# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1049 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1050 --- ## [I'm a stickler for correct spelling and punctuation when texting. Anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-stickler-for-correct-spelling-and-punctuation-when-texting-anyone-else/641719)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-stickler-for-correct-spelling-and-punctuation-when-texting-anyone-else/641719 "2012-11-24T23:10:58Z")
I just sent a moderately long text and, while doing so, it occurred to me that I was being very precise with my spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. I’d never given it much thought before, but on reflection I reali… --- ## [Raking leaves- I'm doing it wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raking-leaves-im-doing-it-wrong/641856)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raking-leaves-im-doing-it-wrong/641856 "2012-11-24T16:19:38Z")
So it’s that time of year. Between lawn waste disposal from the local trash hauler and buying a bunch of those stupid compost-friendly bags that are so delicate they fall apart if you breath on them, and need to be doubl… --- ## [How much extra is this service at the kennel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-extra-is-this-service-at-the-kennel/641675)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-extra-is-this-service-at-the-kennel/641675 "2012-11-24T14:56:38Z")
Dropped off OBL at the vet/kennel tonight. While I was there, someone brought in two cats in carriers. He was holding two pieces of paper & I could read the front one. In about a 16pt fancy font the front page had on … --- ## [Tooth pain and bad timing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-pain-and-bad-timing/641929)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-pain-and-bad-timing/641929 "2012-11-24T14:13:40Z")
10 years I’ve gone without having any sort of tooth pain. Ten.Years. Yet, when I do finally get something, it decides to happen at 9pm on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. So I’ve been sitting here for two days now, doi… --- ## [My shirt is one button askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-shirt-is-one-button-askew/641505)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-shirt-is-one-button-askew/641505 "2012-11-24T07:08:30Z")
And the bathroom is being cleaned. So, I have to sit here knowingly askew and wait for a chance to dash into the bathroom and right myself. My alarm didn’t go off and I was late for my carpool. Good Monday morning. --- ## [Was I normal and mentally health person to shave my body hear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-normal-and-mentally-health-person-to-shave-my-body-hear/641926)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-normal-and-mentally-health-person-to-shave-my-body-hear/641926 "2012-11-24T04:40:04Z")
When I was around at the age of 12, I shaved all my body hair almost every month. I thought, when I did that, they would grow thicker. As far as I observed, I was right to think they would grow thicker. And, I used think… --- ## [Spottie the Leopard Gecko](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spottie-the-leopard-gecko/636446)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spottie-the-leopard-gecko/636446 "2012-11-24T02:49:52Z")
So my daughter wanted a goddamned snake. I managed to negotiate it down to a leopard gecko, allegedly the easiest reptile to keep. I admit I like Spottie. She’s a delightful little creature; cute, pleasant, and handle… --- ## [Wife says people are hording twinkies... really America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-says-people-are-hording-twinkies-really-america/641515)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-says-people-are-hording-twinkies-really-america/641515 "2012-11-23T20:49:34Z")
Wife is at store last night and says crowds of people were grabbing Twinkies and other Hostess products off shelves like they were Water and Batteries in a disaster. WTF people… :smack: Really? Twinkies? Really? . … --- ## [TRON: Dillinger I want your desk... seriously!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tron-dillinger-i-want-your-desk-seriously/641762)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tron-dillinger-i-want-your-desk-seriously/641762 "2012-11-23T19:39:38Z")
I would pay thousands of dollars - in all seriousness - if I could ever find this desk or something similar! :smiley: I wonder if after shooting they tore it down, gave it away or its rotting in storage on some back lot… --- ## [Just transcribed a late 19th century satirical critique of conservatism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-transcribed-a-late-19th-century-satirical-critique-of-conservatism/641914)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-transcribed-a-late-19th-century-satirical-critique-of-conservatism/641914 "2012-11-23T19:07:08Z")
Well, it took me long enough, but there it is. I think it’s fascinating, and wrote a small introduction there…check it out if you get a chance. --- ## [It's getting harder to listen to music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-getting-harder-to-listen-to-music/641829)
**Author:** [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-getting-harder-to-listen-to-music/641829 "2012-11-23T18:46:56Z")
So, it’s occurred to me recently that I don’t listen to music as much as I did in my teens, 20s and 30s (I’m 49). It’s not that I dislike music, or that I suffer from “cuh, music today is rubbish, you can’t hear a word … --- ## [Munchausen by Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchausen-by-internet/641802)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchausen-by-internet/641802 "2012-11-23T17:57:05Z")
Aka, crazy people pretending to be sick when they aren’t. This is a well-written feature piece on the phenomenon, and I thought it might be of particular interest here. The Lying Disease. --- ## [BD-5J has military role, Fifi and Zeppelin grounded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bd-5j-has-military-role-fifi-and-zeppelin-grounded/641912)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bd-5j-has-military-role-fifi-and-zeppelin-grounded/641912 "2012-11-23T17:46:44Z")
The BD-5J now has a military mission. My dad was building a BD-5A in the '70s, but a moving company smashed it and he used the insurance money to buy a Cessna Skyhawk. (Turned out to be a good thing, since Jim Bede co… --- ## [Things MEN do to make themselves attractive to WOMEN that don't make them attractive to women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-do-to-make-themselves-attractive-to-women-that-dont-make-them-attractive-to-women/637279)
**Author:** [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-do-to-make-themselves-attractive-to-women-that-dont-make-them-attractive-to-women/637279 "2012-11-23T17:39:04Z")
The mirror of this thread. We’ve talked a lot about how women accidentally turn men off and I’m interested in hearing how men trip themselves up. --- ## [Niggers successfully trolled the twatosphere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niggers-successfully-trolled-the-twatosphere/641908)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niggers-successfully-trolled-the-twatosphere/641908 "2012-11-23T17:38:21Z")
\[noparse\]http://www.gnaa.eu/wiki/pr/2012-11-01-gnaa-sandy\[/noparse\] GNAA Fabricates “Sandy Loot Crew”, Media Bites heh. 1-nil to the niggers. I remember seeing those posts on various forums. The Gay Niggers have my fu… --- ## [My poor friend in primary school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-friend-in-primary-school/641674)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-friend-in-primary-school/641674 "2012-11-23T17:24:13Z")
His name was Yashar. He was cross-eyed and pigeon-toed. I didn’t like him as he didn’t look good. He shared his bologna sandwich with me. And, he had some potato chips, too. They were salty and very crisp. They were real… --- ## [Turkeys getting a presidential pardon - the truth!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-getting-a-presidential-pardon-the-truth/641787)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-getting-a-presidential-pardon-the-truth/641787 "2012-11-23T16:17:14Z")
So a few years back, our zoo got a call from a turkey farm. No, from Big Turkey - a huge agricultural conglomerate, who happens to be one of the US’s biggest poultry producers. They’d raised a flock of 20 Broad Breaste… --- ## [Are all Yahoo answers from 3 or 4 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-yahoo-answers-from-3-or-4-years-ago/641901)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-yahoo-answers-from-3-or-4-years-ago/641901 "2012-11-23T15:51:27Z")
And are there that many dumb people in the world? --- ## [Funeral For A Young Child Tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-for-a-young-child-tomorrow/641589)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-for-a-young-child-tomorrow/641589 "2012-11-23T14:04:52Z")
A dear friend (although not a close one, oddly enough) has lost her young adopted son in a car wreck. She is a single mom, and her older just-teenage son is still alive. The funeral is tomorrow, and thoughts about all th… --- ## [So the term "Obamacare" is okay now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-term-obamacare-is-okay-now/641444)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-term-obamacare-is-okay-now/641444 "2012-11-23T13:53:29Z")
I was discussing the health care system with a colleague last week and said the word “Obamacare” He told me that I shouldn’t use that word as it was the PPACA, or the ACA, or whatever. I pointed out that in the first de… --- ## [Nature is sexist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-is-sexist/641809)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-is-sexist/641809 "2012-11-23T13:22:44Z")
And they’re going to take steps to correct it. --- ## [Figures who use initials as part of their names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figures-who-use-initials-as-part-of-their-names/641648)
**Author:** [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figures-who-use-initials-as-part-of-their-names/641648 "2012-11-23T11:33:10Z")
So this thread started me thinking of famous figures who use initials as part (or all) of their name. Off the top of my head I came up with: e e cummings A E Housman J B Priestley F Murray Abraham M Night Shyamalam… --- ## [Why is a mouse when it spins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-mouse-when-it-spins/600884)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-mouse-when-it-spins/600884 "2012-11-23T09:52:02Z")
I want to know! --- ## ["You too" vs "you tool" and other workplace communication disasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-vs-you-tool-and-other-workplace-communication-disasters/641773)
**Author:** [@inedible\_knapsack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inedible_knapsack)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-vs-you-tool-and-other-workplace-communication-disasters/641773 "2012-11-23T07:58:13Z")
Someone just sent me an IM at work telling me to have a Happy Thanksgiving, and I accidently responded “you tool!” I’ve typed “tool” when I’ve meant to type “too” many times (we have several software tools here that I re… --- ## [Happy Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving/641836)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving/641836 "2012-11-23T05:19:04Z")
To all the SDMB guys and chicks. I love all of you. --- ## [President Obama Is Coming to Town](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-is-coming-to-town/640436)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-is-coming-to-town/640436 "2012-11-23T04:14:28Z")
Bangkok, that is. He’ll also stop in Cambodia and become the first US president to visit Burma. Later this month. Story here. This is exciting. I remember when President Clinton spoke at Chulalongkorn University here in… --- ## [Meet my new kitty Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-my-new-kitty-jack/641667)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-my-new-kitty-jack/641667 "2012-11-23T02:45:47Z")
Jack came to me in a copier paper. box. Jack in the Box (get it? :D) Jack is nimble, Jack is quick. Jack’s best toy at this point is his own tail. These pics were taken today on a sunny day on the front porch. Jack 1. J… --- ## [Please Enjoy the Unavoidable Suffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-enjoy-the-unavoidable-suffering/641179)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-enjoy-the-unavoidable-suffering/641179 "2012-11-23T01:00:28Z")
According to an editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal, this is one of many sayings supposed written on the walls of the library (libraries?) at Harvard. According to Harvard University librarian Robert Darnton, who wr… --- ## [Humans and butt wiping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-and-butt-wiping/641519)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-and-butt-wiping/641519 "2012-11-22T22:22:18Z")
Seems strange that humans are the only animals the routinely need to wipe. Such a weird artificial ritual to complete such a natural act. In all fairness I have seen dogs and bears drag their butts through grass on occas… --- ## [Mundane Happy Stuff I Must Share November Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-happy-stuff-i-must-share-november-edition/641651)
**Author:** [@Modern\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modern_Master)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-happy-stuff-i-must-share-november-edition/641651 "2012-11-22T19:26:34Z")
Hey all! An Introduction I should introduce myself first. Call me Modern Master or MM (whichever you prefer). I’ve been a longtime lurker and enjoy reading most of the posts on this message board; however, I also have … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1048) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1050)