# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1157 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1158 --- ## [Just got a new job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-new-job/615706)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-new-job/615706 "2012-03-16T05:47:28Z")
In this thread I announced that I was laid off. That was a little over three months ago. Today I got offered a new job. Just about as good as the one I left. Considering the economy, I consider myself pretty lucky to… --- ## [So, how's the view from up there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-the-view-from-up-there/615927)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-the-view-from-up-there/615927 "2012-03-16T04:00:24Z")
\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_SCI\_SUPERSONIC\_SKYDIVER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-03-15-19-40-15) And where, you may ask, is “up there”? Well, today it was 71, 581 feet (13.6 mile… --- ## [Strange noises from the sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-noises-from-the-sky/615769)
**Author:** [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-noises-from-the-sky/615769 "2012-03-16T03:43:44Z")
Is this a worldwide hoax, or is there a basis in reality for the many Youtube videos that seem to reveal a loud noise coming from the sky with no explanation? I’ll post a link to one, you can follow up on Youtube if you… --- ## [How often do you have a strong sense that you should change your mind. How often are you right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-have-a-strong-sense-that-you-should-change-your-mind-how-often-are-you-right/615756)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-have-a-strong-sense-that-you-should-change-your-mind-how-often-are-you-right/615756 "2012-03-16T00:25:55Z")
This may or may not make sense, so ‘Abandon hope all ye who enter here.’ Many, many years ago, I decided that my brain probably did a lot more processing than I was aware of and that although I could never access it dir… --- ## [My grandson learned to crawl. The world as we know it has ended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandson-learned-to-crawl-the-world-as-we-know-it-has-ended/615598)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandson-learned-to-crawl-the-world-as-we-know-it-has-ended/615598 "2012-03-15T22:14:53Z")
My Grandson#1 is 6.5 months old. (His cousin, Grandson#2, is a week younger) He’s been trying to crawl for about a month now, ever since he mastered rolling over, which he does continually. He even wakes himself from wha… --- ## [Thank you Facebook!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-facebook/615896)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-facebook/615896 "2012-03-15T20:39:14Z")
Let me tell you a tale… When I was in kindergarten there was a girl on the playground who I found attractive (yes, kids at that age have hormones). She did not socialize with me normally, she hung out with a group of g… --- ## [As it turns out, African swallows ARE non-migratory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-it-turns-out-african-swallows-are-non-migratory/615827)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-it-turns-out-african-swallows-are-non-migratory/615827 "2012-03-15T16:15:11Z")
According to Wiki: “A number of European and North American species are long-distance migrants; by contrast, the West and South African swallows are non-migratory.” So the Monty Python quip is actually true. I thought … --- ## [Why Do many Brits and Japanese have bad teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-brits-and-japanese-have-bad-teeth/615626)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-brits-and-japanese-have-bad-teeth/615626 "2012-03-15T13:46:26Z")
Is it just me or do you guys also notice many Brits and Japanese have bad teeth, particularly the front ones? Yes, I might be stereo-typing these two island nations’ citizens but I’m not really saying they all have bad … --- ## [NY Times correction of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-correction-of-the-day/615413)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-correction-of-the-day/615413 "2012-03-15T13:05:20Z")
I always read the Corrections column, as you never know when something good is going to crop up: I wish \*The New Yorker \*still ran those great little “Ho-Hums” on the bottom of the page! --- ## [Horrifying bus crash in Switzerland kills 24 children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifying-bus-crash-in-switzerland-kills-24-children/615767)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifying-bus-crash-in-switzerland-kills-24-children/615767 "2012-03-15T12:14:24Z")
A bus carrying Belgian schoolchildren home from a ski trip crashed into a tunnel abutment in Switzerland, apparently at high speed. Four adults and 24 children have been killed, and more children are in the hospital. T… --- ## [Credit card liability for fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-liability-for-fraud/615670)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-liability-for-fraud/615670 "2012-03-15T04:54:26Z")
My bank started declining my credit card Sunday. I called to ask what was going on. The chirpy customer service person said, “We have noticed suspicious activity on the account. We monitor for fraudulent activity for yo… --- ## [I had my mare inseminated yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-my-mare-inseminated-yesterday/588036)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-my-mare-inseminated-yesterday/588036 "2012-03-15T03:34:14Z")
I took the plunge and tried breeding Nakota again. Odin is the stud, a local Dutch warmblood stallion. He’s got a wonderful dispoisition, and throws beautiful babies that are talented in both dressage and jumping. Wish … --- ## [It's March 14th - Happy Pi Day Everyone !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/615736)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/615736 "2012-03-15T02:41:13Z")
It seems every year, I start off yet another Happy Pi Day thread - so here I am starting this one. :smiley: For those of you not familiar with Pi Day, it is March 14th which is 03/14 (if you don’t live in the United Ki… --- ## [Mystery of a child's fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-a-childs-fingers/615694)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-a-childs-fingers/615694 "2012-03-14T22:06:16Z")
Some one found four fingers, probably from a 2-4 year old girl. No one has come forward. This makes me sad. I hope to hear the rest of the story. --- ## [Happy pi day, happy Einstein's birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-happy-einsteins-birthday/615787)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-happy-einsteins-birthday/615787 "2012-03-14T20:40:31Z")
And happy forty-eighth wedding anniversary to my wife. --- ## [I am a Redditor. AMA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-redditor-ama/615645)
**Author:** [@humanafterall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humanafterall)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-redditor-ama/615645 "2012-03-14T20:01:31Z")
That’s right, ask me anything. --- ## [Fantastic Kodachome photos from the 1940s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-kodachome-photos-from-the-1940s/615633)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-kodachome-photos-from-the-1940s/615633 "2012-03-14T17:54:31Z")
Someone on a different forum posted a link to these, amazing pictures! And someone else stated they were apparently sourced from here: Strange to see photo’s from that era in such high-resolution and detail! --- ## [What’s the mystery cable in my basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-mystery-cable-in-my-basement/615679)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-mystery-cable-in-my-basement/615679 "2012-03-14T13:07:30Z")
(I figured this is too mundane and pointless for GQ) We are finishing our basement, and there are several runs of different kinds of cables and wires and such stapled all over the ceiling. Most I have figured out I can… --- ## [Do I call it Latino Division or Spanish Div?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-call-it-latino-division-or-spanish-div/615463)
**Author:** [@IntelliQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IntelliQ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-call-it-latino-division-or-spanish-div/615463 "2012-03-14T09:10:43Z")
If I were to add a division to a web community (in my case it’s a gaming clan) that started off based in the US but is growing outward to encompass other nationalities, I’d like to get the wording correct on how we make … --- ## [Hospital sends Handyman home with bullet in neck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-sends-handyman-home-with-bullet-in-neck/615529)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-sends-handyman-home-with-bullet-in-neck/615529 "2012-03-14T06:36:10Z")
This has to be a new low in hospital care. They tell him to go home for the weekend and go to a clinic Monday. Man, these people really care about their patients. :rolleyes: --- ## [The most horrible man you've probably never heard of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-horrible-man-youve-probably-never-heard-of/615121)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-horrible-man-youve-probably-never-heard-of/615121 "2012-03-14T03:27:01Z")
Joseph Kony, head of the Lord’s Resistance Army, and an indicted war criminal: Joseph Kony - Wikipedia Watch this short film, please, and decide for yourself what you’d like to do next: http://kony2012.s3-website-us-eas… --- ## [Chapters/Indigo customer service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapters-indigo-customer-service/474856)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapters-indigo-customer-service/474856 "2012-03-14T01:31:03Z")
Bought a toy recently on-line from Chapters/Indigo. They were advertising “free shipping”. At the checkout, I noticed a $9.95 shipping charge, because the package was “overweight”. The fine print says that over 5 poun… --- ## [I'm moving out of the "125% Poverty"level!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-out-of-the-125-poverty-level/615465)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-out-of-the-125-poverty-level/615465 "2012-03-14T00:28:17Z")
Now I really can’t complain anyway…I’ve had jobs I loved and we’ve managed to scrape at least as happily as anyone I know. But after an illness (with no insurance) last fall set me back a few grand, I realized I’d have t… --- ## [The Owl Box - Sad news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-owl-box-sad-news/615663)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-owl-box-sad-news/615663 "2012-03-14T00:21:48Z")
I know there were quite a few Dopers who were following Molly the Barn Owl (original thread from March 2010); I found out about her and her family here. Unfortunately, there has been some bad news. McGee (the daddy owl… --- ## [Again, this time with context...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-this-time-with-context/615652)
**Author:** [@Debon\_Err](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debon_Err)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-this-time-with-context/615652 "2012-03-13T21:27:01Z")
I am posting this in hopes of preserving any shred of credibility I may have on this board. Yesterday I posted a brief thread titled Lgdttqatsdt. I assure you, I was not drunk. Here’s the back story: Inigo, the bigge… --- ## [Existing cancer drug clears Alzheimers plaques in mice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-cancer-drug-clears-alzheimers-plaques-in-mice/615451)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-cancer-drug-clears-alzheimers-plaques-in-mice/615451 "2012-03-13T21:23:06Z")
Human trials to start in coming months. The drug is bexarotene, used for T-cell lymphoma for more than 10 years. The article in Science News describes the unprecedented speed with which the drug works as well as the pr… --- ## [Deceitful directions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceitful-directions/615550)
**Author:** [@Whammo72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo72)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceitful-directions/615550 "2012-03-13T20:30:32Z")
What products have you used that have had specific instructions or directions that you found are not needed. I just came back from a visit from the mens room and read “To remove toilet seat cover, first pull up, then pul… --- ## [Your Fun (or not-so-fun) Airport Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fun-or-not-so-fun-airport-stories/614039)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fun-or-not-so-fun-airport-stories/614039 "2012-03-13T20:01:37Z")
So, I’m flying again in a week and a half. I’m pretty excited. I only just started flying places under a year ago, but, aside from security, I enjoy it. It probably has a lot to do with going to places where there are pe… --- ## [A little help, please? Silly, annoying Windows 7 issue.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help-please-silly-annoying-windows-7-issue/615288)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help-please-silly-annoying-windows-7-issue/615288 "2012-03-13T19:27:07Z")
So, I can’t seem to get my taskbar to auto-hide. I have Auto-hide checked in the taskbar properties, but it won’t go away. I’m assuming this is because whenever I have a window open, the “active program” icon on the le… --- ## [Fruit Stripe Gum = "Toys R Us" gum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-stripe-gum-toys-r-us-gum/615480)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-stripe-gum-toys-r-us-gum/615480 "2012-03-13T17:38:06Z")
I was just chatting with a friend, and the topic of how wonderfully awesome Fruit Stripe gum is. I called it “Toys R Us” gum, because when I was growing up, my sisters and I for some reason associated it with the store. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1156) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1158)