# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1188 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1189 --- ## [Customer service gone good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-gone-good/607443)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-gone-good/607443 "2012-01-04T01:05:17Z")
A thread for Dopers to report about good customer service experiences so we can all know which companies to frequent. Personally, I love threads like this, so I figured I’d start one, what with my recent experience. On … --- ## [Anyone here follow Meher Baba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-follow-meher-baba/608197)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-follow-meher-baba/608197 "2012-01-03T23:17:08Z")
I read his books a while back and liked them. I think he was a lot more popular in the 60s. I just visited his spiritual center in Myrtle Beach, SC. It’s really odd that a 500 acre forest and spiritual retreat i… --- ## [Ask the domestic violence safe house worker.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-domestic-violence-safe-house-worker/607971)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-domestic-violence-safe-house-worker/607971 "2012-01-03T23:06:49Z")
Well, volunteer, although they did offer me a part time job. I have volunteered at a DV safe house (serving women and children) for ten months. I “work” there on Tuesdays, and have also helped covering other shifts and d… --- ## [Befitting the dignity of the office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/befitting-the-dignity-of-the-office/608295)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/befitting-the-dignity-of-the-office/608295 "2012-01-03T22:54:19Z")
The President of the United States of America should not be sending out emails under the subject line “Hey”. That is all. --- ## [Strange Amazon.ca glitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-amazon-ca-glitch/608301)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-amazon-ca-glitch/608301 "2012-01-03T22:24:21Z")
I ordered a book for my husband on December 9 through Amazon with expected delivery by December 30 at latest. I hadn’t received it yet and this afternoon opened the order email to link to Amazon to send an email to the s… --- ## [Christmas Cards for Doper Kids 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cards-for-doper-kids-2011/603941)
**Author:** [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cards-for-doper-kids-2011/603941 "2012-01-03T20:42:56Z")
Christmas is coming! Following on the success of Christmas Cards for Doper Kids 2010, Christmas Cards for Doper Kids 2009, Christmas Cards for Doper Kids 2008 and the original Christmas Cards for Doper Kids, in which Dop… --- ## [Police/pedestrian encounter (rights violated). What would you have done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-pedestrian-encounter-rights-violated-what-would-you-have-done/565592)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-pedestrian-encounter-rights-violated-what-would-you-have-done/565592 "2012-01-03T19:13:23Z")
I had an interesting experience with the police last night that I’d like to get some opinions on. Last night, at about 10pm, I discovered that I needed something from the grocery store. So, I decided to truck on down t… --- ## [Steven Colbert inspired country nicknames, a list.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-colbert-inspired-country-nicknames-a-list/607630)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-colbert-inspired-country-nicknames-a-list/607630 "2012-01-03T18:21:30Z")
I’ve heard Steven Colbert refer to New Zealand as Diet Australia, and to The Philippines as Water Mexico. On The World in Words podcast they referred to Belgium as Yugoslavia without guns. What are some other funny or … --- ## [Pregnant nomad scavenges road kill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-nomad-scavenges-road-kill/608157)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-nomad-scavenges-road-kill/608157 "2012-01-03T18:15:23Z")
“Yes, she eats animals killed by cars, but extreme forager Alison Brierley says her lifestyle is healthy—and good for the planet.” http://www.takepart.com/article/2011/12/28/true-story-roadkill-cook Knowing how the Dai… --- ## [Potholes In Your City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potholes-in-your-city/608241)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potholes-in-your-city/608241 "2012-01-03T17:59:05Z")
I heard on the news that in 2011, Chicago patched over 600,000 potholes. I live in the city and rarely drive my care as the bus is easier and the subway is close. I never really noticed. Seems like a lot of potholes. Ar… --- ## [I just did the most disgusting thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-the-most-disgusting-thing/607782)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-the-most-disgusting-thing/607782 "2012-01-03T15:03:48Z")
Sorry, this isn’t about sex. It’s about being a mom. And the utterly vile things you suddenly find you must endure. spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler space! You probably don’t want to read this. I just Y… --- ## [How to stop an out of control machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-an-out-of-control-machine/608038)
**Author:** [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-an-out-of-control-machine/608038 "2012-01-03T02:36:10Z")
This video of a construction site mishap (no injuries) made me laugh: Definately MPSIMS stuff. --- ## [Just completed a battery test on my new 6th gen Nano. Wowza!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-completed-a-battery-test-on-my-new-6th-gen-nano-wowza/608203)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-completed-a-battery-test-on-my-new-6th-gen-nano-wowza/608203 "2012-01-03T00:41:40Z")
Got one of those new Nano’s for xmas this year and wanted to put it to the test as far as the 24hr battery claim. I loaded it up with a bunch of tunes and set it on repeat with the volume at the 50% mark and the regular… --- ## [You want fries and a larger towel with that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-fries-and-a-larger-towel-with-that/607943)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-fries-and-a-larger-towel-with-that/607943 "2012-01-03T00:05:04Z")
A couple pranksters went through the McDonalds drive thru buck nekkid. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: Naturally the local law didn’t see the humor and arrested them. IMHO I can’t see how the charge can stick. How much c… --- ## [Upset about Big Brother's Ban on Incandescent Bulbs? Buy a Heatball!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upset-about-big-brothers-ban-on-incandescent-bulbs-buy-a-heatball/607879)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upset-about-big-brothers-ban-on-incandescent-bulbs-buy-a-heatball/607879 "2012-01-02T22:59:57Z")
…German businessman Siegfried Rotthaeuser. After the European Union banned conventional incandescent bulbs, Rotthaeuser’s entrepreneurial spirit was sparked. He started selling another product: heatballs. What’s a he… --- ## [It Looks As If I Have MS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-as-if-i-have-ms/601680)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-as-if-i-have-ms/601680 "2012-01-02T22:55:30Z")
Just got back from the neurologist. Weeks of tests, but now I know. It’s actually a relief. I see an MS specialist on the 21st. Could be worse… Could be raining. --- ## [Black Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-christmas/607314)
**Author:** [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-christmas/607314 "2012-01-02T21:56:33Z")
In recognition of everyone who is also going to have a dreadful day, I salute you. --- ## [Death by Farts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-farts/607920)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-farts/607920 "2012-01-02T21:45:53Z")
Robert Frost asked if the world would end by fire or ice. I think he also wrote a poem that said: Not with a bang, but a whimper. Well, it turns out it may be with a whimper. In Siberia, global warming is melting the … --- ## [Sigh...my gigantic CD collection is quaintly anachronistic, isn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-my-gigantic-cd-collection-is-quaintly-anachronistic-isnt-it/607757)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-my-gigantic-cd-collection-is-quaintly-anachronistic-isnt-it/607757 "2012-01-02T18:11:47Z")
My 20 year old niece was over the other night, and she laughed at it. LAUGHED. At my enormous collection of compact discs, lovingly collected over half my lifetime. She didn’t even know what to say about my godly vinyl c… --- ## [So, We Gonna Count This Thing Down, Or What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-gonna-count-this-thing-down-or-what/608136)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-gonna-count-this-thing-down-or-what/608136 "2012-01-02T13:39:00Z")
December 21, 2012, I mean. The Aztec calendar and the end of the world an’ shit? I reckon the bars and liquor stores will make a killin’ (so to speak) supplying the booze for all of the “End of the World” parties. So h… --- ## [IANAShrink.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329 "2012-01-02T11:17:00Z")
…but I know some of us have a little difficulty this time of year, so If you need to talk with someone and/or share a laff or two, I’m here. We can set up a temp messenger thing or talk in PM’s, whatever and however you … --- ## [I wonder if I screwed up this guy's life back in third grade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-i-screwed-up-this-guys-life-back-in-third-grade/608059)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-i-screwed-up-this-guys-life-back-in-third-grade/608059 "2012-01-02T06:01:07Z")
In third grade, my best friend found a very powerful magnet laying on the road, and took it to keep for himself. Later that day, his teacher took it up and put it in a drawer in her desk. Later on, I snuck into that dr… --- ## [Anthony Weiner wanted a three-way with a woman and a man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-wanted-a-three-way-with-a-woman-and-a-man/607736)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-wanted-a-three-way-with-a-woman-and-a-man/607736 "2012-01-02T05:56:28Z")
So says the New York Post Here is the thread about his weiner photos. What is with this guy? --- ## [Do You Hate Your \[real\] Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-your-real-name/606216)
**Author:** [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-your-real-name/606216 "2012-01-02T04:48:52Z")
My parents chose to give me the Christian name “Hywel”. It’s Welsh so the “Y” is a vowel which sounds like a cross between “O” and “U” so the name is pronounced “H\wel”. Only my mum can pronounce it correctly. EVERY… --- ## [The last in 2011 MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-in-2011-mmp/607410)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-in-2011-mmp/607410 "2012-01-02T03:55:51Z")
Title says it all -this is the last MMP to be begun in 2011. Is it a time for reflection and contemplation, or are you, like me, going “Where the heck did the year go??” Goodness knows, a lot happened in the world this… --- ## [Ocean Marketing vs Penny arcade, seen this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocean-marketing-vs-penny-arcade-seen-this/607712)
**Author:** [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocean-marketing-vs-penny-arcade-seen-this/607712 "2012-01-02T03:01:58Z")
How many lessons can be learned from this amusing trainwreck? Lessons about the importance of good customer service, to be sure. About the power of the internet in exposing your (you hoped it was private) idiocy, sure. … --- ## [How Long Can You Go During A Cardiac Stress Test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-go-during-a-cardiac-stress-test/608054)
**Author:** [@UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UFC_Is_Sux)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-go-during-a-cardiac-stress-test/608054 "2012-01-02T00:55:29Z")
Had one last week (already diagnosed with two blocked arteries in my ticker - been there done the angioplasty which was unsuccessful). I was able to walk/run on the treadmill for 8 minutes before I had to stop (chest pa… --- ## [Useless Birthday Present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-birthday-present/608076)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-birthday-present/608076 "2012-01-02T00:49:27Z")
Here, take a look. Where’m I supposed to wear this damn thing, other than at their place or here at home??? Oh yeah, right: “Go to church with Dondra on Sunday morning with it on!!!” ;):smiley: Q --- ## [Happy New Year! It's 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-its-2012/607948)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-its-2012/607948 "2012-01-02T00:30:54Z")
Happy New Year! It’s 12:02 on Jan. 1. 2012. Tokyo time. But it doesn’t seem like much has changed. . . --- ## [A challenge to my fellow Dopers: the most boring New Year's Eve.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-my-fellow-dopers-the-most-boring-new-years-eve/607929)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-my-fellow-dopers-the-most-boring-new-years-eve/607929 "2012-01-01T21:55:39Z")
It is now 9:33 PM on NYE in Sydney. I am at home. I have a load of washing on (I’ve been wearing the same pair of jeans on and off for weeks). No TV on, listening to music though. Just heard the first fireworks of the ni… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1187) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1189)