# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1077 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1078 --- ## [The brain is not the ultimate creator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brain-is-not-the-ultimate-creator/594902)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brain-is-not-the-ultimate-creator/594902 "2012-09-17T18:43:24Z")
The brain is not the ultimate creator. Adding a chemical can change things. But ONLY temporarily… This somehow is proof that that the brain is not the ultimate creator. But the actual proof slipped through my fingers. … --- ## [Has anyone here ever gotten a SECOND Mirena (hormonal IUD)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-gotten-a-second-mirena-hormonal-iud/357890)
**Author:** [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-gotten-a-second-mirena-hormonal-iud/357890 "2012-09-17T17:25:27Z")
After five years of faithful service, it’s time for the Fantastic Plastic, a.k.a. my hormonal IUD, to be replaced. I’ve been very happy with it, so I didn’t hesitate for a second about getting another. My only question… --- ## [Constitution day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitution-day/634984)
**Author:** [@lawbuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawbuff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitution-day/634984 "2012-09-17T16:55:23Z")
On this day in 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional convention signed the Constitution, sometimes refered to as the Original 7 Articles. The chair George Washington sat in as President of the convention is original… --- ## [Attn: Dog Lovers! - Shelter Dogs, company makes customized stuffed animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842)
**Author:** [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842 "2012-09-17T16:49:33Z")
Shelter Pups I love this so much! They make amazing likenesses from pictures you send them, and it benefits real shelters. I know what I’m asking for for Christmas! --- ## [Holding Grudges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-grudges/634263)
**Author:** [@Grandknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grandknight)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-grudges/634263 "2012-09-17T15:57:25Z")
Anyone held a grudge against you for something really petty? Or have you every held a grudge against someone for something small? I’ll go first. Over 20 years ago, I was hanging out with some friends and we decided to… --- ## [Childhood disappointments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-disappointments/634314)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-disappointments/634314 "2012-09-17T15:36:50Z")
When I was around 8 or 9 I remember actually being disappointed that our trash bags didn’t have the big product name logo printed on the side like in the TV commercials. I was also disappointed that I couldn’t float acr… --- ## [Share some good neighbour stories...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-some-good-neighbour-stories/634646)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-some-good-neighbour-stories/634646 "2012-09-17T13:17:39Z")
I’ve seen lots of crazy neighbour stories here, but I can’t recall any good neighbour stories. Today the starter motor on my lawn tractor crapped out. So, my son and I started taking turns cutting the 2.5 acres with a … --- ## [Laser Injection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-injection/634954)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-injection/634954 "2012-09-17T10:27:30Z")
Good news for needle-phobes. A South Korean team has developed a laser injection system, which supposedly feels like a puff of air. Lasers. Is there anything they can’t do? --- ## [Is anyone else multireligious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-multireligious/634848)
**Author:** [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-multireligious/634848 "2012-09-17T09:03:38Z")
So I’ve been Christian most of my life (all but the ages 19-24 or so), and I’m very, very involved in my church. I’ve also been practicing Zen meditation for the past 5 months or so. (Our Roshi is also a Jesuit prie… --- ## [Pushing the Envelope, courtesy of The Onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-the-envelope-courtesy-of-the-onion/634663)
**Author:** [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-the-envelope-courtesy-of-the-onion/634663 "2012-09-17T06:53:03Z")
Let’s just say “No One Murdered Because Of This Image” is NSFW. --- ## [Here it is! The MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-mmp/634277)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-mmp/634277 "2012-09-17T03:26:10Z")
Let’s see if this happens. One never knows. There may be more than one. Anywho, here goes… Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 63 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 87 and dry. Accordin’ to the weather… --- ## [Armless lady shows her special life in youtube videos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armless-lady-shows-her-special-life-in-youtube-videos/634641)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armless-lady-shows-her-special-life-in-youtube-videos/634641 "2012-09-17T02:41:37Z")
She was born without arms. Her ways of adapting and living alone are amazing. She’s posted videos demonstrating how she dresses, bathes, and eats. She even applies makeup with her feet. For me, the most amazing thing i… --- ## [Got a job! I can eat next month.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-job-i-can-eat-next-month/634795)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-job-i-can-eat-next-month/634795 "2012-09-17T00:41:41Z")
So I was hired for a teaching position. Really great job and I’m excited about the position in addition to being excited about having a job. Couple of reflections on the job hunt: When did it shift from managers wanti… --- ## [A lady at a restaurant didn't know what carrots or cucumbers were.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lady-at-a-restaurant-didnt-know-what-carrots-or-cucumbers-were/634230)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lady-at-a-restaurant-didnt-know-what-carrots-or-cucumbers-were/634230 "2012-09-16T23:02:47Z")
I was at Tokyo Express for lunch and the lady in front of me placed her order: Lady: “I’d like the teriyaki chicken bowl but I don’t want any of that orange or green stuff that comes with it” Server: “wha?” Lady: “you… --- ## [Playing a Treasure Trove of 30 Year Old Cassette Tapes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-a-treasure-trove-of-30-year-old-cassette-tapes/634735)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-a-treasure-trove-of-30-year-old-cassette-tapes/634735 "2012-09-16T21:57:57Z")
I recently inherited my Dad’s 14 year old Cadillac sedan. The car is great-except it has a cassette deck! Being a frugal type, I fond my boxes of home-recorded cassettes-and started playing them…I have a lot of jazz, … --- ## [PSA:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa/634901)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa/634901 "2012-09-16T20:54:09Z")
The rumors are false… however, I did make a mistake when I was younger that I regret and I am sorry:( --- ## [Titrating cat food? Should this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titrating-cat-food-should-this-work/634883)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titrating-cat-food-should-this-work/634883 "2012-09-16T18:12:12Z")
I think titrating is the appropriate term. Our cat began displaying signs of urinary tract discomfort a few weeks ago. A trip to the local vet and a course of antibiotics was only marginally helpful to him. Last week, h… --- ## [How Hard Is It To Open A Chekcing Account In Another Country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-open-a-chekcing-account-in-another-country/634522)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-open-a-chekcing-account-in-another-country/634522 "2012-09-16T11:07:09Z")
I was reading the Financial Times and it said a lot of Spanish people are flying to London for one day (they even have special cheap flights from Spain) so they can open a checking account. Apparently they want to conve… --- ## [James Tetford Disappearance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-tetford-disappearance/634809)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-tetford-disappearance/634809 "2012-09-16T02:03:11Z")
Wikipedia gives an article about the alleged disappearance of a James Tetford returning home from WWII. According the story he was on a crowded chartered bus. Eventually everybody else at some point or other departs fr… --- ## [Uncharacteristic Behaviors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncharacteristic-behaviors/634811)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncharacteristic-behaviors/634811 "2012-09-16T01:56:20Z")
Think about this one. Have you ever known someone that you liked and respected (a friend, relative, co-worker, authority figure, whomever) that did something that was totally out of character for that person, and you ne… --- ## [You're wondering why I can hardly stand to talk to you, Dad? Here's an example.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-wondering-why-i-can-hardly-stand-to-talk-to-you-dad-heres-an-example/634019)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-wondering-why-i-can-hardly-stand-to-talk-to-you-dad-heres-an-example/634019 "2012-09-15T17:38:35Z")
Recently we had a contest among the sales teams at work. In addition to the winning team getting a nice lunch paid for by the company, that team’s manager got two tickets to the Southern Heritage classic football game. M… --- ## [Did anybody else have those "pod" classrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-else-have-those-pod-classrooms/634688)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-else-have-those-pod-classrooms/634688 "2012-09-15T16:16:24Z")
I mean the big, open areas with no closeable doors or any walls. We had 2 in my middle school, divided into 4 classrooms each. The “walls” were rolling bookcases that didn’t reach all the way to the ceiling or the floor.… --- ## [Library in Troy, Michigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library-in-troy-michigan/634534)
**Author:** [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library-in-troy-michigan/634534 "2012-09-15T05:22:38Z")
I am not really sure where this belongs, or if it has already been posted, but I thought this video was kind of awesome. Basically, a library in Troy, Michigan, was in danger of closing, and the story of t… --- ## [Link to original 9/11 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-original-9-11-thread/634428)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-original-9-11-thread/634428 "2012-09-15T05:16:42Z")
Never forget --- ## [Trying not to be jealous!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-not-to-be-jealous/634093)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-not-to-be-jealous/634093 "2012-09-15T04:52:47Z")
I know we learn early on we shouldn’t compare our achievements to others, or care that somebody has something we don’t, but there’s an irrational part of me thats jealous anyway. Why? Because my best friend basically in… --- ## [Former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm on the Dating Game in 1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-michigan-governor-jennifer-granholm-on-the-dating-game-in-1978/634766)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-michigan-governor-jennifer-granholm-on-the-dating-game-in-1978/634766 "2012-09-15T04:43:14Z")
Strange but funny story. That hairstyle alone is cringe worthy. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Sure glad there’s no video of me in 1978. :smiley: What were we thinking back then? It does prove women get more beautiful as they get… --- ## [You know you're from San Diego if...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-from-san-diego-if/528043)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-from-san-diego-if/528043 "2012-09-15T04:32:47Z")
You know you’re from San Diego if… I lived in San Diego until I was 15, before I moved to Northern L.A. County and eventually to L.A. I remember several of those. (Actually, I found the page because I was looking for… --- ## [Prehistoric torchlight-animated cave drawings discovered in France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prehistoric-torchlight-animated-cave-drawings-discovered-in-france/634711)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prehistoric-torchlight-animated-cave-drawings-discovered-in-france/634711 "2012-09-15T03:01:57Z")
Link. Those were some clever prehistoric artists. --- ## [Am I going to hell for laughing at this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-at-this/634455)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-at-this/634455 "2012-09-15T01:16:41Z")
If so, I’ll probably see you down there. :smiley: mmm ETA: Beginning NSFW --- ## [I have destructive impulses!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559 "2012-09-15T01:03:09Z")
Oh doper hive mind, what should I do to channel my impulse to destroy, burn, make really loud noises, steal, and fornicate? I wanna stay out of jail and out of hail! :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1076) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1078)