# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1186 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1187 --- ## [Well, that'll teach you to lie to the police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thatll-teach-you-to-lie-to-the-police/608414)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thatll-teach-you-to-lie-to-the-police/608414 "2012-01-08T23:13:01Z")
So, a 14 year old runs away from home and then. . . Article. I’m guessing she wont ever lie to the police again (when she finally gets out of Colombian jail, I mean). But in all seriousness: what a boneheaded move on… --- ## ["Against Adulthood" - Is this article whiny nonsense or brilliant insight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-adulthood-is-this-article-whiny-nonsense-or-brilliant-insight/608708)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-adulthood-is-this-article-whiny-nonsense-or-brilliant-insight/608708 "2012-01-08T22:46:53Z")
I can’t decide - Part of me agrees with some of his conclusions, on the other hand his facile dismissal of the yearning and the effort required to build relationships and families that go beyond themselves makes me think… --- ## [Too old, so I'll just stand in the dirt with a stick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-so-ill-just-stand-in-the-dirt-with-a-stick/607557)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-so-ill-just-stand-in-the-dirt-with-a-stick/607557 "2012-01-08T18:20:02Z")
In a few days, I’ll be 45. Not young, but I don’t consider it old either. I’m not freaked out by my age (there’s only one option to getting older, so I’ll take getting older), but I am starting to get frustrated by wha… --- ## [Uranus, Dictator, Poontang: A Word.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranus-dictator-poontang-a-word/608697)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranus-dictator-poontang-a-word/608697 "2012-01-08T13:19:31Z")
There are some words in the English language that always make me laugh when ever I hear them. I can’t help myself, they just create a mental image of sorts and I crack up laughing. Universally I think the one word that … --- ## [Dopers, I Turn To You For Assistance In A Social Situation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-i-turn-to-you-for-assistance-in-a-social-situation/608535)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-i-turn-to-you-for-assistance-in-a-social-situation/608535 "2012-01-08T06:12:46Z")
Last night my best friend suggested we try a three-way, but I needed to take my pet llama for exercise. While I was doing that, another friend called and said she needed me right away to get her equipment in order. I let… --- ## [Someone Did Something Randomly Nice For Me In 2012 -- You Too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-did-something-randomly-nice-for-me-in-2012-you-too/608768)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-did-something-randomly-nice-for-me-in-2012-you-too/608768 "2012-01-08T06:00:33Z")
Last night met an old co-worker for a drink or two. Good times, although he had to leave so I lingered over my last drink and the barmaid came over to chat. (We’ve frequented this place for some years, though haven’t d… --- ## [No Turn On Red Signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-turn-on-red-signs/608406)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-turn-on-red-signs/608406 "2012-01-08T00:27:13Z")
I’ve been noticing more and more, no one seems to follow this. I live in Chicago and we have quite a few “no turn on red” signs. For those who don’t know, it’ means you can’t turn right on red. You’re supposed to come to… --- ## [I'm visitng Germany (Near Delitzsch) Where to go, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-visitng-germany-near-delitzsch-where-to-go-what-to-do/608774)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-visitng-germany-near-delitzsch-where-to-go-what-to-do/608774 "2012-01-08T00:24:12Z")
So I’m vising Germany early March for a couple of weeks. It’s my first time there, and my wife is going to be pretty busy reconnecting with family, so although I’ll probably go sight seeing with them it’s likely that I’… --- ## [US Navy rescues 13 Iranian hostages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-navy-rescues-13-iranian-hostages/608722)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-navy-rescues-13-iranian-hostages/608722 "2012-01-08T00:18:24Z")
The US Navy has rescued 13 Iranian hostages from Somali pirates. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7394208n --- ## [You warned me, but would I listen? (Craigslist = cesspool)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-warned-me-but-would-i-listen-craigslist-cesspool/608724)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-warned-me-but-would-i-listen-craigslist-cesspool/608724 "2012-01-08T00:02:46Z")
I’ve seen various threads mention what a pit Craigslist is, but I thought “Seriously… how hard could it be to find something you need?” I shoulda listened to you guys. As mentioned in one of the bike threads, I’ve been… --- ## [Someone's setting off fireworks. What for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someones-setting-off-fireworks-what-for/608751)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someones-setting-off-fireworks-what-for/608751 "2012-01-07T23:33:40Z")
So, I’m in East London and someone behind my house is setting off quite big fireworks. Is there some celebration on this date that I’m not aware of? For info, this is a very multicultural neighbourhood with pretty much a… --- ## [what do you guys think of this 13 year old fashion prodigy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-13-year-old-fashion-prodigy/603829)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-13-year-old-fashion-prodigy/603829 "2012-01-07T22:54:05Z")
Her name’s Tavi and she’s a fashion wunderkind. She’s the latest guru of the fashion world, due to her clever and tasteful insights on fashion trends, displayed on her blog. She’s been profiled in many fashion and non-… --- ## [Earlist Birthdate of Person You Met?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earlist-birthdate-of-person-you-met/608199)
**Author:** [@relesabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relesabe)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earlist-birthdate-of-person-you-met/608199 "2012-01-07T22:18:43Z")
For me, I definitely met and had a brief conversation with someone born in 1879 when I was ten or so. It is possible a next-door neighbor when I was less than four was born earlier, possibly in the late 1860s. I am in m… --- ## [Vote Vermin Supreme for Dictator!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-vermin-supreme-for-dictator/608756)
**Author:** [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-vermin-supreme-for-dictator/608756 "2012-01-07T19:47:29Z")
A switch to a pony-based economy is the sure-fire way to rev up this economy. Hail Vermin Supreme! --- ## [Will this persecution never end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-persecution-never-end/608303)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-persecution-never-end/608303 "2012-01-07T18:17:21Z")
I don’t even know how to cope with the horrible, devastating evidence of widespread persecution in “Surprising Top Ten List of Anti-Christian Acts of 2011 by DefendChristians.Org” It’s just one step short of lions, peo… --- ## [Poor Houston, so misunderstood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-houston-so-misunderstood/607819)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-houston-so-misunderstood/607819 "2012-01-07T18:04:07Z")
Is there a single US city with a image in the popular imagination as at odds with reality as Houston? People who have never been to Texas imagine its some kind of redneck mecca where people wearing cowboy hats ride horse… --- ## [A lovely bunch of coconuts \[Occupy Wall Street related\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lovely-bunch-of-coconuts-occupy-wall-street-related/608742)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lovely-bunch-of-coconuts-occupy-wall-street-related/608742 "2012-01-07T16:48:57Z")
--- ## [I used to argue - now I just don't bother (is this what apathy feels like?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-argue-now-i-just-dont-bother-is-this-what-apathy-feels-like/608559)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-argue-now-i-just-dont-bother-is-this-what-apathy-feels-like/608559 "2012-01-07T14:52:21Z")
There used to be a time when if I encountered an article, youtube video, viewpoint or person I would, at the very least, create a counter-argument in my head. Sometimes if it was appropriate and I thought it proportionat… --- ## [Oil Change Business Has Changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-change-business-has-changed/608709)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-change-business-has-changed/608709 "2012-01-07T14:22:45Z")
It’s been quite awhile since I went to an oil change place, and was charged $75 by Oil Can Henry’s for an oil change with new air filter and they don’t vacuum out the interior any more. The advertised price at the curb w… --- ## [Copycat Siblings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copycat-siblings/608399)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copycat-siblings/608399 "2012-01-06T19:28:30Z")
I’ve never seen this discussed online before, but does anyone else have copycat siblings who try to emulate you? That is, siblings who study you, your goals, your ideals, your attitudes, your activities, then try to stea… --- ## [A Gun For Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gun-for-christmas/607965)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gun-for-christmas/607965 "2012-01-07T04:07:44Z")
Well, I didn’t get A Gun For Christmas. I’ve taken a liking to old-school guns\*\*\*\*\*, and I’ve decided I need the following: \[ul\]\[li\]Mauser C96 ‘Broomhandle’ in 7.63×25mm Mauser, with a shoulder stock/holster\[/li\]\[li\]Wa… --- ## [Stephen Hawking 70th birthday mystery: Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-hawking-70th-birthday-mystery-women/608585)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-hawking-70th-birthday-mystery-women/608585 "2012-01-07T02:31:49Z")
Stephen Hawkings biggest unsolved mysteries: (1) How he survived so long (2) Biggest mystery according to Hawking himself: Women First, a serious article about his up-coming 70th birthday: “Stephen Hawking to turn 70… --- ## [Favorite Doper quotes of 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-quotes-of-2011/608045)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-quotes-of-2011/608045 "2012-01-07T01:35:18Z")
I’m going to go with pravnik in this thread; “Kind of like having Lady Gaga tell you need to dial it back a bit on the weird outfits.” --- ## ["Best" map ever!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-map-ever/608677)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-map-ever/608677 "2012-01-06T23:48:34Z")
Slate Magazine has an article about a handmade map of the US that won a major (for maps anyway) award: It sounds really cool! check it out. --- ## [Do They Shortshrift On Ink Cartridges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-shortshrift-on-ink-cartridges/608630)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-shortshrift-on-ink-cartridges/608630 "2012-01-06T23:44:10Z")
My local office store salesperson said that an ink cartridge should produce about 250 copies if you use economy print. We tallied our usage on a sheet of paper, and only seem to get about 50-100 copies out of a new cart … --- ## [I wish this were a real article (Obama article from the Onion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-this-were-a-real-article-obama-article-from-the-onion/608533)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-this-were-a-real-article-obama-article-from-the-onion/608533 "2012-01-06T23:05:48Z")
When I read this article, I actually thought for a minute it was real. Then realised it was from the Onion and sighed because quite frankly it’s exactly how I would feel if I was Obama. --- ## [I'll have a Santorum Salad, extra froth please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-have-a-santorum-salad-extra-froth-please/608195)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-have-a-santorum-salad-extra-froth-please/608195 "2012-01-06T23:04:05Z")
A manager at a Pizza Ranch in Iowa has re-named his restaurant’s chicken salad the “Santorum Salad.” How many jokes can we come up with? And…go! -Santorum has a Google problem, this guy has a serious marketing problem,… --- ## [So what will our landfills turn into over the millenia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-our-landfills-turn-into-over-the-millenia/608593)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-our-landfills-turn-into-over-the-millenia/608593 "2012-01-06T22:34:43Z")
I was looking at some rock formations the other day, wondering about the mineral composition that made them and how they formed. That slowly wandered over to the realm of landfills, and I wondered what would happen over… --- ## [FHP tases and pepper sprays Darth Vader.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fhp-tases-and-pepper-sprays-darth-vader/608660)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fhp-tases-and-pepper-sprays-darth-vader/608660 "2012-01-06T21:15:45Z")
I guess the force wasn’t strong enough for Vader that night. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Almost felt a little sorry for the guy with his mask on the ground. Don’t mess with the FHP (Florida Highway Patrol) they’ll take on anyb… --- ## [It's nice to visit but I could never live here again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-nice-to-visit-but-i-could-never-live-here-again/603264)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-nice-to-visit-but-i-could-never-live-here-again/603264 "2012-01-06T19:20:53Z")
So I am in Tucson for my mom’s 60th birthday–got in yesterday, leave Sunday. I grew up here. I spent the first 25 years of my life here. And I genuinely enjoy visiting. Mostly for the people I visit and the Mexican food.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1185) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1187)