# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1051 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1052 --- ## [Sweet Lord, I just got my most comfortable glasses ever (and I think they look pretty sharp, too)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-lord-i-just-got-my-most-comfortable-glasses-ever-and-i-think-they-look-pretty-sharp-too/641583)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-lord-i-just-got-my-most-comfortable-glasses-ever-and-i-think-they-look-pretty-sharp-too/641583 "2012-11-20T05:03:50Z")
I’ve worn glasses since adolescence, 20 years now. Every time it’s been a kludge - I get the glasses, the optometrist adjusts them several times, I finally settle, and it’s a 2-month acclimatization period where they’re… --- ## [Tell us one thing about yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-one-thing-about-yourself/637690)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-one-thing-about-yourself/637690 "2012-11-20T04:36:09Z")
I always hate starting these threads because apparently 40% of the Dopers don’t know the meaning of the word “one” and by Post #7 there’s “The top three I would pick …” So you’re with a crowd and you’re fairly anonymous… --- ## [Linkedin: I can tell when my comrades are suddenly unemployed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linkedin-i-can-tell-when-my-comrades-are-suddenly-unemployed/641582)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linkedin-i-can-tell-when-my-comrades-are-suddenly-unemployed/641582 "2012-11-20T03:56:02Z")
The economy sucks. Increasingly I see updated profiles on Linkedin that state "Experienced blah… blah… blah… instead of an actual job title. I feel for my comrades in electronics manufacturing. I was fortunate enough … --- ## [2 cute jokes, both sides of the aisle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-cute-jokes-both-sides-of-the-aisle/641204)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-cute-jokes-both-sides-of-the-aisle/641204 "2012-11-20T03:28:51Z")
Just heard them, thought you lot would enjoy them: A young boy, 3 or 4, is playing in the room with some adults, tv is on. When I picture of the President is shown, and the child is asked, he responds correctly; ‘Barack… --- ## [Help me identify this arts and crafts tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-arts-and-crafts-tool/641566)
**Author:** [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-arts-and-crafts-tool/641566 "2012-11-20T03:04:39Z")
Hi all, I had inherited a number of things from my mother that were related to arts and crafts. Most of them I can identify, but I have yet to figure out what on earth this is. Got any clues? --- ## [The cold that won't quit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cold-that-wont-quit/641369)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cold-that-wont-quit/641369 "2012-11-20T03:01:53Z")
Our daughter is beginning her first winter in daycare, and we can’t tell our asses from our elbows. My husband and daughter both came down with a cold a week and a half ago. About five days into it they both had an eveni… --- ## [lotto max in canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotto-max-in-canada/639065)
**Author:** [@guymale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guymale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotto-max-in-canada/639065 "2012-11-20T02:35:19Z")
Help in chosing my next lotto max numbers from 1-49 :slight\_smile: --- ## [Anybody here been through a Tunnel of Love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-been-through-a-tunnel-of-love/641527)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-been-through-a-tunnel-of-love/641527 "2012-11-20T02:17:47Z")
The amusement park ride, I mean. Get your mind out of the gutter. I was listening to “Palisades Park” by Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon the other night and it occurred to me that, while the Tunnel of Love seemed to be a wid… --- ## [Hurricane Sandy: Potential Catastrophic NorEaster Brewing in the Carribean \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 617\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766 "2012-11-20T01:37:24Z")
Late season Hurricane Sandy hit Jamaica today with 80 mph winds and heavy rain. After being predicted to move north and east out to sea, the models have all shifted and now predict a potential “Perfect Storm” to hit the… --- ## [Please consider supporting your local Humane Society/animal shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-supporting-your-local-humane-society-animal-shelter/641428)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-supporting-your-local-humane-society-animal-shelter/641428 "2012-11-20T00:45:21Z")
You all know we lost our cat a couple of weeks ago. Part of the aftermath in such times is disposing of supplies that are no longer needed. Quasimodem sent us a donation, and it turned out to be just enough to buy the … --- ## [My son hides feces around the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-hides-feces-around-the-house/641171)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-hides-feces-around-the-house/641171 "2012-11-19T21:27:00Z")
He is two and somewhere along the line potty training has taken a rather smelly wrong turn, he is still terrified of the toilet and potty but has learned to remove his diaper and poop and then HIDE THE POOP! Drawers, bas… --- ## [Really annoyed at my estranged terminally ill father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-annoyed-at-my-estranged-terminally-ill-father/627892)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-annoyed-at-my-estranged-terminally-ill-father/627892 "2012-11-19T20:04:16Z")
I am irrationally annoyed at my father right now and need to vent. Backstory: my parents split up in 1980, when I was 9, and my father pretty soon after took off for parts unknown (these parts turned out later to be Pe… --- ## [PETA ad and pubic hair? Weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-ad-and-pubic-hair-weird/641363)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-ad-and-pubic-hair-weird/641363 "2012-11-19T19:34:29Z")
That’s some serious fur. :stuck\_out\_tongue: \ imagine going down on that. --- ## [Your Thanksgiving Stories, Anectodates and Silly Stuff (SASS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thanksgiving-stories-anectodates-and-silly-stuff-sass/641091)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thanksgiving-stories-anectodates-and-silly-stuff-sass/641091 "2012-11-19T16:37:16Z")
Turkey Day! So named because I was born then. Really, it’s all my fault! :stuck\_out\_tongue: Any Thanksgiving memories, traditions, reminiscenses, wierdnesses? -Though my name means ‘Christmas’, I was born on Thanksgiv… --- ## [Solar total eclipse bragging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-total-eclipse-bragging/640867)
**Author:** [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-total-eclipse-bragging/640867 "2012-11-19T16:18:53Z")
So Mrs Prosequi and I are in Port Douglas in far North Queensland to see a total eclipse of the sun! She decided some years ago that it would be a cool birthday present (for which I, of course, would have to pay … --- ## [I Am Hosting A Class Reunion!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-hosting-a-class-reunion/641448)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-hosting-a-class-reunion/641448 "2012-11-19T15:53:00Z")
This has got to be the weirdest thing I’ve ever done, in a good way. My classmates and I grew up in the same small town, Stow, Ohio. We all went to the local elementary schools, then all joined up together for middle s… --- ## [Source of Racist Tweets about Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-racist-tweets-about-obama/640504)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-racist-tweets-about-obama/640504 "2012-11-19T11:13:36Z")
Pretty surprising that Portland comes out as above-average racist. --- ## [Occupy movement: operation Rolling Jubilee, the people's bailout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-movement-operation-rolling-jubilee-the-peoples-bailout/641053)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-movement-operation-rolling-jubilee-the-peoples-bailout/641053 "2012-11-19T08:20:48Z")
The basic idea is that debt collectors can buy your debt for pennies on the dollar. For instance, $500 could buy $14,000 in distressed debt. Occupy is going to buy people’s debt at the super cheap rate, and instead of ha… --- ## [Dang, that is young for a hip replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-that-is-young-for-a-hip-replacement/640856)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-that-is-young-for-a-hip-replacement/640856 "2012-11-19T07:55:51Z")
My former boss (and current friend) came to work truly dejected today. He’s been complaining about pain in his leg for a few years now. He told me, last week, “Ugh, I’ve been putting it off. But I think my knee is scr… --- ## [I'm getting bloody sick of Account Services!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-bloody-sick-of-account-services/628869)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-bloody-sick-of-account-services/628869 "2012-11-19T05:01:14Z")
The jack-holes that refer to themselves as ‘Account Services’, and who offer reduced interest rates on credit cards are really becoming annoying. First, they call my mobile phone. That phone is for friends and family o… --- ## [A Jewel of a Horse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jewel-of-a-horse/639992)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jewel-of-a-horse/639992 "2012-11-19T04:10:27Z")
It was suggested in this thread: What keeps you going? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board That I start a thread of my own on this subject, so… here it is. Not even sure where to start. At the first o… --- ## [Crazy cat lady phase II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-cat-lady-phase-ii/640883)
**Author:** [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-cat-lady-phase-ii/640883 "2012-11-19T01:22:33Z")
Since the sad passing of my kitten Sassy, I’ve been wanting to get another cat. Heck if I’m going to die alone with my face eaten off by my cats, I really need at least one cat, right? Anyways, I had been semi offered … --- ## [Maximizing efficiency for Thanksgiving food donations (need answer fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximizing-efficiency-for-thanksgiving-food-donations-need-answer-fast/641114)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximizing-efficiency-for-thanksgiving-food-donations-need-answer-fast/641114 "2012-11-18T22:53:25Z")
My work is having their annual Thanksgiving food donation drive this week. Most years they give us a list of recommended items. In the past, I would just give the typical requested stuff, maybe some canned food too bec… --- ## [New TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tv/641325)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tv/641325 "2012-11-18T19:11:38Z")
We just got a new TV, a Sony EX64 Bravia 46" HD LCD. \[ul\]\[li\]I’ve attached the cable/DVR box with an HDMI cable.\[/li\]\[li\]I’ve attached the DVD player with an HDMI cable.\[/li\]\[li\]I’ve attached the VCR with red/white/yell… --- ## [Freezing Snickers, Twinkies Etc...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-snickers-twinkies-etc/215278)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-snickers-twinkies-etc/215278 "2012-11-18T17:53:06Z")
Am I the only one who has heard of this? It seem everyone I talk to never heard of this and thinks it is crazy. I don’t really eat candy now but when I was young we always froze the snickes, hostess cupcakes, twinkies a… --- ## [Live streaming thread (first one is kittens!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-streaming-thread-first-one-is-kittens/641235)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-streaming-thread-first-one-is-kittens/641235 "2012-11-18T15:32:40Z")
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/398160/events/1594566/player\_pop\_up Livestream of kittens with their mom. You don’t have to just follow the livestream, you can click backward. If you’ve got more livestreams, post th… --- ## [Straight guys: support gay marriage or we'll marry your girlfriends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-guys-support-gay-marriage-or-well-marry-your-girlfriends/641021)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-guys-support-gay-marriage-or-well-marry-your-girlfriends/641021 "2012-11-18T13:47:21Z")
Too funny: Video here. --- ## [Penis Olive-Oil Injections a Flop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-olive-oil-injections-a-flop/641314)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-olive-oil-injections-a-flop/641314 "2012-11-18T13:10:44Z")
Story link below. A regular news story but probably best to break the link in this case: www.bangkokpost.com/news/health/321497/penis-olive-oil-injections-a-flop. Basically, a trend has emerged in which Thai men are in… --- ## [How long do you work to feed yourself for a day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-work-to-feed-yourself-for-a-day/641142)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-work-to-feed-yourself-for-a-day/641142 "2012-11-18T12:04:48Z")
I divided my daily cost of food by my pay rate and it turns out that to feed myself (just me, not the wife and kids) I need to work 13 minutes, 38 seconds. How long do you need to work to feed yourself for a day? --- ## [Old World Countries where the biggest city isn't the capital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-world-countries-where-the-biggest-city-isnt-the-capital/637161)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-world-countries-where-the-biggest-city-isnt-the-capital/637161 "2012-11-18T09:53:21Z")
Are there many? I live in Canada. One of the curiosities of Canada and the USA is that their national capitals aren’t their greatest cities; Ottawa is not Canada’s largest city or even close to it, and Washington, D.C.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1050) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1052)