# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1089 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1090 --- ## [Bear!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear/631901)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear/631901 "2012-08-19T23:59:24Z")
We took a week and went to southern Oregon, partly to see Henry V at the Ashland Shakespeare Festival, and partly to camp a bit in the Cascades. We stayed in a camp on Lake Odell, a beautiful place. On the second day, … --- ## [Why does popcorn taste better if you eat it by the handful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-popcorn-taste-better-if-you-eat-it-by-the-handful/631927)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-popcorn-taste-better-if-you-eat-it-by-the-handful/631927 "2012-08-19T20:50:39Z")
I enjoy popcorn quite a bit - all varieties - plain, with butter, cheesy-dill, caramel, etc. Why is it that it tastes so much better if you eat big handfulls of it? Other foods are not like this. Other foods taste great … --- ## ["Don't Move Firewood" -- "Stop Forest Pests" (stupid highway signs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-move-firewood-stop-forest-pests-stupid-highway-signs/631659)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-move-firewood-stop-forest-pests-stupid-highway-signs/631659 "2012-08-19T18:33:46Z")
You know those big signs over the highway that can show messages about traffic jams, road work, etc – in letters with lit-up lightbulbs so the message can change? The signs in our area now flash two messages: \*\*DON'T … --- ## [We got snow last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-snow-last-night/631832)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-snow-last-night/631832 "2012-08-19T18:08:16Z")
I’m in the Southern Highlands, south-west of Sydney. The snow was just in flurries and didn’t settle on the ground. But it was definitely snowing. A couple of days ago it seemed that spring was about to arrive. But winte… --- ## [lessons learned (through hilariously embarrassing mistakes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-through-hilariously-embarrassing-mistakes/631982)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-through-hilariously-embarrassing-mistakes/631982 "2012-08-19T17:21:58Z")
My lesson: always double-check the recipient of text messages containing sensitive information. I was getting an inter-city ride with a friend, in whom I had been developing Interest. I texted another friend, saying I… --- ## [Power Steering: I had forgotten...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-steering-i-had-forgotten/631896)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-steering-i-had-forgotten/631896 "2012-08-19T17:03:05Z")
My power steering pump went out about 3 months ago. Maybe longer. Not going to pay a mechanic the extortionous amounts of cash they charge for something like that. But, too intimidated to attempt it myself, immediately.… --- ## [My wife, the neighborhood watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-the-neighborhood-watch/631816)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-the-neighborhood-watch/631816 "2012-08-19T16:23:44Z")
My wife had an interesting experience today. She was home with the kids and happened to glance out the front window and see a car sitting in front of our house with two people inside it. They were staring at the neighb… --- ## [Alternate meanings for SDMB smilies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-meanings-for-sdmb-smilies/631681)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-meanings-for-sdmb-smilies/631681 "2012-08-19T15:56:04Z")
:smack: Goddamn mosquitoes! :eek: Check out my sweet imitation of a Grey! :confused:I guess I was supposed to rinse after washing my hair with egg whites…man, does it stink! :frowning: I really have to poop. … --- ## [Meet my 8 year old champion of science and reason.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-my-8-year-old-champion-of-science-and-reason/631937)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-my-8-year-old-champion-of-science-and-reason/631937 "2012-08-19T15:45:06Z")
I am amused by /proud of my son right now. He is going through a round of nose bleeds, including one that lasted over 90 minutes today. I was at work doing a double shift at work (I’m a nurse) so my partner brought my … --- ## [I joined the 2.5 mile high club today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648)
**Author:** [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648 "2012-08-19T14:32:04Z")
Granted, the gentleman was strapped to my backside and we were fully outfitted in super-stylish jumpsuits, but it was likely the closest I’ll ever come to, you know, getting close while airborne. I also turned 40. I fig… --- ## [Heard the story about the female tourist and the amorous dolphin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-the-story-about-the-female-tourist-and-the-amorous-dolphin/631796)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-the-story-about-the-female-tourist-and-the-amorous-dolphin/631796 "2012-08-19T12:57:15Z")
Flipper! What would Bud and Sandy say? :smiley: --- ## [Behold, the Trogloraptor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behold-the-trogloraptor/631817)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behold-the-trogloraptor/631817 "2012-08-19T12:53:53Z")
New species of cave spider with claws found in Oregon, dubbed the Trogloraptor. I think I’ll delete spelunking from by bucket list. --- ## [Well, I think we're done playing the TTC game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-think-were-done-playing-the-ttc-game/631501)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-think-were-done-playing-the-ttc-game/631501 "2012-08-19T12:09:12Z")
I am in the midst of my sixth miscarriage in five years with no children to show for it. Medication, IUI’s and IVF doesn’t seem to fix it, as any time I do get pregnant, I lose it. Dealing with these losses has been the … --- ## [I have a timeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-timeline/631801)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-timeline/631801 "2012-08-19T12:02:22Z")
Just went to Facebook. There is a message: ‘You now have a timeline.’ Um… I don’t use FB that much. I didn’t want a timeline! They just changed it. --- ## [What do you want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want/631352)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want/631352 "2012-08-19T12:00:32Z")
I want to be with somebody I would die for. What about you? --- ## [The Piper Clan bought a canoe this morning - I feel so Canadian!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-piper-clan-bought-a-canoe-this-morning-i-feel-so-canadian/630465)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-piper-clan-bought-a-canoe-this-morning-i-feel-so-canadian/630465 "2012-08-19T10:21:04Z")
Nice family sized, fairly stable canoe (as these things go, of course :smiley: ). Plus, bought a little cart for it, wheeled it down to Wascana Lake, and spent an hour paddling about. Came ashore at the boat landing in… --- ## [Video of Ferrari 458 Spider driver running over cop's foot while he is writing a ticket -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-ferrari-458-spider-driver-running-over-cops-foot-while-he-is-writing-a-ticket/630577)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-ferrari-458-spider-driver-running-over-cops-foot-while-he-is-writing-a-ticket/630577 "2012-08-19T08:42:17Z")
Have to wonder what this driver was thinking. Video (this link) is sharp as a tack. --- ## [Gonna be a good day, Doper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gonna-be-a-good-day-doper/631775)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gonna-be-a-good-day-doper/631775 "2012-08-19T07:56:19Z")
Y’know, sometimes I check out the new threads in the morning, and don’t really see anything I’m interested in. Days like today, though, I look at what’s happening and gleefully subscribesubscribesubscribe. Looking forw… --- ## [I murdered my Kindle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-murdered-my-kindle/631836)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-murdered-my-kindle/631836 "2012-08-19T02:53:56Z")
After three and a half years, my Kindle krapped out. Kaput. I turned it off a couple of days ago. When I went to turn it on again. . .nothing but gray areas and lines. A call to technical support got me the answer: … --- ## [That boy ain't right - and now he's drunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-boy-aint-right-and-now-hes-drunk/631887)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-boy-aint-right-and-now-hes-drunk/631887 "2012-08-19T02:41:11Z")
Bobby Hill has apparently been buying a lot of booze over in England. Hank and Peggy are going to be upset. --- ## [peep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peep/631919)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peep/631919 "2012-08-19T01:37:28Z")
just peep!:wink: --- ## [Unloading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unloading/631900)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unloading/631900 "2012-08-18T21:44:51Z")
Wednesday I sold my boat. Today I got the Triumph to the shop so I can get it running to sell. Things did not go as planned. I intended to roll the '63 Triumph Herald 1200 convertible backwards and tow it out of the y… --- ## [There it is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-it-is/631652)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-it-is/631652 "2012-08-18T20:45:42Z")
It’s been about two years since I broke up with my last boyfriend. I’m 49. When I threw him out, he said, “No one else will ever want you.” I know exactly what he was trying to do, but it still messes with my head som… --- ## [I'm in the ER right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-right-now/631849)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-right-now/631849 "2012-08-18T20:31:31Z")
I was driving to work a few houts ago to check my work schedule for next week when I suddenly felt an intense stabbing pain in the right side of my chest. It was there and gone after a second. I thought nothing of it at … --- ## [Don't Ask Any Questions In Kalamazoo! \[off-duty cop wishes he could carry a gun in Calgary\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ask-any-questions-in-kalamazoo-off-duty-cop-wishes-he-could-carry-a-gun-in-calgary/630996)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ask-any-questions-in-kalamazoo-off-duty-cop-wishes-he-could-carry-a-gun-in-calgary/630996 "2012-08-18T18:38:29Z")
A member pf the local law enforcement community seems to think asking someone if they’ve seen a local attraction justifies… well, shooting them. --- ## [How old is your oldest voicemail message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-your-oldest-voicemail-message/631813)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-your-oldest-voicemail-message/631813 "2012-08-18T16:23:19Z")
If it has been more than a month since I’ve last checked my cell phone’s voicemail, the phone will force me to go through all of my saved messages before I can get to new voicemail. It’s a really annoying feature, but it… --- ## [as of today, I can text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-can-text/631826)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-can-text/631826 "2012-08-18T15:39:01Z")
someone gave me a phone that seems to work and I celebrated by adding 200 texts a month for $5 to my plan. note to self: figure out how to keep track so far I think it’s dumb and I’m amazed at how people can stand it. u… --- ## [It appears monkeys are not allowed to party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-monkeys-are-not-allowed-to-party/631874)
**Author:** [@newsbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newsbunny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-monkeys-are-not-allowed-to-party/631874 "2012-08-18T14:56:35Z")
I am new to the Straight Dope (although a longtime lurker) but you will soon discover I am always on Team Monkey. At work, I insist on being known as the Senior NonHuman Primate Correspondent. "…32-year-old Coley M… --- ## [Notice: Do not speak these phrases near my ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notice-do-not-speak-these-phrases-near-my-ears/631687)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notice-do-not-speak-these-phrases-near-my-ears/631687 "2012-08-18T13:25:07Z")
I hereby restrict the utterance of the following two phrases to not less than five miles from either one of my ears: “Shut the front door.” “This ain’t my first rodeo.” If you verbalize any one of these near me you wi… --- ## [If there's an earthquake in Iran and 300 people die, does the US hear it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theres-an-earthquake-in-iran-and-300-people-die-does-the-us-hear-it/631381)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theres-an-earthquake-in-iran-and-300-people-die-does-the-us-hear-it/631381 "2012-08-18T12:18:48Z")
Well, I certainly had no idea. That is, until an Iranian-American friend/co-worker of mine called to chat this morning, and also to share her frustration that it wasn’t covered on the news. She didn’t find out until so… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1088) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1090)