# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1041 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1042 --- ## [Flowing river found on Titan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowing-river-found-on-titan/643896)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowing-river-found-on-titan/643896 "2012-12-14T02:29:00Z")
Link. “Liquid hydrocarbons” not water but still very interesting. \[QUOTE=NASA\] Scientists with NASA’s Cassini mission have spotted what appears to be a miniature, extraterrestrial likeness of Earth’s Nile River: a rive… --- ## [Attention. The world is ending.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-the-world-is-ending/643711)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-the-world-is-ending/643711 "2012-12-14T02:25:46Z")
We have 10 days left until Dec 12, 2012. It’s time to start selling your property. Please message me for the best prices on your farms, homes, gold, kids (potty trained), and vehicles. I’ll take some wives too if t… --- ## [Tips on keeping a cat out of a Christmas tree!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-keeping-a-cat-out-of-a-christmas-tree/643869)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-keeping-a-cat-out-of-a-christmas-tree/643869 "2012-12-14T01:05:16Z")
Help! Our kitten (now a juvenile) Lightning is having his first Christmas here at home. I set up the tree a couple weeks ago in front of my bay window, which of course is one of his favorite perches to watch the world g… --- ## [My New Niece Was Born on 12/12/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-niece-was-born-on-12-12-12/643930)
**Author:** [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-niece-was-born-on-12-12-12/643930 "2012-12-14T00:03:57Z")
She came out at 12:14 PM. My sister should have pushed harder. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Still waiting on pics. --- ## [An anti-Pit:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-anti-pit/643920)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-anti-pit/643920 "2012-12-14T00:03:37Z")
I like Christmas, dammit! It’s my favorite time of the year. It’s magical to kids and the kid in me just can’t wait…you never know what you’re going to get! My kids are grown but every year I search for that one speci… --- ## [12/12/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-12-12/643831)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-12-12/643831 "2012-12-13T21:24:24Z")
Just thought I’d be the first to mention it. Only 397 until Undicember 13th, 2013. Which I believe falls on a Monday. --- ## [please don't ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-ignore/643853)
**Author:** [@bastyna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bastyna)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-ignore/643853 "2012-12-13T20:59:31Z")
hey everybody , i know i’m new and i don’t know much stuff that goes around over here but listen , what do you think of a thread where people can tell the story of their life and maybe open up a little bit , get out o… --- ## [Obligatory thread: Monkey in fabulous coat found alone at Toronto IKEA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligatory-thread-monkey-in-fabulous-coat-found-alone-at-toronto-ikea/643663)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligatory-thread-monkey-in-fabulous-coat-found-alone-at-toronto-ikea/643663 "2012-12-13T18:40:15Z")
So I feel it’s necessary to start a thread for the IKEA monkey. You’ve probably heard about this already, but here goes. From CBC: (I think the best part of this for me has been the foreign coverage: Encuentran en el I… --- ## [IT man here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-man-here/643817)
**Author:** [@edwardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardz)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-man-here/643817 "2012-12-13T17:42:16Z")
I am a network administrator. Anyone who also in IT field? --- ## [Contractors, in addition to whatever else, may be curious and silly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractors-in-addition-to-whatever-else-may-be-curious-and-silly/643872)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractors-in-addition-to-whatever-else-may-be-curious-and-silly/643872 "2012-12-13T15:22:57Z")
Really, really Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share. We had this contractor in to fix-up a re-po purchased for investment. The estimate was very good. He started and finished more or less on time. The work was quite sa… --- ## [Happy Birthday to all the December babies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-all-the-december-babies/643540)
**Author:** [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-all-the-december-babies/643540 "2012-12-13T10:54:04Z")
I give you my best birthday wishes, wrapped in proper birthday wrapping paper, accompanied by an actual birthday card. :smiley: --- ## [Colored mood lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-mood-lights/643890)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-mood-lights/643890 "2012-12-13T04:56:54Z")
Awhile back I read an interesting article. It said that one possible cause of sleep disorders is that we’re now exposed to large amounts of blue light in the evening from monitors and display screens, which we never were… --- ## [3 AM: why is there a hole in the ceiling and how did a guinea pig get in there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-am-why-is-there-a-hole-in-the-ceiling-and-how-did-a-guinea-pig-get-in-there/643694)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-am-why-is-there-a-hole-in-the-ceiling-and-how-did-a-guinea-pig-get-in-there/643694 "2012-12-13T04:01:05Z")
mouseover space --- ## [Entire family evicted over a shoplifting charge.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entire-family-evicted-over-a-shoplifting-charge/643770)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entire-family-evicted-over-a-shoplifting-charge/643770 "2012-12-13T03:57:06Z")
This seems a bit extreme to me. I didn’t realize a clause like this could even be in a lease. How in the heck would a landlord know you were nabbed on a shoplifting charge? I could understand evicting a family that ha… --- ## [Hillary & Bill heading to the Hamptons after she steps down.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-bill-heading-to-the-hamptons-after-she-steps-down/643522)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-bill-heading-to-the-hamptons-after-she-steps-down/643522 "2012-12-13T02:16:35Z")
NY Times Article: They rented a place for awhile last year. One more article: Hillary & Bill will be mingling with the richest people in the world. There’s not anywhere more exclusive in NY state than the Hamptons. K… --- ## [Freelance Content Writer. WTH scam is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freelance-content-writer-wth-scam-is-this/643636)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freelance-content-writer-wth-scam-is-this/643636 "2012-12-13T01:52:11Z")
So out of the blue I get this email: OK, I’m listed on some freelance sites. But has anyone ever heard of this? It looks too scammish for me. --- ## [the swinging pendulum of self-esteem (humblebrag + unsolicited honesty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swinging-pendulum-of-self-esteem-humblebrag-unsolicited-honesty/643885)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swinging-pendulum-of-self-esteem-humblebrag-unsolicited-honesty/643885 "2012-12-13T01:17:18Z")
You can play along too with the same or similar format. Why I’m Awesome Physically attractive enough (IMHO) Attending first tier law school Manly (non-desk military experience, knows boxing) Well-traveled Honest But… … --- ## [I love my Roomba, but why does it have to be such a delicate little blossom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-roomba-but-why-does-it-have-to-be-such-a-delicate-little-blossom/601124)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-roomba-but-why-does-it-have-to-be-such-a-delicate-little-blossom/601124 "2012-12-12T23:21:19Z")
So we got a Roomba for Christmas a couple of years ago. For the most part, I love it. It does exactly what it’s supposed to do. It has learned an extremely complex and efficient path through our house for getting up d… --- ## [Time-Lapse Video of Modern Phnom Penh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-lapse-video-of-modern-phnom-penh/643581)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-lapse-video-of-modern-phnom-penh/643581 "2012-12-12T22:05:52Z")
This is kind of neat: A time-lapse video of modern-day Phnom Penh I think this has been featured in the news in Australia. --- ## [I love having a Kilkenny and watching the snow fall!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-having-a-kilkenny-and-watching-the-snow-fall/643748)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-having-a-kilkenny-and-watching-the-snow-fall/643748 "2012-12-12T22:02:21Z")
One of life’s simpler pleasures I don’t get very often. Just got out of court, have an hour to kill until my flight home, so I’m sitting in a pub, nursing a Kilkenny, and watching the snow fall. --- ## [Amazing 3D Star Map](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-3d-star-map/641075)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-3d-star-map/641075 "2012-12-12T21:56:22Z")
Came across this impressive 3D starmap this morning. It accurately shows the nearest 100,000 stars, embedded in a rough map of the entire Milky Way. The play button at the top left gives a guided tour, or you can move th… --- ## [democracy and lizards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-and-lizards/643308)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-and-lizards/643308 "2012-12-12T21:05:23Z")
Does anyone know where this came from? I found it on Slashdot as a “funny” post. It had scored highly enough to still be visible. I think it is great, but I don’t know the source. “No,” said Ford, who by this time was… --- ## [I just farted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-farted/643836)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-farted/643836 "2012-12-12T20:23:51Z")
It was kind of a normal one. Post here every time you fart please. Consider this the official fart census or something. --- ## [Something I misplaced 6 months ago was found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-misplaced-6-months-ago-was-found/643859)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-misplaced-6-months-ago-was-found/643859 "2012-12-12T20:19:15Z")
I misplaced a notebook, I thought at the Stop and Shop near my “Y”, but I just got a call from the Citizens Bank attached to it. (oddly I do my banking w/Citizens, but never use this branch). Also occured to me: How’d th… --- ## [Shooting at Portland, OR mall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-portland-or-mall/643776)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-portland-or-mall/643776 "2012-12-12T16:59:00Z")
This is just hitting the news. Not a lot of facts or details yet. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_SHOTS\_FIRED\_MALL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-12-11-19-26-31) --- ## [NPR's Middle-East translator is so ANGRY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-middle-east-translator-is-so-angry/643834)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-middle-east-translator-is-so-angry/643834 "2012-12-12T15:36:09Z")
I was listening to This American Life this weekend. Bit off-format–they did a bunch of generally brief stories that explored things that had happened over the course of the past week. (And chose the weakest of the bunch… --- ## [palendri-cal phenomenon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palendri-cal-phenomenon/643822)
**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palendri-cal-phenomenon/643822 "2012-12-12T14:31:05Z")
Enjoy today, it is the last palendri-cal phenomenon of the century. 12-12-12. --- ## [Difficult name to cite...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-name-to-cite/643760)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-name-to-cite/643760 "2012-12-12T13:04:30Z")
So there’s an article in the December 10 New Yorker about the failed policies of Mao during the Great Leap Forward. It’s woven from reviews of two books on the subject, one of which is a first-person account from a Chine… --- ## [Utah deputy kills man for taking a piss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-deputy-kills-man-for-taking-a-piss/643596)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-deputy-kills-man-for-taking-a-piss/643596 "2012-12-12T10:56:33Z")
Shoots him for taking a piss. Or so says the idiotic comment on the news story about the officer who shot a guy. Video linked in the second story. Officer see a guy taking a piss. Questions him. The guy provides fake … --- ## [Your GPS will not get you to my house!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gps-will-not-get-you-to-my-house/643404)
**Author:** [@Frosty\_Camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosty_Camel)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gps-will-not-get-you-to-my-house/643404 "2012-12-12T05:37:54Z")
Why in the world do people insist on not listening to me when I tell them this? The conversation usually goes something like this: Me: My address is 123 Mystreet, Mytown, Mystate. Now let me tell you how to get here. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1040) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1042)