# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1172 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1173 --- ## [Why Do Little Kids Fall Asleep So Fast and Feel So Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-little-kids-fall-asleep-so-fast-and-feel-so-heavy/612208)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-little-kids-fall-asleep-so-fast-and-feel-so-heavy/612208 "2012-02-08T23:32:51Z")
I had forgotten a hard and fast rule, when you are around a little kid under 3, especially NEVER PICK THEM UP. Why because they instantly fall asleep. I was holding a friend’s kid and sure enough, five seconds after I … --- ## [Moving back to the US of A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-back-to-the-us-of-a/612139)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-back-to-the-us-of-a/612139 "2012-02-08T21:21:24Z")
My husband finally called it quits to the\*\* Austrailan Experiment\*\*. After a year here(for him) and seven months for me, we’re heading back to the States for a breather. We have lived outside of the States for over 17 y… --- ## [Trivia question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-question/612138)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-question/612138 "2012-02-08T19:58:45Z")
What nation was bloodlessly, and willingly invaded on this date in history? How many “soldiers” were in the “army”? --- ## [Missing Scientists in Antarctica - Science Fiction and Reality meet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-scientists-in-antarctica-science-fiction-and-reality-meet/611782)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-scientists-in-antarctica-science-fiction-and-reality-meet/611782 "2012-02-08T19:21:27Z")
Scientists are trying to drill into Lake Vostok. A lake that hasn’t been exposed to air since man began living here. They don’t know whats down there. Could be life we’ve never seen. Sound familiar? The Thing … --- ## [Favorite Shaggy Dog Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-shaggy-dog-story/611824)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-shaggy-dog-story/611824 "2012-02-08T17:22:51Z")
If you aren’t sure what a Shaggy Dog Story is, well… you’re in for a treat :smiley: Here’s mine! Can’t wait to read all of yours! \[spoiler\] There was a little boy by the name of Billy. Billy was an ordinary little boy… --- ## [I have 400 cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-400-cats/612087)
**Author:** [@SubaRhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SubaRhubarb)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-400-cats/612087 "2012-02-08T16:57:21Z")
to play with. This is Szymon AKA Shortbus. He belongs to my son. And this pic shows all four of my housekitties napping on my couch they destroyed. The shelter cats are all sweet, and starving for attention, so I spen… --- ## [Best zombie transition ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-zombie-transition-ever/612130)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-zombie-transition-ever/612130 "2012-02-08T16:47:40Z")
You find an interesting title, click it and start reading. Then you read a post referencing this as a zombie thread. Yet, the recent post fit in the narrative and you have to scroll up and find it. What had the longest … --- ## [Please help fight the racists!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-fight-the-racists/612186)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-fight-the-racists/612186 "2012-02-08T16:43:54Z")
(Reread the guidelines to be sure, so I hope I’m ok posting this. If not, really sorry!!) I grew up in The Netherlands and have always loved it as a country. The Dutch are progressive, liberal free-thinking people that … --- ## [Women have a groin.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-have-a-groin/611607)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-have-a-groin/611607 "2012-02-08T15:54:43Z")
At work I once said that the upper bar on a bicycle could hurt a woman’s groin, and two women and three men quickly corrected me with “only men have groins”. Yeah, right! Where do people get these ideas? So I just looke… --- ## [Teach Me About Cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-cigarettes/611837)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-cigarettes/611837 "2012-02-08T14:04:52Z")
I don’t smoke but I was waiting in line and was bored and looking at all the different types. There are filtered, unfiltered, 100s, lights, ultra lights, slims, menthol all different kinds. So what is the difference be… --- ## [New word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-word/612114)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-word/612114 "2012-02-08T11:55:09Z")
Amphivalent- being undecided about going swimming. --- ## [How the heck would a mouse get in ceiling fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-heck-would-a-mouse-get-in-ceiling-fan/612090)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-heck-would-a-mouse-get-in-ceiling-fan/612090 "2012-02-08T11:40:37Z")
Our ceiling fan was making a strange clicking noise lately. I entered the dining room a few minutes ago and saw what initially thought was a piece of dust hanging out of the motor. Turned out it was a tail! Some mouse ma… --- ## [Snow, cold, winter. What took you so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-cold-winter-what-took-you-so-long/611597)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-cold-winter-what-took-you-so-long/611597 "2012-02-08T11:25:58Z")
About freaking time. We haven’t had any snow over an inch since the first days of December. The monthly reports from January aren’t out yet, but I’ll bet it falls in the top five for highest average temp and lowest pr… --- ## [Word Forms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-forms/612174)
**Author:** [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-forms/612174 "2012-02-08T08:29:38Z")
Heard something on the radio driving in this morning, thought it might be worth mentioning :wink: Presenter said “blah blah blah came alongside” and it occurred to me that “alongside” written as “a long side” is exactly … --- ## [A small, temperamental parrot from Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-small-temperamental-parrot-from-australia/611788)
**Author:** [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-small-temperamental-parrot-from-australia/611788 "2012-02-08T06:06:42Z")
Fussbudgie! --- ## [Update to "If I fits in it, I sits in it." (Cat Pictures!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-to-if-i-fits-in-it-i-sits-in-it-cat-pictures/612085)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-to-if-i-fits-in-it-i-sits-in-it-cat-pictures/612085 "2012-02-08T05:31:13Z")
If I fits ON it, I sits ON it. A natural evolution, really. :slight\_smile: Your pets done anything cute lately that you’d like to share? --- ## [Cher Dancing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cher-dancing/612159)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cher-dancing/612159 "2012-02-08T04:09:17Z")
Here is a clip of Cher dancing, from the Sonny and Cher Nitty Gritty Hour in 1971. I put it here instead of Cafe Society because I really don’t have much to say about it, except that I just love the little kick/step move… --- ## [The stories you tell!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stories-you-tell/600447)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stories-you-tell/600447 "2012-02-08T01:56:49Z")
This ever happen to you? You have a story to tell, that while it is absolutely 100% true, the details are so outrageous, that people think you are adding to the tale to make it more interesting or something. I have two… --- ## [What's the oldest coin in your pocket/purse right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-coin-in-your-pocket-purse-right-now/612143)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-coin-in-your-pocket-purse-right-now/612143 "2012-02-08T01:05:26Z")
Got me a 1929 penny. I like that its been floating around the country for 80 years. Hope it gets 80 more. --- ## [I'm 41 years old, and I had sex 6 times today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-41-years-old-and-i-had-sex-6-times-today/611838)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-41-years-old-and-i-had-sex-6-times-today/611838 "2012-02-08T01:02:33Z")
Went to see the girlfriend today. Arrived around noon, went home at 11:30 PM and over that nearly 12-hour period we had sex, with mutual orgasms, six times. No viagra, just sushi for dinner and a couple of horny 40-somet… --- ## [Picture comparing Michele Obama to Coretta King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-comparing-michele-obama-to-coretta-king/611961)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-comparing-michele-obama-to-coretta-king/611961 "2012-02-07T22:44:42Z")
This pic is all over facebook, people are forwarding it saying its beautiful and inspirational. :eek: Its Michele holding her daughter at some event, on the other side is Loretta King at her husband’s funeral. Creepy i… --- ## [Statue Burnishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statue-burnishing/611537)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statue-burnishing/611537 "2012-02-07T21:44:34Z")
For no good reason, I’ve been thinmking about statue burnishing – the way brass statues and bas-reliefs that are exposedto public handling shown which parts get handled the most, because those parts rapidly become shinie… --- ## [Anyone feel an earthquake in Washington (state)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-an-earthquake-in-washington-state/612099)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-an-earthquake-in-washington-state/612099 "2012-02-07T21:22:12Z")
A minute ago I felt a mild jolt on the coast of Washington just below the Canadian border. Earthquake? Or not? --- ## [My dog stares at the wall (slightly long) UPDATE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-stares-at-the-wall-slightly-long-update/366757)
**Author:** [@malita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malita)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-stares-at-the-wall-slightly-long-update/366757 "2012-02-07T20:24:03Z")
I’m not sure if this is more Mundane and Pointless, or a cry for help, but here goes. My dog has started staring at the wall. For hours. And hours. A little background info, you ask? Dog in question is a 3.5 year ol… --- ## [Do air purifiers prevent the buildup of dust on furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-air-purifiers-prevent-the-buildup-of-dust-on-furniture/612021)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-air-purifiers-prevent-the-buildup-of-dust-on-furniture/612021 "2012-02-07T16:13:20Z")
Will an ionic or HEPA air purifier prevent the buildup of dust on furniture and reduce the need for vacuuming? My understanding is ionic purifiers will cause airborne particles to be drawn to walls and the floor, so that… --- ## [Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) Posts Onion "abortionplex" article on Facebook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-john-fleming-r-la-posts-onion-abortionplex-article-on-facebook/612040)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-john-fleming-r-la-posts-onion-abortionplex-article-on-facebook/612040 "2012-02-07T15:51:40Z")
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72507.html Moron. :stuck\_out\_tongue: ETA: Here’s a screen capture: http://literallyunbelievable.org/post/17153265749/how-exactly-did-you-get-elected --- ## [The Old Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-country/611869)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-country/611869 "2012-02-07T05:36:21Z")
Just having seen the new season of Who Do You Think You Are? (which I always think of as Just Who the Fuck Do You Think You Are?), I got to a-pondering. Do those of you who are descended from immigrants or slaves or othe… --- ## [Insight into the Canadian mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insight-into-the-canadian-mind/611893)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insight-into-the-canadian-mind/611893 "2012-02-07T02:46:39Z")
I mean this in no way as a slight. I’m really, truly, interested in something we saw in Washington state while we were up there this summer. “Canadian money at Par”: So, 1 dollar US is 1 loony Canadian, with no fees or … --- ## [What's the average age of the coins in your pocket/purse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-the-coins-in-your-pocket-purse/611688)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-the-coins-in-your-pocket-purse/611688 "2012-02-07T00:37:33Z")
I was scrounging for change, and I noticed that I had quite a few. It’s a slow Friday afternoon, so I decided to check how old they were. I’ve got 17 coins in my purse, and the average age is 21 years old. No, I didn’… --- ## [Scarlett Johansson is stolen biological material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlett-johansson-is-stolen-biological-material/611954)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlett-johansson-is-stolen-biological-material/611954 "2012-02-07T00:28:53Z")
Do a search for the thread title in google, someone has been posting this phrase along with a lengthy rant about how a woman named Scarlett Galabekian had her DNA stolen and used to clone the famous actress, there are th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1171) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1173)