# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1078 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1079 --- ## [College student discovers extragalactic pulsar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-discovers-extragalactic-pulsar/634721)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-discovers-extragalactic-pulsar/634721 "2012-09-14T22:16:08Z")
Talk about bragging rights…! --- ## [My nine year old brother has some odd notions about homosexuality…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nine-year-old-brother-has-some-odd-notions-about-homosexuality/634697)
**Author:** [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nine-year-old-brother-has-some-odd-notions-about-homosexuality/634697 "2012-09-14T22:08:53Z")
He was using “gay” as an epithet when my sister interjected with “what’s wrong with homosexuality”. I didn’t get involved since I figure pretty much every juvenile male goes through a phase of “gay is icky” - if they hav… --- ## [My Boston Terrier got a CT Scan and spinal tap this morning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boston-terrier-got-a-ct-scan-and-spinal-tap-this-morning/633661)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boston-terrier-got-a-ct-scan-and-spinal-tap-this-morning/633661 "2012-09-14T21:19:17Z")
Dec 23, 2011 I posted this thread about her seizure. No seizures since. But over the summer I began to notice her getting weak. She used to stand up on her back legs for treats. Can’t do it now without falling over. Ev… --- ## ["Front Burner" Al Qaeda's attack on the USS Cole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-burner-al-qaedas-attack-on-the-uss-cole/634723)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-burner-al-qaedas-attack-on-the-uss-cole/634723 "2012-09-14T20:09:27Z")
Fascinating book by the commander of the Cole. Lots of detail about the events leading up to the day of attack, the attack and aftermath and the events in the years since. Excellent reading. Author makes the point tha… --- ## [What to decorate my house with that will upset the neighbors just a little?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-decorate-my-house-with-that-will-upset-the-neighbors-just-a-little/634222)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-decorate-my-house-with-that-will-upset-the-neighbors-just-a-little/634222 "2012-09-14T19:48:27Z")
So I’m painting my house (more of a cottage by the lake, really). It will have a new roof, white in the gable area, dark green for most of the cedar siding, and a concrete block foundation (barely visible). It’s by Lake… --- ## [So, today we talked to a recruiter...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-today-we-talked-to-a-recruiter/627134)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-today-we-talked-to-a-recruiter/627134 "2012-09-14T19:19:16Z")
For some time now, Hallboy’s been talking about joining the Air Force. He’s brought it up here and there throughout the past two years, but I’ve never been sure how serious he was, and if it was the video games talking,… --- ## [Why do websites have "contact us" emails if they never answer emails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-websites-have-contact-us-emails-if-they-never-answer-emails/634545)
**Author:** [@shemarstan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shemarstan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-websites-have-contact-us-emails-if-they-never-answer-emails/634545 "2012-09-14T17:22:07Z")
In the past month I have emailed several companies through their websites and I have not received any reply. What is the point of having a email on their websites if they don’t answer? I have tried to contact a number … --- ## [My calculator battery died...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-calculator-battery-died/634361)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-calculator-battery-died/634361 "2012-09-14T15:52:13Z")
I feel like I’ve just been through a nerd rite of passage. Earlier today, between classes, I was working on some physics homework, using the HP48 calculator on my iPod. I had gotten warnings that the battery was at 20%… --- ## [Goddamn you 3am pancake cooker!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-you-3am-pancake-cooker/634669)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-you-3am-pancake-cooker/634669 "2012-09-14T14:46:11Z")
So I am sitting here awake in the middle of the night and slightly hungry and wishing I could sleep, I could pull something out of the freezer but it would be annoying to thaw and heat it. When the smell of pancakes coo… --- ## [Canada media space is infested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-media-space-is-infested/632931)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-media-space-is-infested/632931 "2012-09-14T13:28:17Z")
I’m really amazed at the power of media and sophistication with which certain agenda can be brought alive and stir up emotions over an event that had a totally different dynamic from what is being presented. While this … --- ## [More Bacon News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-bacon-news/634687)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-bacon-news/634687 "2012-09-14T13:15:42Z")
A man plans to barter his way across America using bacon (3,000 pounds of it)as his currency. Hardly a difficult feat, I would think, since it’s got to be worth thousands of dollars. Still, I respect the the imaginatio… --- ## [Helping a poor widow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-a-poor-widow/634649)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-a-poor-widow/634649 "2012-09-14T05:53:05Z")
I just received (in my spam file) this missive from a poor widow of a passenger from flight 447 Air France crash. Psssssh! Wanna play? Go fer it!:D:D:D:D:D --- ## [Why is it so hot in So Cal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hot-in-so-cal/634611)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hot-in-so-cal/634611 "2012-09-13T23:02:08Z")
Man, if I wanted temps \>80 degrees I would’ve stayed in a state with a reasonable taxes and a balanced budget. --- ## [The bill is $60, but the minimum payment is $1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bill-is-60-but-the-minimum-payment-is-1/634509)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bill-is-60-but-the-minimum-payment-is-1/634509 "2012-09-13T22:02:00Z")
Got my charge account statement from the department store. I owe $60.09, and the minimum payment is $1. There is a note on the bill: Even if you make no more charges using this card, if you make only the minimum payme… --- ## [Student takes pro quality hi-altitude photos with $320 of equipment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-takes-pro-quality-hi-altitude-photos-with-320-of-equipment/634267)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-takes-pro-quality-hi-altitude-photos-with-320-of-equipment/634267 "2012-09-13T19:49:26Z")
Anyone looking at these photos would assume they came from a satellite or airplane. They were actually shot by an engineering student with an inexpensive camera and a balloon. About $320 based on todays currency rates. H… --- ## [I have too many reward cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-too-many-reward-cards/634555)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-too-many-reward-cards/634555 "2012-09-13T15:31:11Z")
I tried keeping them in my wallet. Too many. I tried keeping them in a separate wallet. Too many. I see no solution. --- ## [I Had A Great Childhood. Or Not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-great-childhood-or-not/634520)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-great-childhood-or-not/634520 "2012-09-13T14:28:12Z")
The thread about childhood disappointments reminded me of a revelation that came to me about ten or so years ago. For most of my adult life, I though I had a perfectly normal childhood with perfectly normal parents. I… --- ## [Always amusing Florida police blotter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-amusing-florida-police-blotter/634498)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-amusing-florida-police-blotter/634498 "2012-09-13T14:10:38Z")
I’ve actually bookmarked this for my daily cup of Schadenfreude. Some favorites: or this: or just simply: --- ## [Six-door Park Avenue??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-door-park-avenue/631329)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-door-park-avenue/631329 "2012-08-13T08:30:51Z")
I saw an extremely odd sight on the expressway earlier today. It was an older model Buick Park Avenue (early-to-mid '90s) that was longer than normal and had six doors instead of the traditional four. It looked exactly… --- ## [Is Josef Mengele Alive and Well in Thailand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-josef-mengele-alive-and-well-in-thailand/634447)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-josef-mengele-alive-and-well-in-thailand/634447 "2012-09-13T02:43:53Z")
He could very well be, judging from this photo. :eek: The picture was taken in our northeastern province of Roi Et. A friend of mine who lives there took it, and I supplied it to The Shark Guys myself. (One of them, t… --- ## [Why can't the banks robbers throw cash at ME?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-banks-robbers-throw-cash-at-me/634551)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-banks-robbers-throw-cash-at-me/634551 "2012-09-13T02:14:48Z")
I am so jealous. You don’t even need to read the article – the headline and the picture are enough. --- ## [Fired over manager's unethical actions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-over-managers-unethical-actions/634478)
**Author:** [@ChiTownCliff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiTownCliff)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-over-managers-unethical-actions/634478 "2012-09-13T01:01:27Z")
I was fired today, for the first time ever and it’s been eating me up all day long. I just started to work for a local pizzeria as a delivery driver. It was a temp job to help out with college. In the 3 days with this co… --- ## [U.S. Suspects Libya Attack Was Planned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-suspects-libya-attack-was-planned/634535)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-suspects-libya-attack-was-planned/634535 "2012-09-13T01:00:29Z")
This would put quite a different spin on things if true. --- ## [How Much Do "Paper MEN" Make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-paper-men-make/634524)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-paper-men-make/634524 "2012-09-12T20:34:32Z")
Lately I’ve filled in overnights and there is a man (in his 40s) who delivers papers to the club I work at and to others on the street. It’s a very nice part of Chicago but I assume they do it all over. He delivers the … --- ## [Is Anika becoming a common girl's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anika-becoming-a-common-girls-name/634468)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anika-becoming-a-common-girls-name/634468 "2012-09-12T19:41:22Z")
A little girl in the Cub’s pre-K is named Anika. My first thought was of little Anikin Skywalker. Turns out that she has more in common than the name; there’s a clear personality relationship, if you get my drift. At a… --- ## [Name something awesome your folks did for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-awesome-your-folks-did-for-you/634029)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-awesome-your-folks-did-for-you/634029 "2012-09-12T17:37:06Z")
Beyond raising you, and I am thinking of smaller things than ‘sent me to college’ or ‘Didn’t abort me’. I mean something YOU remember from when you were a kid, that maybe your folks already forgot about, that you now th… --- ## [Just got job at gay bar. Anything to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-job-at-gay-bar-anything-to-expect/630685)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-job-at-gay-bar-anything-to-expect/630685 "2012-09-12T17:03:11Z")
Just got second job, this one is as a bartender at a “gay/lesbian / metro, etc” bar. I am super excited and looking forward to starting this week if all goes well. I am not gay, nor do I drink, nor have I ever been a bar… --- ## [Sweet! Apparently "Dude, be cool" is a compelling argument.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-apparently-dude-be-cool-is-a-compelling-argument/634425)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-apparently-dude-be-cool-is-a-compelling-argument/634425 "2012-09-12T17:00:11Z")
Very mundane and highly pointless, but this put a smile on my face, so I’m sharing. So just now I was standing at an intersection near a bus stop. The bus let off some guy who pointed behind him to a woman a little over… --- ## [Would Present Day TSA Screening Have Prevented the 9/11 Disaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-present-day-tsa-screening-have-prevented-the-9-11-disaster/634424)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-present-day-tsa-screening-have-prevented-the-9-11-disaster/634424 "2012-09-12T16:15:36Z")
Just asking. These guys were already so suspicious (one-way tickets,cash paid, arguing with parking clerk at Logan Airport). But would people like these be halted by TSA standard procedures? I agree-we still don’t kno… --- ## [Test your vocabulary.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-vocabulary/633838)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-vocabulary/633838 "2012-09-12T15:09:46Z")
Test is here.. My estimated vocabulary is 22000 words. I am from India. What is your score? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1077) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1079)