# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1107 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1108 --- ## [The first sign of the apocalypse (well my personal household one anyways)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-sign-of-the-apocalypse-well-my-personal-household-one-anyways/625068)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-sign-of-the-apocalypse-well-my-personal-household-one-anyways/625068 "2012-07-07T07:27:29Z")
If I hadn’t seen it I would not have believed it. I’m pretty sure that no one who knows either animal (and the enmity they hold for each other) will believe it either (I wasn’t quick enough to get a photo dammit). So I… --- ## [Extraneous polite cultural filler phrases.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraneous-polite-cultural-filler-phrases/627092)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraneous-polite-cultural-filler-phrases/627092 "2012-07-07T03:58:10Z")
Sometime I wish we could just go with blunt meanings and forget all the polite formal crap that gets thrown in. It annoys my sense of efficiency. Of course There are some that just feel natural to me, but working in IT w… --- ## [Suggestions for carrying a large number of cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-carrying-a-large-number-of-cards/627153)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-carrying-a-large-number-of-cards/627153 "2012-07-07T03:22:46Z")
I have acquired a great deal of credit-card sized objects. Only one of them is an actual credit card; the others are things like ATM cards, school and work IDs, health insurance, library cards, discount cards of various … --- ## [Suck it, Higgs boson scientists!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suck-it-higgs-boson-scientists/627463)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suck-it-higgs-boson-scientists/627463 "2012-07-07T02:36:25Z")
Here is a scientific breakthrough with real possibilities for benefiting mankind: Genes for breast size found! Brought to you by Fox News, fair (blonde, anyway) and (ideally) balanced. --- ## [Latino neighborhoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latino-neighborhoods/627148)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latino-neighborhoods/627148 "2012-07-06T22:53:29Z")
There is a section in my city that is heavily latino (the clothing stores, barber shops and grocers are all latino). I noticed something today while driving through: there seems to be a real sense of community there tha… --- ## [Share your gym routines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-gym-routines/627429)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-gym-routines/627429 "2012-07-06T18:20:22Z")
Not long ago I started a poll about gyms, the majority of participants replied that they visited at least a couple of times a week. However, visiting means nothing unless you get some work done, sadly we can’t get fit b… --- ## [Happy Fourth! What're you doin' today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fourth-whatre-you-doin-today/627214)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fourth-whatre-you-doin-today/627214 "2012-07-06T17:31:15Z")
I’ll start: my wife (and Commanding Officer ;)) and I are driving our old classic, a 1963 convertible, over to her cousin’s for a nice BBQ and family get-together. It’s a 2-hr drive over, and it’s a bright, sunny day her… --- ## [Printing DNG photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-dng-photos/627316)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-dng-photos/627316 "2012-07-06T16:21:30Z")
I have several digital photos that I need to have printed on nice photo paper, and my printer sucks. Usually I’d go to Shutterfly or some online site like that, but these photos are in the DNG format, and I can’t find a… --- ## [Looking for organic cotton sheets made in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-organic-cotton-sheets-made-in-the-usa/627422)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-organic-cotton-sheets-made-in-the-usa/627422 "2012-07-06T16:02:13Z")
Title pretty much sums it up. I’ve found a few websites but I thought maybe someone would have a recommendation. I’ve looked at items from nofeathersplease dot com, cozypure dot com and cozytownlinens dot com. Anyone … --- ## [It's a chilly, chilly morning: -5C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-chilly-chilly-morning-5c/627146)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-chilly-chilly-morning-5c/627146 "2012-07-06T15:40:21Z")
I’m in Canberra this morning for a meeting. And the temperature is currently (at 8.15) a rather cold -5C. There’s a heavy frost too. My overcoat is getting its annual couple of days out of the wardrobe. --- ## [At the gym recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-gym-recently/626944)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-gym-recently/626944 "2012-07-06T07:01:11Z")
While I was lifting, I saw a woman spotting her “boyfriend” on the bench-press. “He” put 450 lbs up 20 times. Proceeded to squat 670 10 times and do 5 deadlifts with 915 on it. (not that the spotter was a slouch) As they… --- ## [Another Chimp Attack (South Africa)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-chimp-attack-south-africa/626857)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-chimp-attack-south-africa/626857 "2012-07-06T03:55:13Z")
I just read that an American student was attacked at a center for abused chimpanzees, at a town in South Africa. According to the emergency room staff, the guy is pretty messed up (he’s in critical condition). Haven’t… --- ## [A question too dumb for GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-too-dumb-for-gq/627378)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-too-dumb-for-gq/627378 "2012-07-06T02:57:28Z")
Did they ever actually sell worms in cans? I saw once, I swear, a live bait vending machine. I didn’t not purchase any as I just felt weird about it. But did worms ever come in cans? Is it even possible to can … --- ## [The "Bad Smells" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-smells-thread/623915)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-smells-thread/623915 "2012-07-06T00:10:16Z")
So, I’m hangin’ out in the garage playing a little silverball and as usual, my loyal canine companions are just behind me, at my feet. They regularly accompany me out there to prevent me from drinking alone. :wink: Anyw… --- ## [So tell me about living with a solitary kidney.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-living-with-a-solitary-kidney/626806)
**Author:** [@Imago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imago)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-living-with-a-solitary-kidney/626806 "2012-07-05T20:56:17Z")
So, I saw this strange indie action movie a while back where the main character was supposed to have a solitarty kidney. I’d always heard that people with one kidney had mono-like symptoms that wouldn’t be very conducive… --- ## [No escape for this desperate, terrified pussy cat -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-escape-for-this-desperate-terrified-pussy-cat/627334)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-escape-for-this-desperate-terrified-pussy-cat/627334 "2012-07-05T19:19:08Z")
When lonely hipsters get drunks cats need to clear out! --- ## [Kitties sip from their bottles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitties-sip-from-their-bottles/627286)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitties-sip-from-their-bottles/627286 "2012-07-05T19:06:48Z")
Cuteness overload.:slight\_smile: --- ## [Drunken young lawyer burns 9/11 shrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-young-lawyer-burns-9-11-shrine/516447)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-young-lawyer-burns-9-11-shrine/516447 "2012-07-05T17:29:42Z")
Nothing like a nice image boost for my profession. So this new law school grad, who was scheduled to start a $150,000/year job at mega-firm Sidley & Austin in NYC in January, goes out in Manhattan and gets drunk on the … --- ## [How do you say goodbye to someone who's dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-goodbye-to-someone-whos-dying/626008)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-goodbye-to-someone-whos-dying/626008 "2012-07-05T15:51:58Z")
In a week I will be flying down to Texas to see my great good friend who is dying of cancer. She has stage 4 glioblastoma. Her tumor is on her brain stem, as I understand it, and she has completed a round of chemo and … --- ## [You can help with the 1940 Census Index!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-help-with-the-1940-census-index/626377)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-help-with-the-1940-census-index/626377 "2012-07-05T15:44:50Z")
I’ve seen a couple of threads on the 1940 Census that was recently opened to the public after the required 72 year delay. I’ve enjoyed looking for my family. As a result, I found out that the indexing of the records is… --- ## [Need help translating an Italian web page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-translating-an-italian-web-page/627278)
**Author:** [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-translating-an-italian-web-page/627278 "2012-07-05T14:44:04Z")
A YouTube video of mine has been embedded on an Italian web site by mistake, I think. I can’t read the language, but it looks like the subject of the video (a grove of twisted poplars known locally as the Crooked Forest)… --- ## [Just hose him down in the yard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-hose-him-down-in-the-yard/627282)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-hose-him-down-in-the-yard/627282 "2012-07-05T13:09:21Z")
In the further adventures of parenting a toddler my son is for some bizarre reason terrified of the shower. First I thought ah he is scared of the water(plus it is unheated) so I make him warm water and try to use a cup … --- ## [Why are pronghorn so fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pronghorn-so-fast/627147)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pronghorn-so-fast/627147 "2012-07-05T10:29:48Z")
They have to have developed the ability to run long distances at high speed for a reason. My only guess would be wolfs. Is that it? --- ## [Happy Canada Day! Thanks, Google!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day-thanks-google/626894)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day-thanks-google/626894 "2012-07-05T04:43:15Z")
Happy Canada Day, everyone! We even got a google doodle - a crowned beaver! --- ## [7th Annual Shot Glass Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-shot-glass-exchange/617535)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-shot-glass-exchange/617535 "2012-07-05T03:59:28Z")
It’s that time of year again! The SDMB Shot Glass Exchange is the time when dopers from all over send and receive shot glasses (and other goodies) to add to their collection. The rules are simple: \[ul\] \[li\] Reply t… --- ## [Twin sister crush question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-sister-crush-question/627178)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-sister-crush-question/627178 "2012-07-05T00:36:08Z")
Hey…so in high school I liked a girl and she has a twin sister. I asked her out but she said she wasn’t interested/didn’t want to be in a relationship. It’s been like five years or so, and I met both of them at Las Veg… --- ## [Home Depot doesn't do exchanges. I wonder if Lowes and Walmart is the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-doesnt-do-exchanges-i-wonder-if-lowes-and-walmart-is-the-same/626768)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-doesnt-do-exchanges-i-wonder-if-lowes-and-walmart-is-the-same/626768 "2012-07-04T20:51:49Z")
Note I said Exchanges. Home Depot has a generous return policy. This just cracks me up. I love bureaucracy. It’s so easy to laugh at. Thursday, I bought some galvanized pipe fittings. Including a 8 inch nipple. Go… --- ## [Help! My Tamagotchi id L needs Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-tamagotchi-id-l-needs-help/627221)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-tamagotchi-id-l-needs-help/627221 "2012-07-04T18:41:21Z")
Googling like crazy … I STILL can’t find understandable instructions IN ENGLISH on how to get my new toy to work … the manual and all screens are in JAPANESE. I’ve had multiple English-language tamagotchis and never had… --- ## [Ever wonder what happened to the screaming, blood spitting Florida doctor carrying $58,000 in cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-what-happened-to-the-screaming-blood-spitting-florida-doctor-carrying-58-000-in-cash/626767)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-what-happened-to-the-screaming-blood-spitting-florida-doctor-carrying-58-000-in-cash/626767 "2012-07-04T16:57:52Z")
Original story here Oops! Looks like they suspected his hospital privileges. Those meanies. --- ## [Mad, am I? You won't say that when I've stolen ALL their teeth!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-am-i-you-wont-say-that-when-ive-stolen-all-their-teeth/627136)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-am-i-you-wont-say-that-when-ive-stolen-all-their-teeth/627136 "2012-07-04T10:48:52Z")
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