# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1102 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1103 --- ## [The Relative Size of Bats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-relative-size-of-bats/628732)
**Author:** [@Crab\_Rangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab_Rangoon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-relative-size-of-bats/628732 "2012-07-20T15:45:33Z")
Did you know… that a bat appears to be much smaller when viewed outside in your yard than when viewed inside your living room flying around in circles? We had just settled in to watch episode1 of season 4 Breaking Bad -… --- ## [Can someone help ID / find a moda fabric pattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-id-find-a-moda-fabric-pattern/628789)
**Author:** [@eldowan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eldowan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-id-find-a-moda-fabric-pattern/628789 "2012-07-20T14:24:42Z")
I’m on the hunt for a specific fabric pattern, and I’m told it’s a moda. This is the only image I have currently Image Here. It’s cotton, with a medium blue background with white flowers/vines flowing across the entire… --- ## [I'm going to Harvard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-harvard/617612)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-harvard/617612 "2012-07-20T14:22:09Z")
Okay, just for four weeks over the summer, but still, woohoo! I’m a third-grade teacher who adores fantasy literature in its many forms and who has created a unit on writing fantasy based loosely on Joseph Campbell’s Mo… --- ## [I didn't feel like drinking coffee and I love coffee...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-feel-like-drinking-coffee-and-i-love-coffee/628738)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-feel-like-drinking-coffee-and-i-love-coffee/628738 "2012-07-20T12:20:10Z")
Plus I felt queasy. And so I thought, hmmmm…I bought a test and hallelujah!!! I’m knocked up. We already have one mini-tesseract who is three and a half. He’s the best thing that ever happened and we have been trying f… --- ## [Beechcraft, the Cadillac of General Aviation airplanes, may become Chinese.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beechcraft-the-cadillac-of-general-aviation-airplanes-may-become-chinese/628762)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beechcraft-the-cadillac-of-general-aviation-airplanes-may-become-chinese/628762 "2012-07-20T04:09:20Z")
The Beechcraft Bonanza is the ‘Cadillac’ of GA airplanes. Fast, roomy… and expensive. They first came out in 1947, and they’re still in production. Beech Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1932, and was sold to Rayth… --- ## [Can't wait to apply for this job!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-wait-to-apply-for-this-job/627459)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-wait-to-apply-for-this-job/627459 "2012-07-20T01:16:03Z")
It’s been a while since I foud a job to apply for that really got me stoked…most of the time, I’ll find something and go “ehhh, yeah I guess I can do that,” but then never get motivated enough to apply. This sounds like… --- ## [Yo, Amsterdam! Let's talk...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-amsterdam-lets-talk/628687)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-amsterdam-lets-talk/628687 "2012-07-19T23:23:36Z")
Got back from a little travel. Did Barcelona, some Italy (did it better last year), some France, and then Amsterdam. Sigh. Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam… Do I have to say it? I do, don’t I…Awwwww. Seriously: why are… --- ## [The manliest bicycle - IN THE WORLD!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manliest-bicycle-in-the-world/628582)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manliest-bicycle-in-the-world/628582 "2012-07-19T23:08:19Z")
Find one studlier - I dare 'ya! --- ## [They don't show this on those annoying Scooter Store commercials.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-show-this-on-those-annoying-scooter-store-commercials/628660)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-show-this-on-those-annoying-scooter-store-commercials/628660 "2012-07-19T21:43:34Z")
Scooters are big business because Medicare pays a generous check. Seems like those Scooter commercials are on non stop some days. Bet you won’t see this on them. :smiley: The stills don’t do the video justice. This … --- ## [Pre-existing conditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-existing-conditions/628722)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-existing-conditions/628722 "2012-07-19T20:28:33Z")
So I’m eating lunch in a local diner, enjoying the day’s special, meatloaf, and reading on my kindle. In the booth next to me are two women that appear to be friends chatting about their families and problems they each … --- ## [Next Olympic sport -- fashion modeling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-olympic-sport-fashion-modeling/627992)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-olympic-sport-fashion-modeling/627992 "2012-07-19T20:28:17Z")
Every athlete a fashion model! Interesting that the American uniforms for the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics are all made offshore, but with prices that would make you think they’re handmade by CEOs over thei… --- ## [Thank you for calling!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-calling/628670)
**Author:** [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-calling/628670 "2012-07-19T15:01:15Z")
Riinnngggg!!! Hello, you’ve reached stegon66’s place of work. Welcome to our new, automated call system. If you are calling to check on your application for the 50th time, even though you don’t really want a job and wil… --- ## [I'm un-treechanging!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-un-treechanging/628497)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-un-treechanging/628497 "2012-07-19T11:57:31Z")
Yes folks, after my epic tree-change of 2009, I’m moving back to suburbia. A number of factors have come to help me make my decision. The Bloke and I are at that stage of our relationship where I feel that I will live … --- ## [How taste your fear, Bashar Assad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-taste-your-fear-bashar-assad/628613)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-taste-your-fear-bashar-assad/628613 "2012-07-19T06:58:52Z")
Happy to see that. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Things that people get Very Wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-get-very-wrong/627958)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-get-very-wrong/627958 "2012-07-19T04:41:48Z")
I know there have been similar threads in the past; rather than revive one I feel like starting fresh. A young woman I know, in her early 20s, told me a story about how she was in the south recently and she was shocked … --- ## [Absentee ballots from the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588 "2012-07-19T04:34:06Z")
My state went through redistricting this year, and as a result, I received a new voter ID card today. I noticed that I have a different registration number..which surprised me a bit. Then I remembered that I just..like… --- ## [I remembered my SDMB password after nearly eight years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-remembered-my-sdmb-password-after-nearly-eight-years/627974)
**Author:** [@goonhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goonhead)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-remembered-my-sdmb-password-after-nearly-eight-years/627974 "2012-07-19T01:57:50Z")
On a whim, I decided to try and log in after not having visited the boards since 08-30-2004. Amazingly, I remembered my password and I’m back in. I’m now looking around for familiar names from the time I was active (th… --- ## ["Devotees" in the news again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devotees-in-the-news-again/627893)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devotees-in-the-news-again/627893 "2012-07-19T01:02:22Z")
Boy I hate how cynical I’ve become. Anyone smell a rathere? --- ## [North Korea has changed the conscription standards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-has-changed-the-conscription-standards/628397)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-has-changed-the-conscription-standards/628397 "2012-07-18T23:57:48Z")
North Koreans are getting shorter from shortages in food. Lack of nutrition is causing poor growth during the period of growth, making North Koreans shorter and small. Due to this phenomenon, North Korea has changed the… --- ## [Interesting View of the Yellowstone Caldera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-view-of-the-yellowstone-caldera/626693)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-view-of-the-yellowstone-caldera/626693 "2012-07-18T22:29:40Z")
Do you think the artist had something other than geomorphology on their mind when creating this illustration? --- ## [What the...is this still a thing? (Motorcycle gangs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-is-this-still-a-thing-motorcycle-gangs/628175)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-is-this-still-a-thing-motorcycle-gangs/628175 "2012-07-18T20:24:21Z")
I had a real moment of :confused: today. A group of us friends (all co-workers) quit work early and were having a lovely time at the friendly local bar (it has a fantastic outdoor patio and “beach” area.) We were all d… --- ## [What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-you-tried-to-hit-a-baseball-pitched-at-90-the-speed-of-light/627774)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-you-tried-to-hit-a-baseball-pitched-at-90-the-speed-of-light/627774 "2012-07-18T18:14:26Z")
LOL! --- ## [Beaver Shot! (No, not what you're probably thinking)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver-shot-no-not-what-youre-probably-thinking/628452)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver-shot-no-not-what-youre-probably-thinking/628452 "2012-07-18T16:24:20Z")
This is a golf story. I was playing a course in Ontario today. The course wasn’t crowded, so it was just me out there. I teed off on the 10th hole. My ball went nicely, far down the fairway, and bounced over a little… --- ## [Attention, UFO... hunters, fans, victims, and the merely curious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-ufo-hunters-fans-victims-and-the-merely-curious/628587)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-ufo-hunters-fans-victims-and-the-merely-curious/628587 "2012-07-18T14:39:42Z")
The British Government has released thousands of pages of files documenting thousand of UFO sightings, and even apparently documents about UFO “policy.” These files were compiled over a some 50 years by the Ministry of … --- ## [I feel dishonest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-dishonest/628584)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-dishonest/628584 "2012-07-18T13:18:51Z")
My mother recently got an ipad after she saw mine when I went to visit her. Mainly, she wants it to keep track of her traveling children. Anyway, while I was visiting I showed her how we could play words with friends. S… --- ## [How famous quotes get distorted by quotation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-famous-quotes-get-distorted-by-quotation/619200)
**Author:** [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-famous-quotes-get-distorted-by-quotation/619200 "2012-07-18T13:16:27Z")
In looking up famous quotes online, from time-to-time I find that someone has done an extensive mini-study to uncover the truth behind their origins (in fine Straight Dope style), or, in this case, to show the many inexa… --- ## [Shortwave DXing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortwave-dxing/628185)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortwave-dxing/628185 "2012-07-18T03:42:34Z")
I’m in New Mexico, listening to New Zealand. 11725 kHz at about 0718 GMT, the broadcast is in English, and the station has identified itself. As being Radio New Zealand. From New Zealand. You learn about propagation and… --- ## [Can someone please explain this commercial to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-commercial-to-me/628467)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-commercial-to-me/628467 "2012-07-18T02:03:03Z")
Not sure if this is a IMHO topic or MPSIMS, but I thought probably the latter, so; I’ve been seeing this commercial for adopting shelter pets a lot lately and I just don’t get it. I don’t get the whole ‘toys in the bask… --- ## [Your best hiding place.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-hiding-place/628301)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-hiding-place/628301 "2012-07-17T21:27:26Z")
For things. Back when I was a teen, I spent a summer at my Aunt’s house. I had my own bedroom with an attached bath. I was partaking at the time. Taking a small screwdriver, I could loosen the set screw on the towel … --- ## [So i just had open heart surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-had-open-heart-surgery/628364)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-had-open-heart-surgery/628364 "2012-07-17T19:39:23Z")
Three weeks ago rather. Had a faulty mitral valve that was not closing correctly. I’m 46. Anyone care to share their open heart surgery experience and tell me how long it took before you felt 100%? Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1103)