# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1058 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1059 --- ## [Another thread about Halloween. Fun/creative costumes you've seen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-about-halloween-fun-creative-costumes-youve-seen/639263)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-about-halloween-fun-creative-costumes-youve-seen/639263 "2012-11-03T19:50:21Z")
Yes, I know Halloween isn’t for two more days, but I reckon most of the adults have gotten their Halloween soirees out of the way. My favorites this year: \[ul\]\[li\]Bob Ross and a landscape: A white guy wearing a giant f… --- ## [Pretend that the SDMB was around in 1997](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-that-the-sdmb-was-around-in-1997/639382)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-that-the-sdmb-was-around-in-1997/639382 "2012-11-03T19:46:38Z")
Posted September 5, 1997: Is it true that Marilyn Manson is that kid from The Wonder Years? --- ## [9 Gigapixel Image of the Milky Way (also zoomable)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-gigapixel-image-of-the-milky-way-also-zoomable/639472)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-gigapixel-image-of-the-milky-way-also-zoomable/639472 "2012-11-03T06:40:33Z")
Some of the images this page links to will hurt your browser bad if you click to display them. You probably want this Flash-based zoomable version, where you can drag the image around nad use your scroll wheel on indivi… --- ## [Henri the cat has a new video out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henri-the-cat-has-a-new-video-out/639650)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henri-the-cat-has-a-new-video-out/639650 "2012-11-03T01:02:16Z")
Just an FYI as I know we have some Henri fans on this board. L’haunted. Not great but he still makes me smile. --- ## [I'm available until Nov 21 if anyone in NY/NJ needs help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-available-until-nov-21-if-anyone-in-ny-nj-needs-help/639721)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-available-until-nov-21-if-anyone-in-ny-nj-needs-help/639721 "2012-11-03T01:01:40Z")
I left one job today and don’t start my next until 11/26. If anyone knows someone affected by Sandy who could use a hand, please let me know. I’m willing to do general labor and cleanup stuff. I live in Virginia so it… --- ## [Ask the woman who used to be a 19-year-old dating a 36-year-old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-used-to-be-a-19-year-old-dating-a-36-year-old/639617)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-used-to-be-a-19-year-old-dating-a-36-year-old/639617 "2012-11-03T00:13:05Z")
And a 20 to 26-year-old dating a 37 to 42-year-old. I’ve been thinking about starting this thread for years, because I’ve seen several threads started about relationships with age differences… but usually by the older m… --- ## [Would Steve Jobs have been this snotty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-steve-jobs-have-been-this-snotty/639616)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-steve-jobs-have-been-this-snotty/639616 "2012-11-02T21:44:23Z")
I was just reading about how a UK court ordered retraction on Apple’s homepage pissed him off, and is ordering Apple to do it again. This time like you mean it. I find this mildly hilarious. So anyway, would this be Jo… --- ## [I'm having kind of a rough week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-kind-of-a-rough-week/639586)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-kind-of-a-rough-week/639586 "2012-11-02T20:29:12Z")
Last week, we had to finally let our oldest dog, Flash, go. He’d been doing poorly for the last year or so, but we realized it was time to take him on his last car ride. My wife and I took the day off, and we spent the… --- ## [TMI: Have You Had Any Weird & Disturbing Sexual Dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-have-you-had-any-weird-disturbing-sexual-dreams/316747)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-have-you-had-any-weird-disturbing-sexual-dreams/316747 "2012-11-02T19:43:25Z")
I was talking to a friend on e-mail recently and he honestly thought he was going crazy because he’d had some disturbing dreams of an incestuous nature. I told him that everybody has these (not necessarily the incest, b… --- ## [Did I give myself epilepsy? Experiences and warm fuzzies welcomed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-give-myself-epilepsy-experiences-and-warm-fuzzies-welcomed/639678)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-give-myself-epilepsy-experiences-and-warm-fuzzies-welcomed/639678 "2012-11-02T18:46:10Z")
Howdy: it has not been a fun week here in NJ; I’m sending out good throughts to my East Coast compatriots and hope you are safe and warm somewhere. To contribute to the storm fun, I had two grand mal (tonic-clonic) seiz… --- ## [I Once Was Lost ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-once-was-lost/639530)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-once-was-lost/639530 "2012-11-02T18:36:00Z")
I came back from a rather hilarious (and tipsy) Halloween party – given by the church folks, no less … yes, St. Theresa and John the Baptist were there – to discover that my beloved West Paris (Mount Mica Mine), Maine de… --- ## [A nice warm fuzzy for Halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nice-warm-fuzzy-for-halloween/639563)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nice-warm-fuzzy-for-halloween/639563 "2012-11-02T17:43:48Z")
For the last 19 years, I have done a miniature haunted house in front of Casa Clothahump. Nothing elegant, just some blinky lights, a “boiling” dry ice cauldron, giant spiders hanging from the trees, and me in my Incarn… --- ## [Just When You Thought California Couldn't Get Crazier!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-you-thought-california-couldnt-get-crazier/629840)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-you-thought-california-couldnt-get-crazier/629840 "2012-11-02T17:43:02Z")
A developer wants to turn the Salton Sea into a luxury resort area! Link:A New Salton Sea - Slide Show - NYTimes.com Imagine-luxury condos and homes-next to a drying-up salt lake that stinks of dead fish! I was always… --- ## [Silver Lining to Sandy Destruction: Thousands of Drowned Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-lining-to-sandy-destruction-thousands-of-drowned-rats/639666)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-lining-to-sandy-destruction-thousands-of-drowned-rats/639666 "2012-11-02T17:33:45Z")
They look like — well, drowned rats. Unfortunately, I suspect that all the damage will be prime breeding ground for a fresh new crop of rats. --- ## [I applied for a PhD program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-applied-for-a-phd-program/638898)
**Author:** [@humblebumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humblebumble)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-applied-for-a-phd-program/638898 "2012-11-02T13:34:18Z")
I just applied for a PhD program, and I’m nervous as hell. I’ve heard professors rant about their PhD programs and how difficult it was. I can’t really think right now because my nerves are just through the roof. Part of… --- ## [I only had 1 trick or treater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-only-had-1-trick-or-treater/639505)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-only-had-1-trick-or-treater/639505 "2012-11-02T08:30:40Z")
I’m pretty disappointed and a little hurt. I was looking forward to giving out candy and asking the kids what they dressed as. I bought 4 bags of candy and only gave away a few pieces. Hours in my apartment complex to tr… --- ## [Nixon holds forth on All in the Family and homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-holds-forth-on-all-in-the-family-and-homosexuality/639630)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-holds-forth-on-all-in-the-family-and-homosexuality/639630 "2012-11-02T03:20:46Z")
This 10:17 YouTube sounds like a lot of bosses where I’ve worked: during business discussions they do want facts and honest input, no yes-men or toadies. But when they relax and shoot the shit about things in general, th… --- ## [Evidently, I look similar to a monkey. And I smell like one too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidently-i-look-similar-to-a-monkey-and-i-smell-like-one-too/639554)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidently-i-look-similar-to-a-monkey-and-i-smell-like-one-too/639554 "2012-11-02T02:56:45Z")
Happy birthday three me I live in two trees I look like two monkeys And I smell like two three Everything is +1 today! --- ## [Toyota's latest sub-compact gets a serious beat down from Consumer Reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyotas-latest-sub-compact-gets-a-serious-beat-down-from-consumer-reports/633811)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyotas-latest-sub-compact-gets-a-serious-beat-down-from-consumer-reports/633811 "2012-11-02T00:57:33Z")
http://autos.aol.com/article/consumer-reports-scion-iq-review/ Rare for a Toyota to get such a negative review. Also given the tiny size you think the gas mileage would be better than the mid 30’s per gallon. --- ## [Apollo Flight Mission Control Room details](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-flight-mission-control-room-details/639620)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-flight-mission-control-room-details/639620 "2012-11-01T23:00:04Z")
Ars Technica has a great article on the various consoles Brian --- ## [Possible meteorite landing in Western Washington](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-meteorite-landing-in-western-washington/639574)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-meteorite-landing-in-western-washington/639574 "2012-11-01T21:02:18Z")
Meteor falls from sky near Stanwood I keep hoping one will fall near my house (about 60 miles north of there), and I find it. That would be cool. --- ## [Komodo Dragons kill with a venomous bite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/komodo-dragons-kill-with-a-venomous-bite/639528)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/komodo-dragons-kill-with-a-venomous-bite/639528 "2012-11-01T20:50:11Z")
It used to be thought they did not have venom but just had a highly septic bite, That theory is now dispelled. See also komodo dragons hunt buffalo --- ## [I got my first Hurricane Sandy related scam email this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-first-hurricane-sandy-related-scam-email-this-morning/639566)
**Author:** [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-first-hurricane-sandy-related-scam-email-this-morning/639566 "2012-11-01T20:17:16Z")
Allegedly, due to the hurricane, Wells Fargo needs me to go to some website and check in with them. I don’t have a Wells Fargo account . . . and I live west of the Rockies. --- ## [Electronic Stuff That's (Mysteriously) Come Back To Life!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-stuff-thats-mysteriously-come-back-to-life/639145)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-stuff-thats-mysteriously-come-back-to-life/639145 "2012-11-01T19:50:53Z")
Here are three noteworthy examples for you: (1) my late Dad’s Cadillac: (1999 model) .The driver’s side rear mirror is a photo darkening type-it goes dark at night, so you are not dazzled by rear headlights. A year ago,… --- ## [Anyone ever been to Trinidad and Tobago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-been-to-trinidad-and-tobago/639604)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-been-to-trinidad-and-tobago/639604 "2012-11-01T19:24:50Z")
I’m going to Port of Spain Sunday for a week for work. Just wondering if anyone had been there and has suggestions of places to eat/things to do. --- ## [Things that tall people know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-tall-people-know/635129)
**Author:** [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-tall-people-know/635129 "2012-11-01T16:33:01Z")
From time to time, I realize that something I have “always” known is actually not known to some number of people because they haven’t had the benefit of being tall. The two that prompted this post: Handle-type door k… --- ## [If the mods allow this for a little while: Eastcoasters, stay safe, OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-mods-allow-this-for-a-little-while-eastcoasters-stay-safe-ok/639237)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-mods-allow-this-for-a-little-while-eastcoasters-stay-safe-ok/639237 "2012-11-01T16:00:09Z")
See subject. And catch up on your reading, have a nice excuse to call your mother, have a nice drunk, enjoy your family, try not to go stir crazy, etc. etc. I put the subject in the form of a question so it would be mor… --- ## [Inspiring quotes thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiring-quotes-thread/636576)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiring-quotes-thread/636576 "2012-11-01T15:36:54Z")
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” – Herm Albright Your turn! --- ## [Cute Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-culture/639518)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-culture/639518 "2012-11-01T14:55:19Z")
Anyone into this? I myself am not, but I guess it’s just another hobby or type of collection like stamps or coins or snow globes (my personal collection :slight\_smile: ) This article says some people are shunned for co… --- ## [Was Hurricane Sandy an Obama plot to swing election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hurricane-sandy-an-obama-plot-to-swing-election/639397)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hurricane-sandy-an-obama-plot-to-swing-election/639397 "2012-11-01T13:11:49Z")
The entire east coast is devastated just before the election, those people need government help. What better government champion than the democrat in charge and what a great counter point to the Katrina mismanagement th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1057) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1059)