# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1112 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1113 --- ## [Y'know, I could really go for 100 Slim Jims about now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yknow-i-could-really-go-for-100-slim-jims-about-now/625584)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yknow-i-could-really-go-for-100-slim-jims-about-now/625584 "2012-06-24T09:10:02Z")
Why the hell did I buy this box of 100 Slim Jims at Costco? I mean, I do like the occasional Slim Jim, but I really didn’t need 100 of them. It’s inevitable that at some point or another I’m going to be on the couch wi… --- ## [Sandusky guilty on 45 counts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandusky-guilty-on-45-counts/626033)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandusky-guilty-on-45-counts/626033 "2012-06-24T03:19:20Z")
Rot in prison you sick fuck. --- ## [The Sollar (sic) System needs a president? Who knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sollar-sic-system-needs-a-president-who-knew/625834)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sollar-sic-system-needs-a-president-who-knew/625834 "2012-06-24T00:37:14Z")
This is possibly the strangest piece of spam I’ve ever received: SOLLAR SYSTEM PRESIDENCY For immediate Worldwide Distribution 14 JUNE 2012 | NOON PARIS TIME The Office of J.P. Monfort is launching today a Candidacy … --- ## [Kids and made-up languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-and-made-up-languages/626014)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-and-made-up-languages/626014 "2012-06-23T23:10:42Z")
Any Dopers out there who made up their own languages or whose kids made up their own languages? Can you tell me about it? And when did it start, peak and/or stop? My son is 6 and, though he’s had his own language for a … --- ## [Hilarious things you find out about your parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-things-you-find-out-about-your-parents/625913)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-things-you-find-out-about-your-parents/625913 "2012-06-23T23:01:22Z")
So there are some things you have take for the team if you’re a librarian. I read Twilight. (Actually a page-turner - not good, mind you, but a page turner.) That sort of thing. So now, of course, one must read Fifty… --- ## [Shameless solicitation from a poster (almost) nobody knows!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-solicitation-from-a-poster-almost-nobody-knows/625687)
**Author:** [@jlzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlzania)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-solicitation-from-a-poster-almost-nobody-knows/625687 "2012-06-23T21:24:28Z")
(Posted with the full permission of our illustrious mods) I’ve been a Doper since 2001 and although I read much and laugh often, I almost never actually have time to post. A few of you may remember me from that scintil… --- ## [Dear House Centipede on my closet wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-house-centipede-on-my-closet-wall/625915)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-house-centipede-on-my-closet-wall/625915 "2012-06-23T14:05:37Z")
Hi, I’ve been meaning to thank you for a long time. From what I understand, you and your brethren are the reason I haven’t seen a spider in this apartment for about 4 years, or a roach in about 6. If indeed you’ve been m… --- ## [On the death of a friend's child, what do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-death-of-a-friends-child-what-do-i-do/625731)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-death-of-a-friends-child-what-do-i-do/625731 "2012-06-23T10:08:28Z")
I received a troubling phone call today: a friend’s child had committed suicide. I have no idea why. Understandably, I’m not about to ask my friend. The child was 17 years old. The funeral is scheduled for Friday aft… --- ## [Happy Birthday, Alan Turing !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-alan-turing/625878)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-alan-turing/625878 "2012-06-23T06:10:29Z")
Alan Turing, brilliant mind and tortured soul who altered how we relate to computation and data was born 100 years ago. We can thank him for the fact that we can read this O.P. Thanks Alan !! --- ## [Umkay has passed \[Not true\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989 "2012-06-23T05:00:43Z")
This forum brought my sister a lot of joy in her last days. She passed last night. If anyone wants to attend the wake, I will post the address and times. She told me some of you live in California. --- ## [Symbols that have different or no meaning in various cutures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbols-that-have-different-or-no-meaning-in-various-cutures/624673)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbols-that-have-different-or-no-meaning-in-various-cutures/624673 "2012-06-23T02:57:05Z")
This thread was sparked by seeing a discussion on livejournal. An English-speaking author was writing a story about a little Russian girl named Svetlana, and asked what the Russian word for “firefly” would be – because S… --- ## [Attack of the 16 foot cactus plant (no, really!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-16-foot-cactus-plant-no-really/625983)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-16-foot-cactus-plant-no-really/625983 "2012-06-23T00:57:27Z")
Story here News stories like this one put me on pins and needles. --- ## [Scrotum stuck in toaster oven. Need answer FAST...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrotum-stuck-in-toaster-oven-need-answer-fast/625918)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrotum-stuck-in-toaster-oven-need-answer-fast/625918 "2012-06-22T22:16:59Z")
…and other hilarious rapid-response thread titles. Gimme some-- fast! --- ## [Exploding toilets lead to major recall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-toilets-lead-to-major-recall/625911)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-toilets-lead-to-major-recall/625911 "2012-06-22T22:04:12Z")
No, it doesn’t explode because of too much methane in the bowl… Following the explosions of at least 304 toilets, the manufacturer of a toilet flushing system has ordered the recall of more than 2.3 million units. Flus… --- ## [Censorship failed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censorship-failed/625293)
**Author:** [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censorship-failed/625293 "2012-06-22T21:16:11Z")
Anybody here see the story of Martha Payne? 6 weeks ago she started a blog about her school lunch and it’s short comings. It was a minor sensation and I was impressed with her writing and photos. Not bad for a 9 year … --- ## [Anybody here got any ideas about building a patio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-got-any-ideas-about-building-a-patio/625763)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-got-any-ideas-about-building-a-patio/625763 "2012-06-22T20:37:58Z")
Gonna build me a patio this summer. Never done it before, nor anything like it, but what I read convinces me I can. I’m looking at a 10x20 space, and leaning towards doing it with pavers, though I’m not in love with my… --- ## [Coitus Eternatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coitus-eternatus/625765)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coitus-eternatus/625765 "2012-06-22T20:08:53Z")
And I though my prom night went badly. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47884202 --- ## [I think my laptop is fried](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-laptop-is-fried/625917)
**Author:** [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-laptop-is-fried/625917 "2012-06-22T19:29:42Z")
So i come home yesterday to hear my laptops fans running full tilt. I notice the screen (which should be off) was mostly black, except for random pixels here and there that were blue. I touch the track pad to wake it u… --- ## [Frozen bananas....with the skin.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876 "2012-06-22T19:25:24Z")
And why not, I say ? Not to eat on this blisteringly hot day. Not skinned. Skinned, frozen banana is like candy to me. But I had a hankering for a smoothie. Why skin them? Is there something bad about the skins? I’ve nev… --- ## [Knockin' shells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-shells/625945)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-shells/625945 "2012-06-22T18:19:33Z")
Fossil of mating turtles may have more than prurient significance, says National Geographic. --- ## [Any Dopers working for FMC Technologies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-working-for-fmc-technologies/625965)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-working-for-fmc-technologies/625965 "2012-06-22T17:44:42Z")
Please PM me. I have a few company-related questions. --- ## [What a doll!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-doll/625902)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-doll/625902 "2012-06-22T17:40:38Z")
Browsing Retronaut, found this bit of weirdness– a store mannequin who became the toast of the town in the '30s. Have you heard of this, Eve? Is this a true story? --- ## [First time dad at 44!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-dad-at-44/587930)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-dad-at-44/587930 "2012-06-22T17:18:32Z")
Gulp! Mrs. LeBeef and myself have been trying for a couple of years now. Well, by trying I mean we “pulled the goalie” first, then started in with the heavy temperature checking, running calendar days and finally trying… --- ## [Need an team name, hopefully electronic component related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-team-name-hopefully-electronic-component-related/625868)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-team-name-hopefully-electronic-component-related/625868 "2012-06-22T17:09:39Z")
I got volunteered to come up with a team name, and I’m totally blanking out. Anyone have a witty idea, ideally a play on electronics somehow? --- ## [Your favorite sick jokes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sick-jokes/625732)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sick-jokes/625732 "2012-06-22T16:35:34Z")
An old woman lived alone. She liked to eat mayonnaise straight out of the jar, with a spoon. She would set the empty jars on her back porch every night. Then, for fifteen consecutive days, she would go out the back door… --- ## [Huh. Larry Ellison is buying the island of Lanai.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-larry-ellison-is-buying-the-island-of-lanai/625839)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-larry-ellison-is-buying-the-island-of-lanai/625839 "2012-06-22T15:13:13Z")
The article I’m reading is not disclosing the purchase price but says it’s in the “hundreds of millions of dollars.” Larry’s got many billions, so this is a drop in the Pacific Ocean, so to speak. Here’s the article. M… --- ## [Hosni Mubarak has been declared clinically dead \[maybe\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosni-mubarak-has-been-declared-clinically-dead-maybe/625681)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosni-mubarak-has-been-declared-clinically-dead-maybe/625681 "2012-06-22T14:32:28Z")
Story here. Yes, I know there is a typo in the title. Can’t edit it, will ask a mod to assist. --- ## [...rambling.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rambling/625886)
**Author:** [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rambling/625886 "2012-06-22T00:19:43Z")
row, separation, fights, divorce, hatred, cruelty, want to kill her, thinking of ways to do it --- ## [1928 Mercedes - found after 60 years in a garage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1928-mercedes-found-after-60-years-in-a-garage/625641)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1928-mercedes-found-after-60-years-in-a-garage/625641 "2012-06-22T00:01:21Z")
Car restorers dream of cars like this. Safely stored in a garage for 60 years. It looks nearly in new condition. Surprising because it was apparently driven from 1928-1950’s. Whoever drove it took remarkable care. Prob… --- ## [Whatever happened to "MySpace"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-myspace/555759)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-myspace/555759 "2010-10-05T13:01:25Z")
I happened to be reading a review of the Social Network today. It has struck me that virtually every article or review about this film has mentioned the fact that it narrates the creation of the “revolutionary” social n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1113)