# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1143 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1144 --- ## [Lego Minifig Trading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-minifig-trading/619055)
**Author:** [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-minifig-trading/619055 "2012-04-17T18:29:23Z")
I have started collecting Lego Minifigs, but the newer mini packs result in me getting some dupes. Anyone else out there collecting and interested in trades? --- ## [How far do you live from Lebanon, Kansas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-lebanon-kansas/618763)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-lebanon-kansas/618763 "2012-04-17T16:52:06Z")
With the relative success of How far do you live from the nearest state (country) line? started yesterday, I was wondering who lives closest to Geographic center of the contiguous United States which we can take to mean L… --- ## [Nuclear War = Overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-overrated/618904)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-overrated/618904 "2012-04-17T16:42:36Z")
While driving around the British countryside your friendly invasion forces can make use of some helpful signs. That’ll be the secret nuclear bunker then… … --- ## [Chicago Library Has Self Checkout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-library-has-self-checkout/618700)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-library-has-self-checkout/618700 "2012-04-17T14:12:10Z")
The big downtown library had a kiosk where you can check out books yourself. It’s kind of cool. It only works for books, not DVDs or CD or anything else. My branch library does not have this. Just wondering do any oth… --- ## [The last flight for Discovery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-flight-for-discovery/619025)
**Author:** [@RalfCoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RalfCoder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-flight-for-discovery/619025 "2012-04-17T12:01:41Z")
The space shuttle Discovery is making its last flight today, from KSC to Dulles Airport. You can watch highlights on NASA’s channel right now. At the moment, they’re showing recaps of the process of loading the shuttle… --- ## [Virtual Machines are fun!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-machines-are-fun/619020)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-machines-are-fun/619020 "2012-04-17T09:11:31Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever had an internet-capable version of windows for workgroups. I did once have a copy running under SoftWindows that could lot onto America Online, but that was before AOL got you onto the internet. … --- ## [Like a palindrome, but not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-palindrome-but-not/618830)
**Author:** [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-palindrome-but-not/618830 "2012-04-17T05:26:55Z")
I’m looking for something that’s like a plaindrome, except, it’s not the same back to front. It’s a sentence that, when you read it backwords, makes a completely different sentence. I’ve seen this in Russian - do any suc… --- ## [New fourteen-year-old member saying hello](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849)
**Author:** [@SuperSmartAlex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperSmartAlex)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849 "2012-04-17T04:42:21Z")
Hello everyone! I heard about the Straight Dope through my mother “Blue Mood”. It sounded intriguing, so I decided to join. My intuition was right - I have already read several really interesting threads. I am a fourtee… --- ## [Hillary Parties in Colombia... and WHO cares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-parties-in-colombia-and-who-cares/618993)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-parties-in-colombia-and-who-cares/618993 "2012-04-16T20:57:49Z")
Ok, I get it. TMZ throws everything they can get against the wall and they see what sticks, but who-the-fuck cares about THIS? I mean, seriously. Drinking beer out of a bottle!? How dare she! Whiskey! She must associat… --- ## [Any psychics out there? (need help fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-psychics-out-there-need-help-fast/618919)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-psychics-out-there-need-help-fast/618919 "2012-04-16T20:40:53Z")
Where did my cute little vial go? --- ## [How Do People Who Really Need Glasses Cope Without Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-who-really-need-glasses-cope-without-them/584006)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-who-really-need-glasses-cope-without-them/584006 "2012-04-16T19:28:29Z")
Other than using contacts, I mean. For example, I had great eye sight till I was about 45, now I see well, except I need reading glasses. So today I was in Walgreens and I wanted to read the label on some ibuprofen so … --- ## [Study On Homophobia Confirms "Doth Protest Too Much" Suspicions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-homophobia-confirms-doth-protest-too-much-suspicions/618379)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-on-homophobia-confirms-doth-protest-too-much-suspicions/618379 "2012-04-16T18:30:18Z")
Science Daily gives us this contender for the “Least Surprising Scientific Finding Of The Year” award: --- ## [Anyone for the Total Perspective Vortex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-the-total-perspective-vortex/618630)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-the-total-perspective-vortex/618630 "2012-04-16T17:56:58Z")
Cool link: --- ## [Who Are My Tormenters: Squirrles or Raccoons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-my-tormenters-squirrles-or-raccoons/618949)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-my-tormenters-squirrles-or-raccoons/618949 "2012-04-16T17:51:55Z")
This year I decided to grow some American Lotus plants-I bought the seeds, and started them indoors. As soon as the seedlings were 6" long, I planted them in my backyard pool (in pots, with clay to hold the seeds down). … --- ## [Hummingbird hatch watch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbird-hatch-watch/617000)
**Author:** [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbird-hatch-watch/617000 "2012-04-16T16:49:26Z")
Humminbird nest live stream… http://phoebeallens.com Live stream of hummingbird nest… hatch watch in now through Thursday! As cool as eagle eggs, just on a much tinier scale. --- ## [A local Chick-Fil-A is offering fresh ground pepper now...wait, what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-local-chick-fil-a-is-offering-fresh-ground-pepper-now-wait-what/618771)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-local-chick-fil-a-is-offering-fresh-ground-pepper-now-wait-what/618771 "2012-04-16T16:47:45Z")
For a while now, some of the local Chick-Fil-A establishments have been having employees make rounds through the dining area, asking patrons if the meal is to their satisfaction, if they need refills, sauces, etc. This … --- ## [What's next, after Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-after-facebook/618400)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-after-facebook/618400 "2012-04-16T16:03:22Z")
I am being talked into getting a Facebook page to promote my books, and to start linking it to my Twat, or something like that. I have to start Twatting, too, it seems. There is a nice techie at work who can help me, and… --- ## [I never knew wood chippers were this dangerous.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-knew-wood-chippers-were-this-dangerous/618409)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-knew-wood-chippers-were-this-dangerous/618409 "2012-04-16T15:54:41Z")
I’m thankful now that I didn’t buy a wood chipper a few years ago. I knew they were dangerous just like a chainsaw, but not this dangerous. The main danger I knew about was it can jam and spit the branch back at you. I n… --- ## [Actual zombie ammo. They have a special on this week at our local bass pro.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-zombie-ammo-they-have-a-special-on-this-week-at-our-local-bass-pro/618874)
**Author:** [@Carptracker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carptracker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-zombie-ammo-they-have-a-special-on-this-week-at-our-local-bass-pro/618874 "2012-04-16T15:28:52Z")
http://www.hornady.com/ammunition/zombiemax This is actual live ammo, for rifles and pistols. It has little green tips on it. IDK why the plastic tips are supposed to be so good for zombies. No explanation is given. … --- ## [Man Petitions Circuit Court to Have His Slave Ancestors Declared Free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-petitions-circuit-court-to-have-his-slave-ancestors-declared-free/618079)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-petitions-circuit-court-to-have-his-slave-ancestors-declared-free/618079 "2012-04-16T15:21:54Z")
http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201204040116 An interesting case (an update on which I can’t find). In my opinion, this is the judge’s moment to shine. He should write a long flowery opinion about how the state of West … --- ## [Journey to the Bottom of the Sea - Mariana Trench](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-mariana-trench/618950)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-mariana-trench/618950 "2012-04-16T14:43:54Z")
I ran across this interview with Don Walsh, one of the two guys who journeyed to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960. He discusses being on the project, and the trip. He mentions the window blowout they had. It wa… --- ## [PSA: Please Don't Fire Guns at the Drive-In Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-please-dont-fire-guns-at-the-drive-in-movie/618903)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-please-dont-fire-guns-at-the-drive-in-movie/618903 "2012-04-16T13:51:00Z")
This isn’t really a Pit thread, as the effects on me were minimal. At the drive-in last night, a bit into 21 Jump Street, we heard a couple bangs that we thought were dumb kids with firecrackers. At least we did until th… --- ## [What not to do at the beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-to-do-at-the-beach/618753)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-to-do-at-the-beach/618753 "2012-04-16T13:41:18Z")
I’m surprised she was not hurt worse. Watch the whole video. ItemFix - Social Video Factory --- ## [We can't even hug our teachers anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-even-hug-our-teachers-anymore/618768)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-even-hug-our-teachers-anymore/618768 "2012-04-16T13:29:01Z")
This story is a rather sad reflection on what our (USA at least) society is comming to. I’m not ranting because I understand why they have these rules. But still, it’s just sad. --- ## [Can I Haz Horz an Carriage? LOL Cats from the 1870s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-haz-horz-an-carriage-lol-cats-from-the-1870s/618364)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-haz-horz-an-carriage-lol-cats-from-the-1870s/618364 "2012-04-16T12:53:51Z")
People were, happily, just as silly and fluff-headed in the 19th century as they are in these Internet days: http://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/BTNPointerCats.htm I wonder if there was a Cats That Look Like Napoleon … --- ## [Jokes that depend on an accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-depend-on-an-accent/426696)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-depend-on-an-accent/426696 "2012-04-16T11:43:57Z")
What’s the difference between a bison and a buffalo? \[Australian\] You cahn’t wash yer fice in a buffalo! An Australian was hiking in New Zealand when he saw a local having sex with a sheep. ‘Where I come from we shear … --- ## [The pinch hit MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pinch-hit-mmp/618243)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pinch-hit-mmp/618243 "2012-04-16T11:20:44Z")
I see nobody else has started the MMP for this week, so I’ll do it myself. Since I have nothing prepared, some poetry: Roses are red, violets are blue. Some poems rhyme, this one doesn’t. Hijack away, Mumpazoids! --- ## [Question about lip gloss and eyeliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-lip-gloss-and-eyeliner/617795)
**Author:** [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-lip-gloss-and-eyeliner/617795 "2012-04-16T03:52:41Z")
I have this question that I think is mundane and pointless but am not sure where it goes … so i’'l try here I have no idea how long eyeliner pencils and lip-gloss are good. I don’t see a best by date on most of them, li… --- ## [Tower of David: Caracas' 28-story walkup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tower-of-david-caracas-28-story-walkup/618628)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tower-of-david-caracas-28-story-walkup/618628 "2012-04-16T03:13:31Z")
Since 2007, squatters have occupied an abandoned skyscraper in the heart of Caracas, Venezuela, known as Torre de David (Tower of David), after its builder, David Brillembourg, who died back in the early '90s. The Tower… --- ## [Do you have a mental 'picture' of Dopers you haven't met?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-mental-picture-of-dopers-you-havent-met/617917)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-mental-picture-of-dopers-you-havent-met/617917 "2012-04-16T02:35:42Z")
Just what it says. Dosn’t apply if you’ve met or seen a picture. Through personality, descriptions in posts, or just randomness, do you associate an image with any particular poster? I wll admit mine that occurs the m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1144)