# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1059 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1060 --- ## [Arthur Jensen is not dead...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-jensen-is-not-dead/639291)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-jensen-is-not-dead/639291 "2012-11-01T12:45:24Z")
…no wait. Yes, he is. And only 20 days after Philippe Rushton went to the big “whites only club” in the sky. --- ## [Sundogs, Parry arc, circumzenithal arc...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sundogs-parry-arc-circumzenithal-arc/639400)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sundogs-parry-arc-circumzenithal-arc/639400 "2012-11-01T08:35:45Z")
…and more, clearly visible today right from our office parking lot. It was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen in my life. Also, I never wished so badly to have a better camera, but my phone did better than I e… --- ## [Pixie Sticks: Fun Candy, or CRACK FOR AN 11YO???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixie-sticks-fun-candy-or-crack-for-an-11yo/272355)
**Author:** [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixie-sticks-fun-candy-or-crack-for-an-11yo/272355 "2012-11-01T07:53:55Z")
My daughter is a pixie stick junkie. I always try to make sure the pixie sticks get removed from her Halloween candy when we get home and parcel them out to her a little at a time. It’s just common sense. An incoherent c… --- ## [Latest Nigerian, er, Ugandan Scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-nigerian-er-ugandan-scam/639531)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-nigerian-er-ugandan-scam/639531 "2012-11-01T05:27:49Z")
A Ugandan footballer – that’s soccer player for you North Americans – faked his own kidnapping in Thailand and demanded 25,000 euros (US$32,400) from his family in ransom for his safe return. Story here. He was arrested… --- ## [In Appreciation of Utility Company Workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-appreciation-of-utility-company-workers/639466)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-appreciation-of-utility-company-workers/639466 "2012-11-01T04:51:23Z")
At the height of the storm, with winds and rain howling outside, when most people were holed up inside their houses, the utility crews were out working. (Many trucks drove past my house.) And they have been working roun… --- ## [The Undefeated Bridge (funny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-undefeated-bridge-funny/638888)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-undefeated-bridge-funny/638888 "2012-11-01T02:59:32Z")
This bridge is 11’ 8’’ and remains…undefeated! I could watch this video over and over. It brings joy to my heart. --- ## [What all dictatorships hurt the families or children of political opponents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-dictatorships-hurt-the-families-or-children-of-political-opponents/639377)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-dictatorships-hurt-the-families-or-children-of-political-opponents/639377 "2012-11-01T02:59:05Z")
I know in Iraq it was common to torture the families and children of political opponents under Saddam. I know it is still common in North Korea. But aside from those countries, what other countries do things like that (… --- ## [I'm either a suspicious jerk or I don't understand Downs Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-either-a-suspicious-jerk-or-i-dont-understand-downs-syndrome/638724)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-either-a-suspicious-jerk-or-i-dont-understand-downs-syndrome/638724 "2012-11-01T01:21:46Z")
Ann Coulter implied that the president is a ‘retard’ in a tweet. This man wrote an article taking her to task for it. The article is so articulate and well written that I find myself doubting that a man with Downs Synd… --- ## [Interesting images: If Hurricane Sandy were over Western Europe, Sandy vs Irene, and others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-images-if-hurricane-sandy-were-over-western-europe-sandy-vs-irene-and-others/639290)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-images-if-hurricane-sandy-were-over-western-europe-sandy-vs-irene-and-others/639290 "2012-11-01T00:28:34Z")
An image of Hurricane Sandy superimposed on a map of Western Europe. Kinda gives a new sense of scale to the storm. This is an animated GIF showing a prediction of what Sandy’s going to do. The dark spot is Sandy’s core… --- ## [Things you find odd that you get credit for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-odd-that-you-get-credit-for/638354)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-odd-that-you-get-credit-for/638354 "2012-11-01T00:00:01Z")
If someone wants to do a counterpoint “you get blamed for” thread, have at it Is there anything you find it odd that you get credit for? I’ll give you my example… My best friend didn’t drive the first three years I kne… --- ## [2012 Pumpkin Carvings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-pumpkin-carvings/639428)
**Author:** [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-pumpkin-carvings/639428 "2012-10-31T21:51:11Z")
I don’t see a current thread on this, and there’s no Halloween forum this year, so here’s mine for 2012. I was pleasantly surprised - on the table in the light it didn’t look like much, but outside it totally rocks! --- ## [SDMB 2012 Postcard Exchange: Final Round!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400 "2012-10-31T21:43:49Z")
Hi, all - here’s the thread for the final round. As discussed in the previous thread, deadline for sign-up will be September 15. I’ll send out the new recipients by pm shortly thereafter. --- ## [I was going to make Halloween zombified...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-going-to-make-halloween-zombified/639463)
**Author:** [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-going-to-make-halloween-zombified/639463 "2012-10-31T18:49:26Z")
Really I was tempted to bring Halloween to the boards by bringing zombie threads back from the dead… but then I thought about Marley with a double barrel ban gun. --- ## [What the hell did I mean by this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-mean-by-this/639286)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-mean-by-this/639286 "2012-10-31T18:04:13Z")
I use an app for my iPhone that, when programmed, reminds me of stuff. I put in dentist appointments, birthdays, etc. and, when the day arrives, the reminder pops up on the screen. So…a couple of days ago I typed in “MS… --- ## [I was fined 40€ for mistakenly sitting on first class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-fined-40-for-mistakenly-sitting-on-first-class/639221)
**Author:** [@Fear\_of\_the\_Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_of_the_Dark)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-fined-40-for-mistakenly-sitting-on-first-class/639221 "2012-10-31T16:59:47Z")
Train wagons are exactly same. There is no difference between them. The only difference is the numbers on them. Number 1 is first class. Number 2 is second class. But I didn’t know that thing. And I was going to travel o… --- ## [Halloween: what are you going to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769 "2012-10-31T15:09:18Z")
What I wanted to be: I wanted to tell my friends I was dressing up as Mitt Romney’s tax returns. What I’m actually going to be: Grown up Honey Boo Boo. I’m going to walk around all night saying, “I’m Alana. I’m 26. And… --- ## [Stealing a man's nuts is just wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-a-mans-nuts-is-just-wrong/639357)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-a-mans-nuts-is-just-wrong/639357 "2012-10-31T13:21:24Z")
How the heck would anyone sell two 80,000 lb truck loads of nuts? It shouldn’t be hard to find a guy parked on the highway with a big sign. It would take a week out there working non-stop to sell one truck load. Walnuts… --- ## [Hue: iOS Colored Lighting System by Phillips...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hue-ios-colored-lighting-system-by-phillips/639341)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hue-ios-colored-lighting-system-by-phillips/639341 "2012-10-31T13:12:21Z")
An infinitely colored LED lighting system controlled by your iPhone/iPad (not sure if it’s on Android yet) for your place. Linky with video. Kind of expensive, but I love the idea and implementation as color/ambience i… --- ## [!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/639427)
**Author:** [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/639427 "2012-10-31T13:05:42Z")
I don’t see a current thread on this, and there’s no Halloween forum this year, so here’s mine for 2012. I was pleasantly surprised - on the table in the light it didn’t look like much, but outside it totally rocks! --- ## [Any entertaining political pranks in your district?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-entertaining-political-pranks-in-your-district/639155)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-entertaining-political-pranks-in-your-district/639155 "2012-10-31T12:06:35Z")
Here in Las Cruces, somebody put up a fake campaign sign for a nonexistent candidate, “Richard Cox”. http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci\_21838987/fake-candidate-sign-las-cruces-lot-sparks-laughs?IADID=Search-www.lcsun-news.com… --- ## [Is this a video of Obama's birth? No. Will people believe it is? Some of them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-video-of-obamas-birth-no-will-people-believe-it-is-some-of-them/639034)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-video-of-obamas-birth-no-will-people-believe-it-is-some-of-them/639034 "2012-10-31T06:43:31Z")
Vice.com has the video. Now, you might note some slight inconsistencies, like how this purports to be Super 8 film from 1961, when, in Liberal-land, Super 8 didn’t exist until 1965. Also, the flag in the background is th… --- ## [Funny things our parents told us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-our-parents-told-us/638906)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-our-parents-told-us/638906 "2012-10-31T05:53:33Z")
This is the flip side of a thread I posted years ago. Maybe you remember things like these. I’m going to town to smoke my pipe And I won’t be back 'til broad daylight. So don’t let the old witch in Or I’ll beat you b… --- ## [Some days you're just proud to be American](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-days-youre-just-proud-to-be-american/639222)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-days-youre-just-proud-to-be-american/639222 "2012-10-31T04:25:25Z")
Scroll about a third of the way down this page to the guy with the flag and shotgun. This guy is now officially my new hero. That, people, is how you react to a natural disaster. --- ## [The Erections forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-erections-forum/639270)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-erections-forum/639270 "2012-10-31T03:04:10Z")
It’s not like I’m new here, so I should know better, but upon landing on the Main SDMB page just now, for a split second my brain read “Elections” as “Erections.” What does this mean for me? What might be some thread t… --- ## [Dam Breaks in NJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dam-breaks-in-nj/639311)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dam-breaks-in-nj/639311 "2012-10-31T02:55:14Z")
Sandy’s caused a dam to burst in New Jersey. Details lacking. --- ## [Creepy. We have a fork thief.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152 "2012-10-31T02:40:11Z")
We’ve got a steadily declining population of forks in my house. I don’t know where they’re going. We had matched sets. Now there’s a bajillion spoons and no forks. Somebody call Alanis Morissette. When I was younger… --- ## ['Brownie' is critical of Obama on FEMA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brownie-is-critical-of-obama-on-fema/639350)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brownie-is-critical-of-obama-on-fema/639350 "2012-10-31T01:21:56Z")
Link . --- ## [HMS Bounty ship sunk by Sandy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hms-bounty-ship-sunk-by-sandy/639243)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hms-bounty-ship-sunk-by-sandy/639243 "2012-10-30T21:54:18Z")
Two crew members missing. --- ## [Vietnamese translation needed please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnamese-translation-needed-please/639322)
**Author:** [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnamese-translation-needed-please/639322 "2012-10-30T18:39:51Z")
hu+o+'ng ta^y ze^ro^ chi’n ba?y bo^'n mu+o+i ta’m . kho^ng mu+o+\`i bo^'n It should probably say “West” and then a bunch of numbers. Thanks! --- ## [Stop robocalls, win $50k. FTC public contest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-robocalls-win-50k-ftc-public-contest/638620)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-robocalls-win-50k-ftc-public-contest/638620 "2012-10-30T13:11:21Z")
Think You Know How To End Robocalls? You Could Win $50,000 – The Consumerist “There will be three judging criteria for the competition: Does it work? (weighted at 50%); Is it easy to use? (25%); Can it be rolled out? (25… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1058) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1060)