# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1103 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1104 --- ## [Ask the guy who went to the Episcopal General Convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-went-to-the-episcopal-general-convention/361635)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-went-to-the-episcopal-general-convention/361635 "2012-07-17T17:23:03Z")
A contingent from my parish was there all day Fri. June 16, and part of Sat. June 17. We observed both the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops at work, attended a luncheon for the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal … --- ## [The site Grouchy Rabbit is nice but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-site-grouchy-rabbit-is-nice-but/628520)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-site-grouchy-rabbit-is-nice-but/628520 "2012-07-17T14:19:13Z")
Why in the name of TCP/IP is it stuck on random? If you refresh the page, it gives you new items. How are people supposed to catch up? This is horrendous programming. --- ## [Russian singer: He's a scream!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202 "2012-07-17T11:43:46Z")
In the fine, fine tradition of the “Ya-ya-ya-ya-yaya-ya” Russian singer, I present a new generation of Russian vocalists. Give the video about a minute to run. Believe me, it’s worth the wait. He has been… --- ## [Great commercial (for deodorant no less...go figure)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-commercial-for-deodorant-no-less-go-figure/628484)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-commercial-for-deodorant-no-less-go-figure/628484 "2012-07-17T11:16:53Z")
Maybe it is just me but I think this is one of the best commercials I have seen in a long time. Very well written, entertaining… I dunno. Feels funny being jazzed about any commercial much less one for deodorant but t… --- ## [Another umkay sighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-umkay-sighting/627976)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-umkay-sighting/627976 "2012-07-17T07:46:22Z")
I saw a girl in a wheelchair today. Maybe it was umkay. --- ## [What store(s) do you go to where everyone seems to know you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-store-s-do-you-go-to-where-everyone-seems-to-know-you/628126)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-store-s-do-you-go-to-where-everyone-seems-to-know-you/628126 "2012-07-17T05:10:03Z")
There’s a really busy PetSmart about 1/2 mile from us that we take the dogs for their vet appointments and grooming (two separate operations inside PetSmart). I called up the grooming place to make an appointment and wa… --- ## [Just got home from North Yukon and wanted to share some pictures.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-home-from-north-yukon-and-wanted-to-share-some-pictures/628359)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-home-from-north-yukon-and-wanted-to-share-some-pictures/628359 "2012-07-17T04:29:46Z")
I was there for a week for work. Fly in and fly out to an outfitters camp near the Snake River in the Peel Watershed. This was the first time I’d been to the Yukon and I’m glad to have had the experience. The logistics o… --- ## [I was gone for a bit, but I'm back now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268)
**Author:** [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268 "2012-07-17T04:15:01Z")
I’ve been having issues with Barney, my wee blue netbook computer. But we’ve finally nailed the problem down to a stupid freaking virus. My sweet hubby did a complete teardown and re-install of all of Barney’s software f… --- ## [Man destroys his lawn with wrong Ferti-lome product.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-destroys-his-lawn-with-wrong-ferti-lome-product/628335)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-destroys-his-lawn-with-wrong-ferti-lome-product/628335 "2012-07-17T03:23:22Z")
This is why I pay several hundred bucks a year to a local lawn care company. They have a scheduled, yearly program similar to Chem Lawns old program. 2 1/2 acres ruined. :eek: I know here my pre-emergient weed killer… --- ## [Puppy Cam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-cam/628285)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-cam/628285 "2012-07-17T01:28:59Z")
Live Puppy Cam They do a lot of sleeping, and twitching. --- ## [Dondra In The Hospital: Stroke \[Back at home now\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dondra-in-the-hospital-stroke-back-at-home-now/627597)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dondra-in-the-hospital-stroke-back-at-home-now/627597 "2012-07-17T00:17:16Z")
More later. Bill --- ## [Armenian bear gets deported for second time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armenian-bear-gets-deported-for-second-time/628344)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armenian-bear-gets-deported-for-second-time/628344 "2012-07-16T16:55:26Z")
What would Yogi do if napping were a deportable offense in Jellystone Park? \[QUOTE=Los Angeles Times\] Glen Bearian was spotted snoozing in a tree on the 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard, in the Glendale-La Crescenta ar… --- ## [Canine parvovirus is one nasty disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-parvovirus-is-one-nasty-disease/619396)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-parvovirus-is-one-nasty-disease/619396 "2012-07-16T15:47:25Z")
Once an area is contaminated the virus can survive in the soil for seven years, the only solution is to remove the top layer of soil from an area which is of course impractical. I have seen dogs vaccinated on schedule st… --- ## [Ask the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-mmp/627685)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-mmp/627685 "2012-07-16T10:25:39Z")
You’ve been dying to ask – now you can. Ask about the MMP, ask about nicknames, ask about TP, ask anything you want about everything and everyone in the MMP. No limits! However, this is not a promise that your questio… --- ## [You last visited: 06-12-2005 at 04:58 PM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-last-visited-06-12-2005-at-04-58-pm/628184)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-last-visited-06-12-2005-at-04-58-pm/628184 "2012-07-16T06:31:57Z")
Stumbled across these forums again, guessed at my password, an lo and behold! It worked! I used to hang around here a lot. I see some vaguely familiar screenames, too. It’s very good to see that the Millions still teem. … --- ## [YouTube comments and other Chrome-related aggravations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-comments-and-other-chrome-related-aggravations/628377)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-comments-and-other-chrome-related-aggravations/628377 "2012-07-16T03:26:10Z")
Bear with me for a bit…long story…long, confusing, bewildering story… About a couple of weeks ago, I started getting this message on Google Chrome: “Your profile could not be opened correctly. Some features may be unav… --- ## [Ode to the Letter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-the-letter/628212)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-the-letter/628212 "2012-07-16T02:23:55Z")
The letter C that is. Something broke in my keyboard a ouple of days ago, and now I have to press down really hard to get the letter to appear. That’s the letter C. So if you notie any words in my posts missing a C, it … --- ## [Got a 2 year old German Shepherd a few weeks ago. Some advice please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-2-year-old-german-shepherd-a-few-weeks-ago-some-advice-please/628186)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-2-year-old-german-shepherd-a-few-weeks-ago-some-advice-please/628186 "2012-07-15T16:21:06Z")
Okay here he is: Yes, all black and looks really nice. Okay, I’ve always owned big dogs (Shepherds and Huskies) and I’ve been able to control them relatively well. The problem with… --- ## [Malicious compliance vs "Code Red"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malicious-compliance-vs-code-red/628300)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malicious-compliance-vs-code-red/628300 "2012-07-15T15:11:39Z")
Ove in the Game Room they’re playing the Wikipedia game. One term used was “malicious compliance” I clicked the link, and it reminded me of “Code Reds” of A Few Good Men infamy. Is “mc” the civilian version? --- ## [Landlord wants to end my lease early...I think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-wants-to-end-my-lease-early-i-think/628240)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-wants-to-end-my-lease-early-i-think/628240 "2012-07-15T15:09:03Z")
I had already told the company that manages my old apartment that I was not renewing, so they’ve been showing it. I’ve since moved out, and I had assumed I was going to be stuck paying for an empty apartment for the rema… --- ## [Beer News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-news/628299)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-news/628299 "2012-07-15T14:27:48Z")
Beer contains female hormones! Yes, that’s right, FEMALE hormones! Last month, Montreal University and scientists released the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer. Men shou… --- ## [Did Jesus ever get mad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-ever-get-mad/624214)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-ever-get-mad/624214 "2012-07-15T14:12:33Z")
I was watching this cool documentary today. It showed him smashing all kinds of shit. I thought he would be above that. (I did not know they had machine guns back when.) --- ## [Stuff you do when you're absolutely cerain you're all alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-do-when-youre-absolutely-cerain-youre-all-alone/620701)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-do-when-youre-absolutely-cerain-youre-all-alone/620701 "2012-07-15T05:12:04Z")
Back in April, 2007 we had some fun with Secrets you might as well share now and I was tempted to risk a bump to that thread, but the zombie fear made me choose this route. Besides, I want to focus on those things you sa… --- ## [Mug, SPAM, 1 ea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mug-spam-1-ea/628272)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mug-spam-1-ea/628272 "2012-07-15T04:29:01Z")
The SO and I drove down to Whidbey Island today. We stopped in Oak Harbor for a barbecued pork sandwich at a place seemingly frequented by people from the nearby NAS. I went to the counter to pay, and they had a SPAM m… --- ## [Is there any poll about religious views of Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-poll-about-religious-views-of-dopers/628265)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-poll-about-religious-views-of-dopers/628265 "2012-07-15T04:16:11Z")
Like x% theist; y% secular… Google’d a bit but couldn’t see anything. Thank you. --- ## [This was My 18th birthday; how about yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-was-my-18th-birthday-how-about-yours/628146)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-was-my-18th-birthday-how-about-yours/628146 "2012-07-15T03:38:29Z")
http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Kris/18TH.png This comic panel cracks me up. :stuck\_out\_tongue: It was pretty much understood by everyone I grew up with that you left your family’s house as soon as you were able… --- ## [Older smart phones with deactivated phone service are still perfectly good wireless web browsing PCs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-smart-phones-with-deactivated-phone-service-are-still-perfectly-good-wireless-web-browsing-pcs/628061)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-smart-phones-with-deactivated-phone-service-are-still-perfectly-good-wireless-web-browsing-pcs/628061 "2012-07-15T01:10:32Z")
Very mundane, but I just got a new Samsung Galaxy III S activated and was getting ready to shut off my Motorola Droid from which phone service had been removed when I noticed it was still able to browse on the wireless … --- ## [What should you eat before, during & after exercise to prevent glycogen depletion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-eat-before-during-after-exercise-to-prevent-glycogen-depletion/628255)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-eat-before-during-after-exercise-to-prevent-glycogen-depletion/628255 "2012-07-14T23:48:11Z")
This may not be the best message board to ask but I’m too lazy to sign up for one of those running message boards. If I exercise I get insomnia for the next 3 days, which makes it hard to exercise. Whenever I try to tal… --- ## [Call in the next 10 minutes and you get...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-in-the-next-10-minutes-and-you-get/628169)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-in-the-next-10-minutes-and-you-get/628169 "2012-07-14T22:28:24Z")
The same thing you get if you call in the next 10 hours. Or days. :smack: Why do commercials feature this idiotic gimmick of “call in the next five minutes and get a free teapot!”? Are there actually people out there … --- ## [Tiger named Kesha pees on VIP audience at circus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-named-kesha-pees-on-vip-audience-at-circus/628247)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-named-kesha-pees-on-vip-audience-at-circus/628247 "2012-07-14T20:46:04Z")
http://india.nydailynews.com/business/e27e1a180d0330627fb1315a6d23ec5e/moscow-circus-tiger-urinates-on-visitors Coincidentally, Ke$ha has a song where she trashes VIPs (but at least doesn’t pee all over them): Kesha VI… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1104)