# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1100 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1101 --- ## [Model airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-airport/629317)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-airport/629317 "2012-07-26T02:46:57Z")
Very long video of a model airport. The take-offs and landings are cool. --- ## [Good Article About Online Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-article-about-online-anger/629399)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-article-about-online-anger/629399 "2012-07-26T00:21:00Z")
Just stumbled on this. Fine article. Sometimes folks just need to take a deep breath, take a walk, and then post their comments. People on the Internet can be really angry, and I’ve found that often there’s a lot of proj… --- ## [Homeowner Pulls Gun on Utility Worker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowner-pulls-gun-on-utility-worker/629285)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowner-pulls-gun-on-utility-worker/629285 "2012-07-25T23:28:14Z")
Houston Homeowner, Pulls Gun on a Utility Worker Installing Smart Meters http://www.khou.com/home/Harris-County-woman-uses-gun-to-stop-worker-from-installing-smart-meter-162948266.html WTF? I’m all for privacy and kee… --- ## [Tonight is the first night I've heard crickets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-is-the-first-night-ive-heard-crickets/629189)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-is-the-first-night-ive-heard-crickets/629189 "2012-07-25T23:03:33Z")
I took my nephew (14) camping over the weekend with my best friend and his son (also 14). We had a great time and told stories and all that around the camp fire, all the while coyotes howled far away (I was in the NH la… --- ## [What snake venom does to blood - fascinating video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-snake-venom-does-to-blood-fascinating-video/628926)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-snake-venom-does-to-blood-fascinating-video/628926 "2012-07-25T18:10:48Z")
Remarkable! This is What Snake Venom Does to Blood! --- ## [Amelia Earhart's birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amelia-earharts-birthday/629255)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amelia-earharts-birthday/629255 "2012-07-25T16:39:40Z")
Today is the 115th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s birth. --- ## [Windshield, raptor; intersection of temporal-spatial loci](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-raptor-intersection-of-temporal-spatial-loci/624378)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-raptor-intersection-of-temporal-spatial-loci/624378 "2012-07-25T12:33:32Z")
About 0530, driving groggily down the freeway. I’m slow, doing about 60 because the right lane is closed for construction. I see a large hawk take off from between the pylons with something dead in its talons. thud N… --- ## [Praise The Lord™, I am free.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praise-the-lord-i-am-free/629025)
**Author:** [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praise-the-lord-i-am-free/629025 "2012-07-25T04:08:04Z")
I was stuck in a room all day with a man that only loves one thing more than The Lord™. Himself. For hours I listened to pathetic displays of wit and peacockery. Ultimate fighter, martial arts instructor, “Let me tell y… --- ## [Anyone seen Ronald C. Semone lately? \[Edited: Apparently passed away in October\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164 "2012-07-25T03:34:56Z")
His last post was last October. --- ## [Astronaut Sally Ride has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170 "2012-07-25T02:59:02Z")
She was 61, still quite young and she died of pancreatic cancer. She was the first American woman in space. Sad. --- ## [My husband is going TO PRISON!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-going-to-prison/629150)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-going-to-prison/629150 "2012-07-25T02:36:28Z")
And we’re thrilled! You may recall my periodic whining about his formerly great, newly rotten job as a CNA on the locked dementia unit at the local state veterans’ home. Insane overtime (days off increasingly rare), vio… --- ## [I should have a constitutional right to be insane, dammit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-have-a-constitutional-right-to-be-insane-dammit/629141)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-have-a-constitutional-right-to-be-insane-dammit/629141 "2012-07-25T02:28:59Z")
But I don’t have a constitutional right to plead insanity as a defense in a criminal trial. That ain’t right, Jethro! I found this interesting story about a case headed for the Supreme Court. In the wake of the John H… --- ## [Pig-o-stat (For Babies!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-o-stat-for-babies/499595)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-o-stat-for-babies/499595 "2009-06-13T00:12:26Z")
Look at this thing! I guess there aren’t too many ways to keep a kid still during doctor visits. It looks awfully uncomfortable in there. I’m surprised they didn’t try to fit me into one. It was practically a hobby of … --- ## [Justa Turned my new 4G Samsung Galaxy S3 into a powerful mobile hotspot and it was suprisingly cheap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justa-turned-my-new-4g-samsung-galaxy-s3-into-a-powerful-mobile-hotspot-and-it-was-suprisingly-cheap/628933)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justa-turned-my-new-4g-samsung-galaxy-s3-into-a-powerful-mobile-hotspot-and-it-was-suprisingly-cheap/628933 "2012-07-25T01:09:16Z")
Just a tech heads up. The new hotspot plans for Verizon 4G phones give 30 days/one month of hotspot service with unlimited data for 30 dollars. They are completely separate from the phone plans. What I found out talkin… --- ## [Thousands of spiders!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-of-spiders/629201)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-of-spiders/629201 "2012-07-25T00:44:05Z")
Now I know a lot of folks have an (irrational) fear of spiders, but I think they are pretty cool. There are estimates that put the number of spiders per acre in the 1,000,000 range! Most of them are tiny and pass unnoti… --- ## [Bedbugs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs/587888)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs/587888 "2012-07-24T23:44:19Z")
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! :eek: Shit. I would have pitted the damned things but I doubt that they read the Dope. :frowning: --- ## [I had a wonderful date last night!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-wonderful-date-last-night/629080)
**Author:** [@kmshrader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kmshrader)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-wonderful-date-last-night/629080 "2012-07-24T20:49:09Z")
I’m grinning from ear to ear, and really just want to share with somebody. A guy I’ve been seeing casually since mid-May has made it clear he’s not looking for a relationship, that he really enjoys the time we spend tog… --- ## [Poltergeist? Haunting? HELP!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poltergeist-haunting-help/628790)
**Author:** [@Annwenxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annwenxo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poltergeist-haunting-help/628790 "2012-07-24T20:16:58Z")
This could be a long post so let me begin by saying I am seeking help, I understand completely many people beliefs are different and this entire post could seem like the ramblings of insane person. Genuine advice, or s… --- ## [A response worthy of a Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-response-worthy-of-a-doper/629262)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-response-worthy-of-a-doper/629262 "2012-07-24T18:22:58Z")
Reading this response to a thread on Slashdot, I couldn’t help thinking of something like Cervaise’s stinging evisceration of a telemarketer. The interchange went like this: Person A posted about their experiences on … --- ## [ICU Psychosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icu-psychosis/629203)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icu-psychosis/629203 "2012-07-24T17:00:57Z")
My friend JuneBug’s husband went in to the hospital for surgery on an infected finger. Apparently he became septic and went into acute respiratory distress. Then he began to have organ failure and was transferred to anot… --- ## [The sadistic joys of parenting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sadistic-joys-of-parenting/628952)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sadistic-joys-of-parenting/628952 "2012-07-24T16:44:00Z")
Last night, my son asked me if he could get another game controller for his PS3. He broke his other one from miss use. He kept bugging me as to when I was going to take him to Game Stop. I told him Amazon was a better wa… --- ## [I just accidentally ate a pube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-accidentally-ate-a-pube/629012)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-accidentally-ate-a-pube/629012 "2012-07-24T13:33:24Z")
I thought I was eating nostril hair. Truthfully, that’s not a good reason, is it? Time to go to bed I think. --- ## [Way to go, Amazon.com!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-go-amazon-com/629208)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-go-amazon-com/629208 "2012-07-24T09:17:28Z")
So I just went to Amazon.com to see if they have a movie available (the documentary Shoah, because I just read thru Siam Sam’s thread on it; they do), and on the front page is a big letter talking about Amazon’s employme… --- ## [The lighter side of violent crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-violent-crime/629210)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-violent-crime/629210 "2012-07-24T05:16:24Z")
After the tragedy in Colorado, we need to remember that sometimes gun-related felonies can be frickin’ hilarious. Eduardo Torres-Lopez and Jesse Dos Santos, two guys in their early twenties, decided to commit an armed r… --- ## [Technology you used before it became wide-spread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-you-used-before-it-became-wide-spread/629104)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-you-used-before-it-became-wide-spread/629104 "2012-07-24T03:03:39Z")
What stories do you have about getting your hands on some gadget before they were widely available? For me: a laser pointer and a GPS. Way back in the very early 80’s my dad was presenting a seminar at the local univer… --- ## [Quite possibly the coolest view of Earth from space you'll ever see! (Time-lapse video from the ISS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quite-possibly-the-coolest-view-of-earth-from-space-youll-ever-see-time-lapse-video-from-the-iss/628999)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quite-possibly-the-coolest-view-of-earth-from-space-youll-ever-see-time-lapse-video-from-the-iss/628999 "2012-07-24T02:57:03Z")
http://vimeo.com/45878034 Amazing, ain’t it? --- ## [Parents of teenage girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-teenage-girls/628655)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-teenage-girls/628655 "2012-07-24T02:36:39Z")
Can you give me a hand here? My 15 year old niece is coming to visit for a few days in August. She told her dad (my brother) that she wanted to come see me here in Houston as well as visit my cousin in New Orleans. I la… --- ## [Is This Common Dream Happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-common-dream-happening/628887)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-common-dream-happening/628887 "2012-07-24T00:13:48Z")
Last night, I had a strange dream. I remember very little of it, except that I was aware that my body was asleep! I was perfectly conscious, and I knew that I had to leave the area (something bad was chasing me). It was … --- ## [Just Purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-purchased-a-samsung-galaxy-tab-2/629011)
**Author:** [@humblebumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humblebumble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-purchased-a-samsung-galaxy-tab-2/629011 "2012-07-23T21:42:26Z")
I just wanted to say that I am very happy with my investment. I’m an android newbie so I cannot really say if it has the same features as an android phone. However, I can say with 100% certainty that you can download ap… --- ## [Best warehouse store deals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-warehouse-store-deals/629145)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-warehouse-store-deals/629145 "2012-07-23T21:20:25Z")
In contrast to my Slim Jim thread, I went to Costco today and got a great deal on compact fluorescent light bulbs: a 6-pack for $2.49 (marked down from $9.99). I bought a dozen packs. It’s not like they’ll go bad, and … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1099) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1101)