# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1191 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1192 --- ## [It's Festivus today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-festivus-today/607173)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-festivus-today/607173 "2011-12-28T15:38:41Z")
erects Festivus pole. I have a bone to pick with all of you! But first, I challenge you to feats of strength. --- ## [More quakes in Christchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-quakes-in-christchurch/607157)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-quakes-in-christchurch/607157 "2011-12-28T13:06:57Z")
Story here They must be wondering when it will all end. And right before Christmas too. --- ## [Why must people be so complex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-people-be-so-complex/607433)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-people-be-so-complex/607433 "2011-12-28T04:12:59Z")
Why can’t many people be motivated by important things in life such as food, sex, alcohol, money, and staying out of JAIL. It would make dating a lot easier. Like walk in the library of a nice university and throw a wad… --- ## [Christmas + kids + grandparents = clutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-kids-grandparents-clutter/607520)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-kids-grandparents-clutter/607520 "2011-12-28T03:59:27Z")
Another Christmas! And the older my kids get, the more involved their toys seem to be. Between my wife and I, her parents, my parents, grandparents, well meaning aunts and uncles and everyone in between, I now have an … --- ## [I talked to my cousin for the first time in \*years\*!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-talked-to-my-cousin-for-the-first-time-in-years/607574)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-talked-to-my-cousin-for-the-first-time-in-years/607574 "2011-12-28T03:47:35Z")
So this week I’m up north with my cousins and aunt. My aunt is my dad’s sister, and she married a Swede, my uncle Eric. They lived in Germany when I was small, and then the West Coast, so I didn’t know them and their ki… --- ## [Who is working tomorrow (Monday)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-working-tomorrow-monday/607365)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-working-tomorrow-monday/607365 "2011-12-28T03:21:46Z")
I’d rather not work on Boxing Day - but I have a suite of doctors’ offices to paint while they’re closed up between now and New Year’s. Three offices, five patient rooms and all the hallways. So it will take most of the … --- ## [What cool gifts did you get (or give) this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cool-gifts-did-you-get-or-give-this-year/607355)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cool-gifts-did-you-get-or-give-this-year/607355 "2011-12-28T02:25:14Z")
It’s Christmas morning! Did you get anything that you love, or give something that someone went crazy for? Post it here! --- ## [Heartbreak Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartbreak-christmas/607434)
**Author:** [@surrounded\_by\_literalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surrounded_by_literalists)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartbreak-christmas/607434 "2011-12-28T02:19:41Z")
This is my first Christmas without my baby girl. Yeah, so what if she’s 19? But wait, it gets worse. Christmas is also her birthday. When somebody has a birthday, they get to pick what we have for dinner. So for 18 … --- ## [Easter eggs already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-already/607426)
**Author:** [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-already/607426 "2011-12-28T01:17:07Z")
Here in the UK it’s Boxing Day today, a bank holiday and still part of Xmas. I went to buy milk from the supermarket today and yes they have Easter eggs out for sale already. Do they do this as a joke? Or Is there real… --- ## [I heard that you settled down- Hi!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-that-you-settled-down-hi/605088)
**Author:** [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-that-you-settled-down-hi/605088 "2011-12-28T00:44:01Z")
I was noodling around here today and realized that for all intents and purposes I hadn’t posted since like 2006. As little as I’ve been around, the SDMB will always have a soft spot in my heart; I started posting here w… --- ## [Texting on holidays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-on-holidays/607466)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-on-holidays/607466 "2011-12-27T22:32:45Z")
It always amuses me greatly to compare the wide range of responses I get when I text out a holiday message to everyone in my phone. The personal response - they text back a warm message using your name or anecdote, cl… --- ## [HOw do suqt toilets work for folks with bad knees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-suqt-toilets-work-for-folks-with-bad-knees/607339)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-suqt-toilets-work-for-folks-with-bad-knees/607339 "2011-12-27T19:50:19Z")
If you have bad knees, or are elderly and don’t get up as easily as you once could, how do you deal with a squat toilet? Are there accommodations for folks with weak legs, or the handicapped? --- ## [Merry Christmas Lily! Here, have some pain...!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-lily-here-have-some-pain/607454)
**Author:** [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-lily-here-have-some-pain/607454 "2011-12-27T18:02:47Z")
'Tis the season to be…wait, what?? :dubious: So, I slipped going down the stairs the other day. Twisted my ankle badly enough to decide to go to the ER. I have no health insurance so it’s my policy to avoid medical ca… --- ## [Another thought...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thought/607486)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thought/607486 "2011-12-27T15:53:26Z")
If you are not violent, consider those whom you anger, If you are not cruel, consider those whom you hurt, If you are not evil, consider those whom you frighten. Now, consider that when you are angry, or hurt, or afra… --- ## [Cats have begun controlling humans.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-have-begun-controlling-humans/607431)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-have-begun-controlling-humans/607431 "2011-12-27T14:44:51Z")
Proof is here. How long before total domination?:wink: --- ## [I think I might be getting a job interview ... without even applying first](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-might-be-getting-a-job-interview-without-even-applying-first/606686)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-might-be-getting-a-job-interview-without-even-applying-first/606686 "2011-12-27T12:21:52Z")
I recently connected with an old friend on LinkedIn whose wife is a veterinarian. I am almost a registered veterinary technician - I finished school and passed my test (unofficially) and just need to apply for my licens… --- ## [How do you pronounce the name "Nguyen?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-name-nguyen/270542)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-name-nguyen/270542 "2011-12-27T06:28:55Z")
Seriously, I’ve never been able to figure it out, and have never had the priveledge of talking to anyone with the name Nguyen. I believe someone once told me it’s pronounced “NEW-yen” – is that right? Adam --- ## [I Have 301 E-Mails In My Yahoo Trash!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-301-e-mails-in-my-yahoo-trash/607249)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-301-e-mails-in-my-yahoo-trash/607249 "2011-12-27T05:11:42Z")
Since day before yesterday! I have a little contest with myself to see how many e-mails I can get into my trash folder before Yahoo clears it, and this is my record!!! I know: “Too much time on your hands, Quasi”, righ… --- ## [Happy fishing on Boxing Day (Dec 26th).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fishing-on-boxing-day-dec-26th/607385)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fishing-on-boxing-day-dec-26th/607385 "2011-12-27T01:53:25Z")
My family over here in Queensland Australia and I have a tradition on Boxing Day (the day after Xmas day)of heading out towards the local dam and having a fish and a BBQ and a few beers. Last year was dismal for us as Q… --- ## [My dad is in the hospital.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-is-in-the-hospital/607334)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-is-in-the-hospital/607334 "2011-12-27T01:29:03Z")
My dad had a flare-up of diverticulitis. It all sounded routine, but now the GI specialist wants to possibly remove part of his colon tomorrow morning. He’s at a hospital about two and a half hours away from me, and my m… --- ## [The people I work with are awesome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-i-work-with-are-awesome/607181)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-i-work-with-are-awesome/607181 "2011-12-26T19:53:22Z")
Our group has a secretary/office-supply lady who mainly takes care of supplies and printer/copier stuff. She’s a really quiet single mom with 3 kids. Last week her house was broken into, and all the christmas presents … --- ## [Am I Starting The MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-starting-the-mmp/606726)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-starting-the-mmp/606726 "2011-12-26T12:12:30Z")
What fun! Will someone else have posted a MMP before I get this done! Oh the suspense! Will Twicks have to slap us on the hand with her mod ruler o’ doom for havin’ two MMP’s yet again? It’s a cliffhanger! Good Mornin’ … --- ## [Silly drug mania articles, where do these things come from?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-drug-mania-articles-where-do-these-things-come-from/607409)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-drug-mania-articles-where-do-these-things-come-from/607409 "2011-12-26T12:12:06Z")
They have stopped being about you know actual drugs even and are now about shit like “digital audio drugs”:rolleyes: choking games and snorting candy. Now lets see if I can find some moron who will tell parents to be … --- ## [Not the sharpest tool in the shed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954 "2011-12-26T12:07:35Z")
Not the brightest crayon in the box. A few cards short of a full deck. As smart as a box of hammers. --- ## [Coldest and Warmest Christmas Day on record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldest-and-warmest-christmas-day-on-record/607388)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldest-and-warmest-christmas-day-on-record/607388 "2011-12-26T09:10:14Z")
Just a fun but mundane fact, last year was the coldest Christmas day in Northern Ireland on record at -17.1C (1F) recorded at Castlederg. While this year was the warmest on record, at a high of 14.3C (57.7F) recorded … --- ## [What do I charge for making a comic book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-charge-for-making-a-comic-book/607386)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-charge-for-making-a-comic-book/607386 "2011-12-26T08:52:26Z")
As I mentioned in an MPSIMS thread, I may be making a comic book for someone. We are working out exactly what is to be done. However, I am uncertain what to charge for my work! What, typically, do people charge for draw… --- ## [Spending Xmas alone and I'm ok with it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-xmas-alone-and-im-ok-with-it/607302)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-xmas-alone-and-im-ok-with-it/607302 "2011-12-26T07:54:06Z")
Due to a mix of circumstances, I will be spending Christmas by myself this year. Other people in my office had the weeks before and after already requested off, so I didn’t get to go to Ohio to see my family. My SO did… --- ## [That Thing That Really Bothered My Young, Logical Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-thing-that-really-bothered-my-young-logical-mind/607310)
**Author:** [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-thing-that-really-bothered-my-young-logical-mind/607310 "2011-12-26T07:24:51Z")
As a young child I would see the local weather folks show a graphic of Santa making his way across the US on Christmas Eve. Usually a very large cutout profile of Santa, his sleigh and reindeer would arc across the scree… --- ## [First gay "first kiss" in US Navy happens; world doesn't end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-gay-first-kiss-in-us-navy-happens-world-doesnt-end/607016)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-gay-first-kiss-in-us-navy-happens-world-doesnt-end/607016 "2011-12-26T06:38:34Z")
The AP is reporting that 2 women shared the “first kiss” when one of them returned from 80 days at sea aboard the USS Oak Hill. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_NAVY\_GAY\_KISS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE… --- ## [I got a personal Christmas card from a client on Friday (sad story ahead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-personal-christmas-card-from-a-client-on-friday-sad-story-ahead/607367)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-personal-christmas-card-from-a-client-on-friday-sad-story-ahead/607367 "2011-12-26T06:14:47Z")
Over the summer, we diagnosed a cat with kidney failure. His owners were devastated, but they agreed to give him subcutaneous fluids at home to keep him going. For the past six months, I thought about that kitty all th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1190) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1192)