# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1076 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1077 --- ## [The power to make people believe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-to-make-people-believe/634720)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-to-make-people-believe/634720 "2012-09-19T17:37:21Z")
Thinking about this while walking home from work today. If there was one power that could exist, it would be very cool if it was the power to to say something to someone and have them believe it. Not like a hypnosis s… --- ## [Tell Me About Staying At the Disney World Resort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-staying-at-the-disney-world-resort/634330)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-staying-at-the-disney-world-resort/634330 "2012-09-19T16:40:53Z")
I’m thinking of taking the Small One to Disney World next year and actually staying onsite. We’ve been there before, but stayed in a house nearby, which has its pros and cons. I’ve been all over the website and God alm… --- ## [U.S ambassador to Libya killed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-ambassador-to-libya-killed/634491)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-ambassador-to-libya-killed/634491 "2012-09-19T16:14:38Z")
News. \*The US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff have been reported killed by an armed Islamist mob that stormed and set fire to the United States consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi. \* How come no… --- ## [Seven-person bicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-person-bicycle/635161)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-person-bicycle/635161 "2012-09-19T15:12:36Z")
My sister rode on a “conference bicycle” or CoBi with her husband in Berlin recently, and said it was a lot of fun. Looks cool to me. --- ## [Amusing company names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-company-names/634709)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-company-names/634709 "2012-09-19T13:53:48Z")
I was on the highway the other day and saw a car with a sign saying Pale Rider Driving School. --- ## [My two year-old won't say her name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-year-old-wont-say-her-name/227745)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-year-old-wont-say-her-name/227745 "2012-09-19T13:39:45Z")
“Who’s my big girl?” “Me!” “What’s your name?” “Me!”… or sometimes… “Baby!” “Sophie, say ‘Sophie’.” She gets all somber, a little pouty, and her little voice always comes back with “No.” She is now 28 months-old a… --- ## [Whizzing Secret Service Agent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whizzing-secret-service-agent/635054)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whizzing-secret-service-agent/635054 "2012-09-19T13:32:07Z")
Sure looks like it to me. :stuck\_out\_tongue: https://twitter.com/politico/status/247736744714317825/photo/1/large Secret Service says he was looking for bad guys. So why is he looking down at his shoes? :confused: W… --- ## [How do you react to accidents that hurt/inconvenience you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-react-to-accidents-that-hurt-inconvenience-you/635033)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-react-to-accidents-that-hurt-inconvenience-you/635033 "2012-09-19T11:09:47Z")
Once I was at a bar with a bunch of people - mostly friends, but one guy who was a friend of a friend and I didn’t know very well. The bartender accidentally spilled a drink on his lap. He was really really pissed - to t… --- ## [Indoor cat gets the bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-cat-gets-the-bird/632989)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-cat-gets-the-bird/632989 "2012-09-19T04:14:17Z")
So we’re kickin’ back eating some tender barbecued ribs. She’s done, and I’m just finishing. The front door is open, and the baby gate is up to keep the cat in. Then a small bird flew in. It tried to get out through t… --- ## [Celebrating!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating/634963)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating/634963 "2012-09-19T02:11:34Z")
:cool: It’s my second wedding anniversary. How 'bout that! (Second marriage, a long time after the first one ended. And I am a GEEZER :eek: ) Be VERY HAPPY for us & that we found each other … --- ## [Brothers' gun battle erupts over "who makes the best Kool Aid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-gun-battle-erupts-over-who-makes-the-best-kool-aid/635105)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-gun-battle-erupts-over-who-makes-the-best-kool-aid/635105 "2012-09-18T22:22:47Z")
Cite Some people need to learn about picking their battles wisely. --- ## [Where is your go-to place for a great nature hike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-go-to-place-for-a-great-nature-hike/635037)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-go-to-place-for-a-great-nature-hike/635037 "2012-09-18T19:49:55Z")
There are lots of great natural areas in the Bay Area, but Point Reyes is my number-one spot to hike and enjoy being outdoors. It might not have the solitude available at Henry Coe or redwoods like the Santa Cruz mounta… --- ## [News from Quasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-from-quasi/635041)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-from-quasi/635041 "2012-09-18T18:10:31Z")
Talked to\*\* Quasimodem \*\*this evening & he wanted me to pass along that he & Dondra are doing ok & he will be back on the Dope soon! Hurry Back, Bill! we miss you! --- ## [I have to cross examine the complainant in a child abuse case tomorrow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-cross-examine-the-complainant-in-a-child-abuse-case-tomorrow/634960)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-cross-examine-the-complainant-in-a-child-abuse-case-tomorrow/634960 "2012-09-18T15:40:50Z")
…and I am absolutely thrilled about it. :rolleyes: I have done some very difficult work in 5-6 years as a lawyer, but this is the first time I am actually dreading it. They cannot pay me enough for this…wait actually th… --- ## [Dog Shoots Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-shoots-man/635060)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-shoots-man/635060 "2012-09-18T15:30:53Z")
Looks like a certain idiom needs to be updated. --- ## [In one fucking day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-one-fucking-day/635025)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-one-fucking-day/635025 "2012-09-18T13:45:03Z")
Shower faucet breaks off and is no longer able to close. Kid throws Popsicle juice into PC and flatscreen monitor everything goes black, wife has repeatedly been trying to restart it instead of putting it under sunlight… --- ## [How the 1990's are seen by youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-1990s-are-seen-by-youth/635059)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-1990s-are-seen-by-youth/635059 "2012-09-18T13:08:03Z")
There’s currently a thread where I gathered the OP has an image of the early 90’s phone system confused with the early 70’s. There was a post on buzzfeed about ridiculous 90’s fashion, except all the pics were actually … --- ## [Juror says he’s too homophobic and racist to serve, now faces prosecution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juror-says-he-s-too-homophobic-and-racist-to-serve-now-faces-prosecution/634483)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juror-says-he-s-too-homophobic-and-racist-to-serve-now-faces-prosecution/634483 "2012-09-18T09:53:24Z")
I am fairly certain that the guy was just trying to dodge his civic duty. On the other hand, if I were a minority defendant, I’m not sure I would want this guy in the jury pool. --- ## [Forums or Sites that are bad for your Wallet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-or-sites-that-are-bad-for-your-wallet/634956)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-or-sites-that-are-bad-for-your-wallet/634956 "2012-09-18T07:14:29Z")
I made the mistake recently of visiting a knife collector forum that I have not visited since the early 2000s. The reason I stopped going there in the first place was because it inspired “consumer lust” and was bad for m… --- ## [My mom is having a partial thyroidectomy tomorrow and I'm scared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-having-a-partial-thyroidectomy-tomorrow-and-im-scared/634576)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-having-a-partial-thyroidectomy-tomorrow-and-im-scared/634576 "2012-09-18T05:21:57Z")
I know, it’s a fairly routine surgery as these things go. But this, along with a prostate biopsy my dad had to get a month or two ago have me scared. I know everyone dies at some point. This is the first time in my li… --- ## [For the Hebes (sp)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-hebes-sp/635039)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-hebes-sp/635039 "2012-09-18T03:57:26Z")
Happy New Year! --- ## [QE3: Well, this brings new meaning to the phrase "money shot"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qe3-well-this-brings-new-meaning-to-the-phrase-money-shot/634943)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qe3-well-this-brings-new-meaning-to-the-phrase-money-shot/634943 "2012-09-18T02:17:55Z")
Appearing on the front page of the Taiwan edition of today’s Apple Daily (the same guys who bring you Taiwanese news videos). In the print edition, the graphic is cut off on the right border just behind the first bulge i… --- ## [Ever been banned for trolling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-banned-for-trolling/634423)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-banned-for-trolling/634423 "2012-09-18T01:55:35Z")
I “troll” couple boards (NOT here). Just got banned from a board. I was there 2 weeks, they could’ve banned me immediately if they had just traced the e-mail addy. (I assume that’s how they did it) --- ## [On Turning 50 Alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-turning-50-alone/543695)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-turning-50-alone/543695 "2012-09-18T00:34:42Z")
Today, around noon, I turned 50. I did so alone, as I do most everything else in my life. I am an only child. Parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles all dead. No cousins live locally. I don’t have any local friends. … --- ## [A celebration of the Straight Dope Message Board and my 1000th post (in Haiku form)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-celebration-of-the-straight-dope-message-board-and-my-1000th-post-in-haiku-form/634394)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-celebration-of-the-straight-dope-message-board-and-my-1000th-post-in-haiku-form/634394 "2012-09-17T23:27:21Z")
Oh SDMB Fighting ignorance where e’r It may rear it’s head Oh SDMB New topics always arise Keeping me from bed Oh SDMB Teaching me how to fight the Ignorance of fools Oh SDMB You welcome all ideas Just follow … --- ## [Gas Prices In Europe: Bet You Will Be Surprised!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-in-europe-bet-you-will-be-surprised/634903)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-in-europe-bet-you-will-be-surprised/634903 "2012-09-17T23:04:16Z")
OK, I have lived in Germany and know that gas prices have always been really high. So, today on a totally unrelated search about AFN Radio and TV - just wondering if AFN still exists there and it does - I found this int… --- ## [Any other dumpster divers / pickers here? What did you find today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-dumpster-divers-pickers-here-what-did-you-find-today/634828)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-dumpster-divers-pickers-here-what-did-you-find-today/634828 "2012-09-17T22:39:57Z")
I saw that show “Pickers” for the first time this morning. I was like “Wow. That is my life! That is my home.” (And they call us hoarders.) But I don’t have to leave my building. There was a Drop Everything throw o… --- ## [So mundane -- Mommy issues. Got 'em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-mundane-mommy-issues-got-em/590437)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-mundane-mommy-issues-got-em/590437 "2012-09-17T21:59:33Z")
I know that in the grand scheme of things, my mom is not so bad. She never beat me, we always had food on the table, etc. But man, she can be mean. I’m a fairly sensitive lady in my mid 30s. I don’t see my mom often, bu… --- ## [Depression is a brick, not an umbrella!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-is-a-brick-not-an-umbrella/633890)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-is-a-brick-not-an-umbrella/633890 "2012-09-17T21:41:53Z")
Who the hell thought depression as an umbrella makes sense? The people who made that abilify ad thats who! Depression is weighing you down, it is something you have to carry with you like a pointless burden, it just mak… --- ## [Good Grief - Gout?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-grief-gout/631791)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-grief-gout/631791 "2012-09-17T20:09:14Z")
So I went to work on Monday and in the afternoon, my foot started to hurt - sort of the same pain you get if you wear new shoes and they rub on your foot. Took off my shoe (sitting at desk, no big deal) and worked the r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1075) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1077)