# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1048 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1049 --- ## [Just when I thought the mechanic was one of the honest ones.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-i-thought-the-mechanic-was-one-of-the-honest-ones/642063)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-i-thought-the-mechanic-was-one-of-the-honest-ones/642063 "2012-11-28T16:06:36Z")
For the longest time, I had been taking my cars to what I THOUGHT was an honest mechanic, routine maintenance stuff, tire replacements, and the like, general car care, and had been going there for at least four years. O… --- ## [Man dies after winning Roach Eating Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-after-winning-roach-eating-contest/637167)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-after-winning-roach-eating-contest/637167 "2012-11-28T03:56:03Z")
Full story here. If given the choice between gorging on live roaches and death, a lot of people might want to choose death. This poor guy apparently had trouble choosing which option to settle on. --- ## [Why Thai Women Cut Off Their Husbands' Penises](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-thai-women-cut-off-their-husbands-penises/642034)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-thai-women-cut-off-their-husbands-penises/642034 "2012-11-28T03:54:52Z")
New overview on this here. Thailand is infamous for wives slicing off the penis of a wayward husband as he sleeps. As such, Bangkok has become a hub for penile-reattachment surgery. Not to be outdone, the lovely ladies … --- ## [Asians are so bad at driving I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asians-are-so-bad-at-driving-i/638313)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asians-are-so-bad-at-driving-i/638313 "2012-11-27T22:44:31Z")
…am starting to think Pearl Harbor was an accident. That’s what a friend posted on Facebook today. Distastefully, most of the other comments were yukking it up with him. Am I too sensitive? I was sad and annoyed. As … --- ## [The third annual "What Actually Works" Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-annual-what-actually-works-thread/641951)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-annual-what-actually-works-thread/641951 "2012-11-27T22:25:37Z")
Here is the original thread that I made three years ago, and I’m continuing the tradition (that…um…I started…) As it is currently Black Friday here in the states and the gift giving season is here I want everyone to ask… --- ## [Otrivin nasal spray, who designed this?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otrivin-nasal-spray-who-designed-this/642055)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otrivin-nasal-spray-who-designed-this/642055 "2012-11-27T21:52:53Z")
The med comes in a dropper bottle, apparently you put it up your nostril and squeeze. The problem is that the stuff that comes out has the consistency of semen, it isn’t a liquid more like a er goop? So basically you ha… --- ## [You're in an elevator and the lights go out. And then....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-an-elevator-and-the-lights-go-out-and-then/642309)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-an-elevator-and-the-lights-go-out-and-then/642309 "2012-11-27T21:25:31Z")
Brazilian TV show Programa Silvio Santos has a prank that would scare the shit out of me. Watch it you will not be disappointed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I seriously don’t know what I would do… --- ## [Got a Volunteer Opportunity (Science Fair)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-volunteer-opportunity-science-fair/642281)
**Author:** [@Modern\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modern_Master)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-volunteer-opportunity-science-fair/642281 "2012-11-27T17:28:28Z")
Hey all! I just wanted to share that I got an administrative volunteer opportunity for the science fair that could lead to a full-time job (for a nonprofit, which is my career path of choice). I’m starting after the ho… --- ## [I know someone who was investigated by Secret Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-someone-who-was-investigated-by-secret-service/642226)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-someone-who-was-investigated-by-secret-service/642226 "2012-11-27T15:47:50Z")
And lived to tell about it. I’ve told his story several times over the years, but he tells it far better than I ever did: What’s So Secret About the Secret Service? There are multiple reasons to love the internet, an… --- ## [Say up the screwing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-up-the-screwing/641952)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-up-the-screwing/641952 "2012-11-27T07:56:24Z")
You can beat a dead horse to water but you can’t make it drown. --- ## [The ocean is reclaiming parts of my city..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocean-is-reclaiming-parts-of-my-city/642239)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocean-is-reclaiming-parts-of-my-city/642239 "2012-11-27T03:47:38Z")
Well, almost my city. Fort Lauderdale. It’s close enough to where I live. A combination of high tides, strong winds, and damage from Hurricane Sandy is causing damage on A1A. A1A runs along the beach, and is normally… --- ## [Need help dealing with Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-dealing-with-death/642200)
**Author:** [@BridgeLL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BridgeLL)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-dealing-with-death/642200 "2012-11-27T02:28:16Z")
My cousin died this summer. He was 22. It was in a motorcycle accident 9 days before his 23rd birthday, on his way home form his church softball game to have dinner with his parents, on the road he grew up on. He was an … --- ## [Dumb ways to die - Train safety ad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-ways-to-die-train-safety-ad/641696)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-ways-to-die-train-safety-ad/641696 "2012-11-26T23:23:01Z")
Haven’t seen this posted anywhere else , so: Dumb ways to die --- ## [Just checking to say that I am still alive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-checking-to-say-that-i-am-still-alive/642073)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-checking-to-say-that-i-am-still-alive/642073 "2012-11-26T20:32:28Z")
Mod, I don’t know how I screwed up, but this showed up as a reply in the “Say up the screwing” thread, instead of a new thread. Can you fix it? Leaffan was kind enough to send me a PM, noting that I have not posted that… --- ## [Munchausen by internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchausen-by-internet/642188)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchausen-by-internet/642188 "2012-11-26T20:06:08Z")
Good (lengthy) article here about everyone’s favorite brand of Internet nutbar. In short: real-life breast cancer patient interacts with several people online who are later discovered to be fakers. --- ## [Electronic tracking: new constraint for Saudi women.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-tracking-new-constraint-for-saudi-women/641913)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-tracking-new-constraint-for-saudi-women/641913 "2012-11-26T17:42:16Z")
The absurdity of this leaves me stunned. :dubious: I didn’t realize Saudi women needed a relatives permission to leave the country. Electronic tracking just adds another layer of oppression. --- ## [Bulb burned out? Buy a new fixture!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulb-burned-out-buy-a-new-fixture/641990)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulb-burned-out-buy-a-new-fixture/641990 "2012-11-26T17:10:34Z")
A guy junks his nearly-new Rolls-Royce and buys another one. When asked why, he says ‘The ashtray was full!’ The kitchen light was a dome ceiling fixture, similar (in concept) to this one. Note that there is no ‘tit’ … --- ## [Google Maps Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-game/641898)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-game/641898 "2012-11-26T13:51:29Z")
I love Google maps. I like to take the little human and drop him randomly anywhere in the world, and see what amazing or mundane scene appears. Right now I’m “at” Chenonceau Castle in west-central France, a place that no… --- ## [Good thoughts for my grandmother please? \[Sad update--RIP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-for-my-grandmother-please-sad-update-rip/640684)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-for-my-grandmother-please-sad-update-rip/640684 "2012-11-26T12:52:16Z")
I just got a phone call a little bit ago, from my sister, who let me know our grandmother is going to the hospital. She’s got a bad pain in her leg we are told, and it needs to be looked at. So she’s being transported,… --- ## [Turkey Time MMP(Somebody's gotta do it!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-time-mmp-somebodys-gotta-do-it/641493)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-time-mmp-somebodys-gotta-do-it/641493 "2012-11-26T12:04:57Z")
4 days till Thanksgiving for the American Mumpers, What are y’all having for dinner Thursday? Are you doing traditional or something daring(I did a Cajun style Thanksgiving once: Blackened Cornish Hen, and red beans and… --- ## [Black Friday thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-friday-thoughts/642128)
**Author:** [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-friday-thoughts/642128 "2012-11-26T05:08:39Z")
Zyada and I were out and about on Saturday, and I noticed that quite a few places were continuing their sales, even after Black Friday. My first thought was that we were having a Very Dark Grey Saturday. My second though… --- ## [Unlocking AT&T iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlocking-at-t-iphone/642102)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlocking-at-t-iphone/642102 "2012-11-26T03:37:20Z")
I have an iPhone 4 and will soon be getting a new 5. Since I travel internationally a good bit, it is nice to have an unlocked phone so I can buy a prepaid SIM when I land somewhere. I’ve read that AT&T will unlock iPhon… --- ## [Jack Reacher vs Ethan Hunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-vs-ethan-hunt/642109)
**Author:** [@GC111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GC111)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-vs-ethan-hunt/642109 "2012-11-25T23:33:59Z")
Who takes it? --- ## [No, Officer, Firefox is not the name of a stripper, it's an internet browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-officer-firefox-is-not-the-name-of-a-stripper-its-an-internet-browser/642092)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-officer-firefox-is-not-the-name-of-a-stripper-its-an-internet-browser/642092 "2012-11-25T20:24:19Z")
A bit of fresh news about the Casey Anthony story – remember, the chick found not guilty of killing her baby? Detectives examined her computer and looked at her browsing history in Internet Explorer, but they neglected … --- ## [Things that need to be invented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-need-to-be-invented/466585)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-need-to-be-invented/466585 "2012-11-25T17:13:58Z")
I wear socks. Sometimes, when I put on my shoes, my socks won’t slide properly, so the socks squash my toes. Someone needs to invent a tool for putting on shoes that prevent sock-sliding toe-squashes. You know what’s … --- ## [Happy Evolution Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-evolution-day/641993)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-evolution-day/641993 "2012-11-25T16:21:46Z")
On this date in 1859, Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” and the world has never been the same. --- ## [How To Sharpen Pencils](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sharpen-pencils/642067)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sharpen-pencils/642067 "2012-11-25T16:15:09Z")
Is your pencil sharp? Do you know how to best maintain an excellent point? Are you interested in learning artisanal pencil-sharpening techniques? David Rees, the author of “How to Sharpen Pencils”, was a performer on a … --- ## [Hey, I'm on "How The States Got Their Shapes" on H2 tonight! (11/24)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-im-on-how-the-states-got-their-shapes-on-h2-tonight-11-24/642031)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-im-on-how-the-states-got-their-shapes-on-h2-tonight-11-24/642031 "2012-11-25T14:42:59Z")
I would have given the Dope more advance notice if I had known, but literally, I just found out. My mom’s neighbor saw me in an ad this afternoon. The episode is titled “Messing with Texas,” and it airs tonight (Saturda… --- ## [Free Wifi???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-wifi/641902)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-wifi/641902 "2012-11-25T02:46:11Z")
I am sick of these people on shows sayinig how great their cell phone are. I mean the ones selling you the cell phones. They say, “our data plans are cheap and you can use free wifi. Lots of places have it.” Ok first of… --- ## [Your examples of people throwing their weight around.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-examples-of-people-throwing-their-weight-around/641868)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-examples-of-people-throwing-their-weight-around/641868 "2012-11-25T02:19:26Z")
In my capacity as a member in good standing of Mother Stabbers, Father Rapers, and Telemarketers International I called a fellow in the UK who said he was, “very busy and important.” After much bowing and pulling my for… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1047) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1049)