# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1117 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1118 --- ## [I'm a slavedriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-slavedriver/624717)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-slavedriver/624717 "2012-06-11T15:38:05Z")
or how many chores are too many chores? We have some (supposed to be) temporary house guests. Not my house or said temporary house guests would have been held to the 2-3 months they requested. We are now heading into … --- ## [free telescopes for NASA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-telescopes-for-nasa/624821)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-telescopes-for-nasa/624821 "2012-06-11T15:22:45Z")
I just learned about this through APOD. Apparently, the NRO has a couple of space-rated telescopes that they no longer need. They are Hubble-sized optics, 2.4 m primaries, but with a shorter and thus wider field of vi… --- ## [Mary Mary, quite contrary, a garden MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-mary-quite-contrary-a-garden-mmp/624005)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-mary-quite-contrary-a-garden-mmp/624005 "2012-06-11T12:35:51Z")
Life continues to slap me up alongside my head, so I was pleased when Sunday’s forecast for rain did not happen; instead here in north western Washington we had some clouds overhead in the morning but the afternoon was s… --- ## [Victims claiming that thieves hypnotized them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victims-claiming-that-thieves-hypnotized-them/624635)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victims-claiming-that-thieves-hypnotized-them/624635 "2012-06-11T11:57:52Z")
According to the article and the accompanying video the same thing has happened in other cities and is commonplace in China. I do not for one second believe that thieves are going around hypnotizing people and gettin… --- ## [Protesters attaching signs to lamp posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-attaching-signs-to-lamp-posts/624425)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-attaching-signs-to-lamp-posts/624425 "2012-06-11T11:24:29Z")
Driving throw the center of town there was more then the usual amount of protesters outside Planned Parenthood. Usually it is 2 today there were 6. I’ve decided a thumbs down my only reasonable method of disapproval so … --- ## [My husband worked on something neat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-worked-on-something-neat/624727)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-worked-on-something-neat/624727 "2012-06-11T03:23:14Z")
“The US Census Bureau has quietly rolled out its API, which means data, data, data for open-government enthusiasts everywhere.” My husband did that! :smiley: He’s been working on this “API” thing at the Census Bureau f… --- ## [Popsicle and I (My Dad's SCI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popsicle-and-i-my-dads-sci/623925)
**Author:** [@Sami41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sami41)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popsicle-and-i-my-dads-sci/623925 "2012-06-11T02:15:50Z")
There’s been some interest, due to my accidental hi-jacking of \*\*Umkay’s \*\*“Ask The Girl in the Wheelchair” thread, about my Dad’s situation since he broke his neck last October. A few posters asked that I start a thr… --- ## [Tell Me About Fun Stuff To Do In Daytona Beach!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-fun-stuff-to-do-in-daytona-beach/624658)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-fun-stuff-to-do-in-daytona-beach/624658 "2012-06-11T02:13:21Z")
So my sons, myself and my parents are going to be staying in a condo in Daytona Beach for a week. We are driving down from Ohio. We have tickets to Universal Studios so will spend one whole day in Orlando checking out th… --- ## [Obama proclaims June to be Pride Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-proclaims-june-to-be-pride-month/624494)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-proclaims-june-to-be-pride-month/624494 "2012-06-11T01:38:13Z")
Video here. I haven’t even watched it yet, but a bunch of my friends are pretty jazzed about it. And tomorrow I’m marching in the pride parade with them. I don’t expect Romney to show up. --- ## [This board deserves the blame.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-deserves-the-blame/624765)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-deserves-the-blame/624765 "2012-06-11T01:23:27Z")
I just wanted to let all you bastards know that because of all of you meanies, I have lost the drive to beat my spinal-cord injury and most likely will spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. It’s all your (respectiv… --- ## [Fun, Ridiculous Websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-ridiculous-websites/624399)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-ridiculous-websites/624399 "2012-06-10T23:32:44Z")
We all stumble across them from time to time - a website built and designed with great imagination by clever folks that look like a real product, service or position, but which are patently absurd, making them funny as h… --- ## [Why won't my computer restore to the point I was at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-computer-restore-to-the-point-i-was-at/624754)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-computer-restore-to-the-point-i-was-at/624754 "2012-06-10T20:48:25Z")
When my computer has issues, I restart, and it asks if I want to restore my session. I always say, “yes”, but it usually sends me to a page I was on a half hour before. This was too mild to Pit. --- ## [New Color D Day photos released. Cool amphibious car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-color-d-day-photos-released-cool-amphibious-car/624544)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-color-d-day-photos-released-cool-amphibious-car/624544 "2012-06-10T19:12:58Z")
LIFE magazine released another batch of D Day color photos from their archives. Some are of the celebrations as towns got liberated. The most interesting to me is what looks like an amphibious car. Note the boat shape. … --- ## [Three reasons not to go to bed right after eating Chinese food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-reasons-not-to-go-to-bed-right-after-eating-chinese-food/624374)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-reasons-not-to-go-to-bed-right-after-eating-chinese-food/624374 "2012-06-10T17:47:36Z")
Dream 1) My sister and I are auditioning for a dinner-theater production of Annie, Get Your Gun at Hymie’s Deli in Bala Cynwyd (which actually does exist, but does not have a dinner theater, and would be more likely to d… --- ## [Centers for Disease Control: There is no Zombie Apocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centers-for-disease-control-there-is-no-zombie-apocalypse/624129)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centers-for-disease-control-there-is-no-zombie-apocalypse/624129 "2012-06-10T16:19:42Z")
Not yet, anyway. Well, I feel reassured . . . \[piles furniture against front door\] . . . --- ## [My dog is in heat :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-in-heat/624726)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-in-heat/624726 "2012-06-10T15:05:24Z")
Our rescue dog can’t be spayed yet since she has heartworm and needs to be treated for that first. In the meantime, her body has decided to go into heat. We don’t have a stray dog problem in our neighborhood, so at lea… --- ## [Do hard drives reveal a quirk of human psychology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hard-drives-reveal-a-quirk-of-human-psychology/624485)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hard-drives-reveal-a-quirk-of-human-psychology/624485 "2012-06-10T12:22:58Z")
We’re entering multiple decades of people using hard drives to store data, along with the fact that HDs fail with lifespans in years. Yet data recovery places do very brisk business, tech help boards are filled with tale… --- ## [A DYK about Japanese car drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dyk-about-japanese-car-drivers/624656)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dyk-about-japanese-car-drivers/624656 "2012-06-10T05:18:02Z")
I learned something today. Specifically, in Japan elderly drivers have to display a sticker on their car, called a Koreisha mark. This helps everyone else know the driver is potentially a liability. There are other mar… --- ## [Since we're introducing new kitties and all that...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-introducing-new-kitties-and-all-that/624592)
**Author:** [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-introducing-new-kitties-and-all-that/624592 "2012-06-10T03:58:02Z")
Last summer our daughter got a kitten that had been abandoned, but things in her life have changed, including a new apartment where she’s really not supposed to have a cat. With things sort of up in the air in her life,… --- ## [Fascinating wiki on history of Siberia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascinating-wiki-on-history-of-siberia/624678)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascinating-wiki-on-history-of-siberia/624678 "2012-06-10T03:25:53Z")
Quite a read! --- ## [Taking A Long Vacation From The Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-long-vacation-from-the-dope/624547)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-long-vacation-from-the-dope/624547 "2012-06-10T03:07:07Z")
After a lot of thought, I’ve decided I need to take some off-time and get some things straightened out (my meds for one). I’m pissing off too many of you and that’s something I didn’t want to do here, and it’s like I’m r… --- ## [Website To Determine Average Health Cost Prices! Interesting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-to-determine-average-health-cost-prices-interesting/624629)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-to-determine-average-health-cost-prices-interesting/624629 "2012-06-09T23:40:17Z")
Our local TV news just gave an interesting link to: Healthcare Blue Book You can type in your zip code and get “average” prices for all kinds of health care services. This could be very helpful if you are using a provi… --- ## [Ask The Guy With Machine Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-machine-guns/624429)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-machine-guns/624429 "2012-06-09T17:22:23Z")
Oh, we chat about wee guns now and then, but I don’t think we ever really visited the Dark Side of firearms. Like 1970 Plymouth Superbirds, old Cobras, or Ferarris, we all see one now and then, and maybe have a distant … --- ## [Be a Newswami: predict the most outlandish news for June 7, 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-a-newswami-predict-the-most-outlandish-news-for-june-7-2012/623631)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-a-newswami-predict-the-most-outlandish-news-for-june-7-2012/623631 "2012-06-09T14:31:34Z")
Get out your crystal ball, pull down the ouija board, unwrap those special tarot cards you keep hidden in a mayonnaise jar. You’re going to look into the future and predict some hard-to-imagine, even harder-to-believe ne… --- ## [Facebook - an Internet dustbunny by 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-an-internet-dustbunny-by-2020/624487)
**Author:** [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-an-internet-dustbunny-by-2020/624487 "2012-06-09T12:50:59Z")
I have faith that the NSA will do everything in its power to keep Facebook alive. Where else do you have nearly 10% of the global population self reporting their every move and every contact. I’m sure there is a win… --- ## [Nashville First World Problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-first-world-problems/624585)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-first-world-problems/624585 "2012-06-09T12:33:44Z")
I watched the local news tonight. The big local stories - staying hydrated at Bonnaroo and CMA Fan Fair, a drunk driver hit a building in the middle of the night (ironically, it was a law office that handles DUI cases), … --- ## [Dentist rips out all her ex Boyfriends's teeth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentist-rips-out-all-her-ex-boyfriendss-teeth/620359)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentist-rips-out-all-her-ex-boyfriendss-teeth/620359 "2012-06-09T12:32:07Z")
You really, really don’t want to upset a Dentist. :eek: This dumped lady ripped out all he ex’s teeth. It hurts to even think about it. Revenge sucks doesn’t it? Hope they send Dentist Villain to prison. --- ## [any color blind pilots out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-color-blind-pilots-out-there/624330)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-color-blind-pilots-out-there/624330 "2012-06-09T11:24:14Z")
I have a friend who is working on a private pilot’s license and is partially color blind. What is involved with getting a waiver? --- ## [Just found out my ex cheated on me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-found-out-my-ex-cheated-on-me/624513)
**Author:** [@Username1012](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Username1012)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-found-out-my-ex-cheated-on-me/624513 "2012-06-09T06:39:54Z")
Okay I know I’m probably repeating a lot of stories others have already shared on here but to be honestly I really just need a place to rant because I am so pissed off. Okay so my story is: We dated for four months (i k… --- ## [The new Salon.com is unreadable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-salon-com-is-unreadable/624414)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-salon-com-is-unreadable/624414 "2012-06-09T05:40:28Z")
Click on an article and "waiting for twitter, waiting for facebook, waiting for static.parsley, waiting for cdn.twitter " and on and on and on and on and on. And after clicking on the article, its just a preview, you ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1118)