# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1074 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1075 --- ## [Tell me what "a clean house" means.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-a-clean-house-means/635459)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-a-clean-house-means/635459 "2012-09-25T09:34:25Z")
As a recently separated guy who is living in a rural, unabomber style house, sinking into a drunken, lonely lifestyle, I try to keep up with the household chores as best I know how. When company, especially a female com… --- ## [Does anyone really care about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-care-about-mahmoud-ahmadinejads-opinions/635678)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-care-about-mahmoud-ahmadinejads-opinions/635678 "2012-09-25T05:12:52Z")
Here’s a shocker: Iran’s president doesn’t like yet another thing to come out of The West. DNFTT anyone? Or am I alone in not really caring about this joker’s opinion? I mean, if he comes out with, “Y’know what? Isra… --- ## [Amazon lost Walmart and Target's Kindle sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lost-walmart-and-targets-kindle-sales/635330)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lost-walmart-and-targets-kindle-sales/635330 "2012-09-25T04:28:11Z")
They lost Target in May, 2012. Now Walmart is dumping Amazon. Sounds like a major business screw up on Amazons part. Losing two major retail markets has to hurt. Really, it’s three if you count Sams Club. All this just… --- ## [So Cal dopers - dopefest/Endeavour viewing party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-cal-dopers-dopefest-endeavour-viewing-party/635470)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-cal-dopers-dopefest-endeavour-viewing-party/635470 "2012-09-25T03:26:48Z")
So on or about Oct 13, the shuttle Endeavour will travel from LAX to it’s new home at the California Science Center near downtown LA. :cool: Needless to say this is a once and a lifetime chance to see the shuttle as it … --- ## [Jehovah's Witnesses tell people to stop masturbating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jehovahs-witnesses-tell-people-to-stop-masturbating/635546)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jehovahs-witnesses-tell-people-to-stop-masturbating/635546 "2012-09-25T02:26:18Z")
Amusing ASL video produced by Jehovah’s Witnesses to tell deaf people to stop masturbating: Jehovah's Witnesses Tell Deaf People to Stop Masturbating - YouTube --- ## [My neighbor is... stealing my electricity. In a really dumb way.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690 "2012-09-25T00:39:34Z")
I’m not usually an MPSIMSer but this was so weird I felt I had to share it. I live in a 2 story apartment building on the first floor. I went out on my patio today and I noticed that there’s a white cable plugged into m… --- ## [Why Would My Buddy Even Want Me To Install Find My Friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-buddy-even-want-me-to-install-find-my-friends/635639)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-buddy-even-want-me-to-install-find-my-friends/635639 "2012-09-24T23:38:25Z")
My best friend, who lives in California, wants me to install “Find My Friends” on my iPhone. The basic jist of FMF is you install it, and people you give permission to can then track your every movement. I cannot think… --- ## [Record size Gator caught in my old fishing hole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-size-gator-caught-in-my-old-fishing-hole/635440)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-size-gator-caught-in-my-old-fishing-hole/635440 "2012-09-24T15:14:19Z")
I grew up fishing at Lake Millwood. We brought home ice chests full of brim and crappie every late spring. Lots of good times. Little did we know this guy was there too. To get that big he must be at least 25 or 30 year… --- ## [Astonishing statistic (life expectancy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astonishing-statistic-life-expectancy/635532)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astonishing-statistic-life-expectancy/635532 "2012-09-24T11:54:30Z")
According to an article in the NY Times yesterday life expectancy is still rising slowly in the US. But they talked about certain subgroups. The staggering one is that among white women without a HS diploma, life expec… --- ## [Am I the only Sado?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-sado/635256)
**Author:** [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-sado/635256 "2012-09-24T11:36:55Z")
My daughter called me a sado because I wanted to go to see Dredd 3D on my own. Only Sado’s go to the pictures alone she said. she an all her friends go in a group and mock people who are by themself. She want to come w… --- ## [Bizarro World: Houston Police Shoot, Kill Double Amputee In Wheelchair For Threatening With A Pen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarro-world-houston-police-shoot-kill-double-amputee-in-wheelchair-for-threatening-with-a-pen/635586)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarro-world-houston-police-shoot-kill-double-amputee-in-wheelchair-for-threatening-with-a-pen/635586 "2012-09-24T03:12:57Z")
This is crazy. So Houston police respond to a call of a schizophrenic double amputee at a group home for the mentally ill acting up due to being denied a soda and a cigarette (???), said schizophrenic amputee threatens t… --- ## [Random topic MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955 "2012-09-24T02:20:28Z")
Just toss something out there - as if that’s a novel approach to the MMP. :wink: Good morning and Happy Monday! That’s all I’ve got. Someone toss out an idea!! --- ## [Touchdown Jesus Statue in Cincinnati Replaced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touchdown-jesus-statue-in-cincinnati-replaced/635438)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touchdown-jesus-statue-in-cincinnati-replaced/635438 "2012-09-24T01:03:58Z")
Touchdown Jesus, or Big Butter Jesus, was a statue here in the Cincinnati area at the Solid Rock Church in Monroe. It was destroyed by lightning in 2010, much to the bemusement and delight of people like me that thought … --- ## [I'm really getting angry about not having things handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-getting-angry-about-not-having-things-handy/635479)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-getting-angry-about-not-having-things-handy/635479 "2012-09-23T18:47:16Z")
When my son was a little more than a year old he cut his head, and not one fucking bandage or antiseptic could be found even with minutes of searching. That made me feel really bad and angry, so I intentionally put toget… --- ## [Weasily Online Seller Descriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weasily-online-seller-descriptions/635613)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weasily-online-seller-descriptions/635613 "2012-09-23T18:38:21Z")
Some online sellers amuse me with their weasily description of goods, for example, “almost near mint” :rolleyes: or they’ll try having it both ways, listing it as Good but stating it’s “mint” in the description, or listi… --- ## [Court says hand over original photos. Do they think this is 1992?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-says-hand-over-original-photos-do-they-think-this-is-1992/635065)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-says-hand-over-original-photos-do-they-think-this-is-1992/635065 "2012-09-23T17:46:50Z")
Is the French court this backward and unsophisticated? Original photos? :confused: Do they actually expect negatives in 2012? Don’t they know digital photos don’t really have “originals”? There could be a thousand copi… --- ## [Just gotta bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-gotta-bitch/635456)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-gotta-bitch/635456 "2012-09-23T15:18:24Z")
I have to bitch Just have to I work from home doing call center work. I work every evening from 6-9. I work more often but that is my set schedule. I go in my bedroom, I shut the door. I shove a blanket under the do… --- ## [Pig saves goat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-saves-goat/635566)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-saves-goat/635566 "2012-09-23T03:39:48Z")
I am amused and it is all about me. --- ## [Goodbye Marty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481 "2012-09-22T23:54:14Z")
Marty Neese, a team member of the Dallas to Dallas Ride for Wet Noses and the Carrollton to Carrollton Ride to Care, passed away September 19th of complications with his heart and lungs. He was 49, and preceded in death … --- ## [Dammit now I am worried I do have short arms!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-now-i-am-worried-i-do-have-short-arms/635387)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-now-i-am-worried-i-do-have-short-arms/635387 "2012-09-22T23:16:00Z")
My wife pointed out something that has bugged her for a long time but she could never put to words until recently, that I have short arms. Upper arms to be exact, my elbow reaches the bottom of my rib cage. Now I am obs… --- ## [There is a hoarder's car near where I work - how is that safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-hoarders-car-near-where-i-work-how-is-that-safe/635289)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-hoarders-car-near-where-i-work-how-is-that-safe/635289 "2012-09-22T22:55:25Z")
I was going to do a thread about things while driving that really annoy the hell out of you (like people turning left, but not using the center turning lane :mad: ), when I got to thinking about my recent chicken shit sp… --- ## [Your unique and surprisingly not behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unique-and-surprisingly-not-behavior/633712)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unique-and-surprisingly-not-behavior/633712 "2012-09-22T21:29:44Z")
Tell us about those things you do that surely no one else does. And also those things previously thought surely no one else does, but they do. Mine: I’m pretty sure no one else has made it an important enough issue to s… --- ## [Meteor/fireball seen across UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteor-fireball-seen-across-uk/635444)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteor-fireball-seen-across-uk/635444 "2012-09-22T21:29:33Z")
About 11pm BST. And I missed it… or at least I don’t think it was even visible this far south, anyway. Video here found via Twitter (some NSFW language) http://twitter.yfrog.com/07l5tkggpuvoluavefdcaztrz --- ## [Looks like I'm getting married](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202 "2012-09-22T19:23:36Z")
We just received approval from the US Government for me to marry American fiancee. It took a faceless bureaucrat a mere seven months to rubber stamp everything. I think we have ninety days to tie the knot. Wish me luck! … --- ## [Friend's Wife has ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-wife-has-als-lou-gehrigs-disease/628820)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-wife-has-als-lou-gehrigs-disease/628820 "2012-09-22T13:42:00Z")
This is neither mundane nor pointless. I wanted to share. A long-time friend of mine (he’s about 50) just told me his wife has ALS. Her doc predicts she’ll expire in about a year. Thankfully they remain strong in their… --- ## [I'm so conflicted about Apple/iProducts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-conflicted-about-apple-iproducts/635212)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-conflicted-about-apple-iproducts/635212 "2012-09-22T13:16:31Z")
I used to own a MacBook Pro. In a moment of complete stupidity, I gave it away. But I remember it, and man I loved my MacBook Pro. That was a beautiful machine. So when it was time to buy a new phone, I thought, ''He… --- ## [Two things you have learned today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-things-you-have-learned-today/635285)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-things-you-have-learned-today/635285 "2012-09-22T09:11:29Z")
My two: From hard experience - Vinaigrette and Pashmina don’t mix. :frowning: From the cafeteria menu - “Tuscan” means “with eggplant.” --- ## [The wonders of bacon never cease!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonders-of-bacon-never-cease/635302)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonders-of-bacon-never-cease/635302 "2012-09-22T07:33:52Z")
A bacon sandwich really is a hangover cure! --- ## [Underwater crop circles. (Nature is awesome. And bizarre.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-crop-circles-nature-is-awesome-and-bizarre/635395)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-crop-circles-nature-is-awesome-and-bizarre/635395 "2012-09-22T05:57:50Z")
Mysterious Underwater ‘Crop Circles’ Discovered Off the Coast of Japan 6 feet across and 80 feet underwater. Also not a hoax perpetrated by farmers or college students. I won’t spoil it by revealing the origin here th… --- ## [Aww crap, my grandfather’s about to die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-crap-my-grandfather-s-about-to-die/635343)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-crap-my-grandfather-s-about-to-die/635343 "2012-09-22T04:28:25Z")
Well he is 86, so this isn’t a surprise. Well, kind of is . . . OK here’s the story/my ramblings. About 6 or so weeks ago my grandfather had heart surgery to repair some heart valves. Any kind of surgery is risky at h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1073) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1075)