# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1160 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1161 --- ## [Princess Tiana(The Black One) sells watermelon candy for Disney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-tiana-the-black-one-sells-watermelon-candy-for-disney/614905)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-tiana-the-black-one-sells-watermelon-candy-for-disney/614905 "2012-03-08T15:19:30Z")
http://www.theroot.com/buzz/disneys-black-princess-sells-watermelon-candy?wpisrc=root\_more\_news We went over this all week and you knew it was gonna be the test on Friday. But you still flunked. I actually find it kind… --- ## [KONY mania - your thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kony-mania-your-thoughts/615126)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kony-mania-your-thoughts/615126 "2012-03-08T15:10:18Z")
I woke up this morning to find that Facebook has gone KONY mad. Watch the video. It’s thirty minutes long but worth the time. It is worth the time both for the story behind it, and to understand the rest of the thread. … --- ## [Funny New Ad and Company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-new-ad-and-company/615144)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-new-ad-and-company/615144 "2012-03-08T14:57:49Z")
No, I’m not affiliated with them. I’m not even a customer, but I do think using some humor and simplicity in advertising is refreshing. Hope they do well. It’s a website for a company that mails you razors every mont… --- ## [My blog wikipedia blog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blog-wikipedia-blog/614963)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blog-wikipedia-blog/614963 "2012-03-08T13:26:45Z")
I have a blog where I collect my favorite wikipedia articles. The link is the underlined word in the text. It is entirely pointless, but I can’t stop reading wikipedia. edit: sorry about the title, I was reading the B… --- ## [How do I go about finding the owner of this camera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-finding-the-owner-of-this-camera/586668)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-finding-the-owner-of-this-camera/586668 "2012-03-08T11:13:18Z")
I found a nice digital camera in Maui last week. There was no obvious “lost and found” to leave it at, so I kept it. There are a bunch of vacation photos on it, but no owner identification. Should I just post the photos,… --- ## [Any MP3 playing software with an A-B button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mp3-playing-software-with-an-a-b-button/615087)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mp3-playing-software-with-an-a-b-button/615087 "2012-03-08T00:31:51Z")
I want a free MP3 playing piece of software that allows you to pick an A and B section of a song and then loop that part of the song on repeat. Are there any that do that? I have found some winamp plugins that supposedl… --- ## [Wow, Did I Read THAT Wrong!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-did-i-read-that-wrong/614682)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-did-i-read-that-wrong/614682 "2012-03-07T22:32:50Z")
Sometimes my random brain phenomena are just too weird. I was just looking something up on Google image search and one of the outlier results was the movie poster for The Three Faces of Eve. Which my brain read as The Th… --- ## [I'm rich, and I didn't have to send the Nigerians anything!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-and-i-didnt-have-to-send-the-nigerians-anything/614837)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-and-i-didnt-have-to-send-the-nigerians-anything/614837 "2012-03-07T17:57:15Z")
I received this message just now. Granted, an Indian Rupee is worth only about 20 cents American, but that’s still pretty good considering I’ve never made a deposit and didn’t even know I had an account! Mods, a Custo… --- ## [I was kept awake last night thinking about making a paper hat; can you top that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-kept-awake-last-night-thinking-about-making-a-paper-hat-can-you-top-that/614900)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-kept-awake-last-night-thinking-about-making-a-paper-hat-can-you-top-that/614900 "2012-03-07T14:18:02Z")
Yes, indeedy. I tossed and turned and my mind was spinning. Why? Because I had seen a pattern online for how to make a tri-corner hat out of paper, and I thought I could think of a better way. Because, apparently, no… --- ## [Rush Limbaugh to be honored in MO state Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-to-be-honored-in-mo-state-capitol/614876)
**Author:** [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-to-be-honored-in-mo-state-capitol/614876 "2012-03-07T13:42:49Z")
Sponsored by House Speaker Steven Tilley, R-Perryville. Article here. Missouri’s government hard at work. Just like when they gutted the puppy mill bill passed by voters last year. I want to kick people in the nuts. R… --- ## [My tale of computer woes: why not to be fancy when your hardware is failing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tale-of-computer-woes-why-not-to-be-fancy-when-your-hardware-is-failing/614913)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tale-of-computer-woes-why-not-to-be-fancy-when-your-hardware-is-failing/614913 "2012-03-07T05:16:23Z")
As I indicated in a recent thread, my hard drive was dying. So I did some research and got a new one today. I had already backed up all of my important files (saves, documents, videos, music). So obviously I just instal… --- ## [Tomorrow's Rainbow - a charity using horses to help grieving kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrows-rainbow-a-charity-using-horses-to-help-grieving-kids/615004)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrows-rainbow-a-charity-using-horses-to-help-grieving-kids/615004 "2012-03-07T03:12:47Z")
(This thread has been moderator approved. Thanks, mods!) Hi Dopers, As some of you know, I’m involved in several charities. I’m a bit picky about them…I like things that are local and make a real and tangible impact … --- ## ["Is it down?" second opinion please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-down-second-opinion-please/614972)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-down-second-opinion-please/614972 "2012-03-07T03:08:02Z")
Someone please check and see if yucata.de is up for them? Appreesh. --- ## [I apparently teach in Lake Wobegon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-apparently-teach-in-lake-wobegon/614981)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-apparently-teach-in-lake-wobegon/614981 "2012-03-07T02:08:00Z")
Today in my classes, my students were registering for their classes for next year. To do so, the counselors gave them each a copy of their transcript. A girl asked me, “Mr. Lax, how good is a 3.76 GPA?” I replied, “Wow… --- ## [Copyright warnings on YouTube: a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-warnings-on-youtube-a-scam/614618)
**Author:** [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-warnings-on-youtube-a-scam/614618 "2012-03-07T01:34:12Z")
A lot of people who’ve uploaded videos to YouTube lately, including me, are getting copyright warnings from a shadowy group called “Music Publishing Rights Collecting Society”. It doesn’t have a web site but from what I … --- ## [Meet the rescued DoberFamily I'm fostering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-rescued-doberfamily-im-fostering/605096)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-rescued-doberfamily-im-fostering/605096 "2012-03-06T23:09:34Z")
In mid-November, a stray black Doberman Pinscher was impounded by Abilene Animal Services. She had no ID tags, no microchip, no tattoo. She was never claimed by her owner(s). On Thanksgiving, she whelped nine puppies. Th… --- ## [Is this New York Times article comedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-new-york-times-article-comedy/614820)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-new-york-times-article-comedy/614820 "2012-03-06T22:43:32Z")
So, after reading this article titled “You Try to Live on 500K in This Town” ( Trying to Live on 500K in New York City - The New York Times ) I’m having difficulty determining if the author is actually serious. If he … --- ## [Rex had fleas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rex-had-fleas/614975)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rex-had-fleas/614975 "2012-03-06T21:57:38Z")
In the news. \[QUOTE=Link\] In the Jurassic era, even the flea was a beast, compared to its minuscule modern descendants. These pesky bloodsuckers were nearly an inch long. \[/QUOTE\] I do hope they get the right DNA sam… --- ## [Analyze my own accent - 'out the' vs 'out of the'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyze-my-own-accent-out-the-vs-out-of-the/614904)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyze-my-own-accent-out-the-vs-out-of-the/614904 "2012-03-06T20:19:20Z")
All: In the course of routine typed correspondence, I found myself typing the phrase ‘right out the jar.’ In my heart of hearts, I know that the correct phrase is ‘out of the x,’ but in casual speech I find myself omit… --- ## [Perception of Reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perception-of-reality/614906)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perception-of-reality/614906 "2012-03-06T14:41:03Z")
A colleague and I were discussing what we perceive to be reality and how to prove things, and he tried saying how we could never know things for sure. He gave four examples. -First, when it comes to optical illusions on… --- ## [Sad Day for Kiwi Dads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-day-for-kiwi-dads/614544)
**Author:** [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-day-for-kiwi-dads/614544 "2012-03-06T14:34:15Z")
This is absolutely themost ridiculous thingI’ve read all week. Editing an ad showing a father feeding his baby because pro-breast feeding group decided they didn’t like it? It’s not even an ad about the bottle/breast fe… --- ## [Local news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-news/614896)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-news/614896 "2012-03-06T13:29:44Z")
In a story about a suspicious package left by a crazy neighbor: “The residents assumed the skeletons on his front lawn were for Halloween. Weeks went by and residents started to say ‘This guy is a little weird.’” --- ## [Happy Birthday played on a big pipe organ!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-played-on-a-big-pipe-organ/614760)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-played-on-a-big-pipe-organ/614760 "2012-03-06T12:58:56Z")
The first Sunday of each month, at my church, it is the custom to have everyone who has a birthday that month to go up front, and a special prayer, from the Book of Common Prayer, is said over them. But March is special… --- ## [Still crazy after all these years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-crazy-after-all-these-years/614920)
**Author:** [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-crazy-after-all-these-years/614920 "2012-03-06T11:28:16Z")
So I turn on my computer this morning and my homepage brings up a list of “What’s Trending Now”. One of the things that is “Trending Now” is Kirk Cameron. Uh oh…I HAVE to go see what crazy religious stuff he’s spewing no… --- ## [Your weird and kinda oogy dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-weird-and-kinda-oogy-dreams/614147)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-weird-and-kinda-oogy-dreams/614147 "2012-03-06T10:40:46Z")
So last night I had this weird abusive sex dream about Rick Santorum. I know, right? I’m not quite sure how it all started, but he was trying to force me to marry him, and I kept saying no, no, no, and finding ways to … --- ## [Wrestlecrap and the bizarre endless running gag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlecrap-and-the-bizarre-endless-running-gag/614793)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlecrap-and-the-bizarre-endless-running-gag/614793 "2012-03-06T09:07:33Z")
Bear with me for a bit. R.D. Reynolds (not his real name, but never mind) has been running Wrestlecrap for many years. There was a down period when he couldn’t scrape up the money for the server anymore, but thankfully… --- ## [Ask the person from a small, but not \*really\* tiny country (Norway)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-from-a-small-but-not-really-tiny-country-norway/613653)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-from-a-small-but-not-really-tiny-country-norway/613653 "2012-03-06T06:49:54Z")
Since it seems as ifthe Tour des Nordiques has started again, I checked to see if there were “Ask the…” threads from other Nordic countries. Sure: Iceland, Sweden and Finland have been covered, but I couldn’t find Norway… --- ## [I killed someone. Tattoo it on my chest! Great idea!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-someone-tattoo-it-on-my-chest-great-idea/614763)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-someone-tattoo-it-on-my-chest-great-idea/614763 "2012-03-06T05:14:26Z")
Short story. Gang member kills a rival at a place called the Rivera. He tattoos the shooting scene on his chest. Gets arrested and the cops notice the tattoo. Gang member is arrested for murder. The stupidity is astound… --- ## [Hackers elect Bender to DC School Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hackers-elect-bender-to-dc-school-board/614736)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hackers-elect-bender-to-dc-school-board/614736 "2012-03-06T04:27:25Z")
Back in 2010, when the DC School Board adopted new voting software for the upcoming election, they issued a public invitation for hackers to attack it, to test its security and find vulnerabilities. A computer science p… --- ## [Geography size quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-size-quiz/614843)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-size-quiz/614843 "2012-03-06T03:43:01Z")
Without looking it up try to answer these questions;- Which is bigger- Alaska or Mexico? Greenland or India? Antarctica or Canada? Brazil or the Contiguous United States (excludes the states of Alaska and Hawaii)? Fra… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1159) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1161)