# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1050 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1051 --- ## [The Story Time MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-time-mmp/640760)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-time-mmp/640760 "2012-11-22T19:09:44Z")
Hey Mumpers! Now that we’re settled into our new place I’ll try not to be so skurse from now on! PB is just finishing up some training (Logistics & Forklift operation) & has done very well. I am getting things sit… --- ## [Has R'Lyeh been found ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-rlyeh-been-found/641822)
**Author:** [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-rlyeh-been-found/641822 "2012-11-22T16:40:56Z")
An “island” that supposedly existed in the Coral Sea has been found to be inexistant. Could it be the famed city of R’lyeh that sank beneath the sea again ? I guess the stars are not right after all for the Mayan end o… --- ## [Things we're still thinking about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-were-still-thinking-about/641815)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-were-still-thinking-about/641815 "2012-11-22T15:24:57Z")
If they’re all bald, why are they called Hairy Krishnas? In the stone age we had stone tools. In the iron age we had iron tools. In the bronze age we had bronze tools. Were women just that much tougher back in the old d… --- ## [Do we look like our background?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-look-like-our-background/641840)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-look-like-our-background/641840 "2012-11-22T15:23:09Z")
I have always wondered what it is about our general appearance that gives us away for where we came from. Somehow our history is indelibly written across our faces. Is it our eyes? Our expression" the wrinkles we develop… --- ## [Boy, those Jehovah's Witlesses drones sure left fast....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-those-jehovahs-witlesses-drones-sure-left-fast/641346)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-those-jehovahs-witlesses-drones-sure-left-fast/641346 "2012-11-22T12:47:15Z")
I suppose the dry spell had to dry up at some point, but at least it did in an amusing way… My nephew Logan and I were getting ready to go out to the trap range at my local rod and gun club, when we saw a champagne colo… --- ## [Dark Matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-matter/641730)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-matter/641730 "2012-11-22T10:49:34Z")
What if we’re the ghosts in the real universe? The real universe is happily chugging along with the scientists of the real universe trying to figure out why their calculations predict about 20% more matter ought to exis… --- ## [Ten common science myths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-common-science-myths/641438)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-common-science-myths/641438 "2012-11-22T07:52:09Z")
They dropped the ball on glass, though. They didn’t say it was a liquid, but did say that it flows. --- ## [Practicalities of life in bilingual or multilingual areas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practicalities-of-life-in-bilingual-or-multilingual-areas/641729)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practicalities-of-life-in-bilingual-or-multilingual-areas/641729 "2012-11-22T03:14:39Z")
I have posted this in MPSIMS because I expect that answers will be primarily anecdotal. Mods, feel free to move it if necessary. I have traveled as a tourist in official or de facto bilingual or multilingual areas, tho… --- ## [Poe spotting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poe-spotting/641781)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poe-spotting/641781 "2012-11-21T23:55:56Z")
Poe’s Law (borrowed from Wikipedia, and shorn of partisanship): without a clear indication of the author’s intent, it is difficult or impossible to tell the difference between sincere extremism and an exaggerated parody … --- ## [One more time: Marney's Thanksgiving Letter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-time-marneys-thanksgiving-letter/641106)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-time-marneys-thanksgiving-letter/641106 "2012-11-21T21:40:38Z")
In case you haven’t seen it, or if you want to see it again, here is the notorious “Marney’s” Thanksgiving Letter/Specific Orders to the Family Regarding What to Bring and How to Cook and Serve It: (All names have bee… --- ## [Amusing corporate names (obscure edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-corporate-names-obscure-edition/641742)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-corporate-names-obscure-edition/641742 "2012-11-21T19:04:41Z")
Recently in my job, I’ve encountered a few companies with names that are…interesting. These are all automotive suppliers: Covercraft. I can’t hear this name without thinking, “My covercraft is full of eels.” and it t… --- ## [When is a 'double-negative' bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-double-negative-bad/404908)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-double-negative-bad/404908 "2012-11-21T17:08:12Z")
I got playfully ridiculed the other day for using a double-negative. I didn’t defend myself at the time because I didn’t think about it, but if I did I would have said… “My double negative was a correct statement. I … --- ## [Cabelas in Dundee MI., Hire a new aquariun person!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabelas-in-dundee-mi-hire-a-new-aquariun-person/641683)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabelas-in-dundee-mi-hire-a-new-aquariun-person/641683 "2012-11-21T16:39:20Z")
Went to the Cabelas store in Dundee Michigan for the first time Monday. They have a gigantic walk through aquarium featuring native fish and turtles. It’s kind of cool but the water is murky and the fish do not look heal… --- ## [The 21st century makes the Jetsons look like the freaking Flintstones!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-21st-century-makes-the-jetsons-look-like-the-freaking-flintstones/641695)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-21st-century-makes-the-jetsons-look-like-the-freaking-flintstones/641695 "2012-11-21T15:18:57Z")
But you already knew that. Check THIS out, especially after the 5 minute mark. Dig the freaking brick he sticks in his shirt pocket as a pager. Hilarious by today’s standards! --- ## [Jazz for cows....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-for-cows/641650)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-for-cows/641650 "2012-11-21T14:56:23Z")
I don’t know why I find this so amusing, but I do. It’s funny to me to see the cows all gathering around to listen. --- ## [Africa for Norway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-for-norway/641713)
**Author:** [@\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Undecided_Adrian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-for-norway/641713 "2012-11-21T14:54:42Z")
A funny video intended to change some prevalent opinions about Africa: Even the comments that I’ve read are better than you would expect under such a video. --- ## [Webmail service opening for the @goatse.cx domain. The owner swears it is family friendly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/webmail-service-opening-for-the-goatse-cx-domain-the-owner-swears-it-is-family-friendly/641626)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/webmail-service-opening-for-the-goatse-cx-domain-the-owner-swears-it-is-family-friendly/641626 "2012-11-21T14:53:40Z")
Admit it, its not something you anticipated happening in your lifetime: the ability to have a goatse.cx email address. This is your chance to own a piece of internet history and have an email address from Christmas islan… --- ## [You tell kids there's no Santa - you go to jail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tell-kids-theres-no-santa-you-go-to-jail/641628)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tell-kids-theres-no-santa-you-go-to-jail/641628 "2012-11-21T11:52:21Z")
That’s some extraordinary police work :smiley: /\* well, he was drunk but still, good story --- ## [Historical Figures Largely Known By Just One Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-figures-largely-known-by-just-one-name/641614)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-figures-largely-known-by-just-one-name/641614 "2012-11-21T11:14:32Z")
Some people so completely own their first name or last name that their other name is more or less unused when describing them. For instance: Napoleon (Bonaparte) (Mohandas Karamchand) Gandhi Naturally, some other nam… --- ## [Amusing incidents in class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-incidents-in-class/641701)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-incidents-in-class/641701 "2012-11-21T08:52:37Z")
In second-year French, at Redondo High, a cat sauntered into the room, jumped onto a table at the front of the room, and started preening himself, to our chuckles and giggles. The teacher commented, “C’est un chat classi… --- ## [I'm ready to rip out this PICC line (TMI, whiny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-to-rip-out-this-picc-line-tmi-whiny/199918)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-to-rip-out-this-picc-line-tmi-whiny/199918 "2012-11-21T04:12:08Z")
I have a PICC line in my left arm, so that I can receive IV antibiotics. I want it GONE. The tape is irritating my skin, and making me itch. The place where the tube enters my skin is sore and irritated too. The stit… --- ## [Restarting a failed download in Firefox. This worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restarting-a-failed-download-in-firefox-this-worked/641686)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restarting-a-failed-download-in-firefox-this-worked/641686 "2012-11-21T03:53:58Z")
\ It worked!!! I left a 2 gig download going last night. I had my auto shutdown set for 2 hours. Normally plenty of time to let the dl finish. Well, this time the stinking thing didn’t finish. … --- ## [Moving sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-sucks/640910)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-sucks/640910 "2012-11-20T22:30:47Z")
About a year ago, the house I’m renting was put on the market by the homeowner. I didn’t seriously expect it to sell. They were asking way too much, although they’ve whittled that down over time. So yesterday, it actuall… --- ## [11 Day old lion cubs with their mom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-day-old-lion-cubs-with-their-mom/641599)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-day-old-lion-cubs-with-their-mom/641599 "2012-11-20T21:50:47Z")
I’m posting this link mainly for the amazing video at the end of the article. Love watching the cubs explore as their proud mom watches. Then she ever so gently picks them up in her mouth and moves them around. At one p… --- ## ["Often, when I rush a bowel movement, tactical errors are made."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/often-when-i-rush-a-bowel-movement-tactical-errors-are-made/641330)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/often-when-i-rush-a-bowel-movement-tactical-errors-are-made/641330 "2012-11-20T19:47:34Z")
I overheard this yesterday. I can’t help but wonder what sort of tactical errors are being committed. And I wonder how this affects the person’s overall strategy? Thoughts? --- ## [Small steps in the battle against cynicism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-steps-in-the-battle-against-cynicism/641635)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-steps-in-the-battle-against-cynicism/641635 "2012-11-20T19:32:24Z")
I’ve been chatting through email with an interesting fellow, but certain things made me suspect he was probably going to try a Nigerian style scam on me at some point. After a few weeks of general back and forth to put m… --- ## [I'm going to see Wicked tonight - excited!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-wicked-tonight-excited/641625)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-wicked-tonight-excited/641625 "2012-11-20T19:08:57Z")
It’s an early birthday present. I already made reservations at a local restaurant. We’ll drive into Schenectady and park early, then walk to the restaurant, which is only a couple of blocks away. Then walk back to the th… --- ## [Britain is shocked that this man turned out to be a pedophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754 "2012-11-20T15:58:20Z")
Shocked, shocked I say! Jimmy Savile I don’t have children - but if I did, I wouldn’t have let that guy get within 100 yards of them. Wikipedia article on the scandal --- ## [Scottish DopeFest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132 "2012-11-20T13:51:32Z")
Over in this thread it looks like we’ve got quite a few Dopers in Scotland - Jeneva, JessMagic, PaulParkhead, myself, etc. Does anyone fancy a meetup, maybe in Glasgow, sometime? Or Edinburgh, if it’s easier for everyon… --- ## [What name is "Caggie" short for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-name-is-caggie-short-for/641498)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-name-is-caggie-short-for/641498 "2012-11-20T09:32:13Z")
Having grown up on British novels and TV and Dr. Who I thought I’d heard all the unusual (if they were in the US) names that are commonly used in the UK, but when I stumbled across the show “Made in Chelsea” the other ni… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1049) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1051)