# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1165 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1166 --- ## [A deengao ait yor baibee!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-deengao-ait-yor-baibee/613860)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-deengao-ait-yor-baibee/613860 "2012-02-25T16:02:11Z")
No need to let this sleeping dog lie, I guess. Before they became teenagers, I really couldn’t have imagined a horror worse than having my kids taken by wild dogs, and then to not be believed. Lately though I’ve been in… --- ## [I love L.A.!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-l-a/613938)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-l-a/613938 "2012-02-25T09:15:37Z")
I love the freeways I love the muscle cars I love the Getty I love (most of) the stars I love to thrift-shop And swim on New Year’s Day Boom de yada, boom de yada, boom de yada, boom de yada… I love TJ’s I love d… --- ## [Had Some Threatening Weather Here In Georgia......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-some-threatening-weather-here-in-georgia/613932)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-some-threatening-weather-here-in-georgia/613932 "2012-02-25T09:00:24Z")
… Friday, and my favorite meteorologist, Atlanta’s Karen Minton was reporting severe (tornadoes, etc) weather updates, and telling everyone in affected areas of our state to take cover in their homes. If there was no b… --- ## [I guess I won't be buying a Tesla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-wont-be-buying-a-tesla/613677)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-wont-be-buying-a-tesla/613677 "2012-02-25T05:37:37Z")
… even if I could afford one. Looks like they have a rather big problem. A battery that can’t be recharged from zero charge, costs tens of thousands, and isn’t covered by insurance? :eek: :smack: --- ## [Dutch Prins Friso , has very serious brain damage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-prins-friso-has-very-serious-brain-damage/613829)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-prins-friso-has-very-serious-brain-damage/613829 "2012-02-25T04:55:37Z")
Sad day in Holland, The second son of Queen Beatrix had a Ski accident last week, today there was a press conference from the Hospital and the news was not good Prince Friso was second in line to the throne, who ha… --- ## [I dodged the bullet! Playing with matches.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dodged-the-bullet-playing-with-matches/613768)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dodged-the-bullet-playing-with-matches/613768 "2012-02-25T00:58:05Z")
I came home after work this afternoon and found a box of wooden matches spread out across my carpet. The box had been sitting beside my television and somehow must have been knocked down. I have two cats and a dog. Th… --- ## [Pandas and Evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandas-and-evolution/613806)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandas-and-evolution/613806 "2012-02-25T00:52:06Z")
I recently watched this clip of a man interviewing the guy in charge of a creationist museum. Among other things, when the visitor asked how the creationist believed that dinosaurs were once vegetarians when they had suc… --- ## [Can't hug every cat??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-hug-every-cat/613840)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-hug-every-cat/613840 "2012-02-24T21:55:35Z")
So, I was watching this video on YouTube in which the singer claims that you can’t hug every cat. It got me thinking…COULD she hug them all? If she spent her whole life just going around hugging cats, and with local, s… --- ## [If you shoot dope, avoid neck arteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-shoot-dope-avoid-neck-arteries/613410)
**Author:** [@michaeltangelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/michaeltangelo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-shoot-dope-avoid-neck-arteries/613410 "2012-02-24T07:18:05Z")
:frowning: If you shoot dope in the neck, this is what happens when you mess up and hit an artery. http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc264/dominoangelo/hittingneckartery.jpg :smack: --- ## [My Dementia Update: Number ? Incontinence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dementia-update-number-incontinence/606241)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dementia-update-number-incontinence/606241 "2011-12-22T04:20:35Z")
As much as it pains me to say it to you here, after about a month of barely making it to the bathroom, I have now begun to dribble. Is my brain “getting the message” too late? This may be the case, according to my res… --- ## [A fax machine keeps calling my office phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fax-machine-keeps-calling-my-office-phone/613637)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fax-machine-keeps-calling-my-office-phone/613637 "2012-02-24T03:11:46Z")
And it’s getting annoying! Of course I can’t argue with a fax machine to tell it that I’m not a fax machine. And I found some sites to do a reverse lookup to find out where it is, but they all want money to give me any u… --- ## [Perfect Attic Fan Weather , Lovin Life tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-attic-fan-weather-lovin-life-tonight/613787)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-attic-fan-weather-lovin-life-tonight/613787 "2012-02-24T02:29:19Z")
We had an unusual winter time hot spell. Got up to 85 today and it was 77 in my house. Turned off the central heat for a little while. Opened a couple windows and the back screen door. I’m lovin that cool breeze. … --- ## [Realy, REALLY old seeds bloom!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realy-really-old-seeds-bloom/613505)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realy-really-old-seeds-bloom/613505 "2012-02-23T23:46:56Z")
Scientists have successfully bloomed flowers from seeds frozen in the permafrost 30 thousand years ago! --- ## [1920's arrest photos from Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-arrest-photos-from-australia/613363)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-arrest-photos-from-australia/613363 "2012-02-23T22:16:40Z")
Interesting glimpse into the past. I was struck by how much older and beat up these people looked. Says a lot about the difficulties and hardships they must have faced. This lady could have been very attractive, but e… --- ## [Arizona Republican Sheriff Caught With Gay Pants Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-republican-sheriff-caught-with-gay-pants-down/613339)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-republican-sheriff-caught-with-gay-pants-down/613339 "2012-02-23T21:14:12Z")
The story is here. Blurb from article: "A nationally known sheriff resigned from presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s Arizona committee and acknowledged he was gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom h… --- ## [Love for whoever wants it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-whoever-wants-it/611745)
**Author:** [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-whoever-wants-it/611745 "2012-02-23T21:05:45Z")
Long story short: I’m quite drunk, and very happy. So I’m ready to share some love for whoever’s bored/lonely/whatever. Don’t be shy of the 'Wang! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Run out of town on a stick: what to wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-out-of-town-on-a-stick-what-to-wear/613712)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-out-of-town-on-a-stick-what-to-wear/613712 "2012-02-23T20:31:51Z")
Your basic white is good. It can show the smudges of redemption. It can be the backdrop for flames. What would you choose? --- ## ["I am a Morman"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-morman/606709)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-morman/606709 "2012-02-23T19:07:02Z")
Dunno if this has been brought up- the abundance of “I am a Morman” commercials lately. Are they prostheletizing or is it a conspiracy to make Mitt seem less unacceptable? --- ## [It's time to 'share your good news' again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-share-your-good-news-again/613163)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-share-your-good-news-again/613163 "2012-02-23T17:37:49Z")
Yes, this is partly because I didn’t feel like starting a whole thread just for mine. But I figured that there are probably a lot of people out there who’d like to hear good news about Dopers. After three tries in as ma… --- ## [Darn skunk, my house still stinks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darn-skunk-my-house-still-stinks/613673)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darn-skunk-my-house-still-stinks/613673 "2012-02-23T16:03:11Z")
Last night I opened the back door and stepped on my deck. The skunk stink nearly knocked me down. I think it was on the deck and got startled when the door opened. Thankfully he was long gone and didn’t spray me or the … --- ## [Apple recalling & replacing 1st-gen Ipod Nano to due battery safety issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-recalling-replacing-1st-gen-ipod-nano-to-due-battery-safety-issue/603157)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-recalling-replacing-1st-gen-ipod-nano-to-due-battery-safety-issue/603157 "2012-02-23T14:29:25Z")
Apparently some first-generation Ipod Nanos have batteries that can catch fire. So, they’re recalling them and replacing them for free. It isn’t clear whether they’re replacing them with refurbed 1st-gen units, or with p… --- ## [Amazingly stupid things overheard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazingly-stupid-things-overheard/607599)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazingly-stupid-things-overheard/607599 "2012-02-23T08:03:18Z")
Two women behind me in a supermarket line: \*“Ain’t it something that the baby Jesus was born right on Christmas?” “Praise.”\* That’s all I heard, because I had shoved ice picks into my ears. --- ## [Funny video of my budgies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-video-of-my-budgies/613344)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-video-of-my-budgies/613344 "2012-02-23T07:32:58Z")
Here’s a funny video of my budgies. Yellow-Budgie found a toy that made her go all squirly. I think it must be fun to bite because it’s all squishy. She’s still doing the same thing right now. It’s really funny to watch.… --- ## [January's big fat weight loss thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256 "2012-02-23T06:37:18Z")
All 8 million of us who overindulged over the holidays, or made a New Year’s resolution to get fit, or who are simply continuing a sane fat-reduction plan that we maintained throughout December (good for you!) need a thr… --- ## [I want Chocolate Orange Twix, available in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-chocolate-orange-twix-available-in-the-usa/49030)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-chocolate-orange-twix-available-in-the-usa/49030 "2012-02-23T04:57:29Z")
One of my fondest memories of travelling in the UK some years ago, was the prevelance of Chocolate/Orange Twix. While it may sound strange, it was actually a very good candy bar. And it must sell somewhat well in Europe,… --- ## [The How I Feel About Being Circumcised Thread that doesn't activate trust issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-i-feel-about-being-circumcised-thread-that-doesnt-activate-trust-issues/610362)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-i-feel-about-being-circumcised-thread-that-doesnt-activate-trust-issues/610362 "2012-02-23T04:14:56Z")
In this thread I activated trust issues. People didn’t want to click on the link, they didn’t know where I was going and were not sure they wanted to find out. All I have to say is that it appears to be a gross violatio… --- ## [Somebody stole my microwave oven!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-stole-my-microwave-oven/613444)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-stole-my-microwave-oven/613444 "2012-02-23T03:36:48Z")
:slight\_smile: Last week my 20+ year old microwave gave up the ghost - the door catch broke. Not having a car (don’t need one in London) I arranged with a friend to come and drive me to the local recycling depot. In pre… --- ## [Have you ever seen a modern home with no bathrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-modern-home-with-no-bathrooms/613460)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-modern-home-with-no-bathrooms/613460 "2012-02-22T23:25:20Z")
This modern-looking home is on the market. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it being built without a bathroom. My house is twice as old and has 1 1/2 bathrooms. --- ## [Working on vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-vacation/613666)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-vacation/613666 "2012-02-22T21:59:52Z")
Fucking\* rocks\*. Sitting at a Hyatt resort tiki-bar across from the pool, laptop is out, slightly chilled Glenfiddich 18 is next to me, Parliament Funkadelic is cranking through a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and… --- ## [I never realized how Women viewed themselves before reading this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-realized-how-women-viewed-themselves-before-reading-this/613287)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-realized-how-women-viewed-themselves-before-reading-this/613287 "2012-02-22T20:22:15Z")
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is a great book and is correct that men will never fully understand women. I certainly don’t understand the females species. I’m still trying my best. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I am am… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1166)