# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1066 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1067 --- ## [The crazy cat lady takes another step toward madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crazy-cat-lady-takes-another-step-toward-madness/395694)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crazy-cat-lady-takes-another-step-toward-madness/395694 "2012-10-16T03:49:01Z")
I just adopted a two-year-old recently neutered male cat from the local shelter, to add to my seven-cat collection. No, wait! It’s not as crazy as it sounds! Okay, well, I suppose it is, but “Peter” (name soon to chan… --- ## [Hey. I Made This......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-made-this/637469)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-made-this/637469 "2012-10-16T02:36:42Z")
…for y’all, because I don’t want you to forget about me: http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/Drummerboy49/weeblbob001.jpg. Bob is one of those air fresheners. The round top of his head is part of an egg shell (obvio… --- ## [I love it when the weather cooperates unexpectedly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-it-when-the-weather-cooperates-unexpectedly/637778)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-it-when-the-weather-cooperates-unexpectedly/637778 "2012-10-16T01:56:34Z")
I was in Ireland last week. A few days were really nice (high 60s and sunny) while others were terrible (rain/drizzle and cold). I got up Friday morning with the intent of visiting the Cliffs of Mohr. At first, the da… --- ## [Better hope your Doctor doesn't retire. Brain surgery gone bad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-hope-your-doctor-doesnt-retire-brain-surgery-gone-bad/636833)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-hope-your-doctor-doesnt-retire-brain-surgery-gone-bad/636833 "2012-10-16T01:31:08Z")
Talk about passing the buck. :dubious: Doctor retires and now this girl is S.O.L? Experimental studies are well documented and usually published in journals. You’d think any competent neurosurgeon could read the medical… --- ## [Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier again on 65 anniversary.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-yeager-broke-the-sound-barrier-again-on-65-anniversary/637793)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-yeager-broke-the-sound-barrier-again-on-65-anniversary/637793 "2012-10-16T01:13:02Z")
I found the audio interview very interesting. This guy is 89 years old and still very, very sharp. Still knows his engineering. Yeager flying a F-15. That’s the Right Stuff! --- ## [Giant Mystery Eyeball Discovered on South Florida Beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504 "2012-10-16T00:03:48Z")
For once, the weird headline lives up to the hype. There’s even a picture: http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36349/giant+mystery+eyeball+discovered+on+south+florida+beach/ I throw it open to the Dopers: What is this … --- ## [SDMB 2012 Postcard Exchange, Round Two!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-round-two/630364)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-round-two/630364 "2012-10-15T19:47:07Z")
Here we go: sign-up for Round Two by August 20! --- ## [Apology to the anti-perverts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apology-to-the-anti-perverts/637579)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apology-to-the-anti-perverts/637579 "2012-10-15T16:46:16Z")
You once held a thread of mine to be for purient interest, and after that I noticed some more of your posts in other threads and, quite honestly, I thought you were absolutely nuts, with a warped view of men as making se… --- ## [Pregnant Halloween costumes - interesting use of the belly bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-halloween-costumes-interesting-use-of-the-belly-bump/637456)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-halloween-costumes-interesting-use-of-the-belly-bump/637456 "2012-10-15T15:06:09Z")
It’s a couple weeks early, but what the hey. Some of these ladies may not be pregnant two weeks from now. :stuck\_out\_tongue: The fetus holding the tiny trick or treat bucket is so cute. :smiley: Actually all the cost… --- ## [People with very apropos last names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-very-apropos-last-names/627269)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-very-apropos-last-names/627269 "2012-10-15T14:42:08Z")
I know an organist whose surname is “Piper,” and a girl who worked in a bakery, whose last name was “Boulanger,” French for baker! I also knew a guy named "Stoner,"who, well…enjoyed a fine assortment of herbs. :smiley: I… --- ## [Five people you want to meet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-people-you-want-to-meet/637423)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-people-you-want-to-meet/637423 "2012-10-15T14:25:27Z")
Alive not dead. My choices: Bear Grills of Man Vs Wild and be with him for one of the episodes in my choice location. Usain Bolt - have a 100m race with him and note the margin of loss. Sachin Tendulker - He’s rated … --- ## [How did this get past the copy editor? NYT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-get-past-the-copy-editor-nyt/637675)
**Author:** [@Naive\_Evian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naive_Evian)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-get-past-the-copy-editor-nyt/637675 "2012-10-15T14:23:18Z")
"When Girardi and the trainer Steve Donohue came out to attend to him, it was already clear Jeter had sustained a serious injury. Girardi told Jeter that he would carry him off, but Jeter said, “Do not carry me off the f… --- ## [Chihuahua smells like poop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chihuahua-smells-like-poop/637773)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chihuahua-smells-like-poop/637773 "2012-10-15T14:11:52Z")
My girlfriends Chuhuahua smells like poop if he needs to go, not the back end but the front end. All I can figure is the front is so close to the back on a small dog that the smell has a better chance of working its way … --- ## [Jesse Jackson Jr. is about to be indicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-jackson-jr-is-about-to-be-indicted/637769)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-jackson-jr-is-about-to-be-indicted/637769 "2012-10-15T13:16:42Z")
Story here. They say he’s been misusing campaign funds. IIRC, this is the same guy who has been mysteriously absent recently, and rumors were saying it was either a drug overdose or a suicide attempt. --- ## [The road not taken, a MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-not-taken-a-mmp/637060)
**Author:** [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-not-taken-a-mmp/637060 "2012-10-15T02:53:16Z")
Sometimes you have to look in the rearview mirror of life. Some of ya’ll may remember that I have become, shall we say, a little too familiar with the Medical Mafia a few years ago. This led, in a roundabout fashion, w… --- ## [New Skydive Altitude Record Set: 128,000+ Feet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-skydive-altitude-record-set-128-000-feet/637718)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-skydive-altitude-record-set-128-000-feet/637718 "2012-10-14T21:20:51Z")
Felix Baumgartner has broken Joe Kittinger’s 1960 highest-ever skydive record: link The prior record was 102,000 feet. Mr. Kittinger was a consultant on this project and mentored Mr. Baumgartner. Congratulations, job … --- ## [Stories of relatives who went missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-relatives-who-went-missing/637197)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-relatives-who-went-missing/637197 "2012-10-14T16:05:09Z")
This morning, I was listening to the Bob & Tom Show on the radio. One of the hosts, Bob Kevoian, related the story of his grandmother who left the family in the early 50s and hasn’t been heard of since. Kevoian even stil… --- ## [Changing menu prices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-menu-prices/637045)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-menu-prices/637045 "2012-10-14T15:43:05Z")
I was at Burger King a couple of days ago, and the amount I was being charged was more than the posted price. I asked the cashier about it, and she didn’t seem concerned. I asked her to look at the posted price, and she … --- ## [Disappeared yelp review makes monstro sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappeared-yelp-review-makes-monstro-sad/637636)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappeared-yelp-review-makes-monstro-sad/637636 "2012-10-14T13:48:36Z")
I wrote a Yelp review and it’s not there anymore. Or rather, it’s there but it’s been filtered out so that it’s no longer visible for anyone who does a search on the business. And the only reason I can think of for thi… --- ## [I got a red light ticket :-(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-red-light-ticket/637466)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-red-light-ticket/637466 "2012-10-14T04:39:11Z")
It’s funny how our senses are different than reality. A few weeks ago I was in Brick NJ, coming up to an intersection that I knew had red light cameras The light was green but as I neared the intersection I saw it turn … --- ## [What's the elevation change in your city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-elevation-change-in-your-city/637444)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-elevation-change-in-your-city/637444 "2012-10-14T03:08:45Z")
I live near Albuquerque NM USA and according to http://www.city-data.com/ our elevation is 4955 feet. However, the city limits extend into the foothills of the Sandia Mountains so the highest point is over 6000 feet (my … --- ## [So WTF do you want mom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-do-you-want-mom/637484)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-do-you-want-mom/637484 "2012-10-14T01:09:44Z")
My mom is back in the hospital due to diarrhea, they have her on a IV and are giving her antibiotics and tomorrow want to do a colonoscopy which she says she is going to refuse and wants to leave. She tells the doctors s… --- ## [What are some science experiments to WOW 10 year olds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-science-experiments-to-wow-10-year-olds/637379)
**Author:** [@Whammo72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo72)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-science-experiments-to-wow-10-year-olds/637379 "2012-10-13T18:33:48Z")
My son is turning 10 next week and he is having a birthday party. I am wanting to put on some amazing science experiments dressed up as a “mad scientist”. What are some good experiments I could do to WOW a group of young… --- ## [Happy Geezer Here! Celebrate With Me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-geezer-here-celebrate-with-me/637415)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-geezer-here-celebrate-with-me/637415 "2012-10-13T16:28:20Z")
Yay! It’s my 63rd birthday !!! :eek: Chuck bought me not one, but TWO UKULELES (different sizes, and cases to match) … and has promised to learn some duets so we can Busk in Beautiful Downtown Belfast :slight\_smile: One … --- ## [What is it \[animal caught in house\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-animal-caught-in-house/637552)
**Author:** [@pizzaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzaman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-animal-caught-in-house/637552 "2012-10-13T10:18:18Z")
We’ve been hearing this in our basement for weeks. Finally trapped it. Any idea what it is? We are in the Denver CO area. http://s36.beta.photobucket.com/user/303me/media/whatisit\_zps6eec4741.mp4.html --- ## [Old terms in fiction that are weird to hear or read today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-terms-in-fiction-that-are-weird-to-hear-or-read-today/636741)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-terms-in-fiction-that-are-weird-to-hear-or-read-today/636741 "2012-10-13T07:17:52Z")
In old fiction you run across terms for something new or not yet existing that are archaic and hilarious today. List terms used and what they were. No derogatory terms please. Computer used to refer to a mathematician … --- ## [Stay away from the bottles! He hates those bottles!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-away-from-the-bottles-he-hates-those-bottles/637565)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-away-from-the-bottles-he-hates-those-bottles/637565 "2012-10-13T03:35:58Z")
With apologies to Navin, I give you… Blade Obsessed Guy vs. Innocent Bottled Water. Words fail me. --- ## [Cool graphic showing all the water on earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-graphic-showing-all-the-water-on-earth/637426)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-graphic-showing-all-the-water-on-earth/637426 "2012-10-13T02:18:02Z")
I would have thought the ball would have been bigger. --- ## [Mental Misfires and other opportunities to laugh at yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-misfires-and-other-opportunities-to-laugh-at-yourself/637533)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-misfires-and-other-opportunities-to-laugh-at-yourself/637533 "2012-10-13T00:55:55Z")
The other day I had some computer equipment loaded on a cart to deliver and set up. On the way out I stopped in the break room to grab a Dr Pepper. While doing that it occured to me that I would probably need a power s… --- ## [I hope you guys are okay with another Doper baby joining us... \[sad update\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-guys-are-okay-with-another-doper-baby-joining-us-sad-update/634187)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-guys-are-okay-with-another-doper-baby-joining-us-sad-update/634187 "2012-10-13T00:13:47Z")
Because I’m working on one now. :smiley: It looks like my thyroid may have been the problem, because after only three months on my new medication, I’ve gotten myself knocked up good. I was supposed to call the fertilit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1065) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1067)