# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1033 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1034 --- ## [Can I have a little cheese with this whine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-have-a-little-cheese-with-this-whine/642568)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-have-a-little-cheese-with-this-whine/642568 "2012-12-31T15:52:05Z")
Okay, in the last month I’ve been dealing with my wonderful dog Jake having bone cancer. My thoroughbred mare has an abscess from hell, that’s threatening to turn into white line disease. Vet out twice and the farrier ou… --- ## [More fake facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fake-facts/632353)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fake-facts/632353 "2012-12-31T14:46:49Z")
Tootsie Rolls were invented in 1896 when Leo Hirshfield named the candy after his daughter. Roll, an obese quadriplegic, was not well-loved. Due to their long association with cephalopods, most Japanese people lack the … --- ## [Remember those old TVs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-those-old-tvs/645527)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-those-old-tvs/645527 "2012-12-31T14:04:36Z")
We just replaced the last CRT in the Bricker household. Everything is flat screen now. And I just had a moment of quasi-nostalgia for that wonderful old gigantic black and white in my house when I was a kid. We bought i… --- ## [Shark Tank Explodes in Shanghai Mall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344 "2012-12-31T14:00:15Z")
Last week. Story here. Check out the video on that page. Video here too. The glass just ruptured suddenly, sweeping away shoppers. Some injuries but no human deaths. The sharks all died. --- ## [Ingenious Rube Goldberg device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingenious-rube-goldberg-device/645616)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingenious-rube-goldberg-device/645616 "2012-12-31T12:30:43Z")
I think this is incredibly clever: Check it out mmm --- ## [In which it is proven that I am more popular than Santa Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-it-is-proven-that-i-am-more-popular-than-santa-claus/643349)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-it-is-proven-that-i-am-more-popular-than-santa-claus/643349 "2012-12-31T06:14:31Z")
… to one kid, anyway. I live in different states (quite far away) than my two nephews (kindergarten age and a year and a half younger), which causes me a little distress at times. I should Skype them more often (they u… --- ## [Help, I have a new job in the ER and it is making me prejudiced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-have-a-new-job-in-the-er-and-it-is-making-me-prejudiced/645506)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-have-a-new-job-in-the-er-and-it-is-making-me-prejudiced/645506 "2012-12-31T03:13:41Z")
First, my non-prejudiced white-guy bona fides: \*Some of the most influential people from my youth were black and I am friends with them to this day. \*I dated a black girl for 2 years before I married my wife. I would h… --- ## [Thank OG they're gone: cries 'cos they've gone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-og-theyre-gone-cries-cos-theyve-gone/645556)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-og-theyre-gone-cries-cos-theyve-gone/645556 "2012-12-31T02:35:19Z")
About two months ago my daughter and her two little fellas (3yrs and 8 months) moved in with me after a violent and threatening incident in the apartment block where she was living (read: drug-addled junkie wielding knif… --- ## [Joy To The World! There's A New MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999 "2012-12-31T02:21:02Z")
Clever thread title ain’t it! The way I see it, God either has a sense of humor or I’ll get struck by lightnin’. :smiley: Gettin’ struck by lightnin’ is a probability around here today as tstorms are predicted both here … --- ## [For Aviation buffs, private pilots, and homebuilders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-aviation-buffs-private-pilots-and-homebuilders/645622)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-aviation-buffs-private-pilots-and-homebuilders/645622 "2012-12-31T01:46:44Z")
Some classic lines in here. Safe for work except for some sexism and environmental incorrectness. http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/14064883/bucket-meets-a-girl My faves. The rotary engine comment. American Male. Turn fo… --- ## [Marketing-Driven Companies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marketing-driven-companies/645578)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marketing-driven-companies/645578 "2012-12-31T01:10:54Z")
(Putting this in MPSIMS because it’s really too trivial for GQ, IMHO.) I am trying to list the companies that are known for having an adequate-to-good (but typically NOT superior) product that they sell through unceasin… --- ## [Viewing IPA symbols on an Android device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewing-ipa-symbols-on-an-android-device/645591)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewing-ipa-symbols-on-an-android-device/645591 "2012-12-30T22:34:50Z")
Does anyone know a way to make IPA (International Pronunciation …things?) symbols viewable on an Android device? All too often I see words which have pronunciations unbeknownst to me, either because the words are foreign… --- ## [The Lap the Attracts the Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lap-the-attracts-the-cats/645522)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lap-the-attracts-the-cats/645522 "2012-12-30T21:33:29Z")
Hallgirl1 is gone on a 7 day cruise. No, don’t become envious of her–it’s with her neurotic boyfriend (who has OCD for which he refuses treatment of any type) and her boyfriend’s sister (equally neurotic) and their pare… --- ## [10 min trip takes 12 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-min-trip-takes-12-hours/645357)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-min-trip-takes-12-hours/645357 "2012-12-30T21:19:56Z")
Just saw a story on the news. An elderly couple set out for a 10 minute trip across town to their daughter’s house, but made a wrong turn. 12 hours later, they are found 400 miles away. WTF? How the hell does that happ… --- ## [Me Cleaning My Keyboard....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-cleaning-my-keyboard/645443)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-cleaning-my-keyboard/645443 "2012-12-30T18:11:25Z")
… with one of those “Play-Doh” kinda cleaners you just press into the keyboard and roll it across. Works pretty well. “Cyber Clean”. Not affiliated. :slight\_smile: ;./‘L;’.P\[KL,H JNBGIK,LO NBHGY7UHYBGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG… --- ## [Upturned collar etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upturned-collar-etiquette/645567)
**Author:** [@Ashley\_Pomeroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashley_Pomeroy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upturned-collar-etiquette/645567 "2012-12-30T14:08:17Z")
I have a sartorial conundrum, and I’m sure you can help. You’re stylish people. I’m wearing a zip-up jumper that has a zip running all the way up the middle, ending in a naturally upturned collar. I’m wearing the jumpe… --- ## [My dad has really poor social skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-has-really-poor-social-skills/645325)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-has-really-poor-social-skills/645325 "2012-12-30T08:20:27Z")
It took me forever to figure this out. For the the longest I thought he was just an asshole. It’s something I’ve suspected for the last few years, but some things that he did/said over the holidays confirmed my suspicion… --- ## [Cavity search at the side of the road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cavity-search-at-the-side-of-the-road/645466)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cavity-search-at-the-side-of-the-road/645466 "2012-12-30T04:26:01Z")
How could this female officer have thought this was okay? Didn’t even change the gloves before proceeding to finger bang the second detainee? And at the side of the road What is the minimum qualification for troopers… --- ## [Who's going to have a white Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-to-have-a-white-christmas/645067)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-to-have-a-white-christmas/645067 "2012-12-30T04:19:12Z")
Us in south-east Michigan, maybe. It just started snowing here about an hour ago and the half-melted snow around my house is getting covered with a glittery, fresh new layer. I don’t know where the whole mystique of a w… --- ## [Anti-jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-jokes/589158)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-jokes/589158 "2012-12-29T20:21:50Z")
An anti-joke is a a type of humor that starts out like a joke, but takes a left turn somewhere and lacks a punchline. They are frequently dark: (What’s worse than an ingrown toenail? The holocaust.) but don’t have t… --- ## [Who remembers the Latin mass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-the-latin-mass/645256)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-the-latin-mass/645256 "2012-12-29T18:58:32Z")
I’ve got some questions on the Latin mass (I’m 37 and never have been to a mass in Latin). How well do you remember the mass? How was the new vernacular mass introduced in the sixties and how long did it take people to… --- ## [Give Me An Example Of Sarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033 "2012-12-29T18:45:33Z")
No hurry - I can wait while you Google the definition of the word. Oh, and if there are any big words in the definition that you don’t understand, let me know. --- ## [Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-conspiracy-theory/645476)
**Author:** [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-conspiracy-theory/645476 "2012-12-29T17:34:03Z")
I do not believe this but found it on Facebook. It’s a Powerpoint of a second shooter conspirancy theory in the Sandy Hook shootings…https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Fup7c-U7J61G-P1FS3H7yj4gO77gHfylpw9R3pTCwAk/e… --- ## [Has anyone ever been obsessed with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-obsessed-with-you/39108)
**Author:** [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-obsessed-with-you/39108 "2012-12-29T17:26:40Z")
I want to know what that feels like, because no one, as far as i know, has ever really been obsessed with me. Just to make things less muddy- for a second can we dismiss the dangerous, stalking obsession. I am sure I ca… --- ## [Where did THAT come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303 "2012-12-29T17:12:09Z")
I had McDonald’s for lunch. One of my fries “went down the wrong way” and I sort of choked on it. Apparently, I coughed it into my nasal cavity, because I just blew my nose and a piece of fry came out. I know it’s a fre… --- ## [Mood whiplash courtesy of Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mood-whiplash-courtesy-of-wikipedia/645358)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mood-whiplash-courtesy-of-wikipedia/645358 "2012-12-29T16:57:07Z")
From today’s front page on Wikipedia: Aww…that’s nice! clicks on article :eek: But–but–New Year’s Trees! Happy New Year’s Trees! For the children! You better watch out, You better not cry, Better not pout, I’m t… --- ## [Insomnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomnia/645432)
**Author:** [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomnia/645432 "2012-12-29T15:10:45Z")
Things Ive found that help me fall asleep when its been 30 min and I still am wide-eyed tossing and turning: Music. The more boring and repetitive the better (rap doesnt work for some reason …) Music to Promote Sleep … --- ## [Stray dog sentenced to death "because he's ugly"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-dog-sentenced-to-death-because-hes-ugly/645490)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-dog-sentenced-to-death-because-hes-ugly/645490 "2012-12-29T14:15:22Z")
Know anyone who needs a Newfie? Unfortunately, most shelters have to make decisions about if a dog is “adoptable” or not based on very shallow criteria just because of how many homeless animals there are. --- ## [Pimple in my ear!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimple-in-my-ear/645424)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimple-in-my-ear/645424 "2012-12-29T12:30:14Z")
If I had the skill that some of you folks do at creative, nigh-literary profanity, I’d put this in the Pit–but I don’t. When I get irate, my vocabulary contracts down to variations on the word “fuck”, which is pretty bo… --- ## [A teenager doesn't know how to cut up her own food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-teenager-doesnt-know-how-to-cut-up-her-own-food/645146)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-teenager-doesnt-know-how-to-cut-up-her-own-food/645146 "2012-12-29T04:51:19Z")
Yesterday Hubby took me out to a lovely dinner at a fairly upscale restuarant, 13 Coins. We sat at the dinner bar. It is a bar with high-backed comfy stools, styled after wingbacks. They afford privacy, but you can see t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1032) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1034)