# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1057 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1058 --- ## [Words with letters in alpha order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-letters-in-alpha-order/639877)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-letters-in-alpha-order/639877 "2012-11-06T02:36:32Z")
I’m at a restaurant and am arguing with my wife. Help me. She says ask you guys. What is the English word with the longest sequence of letters in alpha order?f --- ## [Pyongyang: "Worst Building in the History of Mankind" Gets a Face Lift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pyongyang-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind-gets-a-face-lift/510663)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pyongyang-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind-gets-a-face-lift/510663 "2012-11-06T01:58:48Z")
Story here. The 105-story Ryugyong Hotel, “started in 1987 and halted for 16 years because it could have bankrupted the destitute state.” It really does look kind of cool now. All part of a part of a “campaign to try to… --- ## [a kitten named Kismet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-named-kismet/639534)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-named-kismet/639534 "2012-11-06T00:59:56Z")
This is a long story, but something I like to share. Sometimes being in the right place at the right time is maybe more than a coincidence. Sometimes something that is no big deal to you has a higher purpose. So I’m r… --- ## [My cat finds new accomodation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-finds-new-accomodation/639895)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-finds-new-accomodation/639895 "2012-11-06T00:34:11Z")
Meet Nimitz, a 3 year old Russian Blue/Ragdoll X. He’s my cat (the first I’ve had) and he’s a pretty awesome little critter. When he’s not sitting on our roof watching over his domain or patrolling the neigbourhood he’s… --- ## [Letter to my daughter's high school principal about her choir program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-my-daughters-high-school-principal-about-her-choir-program/639340)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-my-daughters-high-school-principal-about-her-choir-program/639340 "2012-11-05T22:00:55Z")
\*I’m never sure if these things are supposed to be OBJECTIVELY Mundane and Pointless. Am I supposed to think myself that it is, or is it okay to share it if I think you guys will think it is? Anyway, I’m going with the… --- ## [Professional cuddler offers a relaxing snuggle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-cuddler-offers-a-relaxing-snuggle/639965)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-cuddler-offers-a-relaxing-snuggle/639965 "2012-11-05T21:16:47Z")
Feeling a bit stressed? This lady will cuddle and spoon with you for a price. I guess it’s legal. No clothes come off or intimate touching. At least its paying her tuition to college. Rochester, New York sounds like a f… --- ## [Three days alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-days-alone/639576)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-days-alone/639576 "2012-11-05T17:31:16Z")
I drove the SO to the U-Haul place. She’s off on a thousand-mile round-trip down to Oregon to get her things out of her storage unit. Driving today, loading (and possibly visiting) Friday, driving back Saturday. We’ll… --- ## [New Bigfoot video. Real or hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bigfoot-video-real-or-hoax/639900)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bigfoot-video-real-or-hoax/639900 "2012-11-05T15:45:17Z")
Story + vid: http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/39929/hikers+take+flight+when+what+they+thought+was+a+bear+resembles+bigfoot/ Someone’s analysis: I dunno. Looks like a bear to me. --- ## [Sign that Obama is the AntiChrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-that-obama-is-the-antichrist/639302)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-that-obama-is-the-antichrist/639302 "2012-11-05T12:11:40Z")
I can just hear all the wingnut Conservative/religious assholes: “SEE!! God really doesn’t want Obama to be re-elected! So he sent the worst storm he could possibly muster right before the election, making all the Democr… --- ## [Do Bighorn Sheep Know the Rules of the Road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bighorn-sheep-know-the-rules-of-the-road/639923)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bighorn-sheep-know-the-rules-of-the-road/639923 "2012-11-05T09:58:49Z")
Today, I took a day off and decided to go to Waterton Lakes National Park, which isn’t far from here. The park, which is joined together with Glacier National Park in Montana, USA, is an international peace park, and a … --- ## [Asked to I.D. to see 14A movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asked-to-i-d-to-see-14a-movie/639111)
**Author:** [@Cinemamad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinemamad)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asked-to-i-d-to-see-14a-movie/639111 "2012-11-05T05:06:30Z")
My friend and I wen to the movies to see the movie Cloud Atlas. We were both 13. I was turning 14 in 5 months. I lied and said 14 and he said have any I.D. I was like is he joking. Who brings I.D. to the movie theater es… --- ## [WoooHooo ! I got my SDMB 13 Year Pin !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohooo-i-got-my-sdmb-13-year-pin/639653)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohooo-i-got-my-sdmb-13-year-pin/639653 "2012-11-05T03:24:04Z")
Join Date: October 1999. Now I can proudly wear my 13 year pin. It arrived the other day. An attractive enamel cloisonne pin bearing the resemblance of Our Perfect Master, perched atop a wooden stool with a malted milk… --- ## [My dog is dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-dying/639399)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-dying/639399 "2012-11-05T01:47:18Z")
My boyfriend is driving an hour to get here so that we can take my sweet 15 year old boy to the emergency vet to be put down. He had a major seizure that happened off and on for 20 minutes or so, and in the 4 hours sinc… --- ## [Happy Reformation Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-reformation-day/639404)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-reformation-day/639404 "2012-11-05T00:55:43Z")
While we enjoy our candy and dress up in our respective costumes to-day let us take a moment to remember that to-day is also Reformation Day when 495 years ago, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of … --- ## [How do dept. store stay in business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dept-store-stay-in-business/639659)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dept-store-stay-in-business/639659 "2012-11-05T00:55:04Z")
I was in a local dept. store yesterday looking for an electronic scale and a shower curtain. They happened to be located right next to each other. Although there were several choices for each there were no price tags e… --- ## [Why is my elevator dispensing quarters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-elevator-dispensing-quarters/638198)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-elevator-dispensing-quarters/638198 "2012-11-05T00:14:16Z")
This is bizarre and I can’t figure it out. Every day this week when I come home from work at night, I have found 4-5 quarters stuffed in a small metal grate at the bottom of a wall in my apartment elevator. I use my key … --- ## [College Essay Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-essay-help/639811)
**Author:** [@corsascuderia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corsascuderia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-essay-help/639811 "2012-11-04T21:02:29Z")
Hi all, This is my first post here, but I’ve been a reader for some time. This isn’t a question so much as it is a request, but here goes. I was just wondering if there’s anybody out there who would be willing to read m… --- ## [Newer Car Beefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newer-car-beefs/639858)
**Author:** [@Pacific420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pacific420)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newer-car-beefs/639858 "2012-11-04T20:57:38Z")
Car designers have made some real advancement over the years but I don’t find some of their improvements all that great; Getting rid of fly windows, not so bad now that I stopped smoking, Daytime driving lights, good … --- ## [Medical marijuana on Tues' ballot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-on-tues-ballot/639794)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-on-tues-ballot/639794 "2012-11-04T19:14:36Z")
Arkansas is the first Southern state to consider the issue. I’m amazed they got it on the ballot. So far I’m not hearing a lot of objections from the churches. This thing may have a tiny chance of passing. A local tv st… --- ## [Mundane "super powers" you have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-super-powers-you-have/638078)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-super-powers-you-have/638078 "2012-11-04T18:48:49Z")
I can blow bubbles out of my mouth that float through the air and eventually land, using nothing but the spit in my mouth. I can even do this in rapid succession, like a machine gun of saliva bubbles. I’ve always consid… --- ## [Cat has been drinking at my Koi pond each morning at 0900hrs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-has-been-drinking-at-my-koi-pond-each-morning-at-0900hrs/639862)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-has-been-drinking-at-my-koi-pond-each-morning-at-0900hrs/639862 "2012-11-04T17:22:07Z")
This morning the cat came at 0800 hours. Doesn’t the silly cat know about the time change? --- ## [What would be your SDMB 'Treehouse of Horror' screen name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-sdmb-treehouse-of-horror-screen-name/639439)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-sdmb-treehouse-of-horror-screen-name/639439 "2012-11-04T15:46:23Z")
In the spirit of Halloween, I see the mods and admins have adopted Simpsonesque ‘Treehouse of Horror’ usernames. Were you to change your name for the day, what would you be? I’d be Vengeful Lendervedder. --- ## [Getting Things Done GTD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-things-done-gtd/639857)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-things-done-gtd/639857 "2012-11-04T15:40:24Z")
it’s a book and so much more! whoops - posted before I was ready. OK, back in a moment. --- ## [Goodbye Ruminations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-ruminations/639853)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-ruminations/639853 "2012-11-04T14:35:45Z")
This week we said farewell to Ruminations, the social networking site for observational humor one-liners, hosted by comedian Aaron Karo. Alas the site and all its content was pulled on November 1. I don’t know when it wa… --- ## [Teenagers trick or treating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-trick-or-treating/639705)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-trick-or-treating/639705 "2012-11-04T08:11:23Z")
I was just reading the thread in IMHO on how to prank teenagers asking for candy. I was also remembering my cosplay thread a awhile back, and decided to share this sweet Halloween story. My 14 year old son, who is in 9… --- ## [I miss Omni magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-omni-magazine/574402)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-omni-magazine/574402 "2012-11-04T04:15:46Z")
I am feeling nostalgic. When I was a teenager in the 1980’s I had a subscription to Omni magazine for four years. It was a great publication, so optimistic about the future and where humanity was heading. The production … --- ## [A new spam scam!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-spam-scam/639646)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-spam-scam/639646 "2012-11-04T00:21:43Z")
This is certainly one of the more entertaining scam emails I’ve ever received - I just had to share it. Then I need to send whatever I can within 72hours!! :stuck\_out\_tongue: I especially liked the part that I bolded … --- ## [Hi All! New Person Here!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-all-new-person-here/639647)
**Author:** [@Less\_QQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Less_QQ)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-all-new-person-here/639647 "2012-11-03T23:55:04Z")
Hi! I was invited here by a friend (you know who you are!!:D) and I wanted to introduce myself. I am a 32 year old, single female with one cat living in NJ. I am originally from TX, and hope to move back there some day… --- ## [Brits: potentially explosive Newsnight investigation tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-potentially-explosive-newsnight-investigation-tonight/639661)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-potentially-explosive-newsnight-investigation-tonight/639661 "2012-11-03T21:36:19Z")
So says Order Order. Apparently a senior political figure will be revealed as a paedophile on the show tonight after an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, barring any legal problems. It’s all comi… --- ## [19th Century Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19th-century-social-security/639784)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19th-century-social-security/639784 "2012-11-03T19:58:49Z")
As I search the census records for my surprisingly longed lived ancestors, I have realized that in the 1700s and 1800s the equivalent to Medicare and Social Security was to have 10 or 12 kids and hope that one of them wo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1056) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1058)