# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1175 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1176 --- ## [For real men who can handle "the big one".\ **Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-real-men-who-can-handle-the-big-one-on-the-label-of-beer-im-drinking/611401 "2012-02-02T23:04:24Z") I have got up to viewing it as a triple entendre, is my beer questioning my masculinity OR praising it?:dubious: --- ## [Groundhog Day Explained](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-explained/611527)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-explained/611527 "2012-02-02T22:34:18Z")
Groundhog Day Explained by CGP Grey 2m 19s :slight\_smile: I’m pretty sure this guy’s video have been link too before. They are fun and informative. I found his Politics in the Animal Kingdom very interesting. Also thi… --- ## ["Be being" - grammatically correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-being-grammatically-correct/611322)
**Author:** [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-being-grammatically-correct/611322 "2012-02-02T22:13:52Z")
Mr. Ipsum asked my opinion on an email he was writing. I saw that it contained the sentence, “I am concerned that this might not be being adhered to.” I said I didn’t think that “be being” was right. He admitted that it … --- ## [Is google translate sexist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-google-translate-sexist/611300)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-google-translate-sexist/611300 "2012-02-02T22:13:14Z")
Put the following sentence into google translate: \*\*Men are men and men should clean the kitchen \*\* Translate it into German: Männer sind Männer und Frauen sollten die Küche sauber While it’s grammatically correct, f… --- ## [Ranking non-specific quantities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-non-specific-quantities/611569)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-non-specific-quantities/611569 "2012-02-02T20:06:10Z")
There may be an older thread on this topic that I may have started long ago, but I didn’t go looking for it. In your own way of thinking, what’s the order from least to most of terms like: several few some a bunch a p… --- ## [Cite?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cite/611502)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cite/611502 "2012-02-02T19:38:20Z")
2+2=4 The world is round the sky is blue --- ## [Your degrees of separation from a historical figure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-degrees-of-separation-from-a-historical-figure/604115)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-degrees-of-separation-from-a-historical-figure/604115 "2012-02-02T18:52:35Z")
How many degrees are you separated from a long-deceased historical figure? List the number of people (preferably a friend or relative) and the year the historical figure died. (There may have been a SDMB thread like th… --- ## [What do you carry on your key ring (besides keys)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455 "2012-02-02T18:34:01Z")
LED flashlight, 4GB thumb drive and a bottle opener. --- ## [Chard, Chocolate, Cheese. What's up with the Swiss and Ch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chard-chocolate-cheese-whats-up-with-the-swiss-and-ch/611297)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chard-chocolate-cheese-whats-up-with-the-swiss-and-ch/611297 "2012-02-02T16:36:04Z")
Coincidence?:dubious: --- ## [Dang it! Don't touch that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-dont-touch-that/611533)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-dont-touch-that/611533 "2012-02-02T14:04:03Z")
It’s mine. :mad: --- ## [Classmates.com: When did she become a brunette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classmates-com-when-did-she-become-a-brunette/611146)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classmates-com-when-did-she-become-a-brunette/611146 "2012-02-02T05:29:18Z")
In junior high (1967) every girl I knew magically became a blonde. Even the Italian ones. Received an invite from Classmates.com asking if I remembered a particular young lady. Indeed, I did: she was dark and mysteri… --- ## [Flowers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers/611357)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers/611357 "2012-02-02T04:42:53Z")
A few weeks ago the SO needed a pick-me-up. I went to Pike Place Market and got an arrangement and a simple vase. The only place I know of there to get cut flowers (as opposed to dry ones) creates the arrangements inst… --- ## [Anyone else work for Tutor.COM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-work-for-tutor-com/611494)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-work-for-tutor-com/611494 "2012-02-02T02:54:20Z")
I just wanted to talk to some fellow tutors. There’s no means of communicating otherwise, since anonymity is key there. I was mainly curious about the number of hours you’ve been able to schedule. I’ve only been able … --- ## [Famous people born on your exact birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987 "2012-02-02T02:47:00Z")
I just found out recently, to my sheer delight, that Simon Pegg and I share the exact same birthday. Day, Month, Year. Anyone else? (I realize that this may not be the most popular OP, for those that don’t wish to rev… --- ## [3 billion dollars in platinum found in British shipwreck off Cape Cod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-billion-dollars-in-platinum-found-in-british-shipwreck-off-cape-cod/611474)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-billion-dollars-in-platinum-found-in-british-shipwreck-off-cape-cod/611474 "2012-02-01T23:48:56Z")
Boston Globe: Seems the British government isn’t so sure. --- ## [Sweet letter from former slave to former master](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-letter-from-former-slave-to-former-master/611341)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-letter-from-former-slave-to-former-master/611341 "2012-02-01T23:19:18Z")
This is my kind of guy. Basically, his previous owner asked him to come back to work for money. The former slave wrote a very well written and jabbing letter to the guy insulting him and demanding back wages. Excerpts: … --- ## [Possible origin of the vulgarism “Quim.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-origin-of-the-vulgarism-quim/610462)
**Author:** [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-origin-of-the-vulgarism-quim/610462 "2012-02-01T22:09:45Z")
According to dictionaries, the British slang term, “Quim,” meaning the vulva or vagina, is of uncertain origin. I heard it used in the movie “Rob Roy,” which was heavy with Gaelic cultural references. I recently found … --- ## [What good deed are you going to do today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-deed-are-you-going-to-do-today/611457)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-deed-are-you-going-to-do-today/611457 "2012-02-01T21:10:42Z")
Me, I’m going to hop in my car and find a jogger. Then I’m going to drive real slowly behind them while blasting “Eye of the Tiger” to give them some motivation. So what good deed are you going to do today? --- ## [Montgomery County, MD Judge Calls Math "Bizarre" or My Morning in Traffic Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montgomery-county-md-judge-calls-math-bizarre-or-my-morning-in-traffic-court/610408)
**Author:** [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montgomery-county-md-judge-calls-math-bizarre-or-my-morning-in-traffic-court/610408 "2012-02-01T19:29:57Z")
I recently received two speed camera citations, both from a unit positioned very close to my office. These cameras have been sprouting like weeds in MD; in fact, I used to pass several cameras daily on my work commute.… --- ## [How many push ups can you do without stopping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-push-ups-can-you-do-without-stopping/610474)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-push-ups-can-you-do-without-stopping/610474 "2012-02-01T16:38:29Z")
The standards are here. I’m 48 years old; I did the same number as I did right out of High School…29. How 'bout you? --- ## [I hate the person who invented gum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-person-who-invented-gum/611007)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-person-who-invented-gum/611007 "2012-02-01T04:31:05Z")
I really, really do. My SO and I are sitting here at our respective desks and he is working on that gum like there’s no tomorrow. What is the point of gum? No one ever looks intelligent chewing it and most people chew… --- ## [1865 Letter from former Slave to former owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1865-letter-from-former-slave-to-former-owner/611375)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1865-letter-from-former-slave-to-former-owner/611375 "2012-02-01T03:40:11Z")
This got reprinted today in the Daily Mail. Its been around for awhile. Snopes has a thread from 2009 discussing it. I tend to agree with Snopes that the letter was heavily edited by someone. Maybe even a collaborative … --- ## [The Wisdom, Philsophy, and Enlightenment thread, February 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wisdom-philsophy-and-enlightenment-thread-february-2012/611385)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wisdom-philsophy-and-enlightenment-thread-february-2012/611385 "2012-02-01T03:23:33Z")
I don’t know if this idea will fly like an eagle or sink like a lead Zeppelin, but let’s give a a try. The weight loss threads have been very successful, and I wonder if philosophy/happiness/meditation/yoga thread might … --- ## [Atlanta-area Dopers: Come out to the EARL on February 8th ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-area-dopers-come-out-to-the-earl-on-february-8th/611276)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-area-dopers-come-out-to-the-earl-on-february-8th/611276 "2012-02-01T01:57:28Z")
And catch a show with me. I’m going to be in town to hear the Black Belles play at the Earl on February the 8th. I am meeting some friends there. And I think Jali will be there. :slight\_smile: Y’all are welcome to j… --- ## [Virus/Malware Removal Guide for Windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-malware-removal-guide-for-windows/611024)
**Author:** [@Brian12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brian12)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-malware-removal-guide-for-windows/611024 "2012-02-01T00:43:41Z")
Hi everyone, I would like to share my malware removal guide with all of you. It contains step by step instructions on how to remove malware from a computer. It’s still a work in progress. I would appreciate any feedback… --- ## [Insurance Agent Jobs After Posting Resume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-agent-jobs-after-posting-resume/611019)
**Author:** [@jmwatts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmwatts)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-agent-jobs-after-posting-resume/611019 "2012-02-01T00:28:28Z")
Is it just me, or have you found that after posting your resume on the big job boards, that you get lots of offers to talk to someone about becoming an insurance agent? My background doesn’t have anything to do with tha… --- ## [Half A Missing Front Tooth Is Cosmetic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-a-missing-front-tooth-is-cosmetic/611065)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-a-missing-front-tooth-is-cosmetic/611065 "2012-02-01T00:04:55Z")
Good grief. I broke my front tooth. You know of the the two that is directly in front. It broke vertically almost straight in half. OK my dentist is going to cap it but he tells me the insurance won’t cover it, because … --- ## [chicago school statistics in the 1960's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-school-statistics-in-the-1960s/611152)
**Author:** [@flowsens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flowsens)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-school-statistics-in-the-1960s/611152 "2012-01-31T23:56:02Z")
Where on Earth do you find statistics on chicago school violence, achievement, etc. for the late 1960’s. Is there a place of defunct school records? --- ## [Not the one that got away, but the one you didn't even try for.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-one-that-got-away-but-the-one-you-didnt-even-try-for/611250)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-one-that-got-away-but-the-one-you-didnt-even-try-for/611250 "2012-01-31T22:43:18Z")
Tall, dark, a bit exotic, and she started modeling at 16. She was a pitcher heading to the Bigs.\* I was a right fielder so deep in the Minors\*\* that selling insurance was staring me in the face.\*\*\* Years later, a so-c… --- ## [no particular reason (funny pics found on internet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-particular-reason-funny-pics-found-on-internet/611325)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-particular-reason-funny-pics-found-on-internet/611325 "2012-01-31T20:41:17Z")
Just happened to see this on a photo site: Thought it was cute, so I posted it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1174) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1176)