# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1151 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1152 --- ## [I'm Gonna Start Staying At A Hotel Twice A Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-start-staying-at-a-hotel-twice-a-month/616847)
**Author:** [@Yakuza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakuza)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-start-staying-at-a-hotel-twice-a-month/616847 "2012-03-31T08:10:42Z")
I enjiyed myself at this hotel I stayed at this past weekend. It was only $50 a night and it had a full kitchen with a stove, micowave, and a big refrigerator. Plus the room had a 30 or 35 inch flat screen. The graphics … --- ## [Ignorance is southern...when supper is ready](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-is-southern-when-supper-is-ready/617353)
**Author:** [@the\_southernway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_southernway)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-is-southern-when-supper-is-ready/617353 "2012-03-31T05:59:56Z")
Hi, I ran across this on the web trying to find help for someone I know who has just been convicted on capital murder charges in small hick town usa. Lufkin texas. Circumstancial evidence is there plain as day, alot of h… --- ## [I giggle when I read...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-giggle-when-i-read/615712)
**Author:** [@eldowan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eldowan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-giggle-when-i-read/615712 "2012-03-31T04:06:34Z")
Every time i see IANAL in a thread, I snicker and giggle. Sure, its childish and immature, what of it? Anyone else wanna chime in with printed things that make them laugh? --- ## [Viva Las Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-las-vegas/605380)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-las-vegas/605380 "2012-03-31T03:31:01Z")
Probably heading out that way in late March or early April for a conference, and I’m sure there will be some time to kill. I’m not much of a gambler, but I may bring some cash just so I can say I gambled in a Vegas casin… --- ## [I never thought a Hippo could be cute.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-thought-a-hippo-could-be-cute/617067)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-thought-a-hippo-could-be-cute/617067 "2012-03-31T02:44:08Z")
I guess all baby animals are cute. I’d never see a baby hippo before. Now I want to see more pictures. Meet Harry. Did they rub the little guy down with baby oil? That’s your sweetness and cute fix for today. … --- ## [Yes, you can buy a flying car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-you-can-buy-a-flying-car/617337)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-you-can-buy-a-flying-car/617337 "2012-03-31T02:10:33Z")
If you have the bucks, of course. Certified in the Standard category, 781 TTSN at last Annual. (Which was in 1998, so it’s due. :wink: ) --- ## [Feel good internet stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-internet-stories/617097)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-internet-stories/617097 "2012-03-31T01:53:46Z")
My favorite for the day, though it made me very teary, was the story of Fiona, the blind dog found, and rescued from, the trash. What’s yours? --- ## ["How Much Did That Cost?" I Hate That Question!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-that-cost-i-hate-that-question/596058)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-that-cost-i-hate-that-question/596058 "2012-03-31T01:32:55Z")
Every time I buy something, pick up the check for dinner, pay my bills, etc, I get asked the same question. I hate it. It’s rude, personal and obnoxious. But thats just me. You? --- ## [Post your (real of fake) lotto numbers here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-real-of-fake-lotto-numbers-here/617334)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-real-of-fake-lotto-numbers-here/617334 "2012-03-31T00:18:14Z")
The 7-11 will make you pay a dollar to play, but I’ll give you up to 10 imaginary tickets right now for free! And if you match tonight’s Mega Millions drawing, I’ll give you 640 million cool points! Just post your numb… --- ## [I have to pee, but there's no place to go, no wait...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-pee-but-theres-no-place-to-go-no-wait/617150)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-pee-but-theres-no-place-to-go-no-wait/617150 "2012-03-31T00:04:22Z")
I can now buy My Pee Pee Bottle. I can’t tell if this is a parody site or not, but if not WTF? --- ## [I wish you a very happy National Cleavage Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-you-a-very-happy-national-cleavage-day/617303)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-you-a-very-happy-national-cleavage-day/617303 "2012-03-30T23:53:24Z")
It doesn’t get much more mundane than this. :smiley: Today is the day we celebrate the Wonderbra. On a more serious note, there is a charity that benefits to. #nationalcleavageday on twitter for some hilarious twee… --- ## [New cat thread 1,687](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-thread-1-687/617105)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-thread-1-687/617105 "2012-03-30T22:54:11Z")
Just got a new kitty! We’ve seen him around for the last few months, and decided not too long ago we’d like to keep him. We got our current cat vaccinated last week, and were going to wait two weeks to bring him in, … --- ## [An interesting bit of slang history--NOT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-bit-of-slang-history-not/616903)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-bit-of-slang-history-not/616903 "2012-03-30T21:39:19Z")
I was at the Library of Congress last week finishing up research for my next book, seeing four films. One of them–The Hater of Men, 1917–had Bessie Barriscale as a girl reporter turned off of marriage by the divorce case… --- ## [The little things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-things/617321)
**Author:** [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-things/617321 "2012-03-30T21:06:24Z")
I always like it when I find some small (and previously overlooked) feature in something that I use. I recently discovered the little tabs you can push in to lock the tube of aluminumfoil, plastic wrap, or wax paper in… --- ## [What brought you to the Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brought-you-to-the-straight-dope/599138)
**Author:** [@lurkedtolong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkedtolong)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brought-you-to-the-straight-dope/599138 "2012-03-30T18:24:53Z")
I have looked to see if there was a thread similar to this, but have not found it so… What brought you to the SDMB originally? I started my addiction to this forum when one day I had my heart set on finding out exactly … --- ## [Children always walk to School.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-always-walk-to-school/617037)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-always-walk-to-school/617037 "2012-03-30T18:09:00Z")
But they always run home. Why? --- ## [It's apperently very hard to be very old.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-apperently-very-hard-to-be-very-old/616648)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-apperently-very-hard-to-be-very-old/616648 "2012-03-30T17:41:04Z")
My Grandmaman is 97 years old. She was in a great assisted-living place, but after a few near-miss stumbles and some blood pressure problems resulting from her congestive heart failure, she was hospitalized for a while.… --- ## [Was I off-key Constable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-off-key-constable/617263)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-off-key-constable/617263 "2012-03-30T17:11:00Z")
Even if you’re not a Queen fan this is worth watching to the end. :cool: --- ## [Life's Bear necessities....or..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-bear-necessities-or/617295)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-bear-necessities-or/617295 "2012-03-30T16:22:55Z")
…what really goes on in the forest at night. Enjoy the video.:cool: --- ## [Morels just started popping. Care to share your secrets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morels-just-started-popping-care-to-share-your-secrets/617278)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morels-just-started-popping-care-to-share-your-secrets/617278 "2012-03-30T15:58:12Z")
Mushroom hunters here (Missouri) are beginning to have some luck. I never hunted for morels until last spring, and got in on the action a little late. This year, I plan on hunting like a man on a mission…a misson to ea… --- ## [Birth Day Boy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-day-boy/616836)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-day-boy/616836 "2012-03-30T14:51:04Z")
I am now officially 72 years old. I still don’t know what I want to be when (Or if) I grow up. --- ## [I hate this whole daylight savings garbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-whole-daylight-savings-garbage/617232)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-whole-daylight-savings-garbage/617232 "2012-03-30T13:14:11Z")
Ok, now I’m tired. Apparently, manually setting an iPhone’s time does NOT mean you must also adjust for any springtime hour change. :smack: So I’m in Israel for one more week. Back when I got here 3 months ago, I set … --- ## [Another Sign of the Apocalypse: Twitter Toilet Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sign-of-the-apocalypse-twitter-toilet-paper/617258)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sign-of-the-apocalypse-twitter-toilet-paper/617258 "2012-03-30T11:44:24Z")
http://now.msn.com/living/0329-twitter-toilet-paper.aspx --- ## [Castro to Pope. " So what do you do?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castro-to-pope-so-what-do-you-do/617130)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castro-to-pope-so-what-do-you-do/617130 "2012-03-30T04:48:54Z")
Pope Benedict and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, both octogenarians, joked about their age in a brief meeting today and then Castro popped the question: so what do you do? Link. --- ## [Queen Elizabeth crashes a wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-crashes-a-wedding/616902)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-crashes-a-wedding/616902 "2012-03-30T02:08:19Z")
And they say Her Maj doesn’t have a sense of humour. :slight\_smile: Link from the CBC. --- ## [Ask the Probation Officer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-probation-officer/476780)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-probation-officer/476780 "2012-03-30T00:24:19Z")
I’ve been a probation officer for a little over 11 years. Anybody have any questions for me? --- ## [Restaurants included the whole price in products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-included-the-whole-price-in-products/617175)
**Author:** [@Jbone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jbone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-included-the-whole-price-in-products/617175 "2012-03-29T21:56:10Z")
Inspired from Little Brother’s thread on Why prices end in $.99. Has anyone else noticed, at least in the restaurant business, a push to get rid of the $x.99 and either round to an even amount (after taxes) or the total… --- ## [A Strange Incident-Worth Reviewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strange-incident-worth-reviewing/617137)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strange-incident-worth-reviewing/617137 "2012-03-29T21:34:13Z")
A few days ago, I met with a family friend (Thomas) who gave me a lead for a job interview. He told me to call him immediately afterwards, to tell him what happened. He gave me his phone number, which I immediately ente… --- ## [So I find myself in Iceland quite suddenly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-find-myself-in-iceland-quite-suddenly/617203)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-find-myself-in-iceland-quite-suddenly/617203 "2012-03-29T21:18:56Z")
Feel free to be jealous :smiley: --- ## [Ask the guy who was once horribly depressed, and now is living the ecstatic life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-once-horribly-depressed-and-now-is-living-the-ecstatic-life/616043)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-once-horribly-depressed-and-now-is-living-the-ecstatic-life/616043 "2012-03-29T20:28:46Z")
Since I occasionally see threads on depression here asking for advice on same, I thought I’d open the floor for questions. DISCLAIMER: my path may not be yours, and some of the more vociferous board denizens would vehem… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1150) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1152)