thread titles. Not really. What makes you unique, unusual or just plain weird? I read the newspaper from the inside out. I start with the middle section and finish with the “A” section. every time.… --- ## [I have decided to commit to one brand of food storage box....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-decided-to-commit-to-one-brand-of-food-storage-box/635406)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-decided-to-commit-to-one-brand-of-food-storage-box/635406 "2012-09-23T01:17:02Z")
…and my life has become so much better as a result! Several months back I did a sort and purge of all the plastic containers in use in my kitchen. I was so tired of ancient margarine tubs with missing lids and Cool-Whip… --- ## [Any accomplishments in twenty-twelve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-accomplishments-in-twenty-twelve/645713)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-accomplishments-in-twenty-twelve/645713 "2013-01-06T04:42:55Z")
I had my first art show… at the tender age of Pushin’ Sixty. It was a month ago, and it’s still up (at a coffee joint, not a real gallery, which took a lot of the pressure off). And half the pieces sold! Anybody else? N… --- ## [Al Gore sells out to Al Jazeera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-sells-out-to-al-jazeera/646080)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-sells-out-to-al-jazeera/646080 "2013-01-06T04:35:31Z")
I haven’t seen this mentioned on the Dope yet. Al Gore has sold his Current TV channel to Al Jazeera for $500 million. Really? Al-fucking-Jazeera, the terrorists’ favorite mouthpiece? By all accounts, Al Jazeera isn’… --- ## [On The Impossibility of Time Travel-Quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-impossibility-of-time-travel-quote/646214)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-impossibility-of-time-travel-quote/646214 "2013-01-06T03:17:08Z")
I remember reading about intellectual objections to time travel-all of the paradoxes that would result if it was possible. At any rate, a 19th century French scientist said something like “the battle of Austerlitz has … --- ## [So my dog may lose her eye...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-dog-may-lose-her-eye/643866)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-dog-may-lose-her-eye/643866 "2013-01-05T23:23:38Z")
A week before thanksgiving I noticed some gunk in my dog’s eye. I took her to the vet the next day and they diagnosed it as an autoimune disease that causes dry-eye. We put her on an eye-cream that suppresses the immun… --- ## [Most offensive jokes you ever heard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-offensive-jokes-you-ever-heard/47923)
**Author:** [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-offensive-jokes-you-ever-heard/47923 "2013-01-05T17:13:22Z")
I started this thread because someone in GQ asked What’s the word for people with no limbs? and you can figure out the rest. If you are going to be offended please do not read any farther. Nothing, she didn’t listen t… --- ## [Where are the marching olives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-marching-olives/646107)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-marching-olives/646107 "2013-01-05T15:35:55Z")
At a Dopefest recently someone mentioned that a Doper drew a sketch, just for me, of olives… marching forth. If I saw this before and I completely forgot about it, I apologize - but I have no recollection of this drawin… --- ## [Find The Spam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-spam/646149)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-spam/646149 "2013-01-05T11:10:43Z")
Here’s a little website I think you all might appreciate. The goal is to find the spam. Can you find it? By the way… I think this website is still the same since I first found it in like the year 2004 or something. --- ## [Family Christmas fail.........already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-christmas-fail-already/644738)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-christmas-fail-already/644738 "2013-01-05T08:25:03Z")
So, I should be getting ready to go to the airport instead of starting threads but… My extended family has planned a big family Christmas. My 2 uncles have been living with my cousin in Florida ( because of financial ci… --- ## [Angels are real and they walk among us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angels-are-real-and-they-walk-among-us/645389)
**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angels-are-real-and-they-walk-among-us/645389 "2013-01-05T03:27:00Z")
Saturday the 15th, a group of us went to go see The Hobbit (awesome btw), and a friend and his wife brought along another friend. I found her pretty blue eyes striking, and for a few minutes we talked in the lobby while… --- ## [I'm afraid of dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-dying/645700)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-dying/645700 "2013-01-05T02:38:36Z")
Not because I’m nervous about my opinions on any supernatural aspects of the beyond, and not because I’ve got too much unfinished business, or because I’ll miss watching my kids grow up, or because the process will be pa… --- ## [Pilot spots theft at his home from his airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-spots-theft-at-his-home-from-his-airplane/645922)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-spots-theft-at-his-home-from-his-airplane/645922 "2013-01-05T01:56:10Z")
Link The thief looks like a real winner, eh? From his photograph, he looks as if he doesn’t have enough brain cells to figure out that if an aircraft is orbiting your position for ten minutes, the pilot just might be … --- ## [Here I go - HI EERYBODY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-go-hi-eerybody/645760)
**Author:** [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-go-hi-eerybody/645760 "2013-01-05T01:16:44Z")
Figured I’d do the ol’ intro thread to say hi to everyone. I’ve been a longtime lurker here and following since the old aol days. Lost track of you guys during a move from the city to a small town with no internet but af… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1029) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1031)