# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1167 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1168 --- ## [Wonder Bread: Lead Ink Logo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-bread-lead-ink-logo/613380)
**Author:** [@relesabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relesabe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-bread-lead-ink-logo/613380 "2012-02-20T13:27:23Z")
Many years ago (maybe 30) there was a news story that a package of Wonder Bread had its colorful logo printed on the inside (i.e., simply the bag was somehow turned inside out before the bread was inserted). The ink fro… --- ## [Da Hitchin' MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/da-hitchin-mmp/612677)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/da-hitchin-mmp/612677 "2012-02-20T13:05:13Z")
Well, as I mentioned last week, by the end of this week, \*\*PB \*\*will make me the happiest person on earth by making an honest woman of me :stuck\_out\_tongue: So, tell me your wedding stories, your own wedding, weddings… --- ## [Learned which scientists "discovered Spina Bifida (my disability)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learned-which-scientists-discovered-spina-bifida-my-disability/613406)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learned-which-scientists-discovered-spina-bifida-my-disability/613406 "2012-02-20T09:00:02Z")
Pays to putz around the web! :smiley: Their names were Giovanni Battista Morgnani and Nicolaes Tulp. Also learned (though I kinda knew already) that spina bifida has been around for 20,000 years. --- ## [I almost fell into the toilet at work this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-almost-fell-into-the-toilet-at-work-this-morning/613161)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-almost-fell-into-the-toilet-at-work-this-morning/613161 "2012-02-20T06:09:04Z")
Why in the world do the cleaning people leave the toilet seats up after they clean the restrooms? Don’t they know that women sit down when they use the toilet? Every morning I have to check the seat and put it down. T… --- ## [Murphy's Law -- No, the other one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphys-law-no-the-other-one/613221)
**Author:** [@Chipacabra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chipacabra)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphys-law-no-the-other-one/613221 "2012-02-20T04:39:22Z")
Yeah, everyone knows that anything that can go wrong, will. That’s just an observation of life. But reportedly, what Murphy ACTUALLY said was more along the lines of “If there’s more than one way to do something, and one… --- ## [My sister has been murdered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-has-been-murdered/612731)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-has-been-murdered/612731 "2012-02-20T01:37:11Z")
They think on Friday. Her body was discovered yesterday. I found out today. She is the one we always expected to go next, but not this way. No suspects yet. (That I know of–I’m two steps removed on the information flow… --- ## [Ongoing (?) Alzheimer's Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-alzheimers-support-thread/605329)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-alzheimers-support-thread/605329 "2012-02-20T00:46:18Z")
I’m starting this thread with hopes to create a gathering place for support for all those whose lives have been touched by Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia. I know I’m not the only Doper dealing with this on a daily basi… --- ## [50 dollars or 50 $1 lottery tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-dollars-or-50-1-lottery-tickets/613058)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-dollars-or-50-1-lottery-tickets/613058 "2012-02-19T19:49:10Z")
By looking at the odds, is there a way to determine which of these will more likely end up putting the most money in your pocket when all is said and done. And these are scratch off tickets. --- ## [So, our twins are born and home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212 "2012-02-19T19:45:52Z")
Miriam and Elizabeth were born on February 7th, and spent their first week in the NICU, due to pretty low birthweight and some breathing problems, but they came home on Wednesday, are nursing like gangbusters, and gainin… --- ## [Why we train our pups seperately...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-train-our-pups-seperately/613193)
**Author:** [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-train-our-pups-seperately/613193 "2012-02-19T19:28:22Z")
The crumpet household has two mutts, sisters who are 3/4 mini schnauzer and 1/4 king charles spaniel, born late last september. They are doing very well. I thought it would amuse some of you to see why they are usually … --- ## [Skunk Cabbage Coming Up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skunk-cabbage-coming-up/613132)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skunk-cabbage-coming-up/613132 "2012-02-19T18:07:51Z")
Around here, spring is coming…about 3 weeks early! On my walk in the woods, I noticed the tops of the skunk cabbage plants poking up-and my neighbor’s forsythia bush is blooming! No snow on the ground-and the days have … --- ## [Foxy Knoxy signs a 4 Million Dollar Book Deal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foxy-knoxy-signs-a-4-million-dollar-book-deal/613079)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foxy-knoxy-signs-a-4-million-dollar-book-deal/613079 "2012-02-19T17:09:18Z")
Gotta love the press. Giving a convicted murderer 4 Million books. A million bucks for each year in prison. Not a bad pay off for the sexy and oh so deadly lady. Amanda Knox can travel the world in style now. She better… --- ## [Unwittingly dragged into the middle of a scam. Yipe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwittingly-dragged-into-the-middle-of-a-scam-yipe/478505)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwittingly-dragged-into-the-middle-of-a-scam-yipe/478505 "2012-02-19T06:33:48Z")
Okay, not the middle of a scam, but the periphery – a very awkward position either way. Sorry in advance for the length… I live in an apartment building. A neighbor on my floor, whom I know enough only to say ‘hi’ and … --- ## [Obviously, I had a lot to learn about kicking the tadpole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-i-had-a-lot-to-learn-about-kicking-the-tadpole/612737)
**Author:** [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-i-had-a-lot-to-learn-about-kicking-the-tadpole/612737 "2012-02-18T23:11:56Z")
Of course, back in the day, we called it ‘plundering the forbidden weasel’. Shoutout to the forumites at civfanatics.com for finding it. --- ## [Personalized power cut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personalized-power-cut/612612)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personalized-power-cut/612612 "2012-02-18T19:55:20Z")
Last night, at about 11.30 pm, all the power in my flat (apartment to you Americans) suddenly went out. My first thought was it was a blown fuse, which I have experienced in this place before, but there are separate fuse… --- ## [Anyone in or near Newport Oregon who might want to help me out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-or-near-newport-oregon-who-might-want-to-help-me-out/613261)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-or-near-newport-oregon-who-might-want-to-help-me-out/613261 "2012-02-18T19:15:41Z")
My best friend came back from a visit to Oregon with a gift of coffee for my boyfriend - specifically Gnarly Boy coffee from Newport Bay Coffee. He finally got around to opening it and he is madly in love - says it’s the… --- ## [Marestare 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marestare-2012/613226)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marestare-2012/613226 "2012-02-18T18:12:35Z")
First up is Mocha the Mini.Big as a house. StG --- ## [My friend desperately needs help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-desperately-needs-help/613029)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-desperately-needs-help/613029 "2012-02-18T16:33:37Z")
He’s gotten into trouble for a rookie mistake, and feels that the punishment is far in excess of his offense. He says that it falls under the cruel and unusual amendment, and is less than amused by my response that while… --- ## [After your 45 mil heist, how would you get away with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-your-45-mil-heist-how-would-you-get-away-with-it/612993)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-your-45-mil-heist-how-would-you-get-away-with-it/612993 "2012-02-18T15:15:22Z")
This woman managed to steal 45 million dollars from ING, where she was an employee, before being caught. She managed to buy huge amounts of jewels and houses. She didn’t escape the law. Would you? What would your plan b… --- ## [Who buys billion-dollar bearer bonds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-billion-dollar-bearer-bonds/613147)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-billion-dollar-bearer-bonds/613147 "2012-02-18T05:52:56Z")
Here’s a story that strikes me as bizarre. I kept looking at the URL, wondering if I’d ended up at the ONION. The journalist hedged his bets with “allegedly” fake, I guess to protect himself in case the bonds are vali… --- ## [Things You'd Buy If They Actually Existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-buy-if-they-actually-existed/611076)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-buy-if-they-actually-existed/611076 "2012-02-18T04:58:47Z")
There is a YouTube spoof of “Tickle Me Elmo” called “Tickle Me Emo” The funniest part is, if this actually existed, I’d buy it What are some things you’d actually want to buy, if they actually did exist. Of course “Si… --- ## [Cutesy mispronunciations from your own childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutesy-mispronunciations-from-your-own-childhood/612609)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutesy-mispronunciations-from-your-own-childhood/612609 "2012-02-18T04:30:03Z")
Include your kids or others you’re close to, but point out which ones are your own. Some of mine from pre-school: Cookie = ditty Divinity (candy) = savanity My kids in their early years: Horse = hiffy Cow = pig I’… --- ## [Does Santorum REALLY want his name associated with a frothy fecal looking substance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-santorum-really-want-his-name-associated-with-a-frothy-fecal-looking-substance/613105)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-santorum-really-want-his-name-associated-with-a-frothy-fecal-looking-substance/613105 "2012-02-18T04:07:18Z")
I’ve been on record since Dan Savage made santorum a nelogogism for something extraordinarily disgusting (other than Rick Santorum) as saying that I thought that was witless, juvenile, and a shot in the foot to gay activ… --- ## [No wonder his job perfromance was under review..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-his-job-perfromance-was-under-review/613225)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-his-job-perfromance-was-under-review/613225 "2012-02-18T03:19:39Z")
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/\_news/2012/02/17/10437192-ice-agent-opened-fire-during-job-performance-talk …Dude can’t aim worth a shit apparently. I’m really glad the Supervisor is mostly okay, but really? Six shots at … --- ## [Teens Epic Facebook Fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-epic-facebook-fail/612434)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-epic-facebook-fail/612434 "2012-02-18T01:01:54Z")
I’m still laughing after seeing this video. 15 year old Teen posts obscenity laced rant against her parents & household chores on Facebook. Thinking her privacy settings will keep it hid from parents. Very, very bad i… --- ## [Words that just sound funny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-just-sound-funny/612572)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-just-sound-funny/612572 "2012-02-18T00:43:18Z")
Recompense is such an odd word, as is cacophany. Without tit it would be tilate. Got any? --- ## [Ask the person who lives in a tiny country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-lives-in-a-tiny-country/612240)
**Author:** [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-lives-in-a-tiny-country/612240 "2012-02-18T00:09:41Z")
My country has less than 100 000 folks in it. More than half of us, including me, are immigrants. What do you want to ask? P.S. I’m cheating a bit because it’s the Isle of Man - YCDMV (Your country definition may vary) … --- ## [Money with a catch... (a fantasy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-with-a-catch-a-fantasy/613021)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-with-a-catch-a-fantasy/613021 "2012-02-17T22:28:48Z")
This is just a flight of fancy, so don’t go getting all exciting thinking I’m going to give you a pile of cash. It seems like whenever there’s a thread about hitting the lottery or coming into a large amount of money, l… --- ## [My sister bought a house and now has too much debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-bought-a-house-and-now-has-too-much-debt/612958)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-bought-a-house-and-now-has-too-much-debt/612958 "2012-02-17T22:14:50Z")
Mundane and pointless, and I must share because I’m sort of flabbergasted. Warning for some number-crunching. Okay, so, my sister and her husband make $100k. They don’t have much in the way of savings. They have a pleas… --- ## [Painting Tiles: Can It Be Done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-tiles-can-it-be-done/612633)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-tiles-can-it-be-done/612633 "2012-02-17T21:15:29Z")
I would like to renovate our downstairs bathroom. It is in good shape, except for the pink (OMG I hate pink) fixtures and tile trim. I would like to retile the floor, but the walls are tiled in white 4"x4" tiles that ar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1168)