# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1064 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1065 --- ## [Man shoots prowler, finds out he killed his son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-shoots-prowler-finds-out-he-killed-his-son/636453)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-shoots-prowler-finds-out-he-killed-his-son/636453 "2012-10-20T01:23:08Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/attorney-conn-man-shot-masked-son-devastated-204702772.html Man’s next-door neighbour (sister) says someone is trying to break into her house. He goes outside with a gun, sees an armed intruder in … --- ## [Kitchen archeology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-archeology/637869)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-archeology/637869 "2012-10-20T01:02:37Z")
I was putting plastic wrap over some cornbread earlier (didn’t quite let it cool down enough, lost part of a piece to sogging from condensation), and happened to notice that the plastic wrap was the Vons store brand. Von… --- ## [Big Bellybutton Blackhead!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bellybutton-blackhead/638269)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bellybutton-blackhead/638269 "2012-10-20T00:47:55Z")
:eek: --- ## [Grammar, spelling, etc. sticklers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-spelling-etc-sticklers/638113)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-spelling-etc-sticklers/638113 "2012-10-19T23:59:14Z")
I’ve found myself in the middle of certain threads (not linking–you’ve read many of these threads over the years) dwelling on standards of grammar, of spelling, of etc., recently, which I would like to discuss on a meta-… --- ## [I won the lottery !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/637516)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/637516 "2012-10-19T17:50:56Z")
I had a winning ticket in the national lottery and won 5,000 Kz. Exciting as that sounds, it works out to a little over 50 USD. Has any other Dopers won a lottery prize ? --- ## [How the hell did I end up here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-i-end-up-here/637073)
**Author:** [@NRayeMc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NRayeMc)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-i-end-up-here/637073 "2012-10-19T17:44:10Z")
I was searching for information on nightmares and this is the first place that popped up in Google. So I came here, registered and now I’m lost! I see a lot of interesting topics but not what I’m looking for now!! :sm… --- ## [Peruvian hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-hair/637202)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-hair/637202 "2012-10-19T16:14:51Z")
Reported. --- ## [I gave away my pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-away-my-pants/637908)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-away-my-pants/637908 "2012-10-19T15:16:42Z")
:smiley: For some reason, I’ve been losing weight. A pair of slacks has been loose for quite a while. I had to put another hole in the belt I wear with them. But cinching them up so, the front was ‘pleated’ out and s… --- ## [Darling Cat Has Cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darling-cat-has-cancer/638041)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darling-cat-has-cancer/638041 "2012-10-19T14:41:27Z")
I’m reaching out to the Doper community because I’m a bit overwhelmed with the sudden diagnosis for my cat, Stella. She has malignant mammary gland cancer. She had a biopsy last week and is recovering well. Stella bou… --- ## [More Strange Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-strange-dreams/638221)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-strange-dreams/638221 "2012-10-19T14:10:31Z")
So last night I dreamed I was an American dive bomber pilot in WWII. I was shot down after a battle (I think it was Midway) yet somehow swam to Australia – or maybe it was an island populated by Australians. Anyhow, I … --- ## [Interesting article by female Marine Captain on women serving in the infantry (she's against it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-by-female-marine-captain-on-women-serving-in-the-infantry-shes-against-it/637949)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-by-female-marine-captain-on-women-serving-in-the-infantry-shes-against-it/637949 "2012-10-19T10:01:11Z")
Get Over It! We Are Not All Created Equal Interesting perspective by a woman in superb physical condition the reality of physical limits. --- ## [The Small Girl Turns 7 in a few minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-small-girl-turns-7-in-a-few-minutes/637845)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-small-girl-turns-7-in-a-few-minutes/637845 "2012-10-19T06:35:14Z")
Soon it is my little girl’s birthday. She’s 7 years old. Lordy lordy, how time flies. I’ve talked every year about the Small One and I am not sure what to add, except that if you read that stuff, it’s like that, but m… --- ## [Rare rusty-spotted wild cats born in Berlin Zoo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-rusty-spotted-wild-cats-born-in-berlin-zoo/637638)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-rusty-spotted-wild-cats-born-in-berlin-zoo/637638 "2012-10-18T18:19:34Z")
Check out theselittle wildcats. Look for the video at the bottom of the story too. Cute little devils, and sometimes they look more like squirrels: --- ## [Something is trying to turn on my TV at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-trying-to-turn-on-my-tv-at-night/637991)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-trying-to-turn-on-my-tv-at-night/637991 "2012-10-18T17:38:59Z")
For about the last three weeks, my TV has powered up at about 5 or 6 in the morning - not every night, but most nights. I eliminated the obvious; there definitely is not a remote control jammed down the side of a cushio… --- ## [Big ol' nasty box of Bojangles fried chicken and cajun fries on a flight - I LOLd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ol-nasty-box-of-bojangles-fried-chicken-and-cajun-fries-on-a-flight-i-lold/637969)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ol-nasty-box-of-bojangles-fried-chicken-and-cajun-fries-on-a-flight-i-lold/637969 "2012-10-18T17:35:17Z")
Couldn’t help myself, I laughed out loud in this dude’s face. Last week I had a 1-stopover flight - Boston to Charlotte to Chicago. There was about a 1-hr layover in Charlotte. So I get off the plane in Charlotte, jus… --- ## [New Thai Airline Recruiting Transsexual Stewardesses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thai-airline-recruiting-transsexual-stewardesses/569153)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thai-airline-recruiting-transsexual-stewardesses/569153 "2012-10-18T16:34:51Z")
A new Thai airline called – I’m not making this up – PC Air will start flights on March 1. In addition to the more traditional male and female air crew, they are actively recruiting transsexual stewardessess. Only post-o… --- ## [Another Thing Considered (Patting myself on the back)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thing-considered-patting-myself-on-the-back/638017)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thing-considered-patting-myself-on-the-back/638017 "2012-10-18T15:26:27Z")
I was a runner up for Another Thing Considered this week. No mug, but I did get a shout out on NPR. --- ## [Great Lakes rock hounds and artifact hunters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-lakes-rock-hounds-and-artifact-hunters/631372)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-lakes-rock-hounds-and-artifact-hunters/631372 "2012-10-18T15:17:25Z")
I found a rock, it fits well in my hand, it is smooth and triangular with some ridges worn into it. It looks somewhat like an ax head. In fact my local museum has indian artifacts in it that look a lot like my rock. Mayb… --- ## [My fun filled chat with A Norton 360 Anti Virus tech - "If it's real it's not malware"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fun-filled-chat-with-a-norton-360-anti-virus-tech-if-its-real-its-not-malware/637712)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fun-filled-chat-with-a-norton-360-anti-virus-tech-if-its-real-its-not-malware/637712 "2012-10-18T13:55:20Z")
Subscribed with Norton 360. Detected a google browser re-direct this afternoon and decided to try out the live chat service I was paying for. It did not go as planned. (note- some chat typos fixed) I was never transfe… --- ## [My Hobby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hobby/637998)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hobby/637998 "2012-10-18T13:52:36Z")
Clicking the “X” next to “like Mitt Romney” suggestions on Facebook and clicking “misleading” when it asks me why. Your turn! It’s a riff on this line of xkcd comics, in case anyone is wondering. --- ## [Help a boss out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-boss-out/637884)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-boss-out/637884 "2012-10-18T13:19:27Z")
My assistant told me 3 weeks ago that she was 3 months pregnant. She had to go to the hospital over the weekend, and was told yesterday that she had likely miscarried; they are doing a confirmation scan today. Obviously… --- ## [blah blah woof woof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blah-blah-woof-woof/638107)
**Author:** [@onetwothreego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onetwothreego)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blah-blah-woof-woof/638107 "2012-10-18T11:29:11Z")
…anyone else told some corkers in interviews? A week ago I was confronted with this spectacularly cretinous oaf of a pox ridden troglodyte who was asking whether I’d got to grips with the ‘philosophy’ of this call centr… --- ## [Drills Verus The Real Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drills-verus-the-real-thing/638016)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drills-verus-the-real-thing/638016 "2012-10-18T05:27:22Z")
I work part time at a small club and I’ve been part time over a year and in that year they have had four fire drills. Of course all went well. So two days ago a small fire broke out on the top floor. It was the size of… --- ## [I'm craving salt. What the hell? Possible TMI.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-craving-salt-what-the-hell-possible-tmi/637883)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-craving-salt-what-the-hell-possible-tmi/637883 "2012-10-18T04:25:07Z")
So, I have weird food cravings sometimes. I get cravings for dark chocolate, for bitter greens (yeah, for real–I crave kale, wilted chard, or collard greens sometimes), and, around that special time of month, salty and … --- ## [Virtual Comic-Book Newsstand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-comic-book-newsstand/638095)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-comic-book-newsstand/638095 "2012-10-18T03:27:08Z")
I’m not much of a comic-book buff, haven’t paid attention to them since I was little (and yes, I wish I still had saved some of those old ones for eBay), but this was pointed out to me recently: The virtual comic book ne… --- ## [Oct 15 - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oct-15-pregnancy-and-infant-loss-remembrance-day/637782)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oct-15-pregnancy-and-infant-loss-remembrance-day/637782 "2012-10-18T02:26:42Z")
I recently posted here about my pregnancy and subsequent loss at 8 weeks. Since it’s happened, many women have been sharing their stories with me and I was stunned to see just how common it is. It’s this secret club that… --- ## [Fort Lauderdale with kids (and on Halloween!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-lauderdale-with-kids-and-on-halloween/637816)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-lauderdale-with-kids-and-on-halloween/637816 "2012-10-17T22:54:36Z")
We’re taking our three-year-old Dudeling on his first ever trip. A cousin is getting married, and we turned the three-day shindig into a two-week extravaganza. If it makes a difference geography-wise, were doing a bit of… --- ## [Brain Censor Failures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-censor-failures/637827)
**Author:** [@LabRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LabRat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-censor-failures/637827 "2012-10-17T21:22:56Z")
Okay, it’s been pointed out that my last thread was seriously prurient. Rather than setting a pattern, I’d like to do a total switch. It’s often been remarked that certain people ( New Yorkers, etc) lack a filter betwe… --- ## [Out of checks. They cost HOW much? Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-checks-they-cost-how-much-need-answer-fast/637697)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-checks-they-cost-how-much-need-answer-fast/637697 "2012-10-17T20:27:04Z")
Well, like most of the rest of the world, I don’t use as many checks as I used to. I pay most bill online. I just discovered that I’m down to my last ones. So, I call the national company that printed my last order. T… --- ## [Affleck movie dumps on NZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affleck-movie-dumps-on-nz/637975)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affleck-movie-dumps-on-nz/637975 "2012-10-17T19:17:23Z")
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