# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1174 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1175 --- ## [This is the pits. (I allmost Pitted this.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-pits-i-allmost-pitted-this/611743)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-pits-i-allmost-pitted-this/611743 "2012-02-04T22:38:47Z")
I need one character, one symbol, that shows supreme disgust. Please. It would be so much easier than trying to explain. Anybody got a Nike-like swipe in mind? --- ## [Problem with my advisor--I could really use some doper wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-my-advisor-i-could-really-use-some-doper-wisdom/611792)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-my-advisor-i-could-really-use-some-doper-wisdom/611792 "2012-02-04T22:19:00Z")
As some of you may remember, I’m working on my PhD in a scientific discipline. I love the lab I’m in, and I love what I do. I’ve always been bad with organization, time management, and not screwing up boring, routine ta… --- ## [NY Subway passengers in 1960, great photos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754 "2012-02-04T21:30:09Z")
I wish more of these would be released online. I’d love to visit the museum exhibit in California. But can’t afford it. Notice there’s no graffiti? The subway is actually clean? :stuck\_out\_tongue: What a difference fro… --- ## [Video of 'Swarm' flying robots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-swarm-flying-robots/611738)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-swarm-flying-robots/611738 "2012-02-04T20:25:01Z")
Cool (YouTube link). A bunch of small quadrotor flying machines that can fly in formation. The reaction I’ve seen elsewhere from people ranges from “Cute!”; to “Manhacks!” from Half-life 2 fans. --- ## [Porky Spiderman Is Sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porky-spiderman-is-sad/611240)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porky-spiderman-is-sad/611240 "2012-02-04T18:47:31Z")
Pory Spiderman got nuthin’ to do. Porky Spiderman is saaaaddd. :frowning: :wink: :D:D --- ## [Mugshots can tell you a lot...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mugshots-can-tell-you-a-lot/611335)
**Author:** [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mugshots-can-tell-you-a-lot/611335 "2012-02-04T17:55:13Z")
Just checking out the ol’ Oregon mugshots, so I know who to watch out for on the streets. http://pdxmugshots.com/ Here are a few conclusions I have come to (mind you, this is not scientific, but probably in every way c… --- ## [Three! Odd Coincidences I've had lately.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-odd-coincidences-ive-had-lately/611749)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-odd-coincidences-ive-had-lately/611749 "2012-02-04T17:47:15Z")
Grocery shopping: I usually buy Oreos for Mr. Sali’s lunch. Yesterday I saw, and bought, some hard-to-find lemon cookies. I get home and see a note on the table asking I see if I can buy those very same lemon cookie… --- ## [I just learned my wife is a pyromaniac.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-my-wife-is-a-pyromaniac/611403)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-my-wife-is-a-pyromaniac/611403 "2012-02-04T15:50:37Z")
I pit idiots who let their wives almost burn down the neighbor’s eucalyptus grove. Once a month, my wife gets aches and pains. That’s today, so I asked her if she wanted to relax and watch a movie or something. No, she… --- ## [Sarcastic Font](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarcastic-font/611559)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarcastic-font/611559 "2012-02-04T15:09:21Z")
I think it’s time. It’s 2012 and yet when I email reply “douche bag” to someone they dont know if i’m angry or joking. I think we as a bright light in the dark world of ignorance need to make our mark as an internet fa… --- ## [Feeling resentful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-resentful/611679)
**Author:** [@stolatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolatt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-resentful/611679 "2012-02-04T10:26:09Z")
I rekindled an old friendship with one of my brother’s ex-girlfriends. She was in a tight spot, so I loaned her money and gave her some of my furniture to start a new home. I felt it was the right thing to do and I was… --- ## [How do European nations deal with ex-convicts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-european-nations-deal-with-ex-convicts/610679)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-european-nations-deal-with-ex-convicts/610679 "2012-02-04T09:37:11Z")
Over in this thread there is a discussion about how politics in Europe tends to be to the left of politics in the US. Granted there are over 20 distinct countries in western europe, so what applies for one isn’t going t… --- ## [Need Help From Arkansas Dopers!! RE: E Cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-from-arkansas-dopers-re-e-cigarettes/611728)
**Author:** [@Storm\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Storm_Girl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-from-arkansas-dopers-re-e-cigarettes/611728 "2012-02-04T05:57:54Z")
Hey guys! Anyone happen to know where I could find a refillable e cigarette in the Little Rock Arkansas area? I can find the ones with the disposable cartridges all day long, but I like the idea of filling my own cartrid… --- ## [WTF?! Mac/MS Word help needed!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-mac-ms-word-help-needed/611717)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-mac-ms-word-help-needed/611717 "2012-02-04T03:53:59Z")
Okay, I have Word 2004 for Mac version 11.5.5 and Mac OSX 10.6.8, and a VERY sudden onset issue’s just come up. In short: I cannot save anything. Every time I try to save something (it works fine until then), the follo… --- ## [I'm an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-idiot/611386)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-idiot/611386 "2012-02-04T01:17:15Z")
I cut the crap out of my finger with a cuisenart hand blender, so I can’t type. See you in a couple weeks. --- ## [Dimples....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimples/611601)
**Author:** [@missinformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missinformation)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimples/611601 "2012-02-04T01:04:29Z")
in the facial cheeks, thank you very much LOL Who else has them? Did you endure the cheek pinching when you were little? Or was it just my Italian relatives? --- ## [A piano with 'strings'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-piano-with-strings/611666)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-piano-with-strings/611666 "2012-02-04T00:14:33Z")
Recently a friend of mine offered me the piano that they have in their house. They are hoarders, and in an effort to de-hoard my friend wanted to get rid of the piano so he could put in shelving/storage space in its plac… --- ## [English Pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-pronunciation/597097)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-pronunciation/597097 "2012-02-03T23:52:17Z")
I found this poem a long time ago… sometimes I just like to read it out loud as fast as I can. Never once have I even come close to being able to read the entire thing aloud without stumbling, stuttering, or outright sla… --- ## [Oh The Places You’ll Go (Burning Man)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-places-you-ll-go-burning-man/608854)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-places-you-ll-go-burning-man/608854 "2012-02-03T23:19:19Z")
This is cute and fun and made me smile (all those cute weird looking guys didn’t hurt either).:wink: From the Daily What: It’s Burning Man so it may not be quite safe for work. It’s 7m10s BTW: There are cute weird l… --- ## [Things that seem like frivolities until you actually need them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-like-frivolities-until-you-actually-need-them/611026)
**Author:** [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-like-frivolities-until-you-actually-need-them/611026 "2012-02-03T20:23:42Z")
I have a cold. Just last night I proclaimed in another thread that I hadn’t been sick all that much this season, and then BAM, my body’s mucus factories decide to go into overdrive. I’ve noticed that before I get a cold… --- ## [Best Neighbourhood in the Country? Mine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-neighbourhood-in-the-country-mine/611495)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-neighbourhood-in-the-country-mine/611495 "2012-02-03T20:13:00Z")
For those not in the know here’s what you need to know about my city; Lovely London, Ontario, Canada, a city of 365,000, lies midway between Toronto and Detroit. 45 mins to the beaches of Lake Huron or Lake Erie. Home t… --- ## [There Are Ten Kinds of People...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-ten-kinds-of-people/611194)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-ten-kinds-of-people/611194 "2012-02-03T19:39:42Z")
I think most of us have run into the predecessor joke here already: There are 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary notation, and those who don’t. I ran across two variants that amused me enough to want to sh… --- ## [Yet another difficult student story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-difficult-student-story/611540)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-difficult-student-story/611540 "2012-02-03T15:37:14Z")
It seems like we’ve had a few threads lately about difficult or disruptive students in the classroom. This is another one. :wink: I don’t know that I’m really asking for advice here, just venting. But good advice is go… --- ## [Horrifying video of my friend's friends getting mashed by a Mercedes in China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifying-video-of-my-friends-friends-getting-mashed-by-a-mercedes-in-china/611291)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifying-video-of-my-friends-friends-getting-mashed-by-a-mercedes-in-china/611291 "2012-02-03T14:33:39Z")
A friend of mine who is an English teacher in Yangzhou, China, reported that two nights ago two of his fellow teachers were waiting for their McDonald’s order when a Merc being driven at high speed crossed the sidewalk a… --- ## [Murder convictions in the Shafia "dis"-honour trial.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-convictions-in-the-shafia-dis-honour-trial/611105)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-convictions-in-the-shafia-dis-honour-trial/611105 "2012-02-03T11:26:01Z")
Jury has been deliberating since Friday; returned verdict today; guilty of first degree murder on all four counts: Jury in “honour killing” case finds Shafia family guilty of 1st-degree murder --- ## [Portmanteau you invented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portmanteau-you-invented/609450)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portmanteau-you-invented/609450 "2012-02-03T06:10:30Z")
Have you ever invented a new combo word? One I invented is “shiggles”. --- ## [Nixon and Brezhnev were mammals, you know....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-and-brezhnev-were-mammals-you-know/611265)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-and-brezhnev-were-mammals-you-know/611265 "2012-02-03T05:31:21Z")
…and if you didn’t, Wikipedia would be the first to tell you: Mammal - Wikipedia --- ## [I ran out of computers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ran-out-of-computers/611618)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ran-out-of-computers/611618 "2012-02-03T03:25:44Z")
I never thought I would say that. Wife’s died last week. The one I stole from a former employer\* died this morning. My antique PII that I bought in 1999 died tonight. I haven’t had to buy a computer since Wife’s, abo… --- ## ["Push The Buh-en.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/push-the-buh-en/611330)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/push-the-buh-en/611330 "2012-02-03T02:40:41Z")
… and then sit down on your butt". What? Is there something wrong up in your sinuses that you can’t pronounce the word “button” with both syllables together, kid? What do you guys think? I mean, you do have to go up i… --- ## [Little Nemo, a moment of your time...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-nemo-a-moment-of-your-time/611562)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-nemo-a-moment-of-your-time/611562 "2012-02-03T01:29:20Z")
I, too, while wary of said Wrath, would very much like to hear the tale of the Austro-Hungarian/Cherokee confluence. But MPSIMS is probably a better place for the digression. --- ## [Overzealous anti-virus software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overzealous-anti-virus-software/611572)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overzealous-anti-virus-software/611572 "2012-02-02T23:41:43Z")
We’ve been looking for a file, which we haven’t received even though the sender said he sent it. Turns out their anti-virus software scans outgoing as well as incoming messages. One address in the file is on Van Dyke A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1173) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1175)