# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1123 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1124 --- ## [Is this joke funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/623026)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/623026 "2012-05-29T10:35:27Z")
What do you get when you cross a mouse with an elephant? mouse elephant sine theta. --- ## [A Memorial Day Self Indulgence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-memorial-day-self-indulgence/66846)
**Author:** [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-memorial-day-self-indulgence/66846 "2012-05-29T06:47:09Z")
Several years ago I was in Washington and because I had some free time I went to see the Viet Nam Memorial. I wanted to see if it was as impressive and moving as I had heard. Since I had several friends, acquaintances an… --- ## [Ninja chicken panic!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninja-chicken-panic/623164)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninja-chicken-panic/623164 "2012-05-29T01:12:13Z")
I can’t believe this fabulous story hasn’t yet made the Dope. It seems that the No School Violence frenzy has claimed two high school senior pranksters who dressed up in black to release chickens inside Westerville (OH) … --- ## [The Sun isn't yellow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-isnt-yellow/623247)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-isnt-yellow/623247 "2012-05-29T00:54:16Z")
It’s all colors. I’m too chicken now to look directly at the Sun, but it seems to look white in a clear sky. So why does everyone (children) draw it as yellow? Peace, mangeorge --- ## [What we look for when we look at Kennedys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-look-for-when-we-look-at-kennedys/623384)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-look-for-when-we-look-at-kennedys/623384 "2012-05-28T22:10:17Z")
Years ago, after a long-running cartoon strip, Terry and the Pirates, was abandoned by its creator Milton Caniff, it was put on the drawing board of George Wunder. Wunder’s draftsmanship and modeling were admirable, but … --- ## [Slinky On A Treadmill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slinky-on-a-treadmill/623368)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slinky-on-a-treadmill/623368 "2012-05-28T19:55:48Z")
Now all we need is an airplane on a treadmill. --- ## [Local cops must be way behind on ticket quotas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-cops-must-be-way-behind-on-ticket-quotas/623350)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-cops-must-be-way-behind-on-ticket-quotas/623350 "2012-05-28T19:45:30Z")
Saw about 20 of them on the local highways ready to pull speeders. Or maybe they are just ticked they have to work today. I even saw a cop standing beside the road with a radar gun. --- ## [Unusual things found on Google Maps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-things-found-on-google-maps/584926)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-things-found-on-google-maps/584926 "2012-05-28T19:25:56Z")
I came across this and had a WTF moment: Majida Clinic, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 34.142127,73.235608 Scroll a little north-east from the Majida Clinic and there appears to be large-scale writing on the… --- ## [Bodega Cats!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodega-cats/623036)
**Author:** [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodega-cats/623036 "2012-05-28T17:41:57Z")
The first is my favorite. --- ## [I love this marriage proposal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-marriage-proposal/623211)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-marriage-proposal/623211 "2012-05-28T16:29:27Z")
Amazing Video. :cool::slight\_smile: --- ## [Oh the ongoing saga of being divorced with a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-ongoing-saga-of-being-divorced-with-a-kid/623006)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-ongoing-saga-of-being-divorced-with-a-kid/623006 "2012-05-28T15:57:14Z")
My son’s birthday is this week. In one year he will turn 18, at which point I will no longer be required to pay child support to his mother. We share joint physical custody, so he is with us 50% of the time and with hi… --- ## [A Story with no Point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-with-no-point/623349)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-with-no-point/623349 "2012-05-28T15:17:45Z")
So the Philadelphia media is reporting Father Thomas Harkins once of the Saint Anthony de Padua Parish in Camden New Jersey got himself a job working at the airport for the TSA. On an unrelated note, Pedro Hernandez, a … --- ## [Ask the chick getting baptized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-getting-baptized/623042)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-getting-baptized/623042 "2012-05-28T14:25:40Z")
I have been giving this thread a lot of contemplation, because I realize there are many on this board that are atheist, agnostic or have other religious/irreligious beliefs that are different from my own. I’m not lookin… --- ## [I found a frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-frog/623250)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-frog/623250 "2012-05-28T14:18:40Z")
Sorry, no pics. I’ve been here for eight and a half years, and yesterday was the first time I’ve seen a frog up here. There’s a large, rotten stump near the house. It’s probably been there since the house was built in… --- ## [Need exaples of corny, mildly insulting jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-exaples-of-corny-mildly-insulting-jokes/623320)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-exaples-of-corny-mildly-insulting-jokes/623320 "2012-05-28T14:05:50Z")
From a man, to a woman. However, nothing that involves sex, mommas, etc. The type of joke you would tell your sister-in-law (well, I would). Example: Q: What did \_\_\_\_\_\_ get on her I.Q. test? Anybody got any? --- ## [Reporting aboard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-aboard/623300)
**Author:** [@davestef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davestef)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-aboard/623300 "2012-05-28T12:27:39Z")
I’m delighted to find this message board and joined immediately. I arrived with a question to which I found pretty much the answer here after some searching. The question was in the usual conversational form vs. keyword,… --- ## [N Korean official website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-korean-official-website/623060)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-korean-official-website/623060 "2012-05-28T12:00:40Z")
The official website. They even have a shop. --- ## [Calling Army Arty folks - need artwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-army-arty-folks-need-artwork/622929)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-army-arty-folks-need-artwork/622929 "2012-05-28T06:26:41Z")
Mods: Please feel free to move to the appropriate forum. I am looking for a logo for the United States Army Field Artillery Branch. Specifically, the Fire Support Division, Fire Support Team. I am trying to put some mag… --- ## [The Mobile MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mobile-mmp/622580)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mobile-mmp/622580 "2012-05-28T05:23:48Z")
As y’all know, we’re preparing for a move this summer. I’ve been think a lot about all the places I’ve lived over the years- Grew up in Buffalo and moved to the 'burbs when I was 9. Moved to outside Boston for college … --- ## [Australian IT prices to be probed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-it-prices-to-be-probed/622896)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-it-prices-to-be-probed/622896 "2012-05-28T04:02:52Z")
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/australian-it-prices-to-be-probed/story-e6frfku0-1226365276217?from=public\_rss I’m hoping books will be next. --- ## [Quoth the Forecast: "Snow Some More!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoth-the-forecast-snow-some-more/623312)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoth-the-forecast-snow-some-more/623312 "2012-05-28T03:31:04Z")
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor… Wait, no, that’s shit I say: It was near Memorial Day! But the sky crapped out more snowfall — sn… --- ## [Who has/had parents - not grandparents - born in the 19th Century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-had-parents-not-grandparents-born-in-the-19th-century/621354)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-had-parents-not-grandparents-born-in-the-19th-century/621354 "2012-05-28T02:03:57Z")
This thread raises the topic (and suggests someone start another thread): My father was born in 1893. He was 66 when I was born. (I’m 52) --- ## [Travelling This Long Weekend? Please Be Careful!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-this-long-weekend-please-be-careful/623110)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-this-long-weekend-please-be-careful/623110 "2012-05-27T22:24:34Z")
We aren’t going anywhere and when I’m not “Wacrafting” and if you want to, we can chat. When I’m playing, from to time I’ll hit the windows key and if I am not there immediately, I’ll be there soon. Something to do, rig… --- ## [Insect Attack! or, My Little Finger Hurts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-attack-or-my-little-finger-hurts/623285)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-attack-or-my-little-finger-hurts/623285 "2012-05-27T22:16:20Z")
While taking my laundry down to the, well, laundry, I had to put my basket on top of my head for a moment. I then reached up to grab my detergent bottle, and BAM Right on the inside, tender part of my pinky. Dropped t… --- ## [Mounties guard the Queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-guard-the-queen/622814)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-guard-the-queen/622814 "2012-05-27T21:16:14Z")
Canadian Dopers may be interested that today and Friday the RCMP are Mounting the Guard at Horseguards. --- ## [I got an old-style $20 bill from the ATM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-old-style-20-bill-from-the-atm/622452)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-old-style-20-bill-from-the-atm/622452 "2012-05-27T20:56:42Z")
Series 1988 A. Still in good condition. Well, good enough to remain in circulation I guess. Just kind of odd to get an old-school bill from an ATM these days. I guess I got used to the new, “big-head” bills, but look… --- ## [The Origin of Stink Fish Pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origin-of-stink-fish-pot/623131)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origin-of-stink-fish-pot/623131 "2012-05-27T18:02:20Z")
I know some of you know I took my user name from a MASH episode I saw a long time ago. It was so stupid, it actually stuck in my head for 3 decades or so. More than a few have asked me where my name came from, a few ha… --- ## [Gaddafi's last few minutes - Note - graphic and brutal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaddafis-last-few-minutes-note-graphic-and-brutal/623217)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaddafis-last-few-minutes-note-graphic-and-brutal/623217 "2012-05-27T13:45:12Z")
Odd how you go from King Of The World to getting sodomized by a riding crop. --- ## [Things that all humans know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-all-humans-know/622992)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-all-humans-know/622992 "2012-05-27T11:51:26Z")
What are some things that all humans know but no other species does? For the sake of argument, we don’t have to include humans with various medical disabilities, such as being in a coma. For instance, we all know how to… --- ## [Any Gulf Shores/Foley/Pensacola dopers out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-gulf-shores-foley-pensacola-dopers-out-there/623195)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-gulf-shores-foley-pensacola-dopers-out-there/623195 "2012-05-27T09:11:19Z")
So I just moved to Gulf Shores for the summer and I’m bored and lonely cuz I have no friends yet…anyone wanna hang out? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1124)