# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1042 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1043 --- ## [New monkey species discovered in Congo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561 "2012-12-12T04:42:08Z")
New to the outside world, of course. Very cool -the first new monkey species cataloged in 28 years. StG --- ## [Well, I'm going to quit my job (oh, yeah, it's long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-going-to-quit-my-job-oh-yeah-its-long/334109)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-going-to-quit-my-job-oh-yeah-its-long/334109 "2012-12-12T00:50:08Z")
Normally, I’d post this in the Pit, but I’m just too tired and discouraged for creative. This past week, I made the decision to resign my teaching job with a large public school district. Not an easy call to make, as I … --- ## [Just got laid!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-laid/642602)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-laid/642602 "2012-12-11T23:10:29Z")
Sorry, this is NOT a parody of the “Just got laid off” thread, though that would be my sense of humor. (I once wrote a “I got a blowjob” thread to parody a “I just got a job” thread, I think, which was received shall-we-… --- ## [How would Rube Goldberg light a menorah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-rube-goldberg-light-a-menorah/643607)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-rube-goldberg-light-a-menorah/643607 "2012-12-11T21:51:17Z")
Hilarious! --- ## [B95.5 has the worst website ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b95-5-has-the-worst-website-ever/643704)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b95-5-has-the-worst-website-ever/643704 "2012-12-11T20:44:55Z")
This is presumably a professional website? Made by a professional? It’s appalling. Coud it be any more busy? You can hardly find a place to click that is not a link. And everything is moving, slowing down the browser. … --- ## [Why am I so indecisive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-indecisive/643744)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-indecisive/643744 "2012-12-11T20:35:51Z")
I am agonizing over a big job change I am making. It’s pretty much a done deal and no way to back out - about to give notice so then my decision will be pretty much set. The new job will give me better pay (not riches … --- ## [Please remind me why I should not contact my ex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-remind-me-why-i-should-not-contact-my-ex/643622)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-remind-me-why-i-should-not-contact-my-ex/643622 "2012-12-11T19:22:43Z")
I have been making good progress. It has been about 2.5 months of non contact. I still think about her though. I have been working to recover and to improve myself in areas I feel contributed to the end of our relationsh… --- ## [What ever happened to the good, old-fashioned barber shop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-the-good-old-fashioned-barber-shop/643443)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-the-good-old-fashioned-barber-shop/643443 "2012-12-11T18:37:16Z")
It seems it is becoming more and more of a rarity. Do they even have barber colleges anymore? sigh It seems a really good hair-cut is hard to find. I used to love the hot lather they’d put on the back of the neck before… --- ## [Factory Whistles Hooters All Gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factory-whistles-hooters-all-gone/643497)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factory-whistles-hooters-all-gone/643497 "2012-12-11T16:51:31Z")
When I first moved to the city (being a country boy) 30 years ago it was normal to hear a succession of factory whistles and horns etc at midday and more around 4-5pm for the end of shift. I’ve just realised that these … --- ## [Ask the two-time Olympian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-two-time-olympian/642537)
**Author:** [@nothanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nothanks)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-two-time-olympian/642537 "2012-12-11T16:37:11Z")
I have competed in two Olympic Games. The first was Beijing 2008 and most recently at the London 2012 Games. I have trained full time for the past 4 years, and have had some success, but have not reached the heights i o… --- ## [Student understanding (or not)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-understanding-or-not/643710)
**Author:** [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-understanding-or-not/643710 "2012-12-11T16:23:45Z")
Last night at work, one of our regulars passed this on. (Note that I’m posting it NOT for any political snark, but just for amusement.) She was explaining the word “democracy” to her young students, defining the word, t… --- ## [Strangest jobs you've had / applied for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-jobs-youve-had-applied-for/634031)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-jobs-youve-had-applied-for/634031 "2012-12-11T15:19:16Z")
I’m asking because I just now almost became a linguistic video game tester. This, apparently, is someone who works full time playing localized video games (i.e. translated from English into some other language), spotting… --- ## [AMD Forum Moderator Fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-forum-moderator-fail/641419)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-forum-moderator-fail/641419 "2012-12-11T14:55:54Z")
That made me laugh so hard :smiley: It seems like he totally troll’d the OP. :smiley: --- ## [Don't assume Amazon has the lowest prices on presents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-assume-amazon-has-the-lowest-prices-on-presents/643423)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-assume-amazon-has-the-lowest-prices-on-presents/643423 "2012-12-11T14:03:49Z")
My wife and I have had Prime for quite a while and use it frequently for buying gifts and having them sent straight to peoples houses. For some reason I was always under the impression that Amazon prices were lower than… --- ## [Someone stole my truck antenna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-stole-my-truck-antenna/643559)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-stole-my-truck-antenna/643559 "2012-12-11T14:02:39Z")
This is not in the Pit because it’s more perplexing than worth working myself up into bad bad words (not that I’m that good at that in the first place :D). What on earth? First of all, why? It’s not as if I drive some… --- ## [Are people really this clueless about Hanukah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-really-this-clueless-about-hanukah/643334)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-really-this-clueless-about-hanukah/643334 "2012-12-11T05:01:36Z")
Last night, about 6pm, Walgreens: Me: Excuse me, do you have Hanukah candles? Worker: What? Me: Do you have Hanukah candles? Worker: Candles? Aisle 6. Me: Those are regular candles. I want Hanukah candles. Worker: … --- ## [I'm Comic Sans and I've got attitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-comic-sans-and-ive-got-attitude/643670)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-comic-sans-and-ive-got-attitude/643670 "2012-12-11T04:10:08Z")
A shot by McSweeney, from the point of view of Comic Sans. Article here. --- ## [The ultimate post-apocalyptic survival scenario thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-post-apocalyptic-survival-scenario-thread/522159)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-post-apocalyptic-survival-scenario-thread/522159 "2012-12-11T02:24:31Z")
I was inspired to create this discussion after finally watching The Road, which did, eventually, come to little one-stoplight Bloomington, Indiana. (I thought the movie was pretty disappointing and boring, but that’s for… --- ## [What's the current situation in NYC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-situation-in-nyc/642679)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-situation-in-nyc/642679 "2012-12-11T02:13:14Z")
My nieces will be up visiting around Christmas and they want to take a trip into Manhattan. What’s the current situation like NYC? Is everything mostly back to its pre-Sandy normal or are there things that are still clo… --- ## [Mice! (Too weak for the BBQ Pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mice-too-weak-for-the-bbq-pit/642231)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mice-too-weak-for-the-bbq-pit/642231 "2012-12-11T00:44:47Z")
Blasted mice! First time in my life I \*\*ever \*\*had mice where I lived! Found a dropping near the stove. At first, I asked myself “When was I cooking with caraway seeds?” Then, I realized it was no caraway seed! More… --- ## [Ask the baker/cafe person/caterer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-baker-cafe-person-caterer/643469)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-baker-cafe-person-caterer/643469 "2012-12-10T21:34:08Z")
I work as a baker in a cafe. It’s located in our public library, but I’m not a library employee. The cafe facility itself is owned by the library but leased to my boss. The library has meeting rooms that the public ca… --- ## [I don't like 'squatch'.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314 "2012-12-10T20:25:23Z")
‘Squatch’ is a shibboleth amongst the woo crowd who believe that sasquatches exist. If you say ‘squatch’, then the Cool Kids know you’re cool. We all have our ‘in-crowd words’, but this one bugs me. Just sayin’. --- ## [This weekend has been exceptionally rough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weekend-has-been-exceptionally-rough/643552)
**Author:** [@Stendhal\_Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stendhal_Syndrome)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weekend-has-been-exceptionally-rough/643552 "2012-12-10T17:23:00Z")
I miss the way my life used to be. I miss my husband. Everything about him… Everything about us… I am keeping it together mostly for the kids. They need me. I keep telling myself to keep breathing because the childre… --- ## [Talk to your kids about Fentanyl. Now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-your-kids-about-fentanyl-now/643086)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-your-kids-about-fentanyl-now/643086 "2012-12-10T16:18:46Z")
You know when you don’t have a close family so your friends become your “family”? I call my friend’s kids my “nieces” and “nephews” and they truly consider me as part of their family. Well my “family” just lost their 1… --- ## [New Zealand Rescue Dogs Taught to Drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-rescue-dogs-taught-to-drive/643065)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-rescue-dogs-taught-to-drive/643065 "2012-12-10T15:32:34Z")
Story and video here. Looks like you can teach an old dog new tricks after all, namely to drive a car. I looked this up after seeing it on BBC. Does New Zealand have a December Fool’s Day by any chance? --- ## [Interactive map of the London blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-of-the-london-blitz/643182)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-of-the-london-blitz/643182 "2012-12-10T13:27:13Z")
Amazing interactive map of London showing where the bombs fell, street by street. Seems that around me, wherever there are dodgy looking flats in nice areas it is because a bomb was dropped there. Can’t believe all this … --- ## [Virtual presents for dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-presents-for-dopers/643546)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-presents-for-dopers/643546 "2012-12-10T13:05:53Z")
Last week you decided to buy a lottery ticket on a lark and were shocked to find out that you won the $500 million powerball jackpot! Since you started out insanely wealthy even before you bought the ticket you’ve decide… --- ## [Baby learns sneaking away from mom doesn't work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-learns-sneaking-away-from-mom-doesnt-work/643533)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-learns-sneaking-away-from-mom-doesnt-work/643533 "2012-12-10T12:49:50Z")
Monkey business. I love the look on the baby’s face when mom catches him. Priceless. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Who won this fight....me, or the cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438 "2012-12-10T12:49:02Z")
Facts, part one: I approach my computer desk, because I want to read the Dope. The cat is curled up on the chair. So I pick her up, sit down on the chair, and put her back in position, still curled up, on my lap. I s… --- ## [Another dog gets shot by police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-gets-shot-by-police/643028)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-gets-shot-by-police/643028 "2012-12-10T12:27:38Z")
This happened Saturday the 1st of December. Sorry it’s a local FOX link, I wanted to give y’all the print and video version and the Trib website sucks. From the article: I met this dog. I don’t believe for a second th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1041) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1043)