# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1085 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1086 --- ## [Photo manipulation through history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-manipulation-through-history/632865)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-manipulation-through-history/632865 "2012-08-28T16:35:15Z")
This goes back long before computers, or Stalin, or even Doyle’s fairies (which are mentioned). This quartet is interesting: Three brutal dictators and a Canadian PM, all removing unpersons. This is just petty.… --- ## [Punched someone in your adult life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punched-someone-in-your-adult-life/632707)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punched-someone-in-your-adult-life/632707 "2012-08-28T16:32:43Z")
For the purposes of this thread I mean hit someone before they hit you. I’m sort of imagining the classic film situation of one person being a dick and then the good guy decking them. In films there’s never any comeback… --- ## [There is NO unicorn here.....maybe unicorns are invisible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-unicorn-here-maybe-unicorns-are-invisible/632804)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-unicorn-here-maybe-unicorns-are-invisible/632804 "2012-08-28T15:37:58Z")
Bigfoot bugs me, because it makes no logical sense. There is simply no way a self sustaining population of larger than human apes are living and reproducing in north america with no evidence left. In most areas there isn… --- ## [Map geek home decor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-geek-home-decor/632428)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-geek-home-decor/632428 "2012-08-28T15:06:52Z")
So, after having lived in my present apartment for over a year, I’m finally setting the place up. I’ve had just a clear shower curtain liner in the tub for a while, and I figured it was time to get a shower curtain. I u… --- ## [I should like to point out:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-like-to-point-out/632918)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-like-to-point-out/632918 "2012-08-28T14:47:49Z")
Me and my friend’s gwine pick a bail o cotton. In point of actual fact, me and my friend’s gwine pick a bail a day. --- ## [Finally decided to join in (newbie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-decided-to-join-in-newbie/631915)
**Author:** [@Mattie\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mattie_Blue)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-decided-to-join-in-newbie/631915 "2012-08-28T14:41:49Z")
Greetings one and all. I finally decided to jump in to the deep end of the pool. I’ve lurked on this message board for over a decade and admired all the smart, witty postings. Because of you all, I’m the proud owner o… --- ## [Should men sit or stand to pee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-men-sit-or-stand-to-pee/632828)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-men-sit-or-stand-to-pee/632828 "2012-08-28T09:46:05Z")
According to a Taiwanese minister it would create a cleaner environment. He also says they should learn from “Japan and Sweden.” Men in Japan and Sweden pee sitting? Girls. --- ## [I'm not your "boss"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-your-boss/632690)
**Author:** [@I-VI-ii-V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-VI-ii-V)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-your-boss/632690 "2012-08-28T09:32:59Z")
What is up with everybody calling me boss? I go to Home Depot: “aisle 10, boss”. Costco: “sure thing, boss”. Oil change dude: “all done, boss”. This is a prison thing, right? Does anybody else get this or is it just an L… --- ## [I believe I may have just written a gospel song for athiests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-i-may-have-just-written-a-gospel-song-for-athiests/631754)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-i-may-have-just-written-a-gospel-song-for-athiests/631754 "2012-08-28T01:49:30Z")
It certainly wasn’t what I set out to do. But, I was thinking about how one of the neighbors of the old lady I take care of has a young pitt bull, and I heard today that he wants to use the dog for fighting. This guy i… --- ## [Check out our great new bike lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-our-great-new-bike-lane/632807)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-our-great-new-bike-lane/632807 "2012-08-27T23:31:13Z")
This will really make my route to work quicker and safer. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Guidance Counselor for Real Life wanted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-counselor-for-real-life-wanted/632735)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-counselor-for-real-life-wanted/632735 "2012-08-27T22:21:59Z")
So. Most of us here above a certain age are able to recall having been awfully confused in their younger years about what to do with their life. What career path to choose. Perhaps even, what things they were good at.… --- ## [Show Us Your Favorite Cars!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-us-your-favorite-cars/628664)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-us-your-favorite-cars/628664 "2012-08-27T18:00:39Z")
I love cars. Always have, ever since I was a kid drooling over pictures of my Dad’s '65 GTO in the family scrapbook. Like many, I love a lot of the classic musclecars from the 1960’s, but cars have never been more capa… --- ## [Computer Virus Attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-virus-attack/632599)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-virus-attack/632599 "2012-08-27T17:57:54Z")
I would prefer we not mention the company I work for by name. I suspect security people are very alert right now. If you follow the news, you will know our computer system seems to have been hit by a major computer viru… --- ## [Morning Glories Gone Viral ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-glories-gone-viral/632819)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-glories-gone-viral/632819 "2012-08-27T15:23:05Z")
Here in midcoast Maine, my morning glories have finally grown, sprouted flowers and tendrils out the wazoo, and are now ATTACKING the hummingbird feeders :eek: :cool: :D Just thought the world would like to k… --- ## [I have joined the club: there's a CT-ist in the family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-joined-the-club-theres-a-ct-ist-in-the-family/632788)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-joined-the-club-theres-a-ct-ist-in-the-family/632788 "2012-08-27T15:07:56Z")
I’ve often been fascinated by the Conspiracy Theorists who come to this board and advocate for some whacko theory that defies most common sense. This is partly because I have never met one in person, until now. A famil… --- ## [Gaining on Gratitude, an MMP for Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-on-gratitude-an-mmp-for-dave/632038)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-on-gratitude-an-mmp-for-dave/632038 "2012-08-27T12:06:49Z")
I bet you all knew that this MMP was going to be about my Love, right? I didn’t want to disappoint. As I mentioned previously, the memorial was Saturday. It was a lovely day and we had a picnic at a beautiful local pa… --- ## [Saw a firefly last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-firefly-last-night/617309)
**Author:** [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-firefly-last-night/617309 "2012-08-27T10:25:27Z")
AKA “lightnin’ bug”. I’ve never seen them so early before, but this has been the warmest March ever here, with several days at 80° or warmer. In March! I wonder if the hummingbirds will be early as well? I usually firs… --- ## [DMV employee makes keypunch error, makes my life a pain!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmv-employee-makes-keypunch-error-makes-my-life-a-pain/632624)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmv-employee-makes-keypunch-error-makes-my-life-a-pain/632624 "2012-08-27T06:14:36Z")
I recently moved to Chicago from Phoenix. While I’ve kept my car here in Chicago, I don’t need it and I’ve planned on selling it. So I made an appointment at Carmax out in the Chicago suburbs, got up early this morning a… --- ## [Where Would You Retire To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-retire-to/631764)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-retire-to/631764 "2012-08-27T05:30:25Z")
A question borne out of simple curiosity. If you had say $300,000 to last the rest of your life and could choose to live anywhere in the world, where would that be? As a couple or by yourself. I appreciate age is a fact… --- ## [Paranormal Warts \[search for a practitioner - not a debate\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranormal-warts-search-for-a-practitioner-not-a-debate/632719)
**Author:** [@Camerm1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Camerm1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranormal-warts-search-for-a-practitioner-not-a-debate/632719 "2012-08-27T02:56:12Z")
I found this message board thanks to a google search. My mom recently told me more about my mysterious grandpa. She’s a devout baptist yet she told me this about her dad without question or hesitation, “he knew the words… --- ## [Parking in Corolla, NC (OBX)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-in-corolla-nc-obx/632442)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-in-corolla-nc-obx/632442 "2012-08-27T02:06:02Z")
Ok. I’m going to roll the dice here and hope I get an answer. I’m going to be going down to Corolla, NC on vacation starting Labor Day weekend. Unfortunately, the place that we’re staying (we’re renting a house) only … --- ## [Sometimes, you just gotta love craigslist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-you-just-gotta-love-craigslist/631825)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-you-just-gotta-love-craigslist/631825 "2012-08-27T01:31:52Z")
Lovely example of not quite getting english by a spammer… http://fresno.craigslist.org/cas/3211819051.html since it will probably be flagged shortly who want to kick my tite pussy ?? - w4m Date: 2012-08-17, 10:15AM P… --- ## [Tropical Storm Isaac and traveling to Turks and Caicos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-isaac-and-traveling-to-turks-and-caicos/632212)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-isaac-and-traveling-to-turks-and-caicos/632212 "2012-08-26T23:52:52Z")
So we’re due to go to Turks and Caicos on Thursday for a few days R&R. Flying via Miami for the weekend. Unfortunately, it looks like there’s a tropical storm down in deep Caribbean. Are we crazy to travel? I have no… --- ## [Nice SouCal shake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-soucal-shake/632745)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-soucal-shake/632745 "2012-08-26T22:41:28Z")
Nice little wave just went through. I love it. --- ## [Rare Photo Found of Westerner Killed by Khmer Rouge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-photo-found-of-westerner-killed-by-khmer-rouge/632726)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-photo-found-of-westerner-killed-by-khmer-rouge/632726 "2012-08-26T17:57:13Z")
Story and photo here. Many people don’t realize that 11 Westerners were among the more than 10,000 people killed at the Khmer Rouge’s Tuol Sleng interrogation center in Phnom Penh. This guy whose photo was just found, hi… --- ## [Beloit College Mindset List for Class of 2016 just released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloit-college-mindset-list-for-class-of-2016-just-released/632274)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloit-college-mindset-list-for-class-of-2016-just-released/632274 "2012-08-26T17:53:22Z")
Submitted for your amusement and edification, the Beloit College Mindset List for Class of 2016 was just released. It’s at their website at: http://themindsetlist.com/ From the preamble: “They have never needed an ac… --- ## [The Anti-SPAM thread: How I Lost Over 60 Pounds and Kept it off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-spam-thread-how-i-lost-over-60-pounds-and-kept-it-off/632563)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-spam-thread-how-i-lost-over-60-pounds-and-kept-it-off/632563 "2012-08-26T15:42:17Z")
Me and many others have been advocating the idea that weight loss is incredibly straightforward for a long time as long as you stay close to basic ideas and away from the denial. I am living proof of the concept. I am a… --- ## [The 2:00 AM Insomnia thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2-00-am-insomnia-thread/632697)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2-00-am-insomnia-thread/632697 "2012-08-26T14:07:32Z")
Eyes are burning. exhausted from a busy day. Have taken my usual ambien and melatonin and sleep will just. not. come. Normally I’d just lie in bed feeling frustrated, but tonight I was seriously beginning to worry that I… --- ## [Ask the Canuck law-talkin' guys about the Constitution of Canada!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-canuck-law-talkin-guys-about-the-constitution-of-canada/619073)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-canuck-law-talkin-guys-about-the-constitution-of-canada/619073 "2012-08-26T13:44:45Z")
Hi, all, Today, April 17, is the 30th anniversary of the Patriation of the Constitution of Canada, and the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. To mark the day, some of us Canuck law-talkin’ guys h… --- ## [If you were arrested for a high-profile crime, what about you would the media have a field day with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-arrested-for-a-high-profile-crime-what-about-you-would-the-media-have-a-field-day-with/629050)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-arrested-for-a-high-profile-crime-what-about-you-would-the-media-have-a-field-day-with/629050 "2012-08-26T12:39:27Z")
Okay, I realized this is probably too soon given the Aurora shootings, but it popped into my head so I figured I’d share it. Let me tone it down a bit in the interests of taste, though. Suppose you were arrested for som… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1084) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1086)