# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1200 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1201 --- ## [That other place.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-other-place/605775)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-other-place/605775 "2011-12-10T23:47:54Z")
I just saw a thread where they were making fun of me. May be I underestimated them. Possibly funnier than I thought. --- ## [Tokyo-Baby's Heart is Healed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyo-babys-heart-is-healed/605507)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyo-babys-heart-is-healed/605507 "2011-12-10T20:36:50Z")
Blue is a damn fine color. Red is too. But they shouldn’t mix, and it’s a problem when they do. As reported last year, when Didi was born, the routine newborn check turned up a heart murmur, which ultrasound confirmed t… --- ## [Kepler (the instrument) finds smallest planet yet in habitable zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kepler-the-instrument-finds-smallest-planet-yet-in-habitable-zone/605231)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kepler-the-instrument-finds-smallest-planet-yet-in-habitable-zone/605231 "2011-12-10T20:26:41Z")
Link: http://www.nasa.gov/mission\_pages/kepler/news/kepscicon-briefing.html Planet has a diameter 2.4 times Earths, with an orbital period of 290 days. The star it orbits (Kepler 22) is cooler than the sun, which puts t… --- ## [The Things We Do For Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-we-do-for-cats/605469)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-we-do-for-cats/605469 "2011-12-10T18:45:11Z")
As you may recall from this thread, my cat Denver suffers from diabetes. (Photo of Denver, as is required in all cat threads.). He has been doing okay–not great, but not bad either. But it’s the “not great” that bothe… --- ## [I am "Politican A" and I approve this message...That I just delivered. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-politican-a-and-i-approve-this-message-that-i-just-delivered-wtf/605599)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-politican-a-and-i-approve-this-message-that-i-just-delivered-wtf/605599 "2011-12-10T18:34:56Z")
Why do politicians do this? :confused: As if they are putting their “stamp” on an independent voice that is putting out an ad on their behalf. But they are in the freakin’ ad!! I just saw some Mitt Romney ad where h… --- ## [I guess CD's really do wear out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-cds-really-do-wear-out/605347)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-cds-really-do-wear-out/605347 "2011-12-10T15:54:43Z")
I have a CD burned with a “white noise” track that I use for sleeping. I probably burned this CD 5 years ago, and have used it every night on repeat so it plays over and over. A rough estimate, I think I probably played … --- ## [Father is in the hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-is-in-the-hospital/605171)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-is-in-the-hospital/605171 "2011-12-10T11:35:40Z")
He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last Tuesday. They managed to stop the bleeding and he seemed to be responding OK, but now he’s picked up pneumonia. He’s 84, and was in pretty good health (though he’s had some proble… --- ## [So, I Went To Singapore For The Weekend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-singapore-for-the-weekend/605364)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-singapore-for-the-weekend/605364 "2011-12-10T11:34:28Z")
This won’t be news to those who I see on Facebook, but… About two weeks ago my partner and I decided (after a few beers) that we hadn’t done much this year and a trip to Singapore would be nice. It is only a five hour f… --- ## [Need a Latin Translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-latin-translation/604958)
**Author:** [@surrounded\_by\_literalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surrounded_by_literalists)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-latin-translation/604958 "2011-12-10T06:12:29Z")
In honor of my 20th wedding anniversary I am getting a tattoo. I wish part of the design to be the phrase, “yours always and forever”, in Latin. I am having trouble getting getting a consistant translation from differ… --- ## [Hey! Anybody want some racist figurines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-anybody-want-some-racist-figurines/547425)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-anybody-want-some-racist-figurines/547425 "2011-12-10T06:05:00Z")
'Cause there are some readily available at a little shop just outside of Cloudcroft, NM. The girlfriend and I were vacationing there about a week ago and I saw these in the store, unfortunately after I’d already bought s… --- ## [Stupid Proprietary-Battery Camera Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-proprietary-battery-camera-design/604372)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-proprietary-battery-camera-design/604372 "2011-12-10T05:34:51Z")
I’m thinking of getting a new point-and-shoot camera, but maybe not. There seems to be a sustained pattern of phasing out sensible design (i.e. use of standard AA batteries), apparently for the purpose of selling outrage… --- ## [Good Cat / Bad Cat Siblings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-cat-bad-cat-siblings/605657)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-cat-bad-cat-siblings/605657 "2011-12-10T01:21:13Z")
I know this girl and I have been spending a bit of time with her lately. She has two cats. One is a very friendly cat. It plays, it head butts you, it purrs and hops in your lap. The other is a nasty piece of work. It ha… --- ## [Paralympian un-paralyzed by crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paralympian-un-paralyzed-by-crash/605645)
**Author:** [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paralympian-un-paralyzed-by-crash/605645 "2011-12-10T01:09:35Z")
See story here. This seems like something that could be easily verified. Seeing as she was a paralympian I would think there would be records/verification of her former paralysis. If true, this is pretty amazing. --- ## [Spare A Thought Or Two For Marty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spare-a-thought-or-two-for-marty/603486)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spare-a-thought-or-two-for-marty/603486 "2011-12-10T00:14:07Z")
Marty (mine and D’s “second son”) and my team member for my two bicycle rides for the animals has been diagnosed with lung cancer (he is a 3-4 pack a day smoker). To learn more about this unique young guy visit my last b… --- ## [Back pain...caution: whiny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-caution-whiny/605610)
**Author:** [@beachbetch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beachbetch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-caution-whiny/605610 "2011-12-10T00:11:31Z")
I went to a hot yoga class. It felt amazing while I was in class, not so much afterwards. I have had left lumbar pain ever since (one week duration). I cannot imagine how people with chronic pain deal with this. I ca… --- ## [53 Worst Christmas Photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/53-worst-christmas-photos/605522)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/53-worst-christmas-photos/605522 "2011-12-09T23:34:35Z")
Here is a link to a French website showing the 53 worst family Christmas photos. I have to admit, there are some really horrible photos here, but I bet you have all seen similar variations over the years. Enjoy! Noel! --- ## [Odd things I saw on the way to work today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-i-saw-on-the-way-to-work-today/605619)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-i-saw-on-the-way-to-work-today/605619 "2011-12-09T22:47:40Z")
Odd thing #1 — An SUV with a license plate from Puerto Rico, quickly followed by Thing #2 — a car with a Vermont license plate. Both odd to see in Kentucky and particularly odd in quick succession. I don’t think I’ve ev… --- ## [2011 Memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-memes/605639)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-memes/605639 "2011-12-09T18:50:00Z")
Did somebody here already post about The 50 Greatest Internet Memes of 2011? --- ## [Shooting at Virginia Tech \[December 8, 2011\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-virginia-tech-december-8-2011/605541)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-virginia-tech-december-8-2011/605541 "2011-12-09T17:31:10Z")
A shooter has killed a police officer and possibly a second victim. Apparently the suspect is still at large. Breaking news via twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/virginia\_tech/virginia-tech Anyone at Virginia Tech? If … --- ## [Squirrel sets off school fire alarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-sets-off-school-fire-alarm/605643)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-sets-off-school-fire-alarm/605643 "2011-12-09T17:24:31Z")
Security video, courtesy of the Weather Channel. --- ## [Help me come up with some interesting questions for a fun survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-some-interesting-questions-for-a-fun-survey/605367)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-some-interesting-questions-for-a-fun-survey/605367 "2011-12-09T17:08:29Z")
I plan on implementing a fun survey at work, the results of which will be published in our workplace newsletter. I want it to contain 100 interesting questions that would be appropriate to ask/answer of employees. Here … --- ## [Crazy kayakers shoot Noccalula Falls in Alabama. Insane video.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-kayakers-shoot-noccalula-falls-in-alabama-insane-video/605272)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-kayakers-shoot-noccalula-falls-in-alabama-insane-video/605272 "2011-12-09T17:06:43Z")
90-foot kayak plunge into Black Creek Gorge. Iknow the extremely high water actually makes the plunge safer, but holy crap, it sure LOOKS like falling into the mouth of Hell. --- ## [Chicago Dopefest December 8th?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopefest-december-8th/604533)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopefest-december-8th/604533 "2011-12-09T16:52:08Z")
My wife, Tracyfish, and I are going to be headed over to Chicago for a wedding. Does anyone want to meet up? On the 8th, we’re coming into town. The 9th is the wedding rehearsal, so the 8th might be the only night we … --- ## [I had a gas leak in my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-gas-leak-in-my-house/605248)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-gas-leak-in-my-house/605248 "2011-12-09T16:50:59Z")
My wife smelled something the other day when we turned on the heater and I convinced her that it was just burning off dust in the system. When I came home from work today, I had to change a light bulb in the utility roo… --- ## [14 years for Blago!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-years-for-blago/605403)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-years-for-blago/605403 "2011-12-09T14:54:56Z")
Should have been longer. IMHO At least they nailed this guy. Trying to Sell a senate seat appointment is just stupid. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/07/blagojevich-apologizes-at-sentencing-hearing/?hpt=hp\_t1 --- ## [My cable company FINALLY got TruTV HD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cable-company-finally-got-trutv-hd/605590)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cable-company-finally-got-trutv-hd/605590 "2011-12-09T14:49:08Z")
Now I can have a high-definition display of security camera footage! --- ## [Why Is Donald Rumsfeld on This Package of Spicy Peanuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-donald-rumsfeld-on-this-package-of-spicy-peanuts/605583)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-donald-rumsfeld-on-this-package-of-spicy-peanuts/605583 "2011-12-09T14:29:18Z")
More (with a SFW picture)… :smiley: --- ## [Have You Ever Actually DONE Anything in a Christmas Song (Like Gone on a Sleigh Ride)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-actually-done-anything-in-a-christmas-song-like-gone-on-a-sleigh-ride/605365)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-actually-done-anything-in-a-christmas-song-like-gone-on-a-sleigh-ride/605365 "2011-12-09T13:52:42Z")
Ten years ago I asked this question: Have you ever done/eaten any of those things that are lauded in our favorite Christmas songs? Like, have you ever gone on a sleigh ride, or eaten chestnuts roasted on an open fire, or… --- ## [Testing 123 (new iPod & tap talk)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-123-new-ipod-amp-tap-talk/605596)
**Author:** [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-123-new-ipod-amp-tap-talk/605596 "2011-12-09T05:32:11Z")
I live in the middle of nowhere and have no need for a smart phone as I have to go quite a few miles to get service. The SO snuck around and cut/sold 2 extra cords of wood and got me this 64g iPod touch as a combo xmas/… --- ## [Blonde model walks into moving prop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blonde-model-walks-into-moving-prop/605281)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blonde-model-walks-into-moving-prop/605281 "2011-12-09T05:03:52Z")
This sure sounds like the setup for a joke, but it isn’t. At least she walked into it face-first; if she had backed into it, disaster. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1199) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1201)