# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1096 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1097 --- ## ["The Higgs boson differentiates into infinite sexual energy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-higgs-boson-differentiates-into-infinite-sexual-energy/630087)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-higgs-boson-differentiates-into-infinite-sexual-energy/630087 "2012-08-03T13:02:53Z")
That’s from the random Deepak Chopra quote generator. It takes random words, sorted by part of speech, from his Tweets and cobbles them into pseudo-deep pronouncements. Enjoy! --- ## [Burial At Sea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burial-at-sea/630207)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burial-at-sea/630207 "2012-08-03T11:41:43Z")
From an email I got from my Dad, a retired career Army officer. Its a bit tldr, but its also worth it…especially for those of you out there that have served like I did in the US military. Burial at Sea by Lt Col Georg… --- ## [Ancient dopers got their kicks from raw testicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-dopers-got-their-kicks-from-raw-testicles/630170)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-dopers-got-their-kicks-from-raw-testicles/630170 "2012-08-03T08:30:05Z")
That’s the actual headline ftom Yahoo News. I couldn’t resist posting it. Although, as an Ancient Doper, I could easily resist the Raw Testicles. Yuck. --- ## [1927 Chev Care & Feeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1927-chev-care-feeding/630253)
**Author:** [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1927-chev-care-feeding/630253 "2012-08-03T05:28:35Z")
A few hours ago I turned a corner and stopped at a red light behind a two-door 1927 Chev (the licence plate said “27Chev”). When the light turned green, the '27 turned left, but I had to go straight through the intersect… --- ## [Rejected by eHarmony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-by-eharmony/629621)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-by-eharmony/629621 "2012-08-03T03:35:29Z")
I got rejected as undatable by eHarmony a few years ago. I don’t know why, maybe because I was in my mid 30s and had never dated, or maybe my self-esteem issues, but regardless I was rather upset. I guess they reject a … --- ## [Dealing with evil co-workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-evil-co-workers/630110)
**Author:** [@Enougher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enougher)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-evil-co-workers/630110 "2012-08-03T03:28:53Z")
Hi y’all, I’ve already commented on a similar thread but wanted to start my own where I can express myself and have others comment on my situation. I’m generally a quiet and reserved person, and I come to work to do one… --- ## [Ever get an idea for a one-panel cartoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-an-idea-for-a-one-panel-cartoon/630158)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-an-idea-for-a-one-panel-cartoon/630158 "2012-08-03T03:13:51Z")
I can’t draw, but if I were Dan Piraro I would draw a panel that depicted Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz standing near a ziggarut (stepped pyramid), her eyes blackened with kohl, a huge dust devil approaching from behind.… --- ## [Really whacked email scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-whacked-email-scam/629971)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-whacked-email-scam/629971 "2012-08-03T03:04:58Z")
\["\]Wow\](Bizarre email scam involves horse, lard and sex toy death\[) … a ‘hitman’ hired to kill you and threatening to arrange your death in a bizzare sex game unless you pay him. :eek::dubious::smiley: I can not believe… --- ## [Maybe I am not so Agnostic after all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-am-not-so-agnostic-after-all/574108)
**Author:** [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-am-not-so-agnostic-after-all/574108 "2012-08-03T02:59:59Z")
Up until this post I have battled the good fight for us spiritual agnostics. Wow people would say, How can you be spiritual and agnostic? Well you can’t is the answer I have come to. There is no God, I have pretty muc… --- ## [23.5 hours: single best thing we can do for our health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23-5-hours-single-best-thing-we-can-do-for-our-health/629127)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23-5-hours-single-best-thing-we-can-do-for-our-health/629127 "2012-08-02T23:58:40Z")
I was going to put this in the weight loss thread, but I think this deserves a highlight of its own, especially since it’s not just for people who want to lose weight. The single best thing we can do for our health … --- ## [Life Discovered on Mars! - 36 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-discovered-on-mars-36-years-ago/629993)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-discovered-on-mars-36-years-ago/629993 "2012-08-02T21:59:47Z")
I don’t know why this story hasn’t gotten more attention in the mainstream media. This National Geographic article summarizes the experiments done by Voyager 1 and 2 in 1976 that showed strong evidence of microbial life … --- ## [Logistics of celebs visiting Disney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logistics-of-celebs-visiting-disney/630063)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logistics-of-celebs-visiting-disney/630063 "2012-08-02T19:34:28Z")
Since seeing a bunch of recent stuff on-line about Tom Cruise & Suri on vacation at the Magic Kingdom I was wondering how much VIP treatment the park is willing to give them vs. how much they have to do it like everybody… --- ## [Your First Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-car/628739)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-car/628739 "2012-08-02T19:07:57Z")
Or motorcycle. Or major mode of transportation; if that was a plane, wahooo! Mine was an old Chevy station wagon. It was uuuuugly! Puke green, extra seat in the back, and, apparantly, a radiator from a Ford Escort, whic… --- ## [Japanese battle mech for 1.3 million $ -- the future is \*here\* (and looking for Sarah Connor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-battle-mech-for-1-3-million-the-future-is-here-and-looking-for-sarah-connor/630159)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-battle-mech-for-1-3-million-the-future-is-here-and-looking-for-sarah-connor/630159 "2012-08-02T19:07:22Z")
So, apparently there’s a company in Japan (where else?) who have developed a 4m tall, 4.5 tonne heavy, fully functional battle mech called ‘Kuratas’. It comes with several weapons, including a ball-bearing gun, but it’s … --- ## [I just want to... SING!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-sing/629956)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-sing/629956 "2012-08-02T17:10:56Z")
From another thread: It also works with ‘phenomenon’. :wink: So you’re driving along, watching TV, reading a book, or otherwise minding your own business, when you see or hear a word and it winds up being set to mu… --- ## [New username](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-username/630182)
**Author:** [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-username/630182 "2012-08-02T15:47:49Z")
If my username seems unfamiliar,that’s not because I’m new here;it’s actually because my username has been changed.You may remember me better as "JRyan35."I thought that JRyan35 seemed too obvious,since it was taken from… --- ## [Arrrgghh!!! I just want a cocktail!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrrgghh-i-just-want-a-cocktail/629537)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrrgghh-i-just-want-a-cocktail/629537 "2012-08-02T14:05:14Z")
As I’ve mentioned, I just had hip replacement surgery. Before the surgery I was following a local surgeon’s blog, and he says alcohol can seriously affect the healing process. So my usual intake (maybe 8-10 drinks a wee… --- ## [150,000 condoms to be handed out at the Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150-000-condoms-to-be-handed-out-at-the-olympics/628850)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150-000-condoms-to-be-handed-out-at-the-olympics/628850 "2012-08-02T13:50:20Z")
Durex is handing out 150,000 condoms to Olympic athletes this year. That works out to about 15 condoms each. And you can get more if need be. I think I took the wrong career path. --- ## [Anybody skilled with CAD/CAM and bored and want to help me out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-skilled-with-cad-cam-and-bored-and-want-to-help-me-out/621084)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-skilled-with-cad-cam-and-bored-and-want-to-help-me-out/621084 "2012-08-02T13:13:03Z")
I made a small sculpture that I would like to have 3D printed at Shapeways.com. I used 123DCatch to make a 3D model from jpg files, and it made what was probably a good start, it clearly needs some human work. It turns… --- ## [World's Largest Bell to Be Raised from a Burmese River](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-largest-bell-to-be-raised-from-a-burmese-river/630074)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-largest-bell-to-be-raised-from-a-burmese-river/630074 "2012-08-02T13:05:25Z")
Story here. The 520-year-old Dhammazedi Bell. At least, they think it’s the world’s largest. A Singaporean firm will soon make the latest in a series of attempts to dredge it up from a river, where it fell off a raft 400… --- ## [Amorous Bull damages deputy's car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amorous-bull-damages-deputys-car/630157)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amorous-bull-damages-deputys-car/630157 "2012-08-02T09:09:03Z")
Bet this sort of thing doesn’t happen in NY or LA. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I love living in a rural state. :slight\_smile: http://www.katv.com/story/19173005/amorous-bull-damages-ark-deputys-patrol-car http://thecabin.net… --- ## [lets talk about the weather (winters, esp) in Portland, Oregon \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-weather-winters-esp-in-portland-oregon-edited-title/567417)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-weather-winters-esp-in-portland-oregon-edited-title/567417 "2012-08-02T05:54:44Z")
I’ve heard they’re bad. Real bad. Like you literally don’t see the sun for 4 months. What’s the straight dope? I’ve lived in northern tundra (but not like north dakota type, a little more temperate). I can deal with ov… --- ## [Story about Uncle L.'s birth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-about-uncle-l-s-birth/628187)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-about-uncle-l-s-birth/628187 "2012-08-02T04:12:06Z")
I went the funeral of Uncle L. a few years ago. He was a sweet man. As an aside, he was an excellent tailor. He made all of his wife’s clothes, and they were beautiful. He also made his own wedding cake. (He was widow… --- ## [Rip Buddy, 1999-2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-buddy-1999-2008/436887)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-buddy-1999-2008/436887 "2012-08-02T02:51:54Z")
I had to have my dog put down tonight. I feel all empty inside-Buddy was the world’s greatest dog. I took him with me everywhere…he loved running on the beach, swimming, and catching balls. He had an intestinal obstructi… --- ## [TokyoPlayer is now misspelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyoplayer-is-now-misspelled/629743)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyoplayer-is-now-misspelled/629743 "2012-08-02T02:36:07Z")
OK, for years I’ve known that I needed a new name. People don’t get the right impression of a slightly balding, just a little overweight and out of shape father. But, if I were to completely change my name to something … --- ## [Door-to-Door Preaching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-preaching/629794)
**Author:** [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-preaching/629794 "2012-08-02T00:24:10Z")
After over 40 years on this earth, I finally got my first door-to-door preacher! It was a young, earnest looking fellow who said he was from UT. He tried to tell me about the “female image of God.” I’m oddly disappointed… --- ## [T. Rex and the Amish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-rex-and-the-amish/629440)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-rex-and-the-amish/629440 "2012-08-01T22:58:46Z")
Things like this are what make America great: There’s a picture, too: Googling the site’s name doesn’t turn up pictures of a T. Rex pulling an Amish buggy – just a horse-drawn one. Must be a new addition. --- ## [My son's friend from the hospital passed yesterday...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sons-friend-from-the-hospital-passed-yesterday/630054)
**Author:** [@Woeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woeg)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sons-friend-from-the-hospital-passed-yesterday/630054 "2012-08-01T20:21:16Z")
I can’t believe how hard this is hitting me; I didn’t know her very well - I had seen her numerous times, but my ex had a lot more contact with her and her family than I did. The few times I did have contact with her we… --- ## [Saying hi...again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-hi-again/629867)
**Author:** [@newsbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newsbunny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-hi-again/629867 "2012-08-01T19:48:26Z")
I’ve been very rare poster and longtime reader. You guys are nuts, and I’d like to hang out more often as I am also insane. I understand kitty pictures are expected. This is The Buster. … --- ## [Fun with Dictation in Mac OSX Mountain Lion...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-dictation-in-mac-osx-mountain-lion/629611)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-dictation-in-mac-osx-mountain-lion/629611 "2012-08-01T18:46:32Z")
If any of you have installed the new Mac OSX Mountain Lion, now’s your chance to generate minutes of fun! In the Reply Box, double-tap the Function key to activate Dictation mode. Speak complete gibberish, like an alien… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1095) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1097)