# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1106 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1107 --- ## [Going to San Diego in July-anyone want to meet up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-san-diego-in-july-anyone-want-to-meet-up/603058)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-san-diego-in-july-anyone-want-to-meet-up/603058 "2012-07-09T20:56:23Z")
The in-laws gave us a week at the Worldmark in downtown San Diego(July 21 through 28), and we were wondering if anyone would like to get together for a bite and/or a drink? Neither of us know the town, and we could also… --- ## [Brave birds mess with alligator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-birds-mess-with-alligator/627716)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-birds-mess-with-alligator/627716 "2012-07-09T20:39:42Z")
I guess birds aren’t on a gator’s menu? This apex predator was a play toy for a flock of birds. Funny pics. Especially the next to last one where the bird has the gator by the tail. --- ## [Doper sweet spot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-sweet-spot/627657)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-sweet-spot/627657 "2012-07-09T19:17:00Z")
I’m flipping through the channel listings and what do I happen to see? Nothing other than the classic movie, oft quoted here on the SDMB, Aliens. No more than thirty seconds pass from when I change the channel until Ri… --- ## [Higgs boson and dark matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/higgs-boson-and-dark-matter/627536)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/higgs-boson-and-dark-matter/627536 "2012-07-09T18:29:36Z")
There has been a lot of publicity about the proof of the Higgs boson’s existaance. However, we never got any recognition, but years ago when they began to realize that most of the universe was full of dark matter, Mel Br… --- ## [This is not a mother. \[Kills her children\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-mother-kills-her-children/627558)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-mother-kills-her-children/627558 "2012-07-09T15:02:30Z")
Holy CRAP, holy CRAP, holy CRAP (news courtesy of the UK newspaper “The Independent”) This is not a mother. This is some kind of hellish automaton from an alternate dimension, but definitely not a mother. Holy crap. I … --- ## [I have Royalties!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-royalties/627475)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-royalties/627475 "2012-07-09T14:52:03Z")
Today, for the first time since my book came out, my statement is in the black. I have now surpassed the money I put intomthe damned book. And it only took a dozen years. From here on out, it’s gravy. A slow-flowing, tin… --- ## [Yay! My homemade wooden boat floats! And it doesn't leak! I'm so proud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-my-homemade-wooden-boat-floats-and-it-doesnt-leak-im-so-proud/627576)
**Author:** [@Frosty\_Camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosty_Camel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-my-homemade-wooden-boat-floats-and-it-doesnt-leak-im-so-proud/627576 "2012-07-09T14:24:31Z")
I began construction of a wooden boat in 2005. I worked on it off and on, sometimes making huge progress and other times letting it sit untouched for months at a time. Well, it’s finally finished, except I still have t… --- ## [Detroit woman killed when hug triggers officer's gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-woman-killed-when-hug-triggers-officers-gun/627697)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-woman-killed-when-hug-triggers-officers-gun/627697 "2012-07-09T14:19:35Z")
I’ve been carrying a concealed weapon for over 25 years. Daily. Everywhere. Different guns, different holsters, different carries. Moreso, I’ve known people that entire time who have done the same. I’ve never had an… --- ## [Post-fire jitters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-fire-jitters/627668)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-fire-jitters/627668 "2012-07-09T11:11:16Z")
Please forgive me if I ramble. When I get really anxious, I feel the need to just type it out / communicate it, and it’s late enough at night that calling folks would be a little uncool. As I pulled into my driveway ton… --- ## [People still here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-still-here/627527)
**Author:** [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-still-here/627527 "2012-07-09T07:29:19Z")
Wow. I’ve been off the boards for quite a while and am happy to see that there are still a lot of “old-timers” here. Neat!:slight\_smile: --- ## [Hello People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-people/627659)
**Author:** [@L.mo5rg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L.mo5rg)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-people/627659 "2012-07-09T04:48:07Z")
Just joined recently and I haven’t made a hello thread so I thought I might as well (I’m also procrastinating because I hate editing films - can’t they just edit themselves?) My name is Arabic for “The producer” the 5 i… --- ## [The Straight Dope's on TvTropes. This is probably not a good thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-on-tvtropes-this-is-probably-not-a-good-thing/627620)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-on-tvtropes-this-is-probably-not-a-good-thing/627620 "2012-07-09T03:10:14Z")
It’s bad enough that Hal has to put up with sheep jokes here, someone (who thinks he’s funny, presumably) linked to the infamous thread onTVTropes. I, uh, don’t know what to say here. Or what to do. --- ## [The Lost & Found MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-found-mmp/626982)
**Author:** [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-found-mmp/626982 "2012-07-09T01:18:11Z")
Yep, it’s 3am Monday and I just got home from work. What a week. I go back on duty in 11 hours. The microwave dish saga took a fascinating turn, and it got me to thinking: what are the things in your life that you have … --- ## [Are these motorcycle riders insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-motorcycle-riders-insane/627515)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-motorcycle-riders-insane/627515 "2012-07-08T23:32:31Z")
How do people do this? I mean, one small mistake and it’s “good-bye.” http://www.viddler.com/v/ccf4851a --- ## [7/7 Bombings: One Day in London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7-bombings-one-day-in-london/627578)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7-bombings-one-day-in-london/627578 "2012-07-08T19:49:08Z")
It was the anniversary of the London bombings yesterday. The BBC have produced a rather good and interesting documentary that I commend to all Dopers. It’s SFW as long as you’ve got headphones on (there are descriptio… --- ## [A truck just ran over me and my bike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truck-just-ran-over-me-and-my-bike/626927)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truck-just-ran-over-me-and-my-bike/626927 "2012-07-08T16:01:49Z")
I’m ok in case you’re curious. I’m riding back from the Pink Pony (best potato skins ever!) and I see a truck wanting to turn out of a restaurant but I don’t pay too much attention to it because I’m riding on a sidewalk… --- ## [Working mom and loving it - so why am I letting everybody else make me feel guilty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-mom-and-loving-it-so-why-am-i-letting-everybody-else-make-me-feel-guilty/627375)
**Author:** [@starryspice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starryspice)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-mom-and-loving-it-so-why-am-i-letting-everybody-else-make-me-feel-guilty/627375 "2012-07-08T15:46:14Z")
I don’t normally post on here anymore, but there’s a pretty intelligent group here, and maybe I’ll find someone like-minded here. Really, this is kind-of a vent more than anything. Sorry for the length. I had a baby abo… --- ## [How hot is it where you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-is-it-where-you-are/626547)
**Author:** [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-is-it-where-you-are/626547 "2012-07-08T14:35:07Z")
I have lived in either Ohio or Kentucky my whole life except for 4 years in Alabama. On only a couple of occasions have I seen forecasts for temperatures as high as 103 degrees fahrenheit. On one of those occasions the… --- ## [Cannibal in South Beach - Someone buy this dude a Big Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254 "2012-07-08T13:19:48Z")
Only in America. :stuck\_out\_tongue: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/miami-police-shoot-kill-naked-man-who-was-2377343.html --- ## [My apartment was involved in a fire and now I can't get in! With pictures!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-was-involved-in-a-fire-and-now-i-cant-get-in-with-pictures/626685)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-was-involved-in-a-fire-and-now-i-cant-get-in-with-pictures/626685 "2012-07-08T11:53:58Z")
Wednesday night, I drove home from my book club meeting to get a book for a friend. As we pulled into my apartment complex, we saw that the area near my apartment was completely blocked by fire crews and emergency tape. … --- ## [Which famous quotes would take on a totally different meaning if said by someone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-quotes-would-take-on-a-totally-different-meaning-if-said-by-someone-else/627544)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-quotes-would-take-on-a-totally-different-meaning-if-said-by-someone-else/627544 "2012-07-08T09:40:32Z")
This reddit thread has some great ones but I’d love to hear some that Dopers have come up with. --- ## [Credit card fraud, again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-fraud-again/627494)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-fraud-again/627494 "2012-07-08T06:00:22Z")
For the third time in about six months, one of our credit cards has been used fraudulently. The first two times, thieves used one of my account numbers to order stuff online, so it’s possible that a waiter\* just wrote d… --- ## [Man interviews his 12 year old self](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-interviews-his-12-year-old-self/627399)
**Author:** [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-interviews-his-12-year-old-self/627399 "2012-07-08T02:33:54Z")
Jeremiah McDonald’s conversation with his 12 year old self, 20 years later (YouTube link). Good for a giggle on a Friday afternoon perhaps? --- ## [Petty dislikes and petty attractions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petty-dislikes-and-petty-attractions/627144)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petty-dislikes-and-petty-attractions/627144 "2012-07-08T02:07:07Z")
A few years ago, I found myself in Washington DC with a girlfriend who I was getting bored with. Dunno why, she was just getting on my nerves, so when I was waiting in the car with the engine running, while she ducked b… --- ## [How to keep 4 teenagers occupied and quiet: Minecraft!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-4-teenagers-occupied-and-quiet-minecraft/627537)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-4-teenagers-occupied-and-quiet-minecraft/627537 "2012-07-07T22:52:07Z")
Right now we have four teenage boys, 12-15, all lined up on the couch playing Minecraft. This game has amazed me with it’s ability to keep even the squirrelly 14-year old absolutely engaged. :eek: FOR HOURS. He and his… --- ## [Ask the Guy Who Just Got Out of a Residential Detox Facility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-just-got-out-of-a-residential-detox-facility/626847)
**Author:** [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-just-got-out-of-a-residential-detox-facility/626847 "2012-07-07T18:48:06Z")
I normally don’t like these threads, they’re a bit self-indulgent, but my mind needs distractions. I guess to answer the most basic question, the only substance was alcohol. I think I might have been the only one there … --- ## [Virus and Rootkit threats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-and-rootkit-threats/627450)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-and-rootkit-threats/627450 "2012-07-07T17:31:08Z")
Like some folks, I consider myself to be computer-savvy, but somehow, something got by me. My laptop wireless switch is dying, and disconnects sometimes. Since this laptop never leaves my desk, I don’t care. I just pl… --- ## [Enjoy your 4th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151)
**Author:** [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151 "2012-07-07T17:23:04Z")
See ya later, be safe. --- ## [Things to do in Geneva/Zurich - close to airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-geneva-zurich-close-to-airport/627343)
**Author:** [@L.mo5rg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L.mo5rg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-geneva-zurich-close-to-airport/627343 "2012-07-07T17:22:46Z")
I haven’t booked yet so I’m not sure where I’ll be stopping over but its either Geneva or Zurich for up to 15 hours, possibly overnight. So I’d like to have a look around the city, explore, or see the major landmarks. Wh… --- ## [Order Confirmations and Spam Spoiling Gift Secrecy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-confirmations-and-spam-spoiling-gift-secrecy/627479)
**Author:** [@VernWinterbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VernWinterbottom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-confirmations-and-spam-spoiling-gift-secrecy/627479 "2012-07-07T14:06:20Z")
I know I’ll be told I need to be super secretive when ordering gifts online, and I’m upset a bit because it’s happened twice in different ways, but I think it’s a poor business practice. We have one Amazon account and i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1107)