# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1204 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1205 --- ## [How could you not tell that car you were tailgating was a cop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-you-not-tell-that-car-you-were-tailgating-was-a-cop/604614)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-you-not-tell-that-car-you-were-tailgating-was-a-cop/604614 "2011-12-03T05:03:41Z")
First clue, lights on the roof. Second clue, paint job. Third clue, and this one was only about two inches ahead of your front bumper, letters painted on the trunk that read “Colorado State Trooper”. Then, when he moves… --- ## [What makes you think "you've got me all wrong"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-think-youve-got-me-all-wrong/604792)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-think-youve-got-me-all-wrong/604792 "2011-12-03T05:01:26Z")
I was thinking about this at work this week: a meeting needed to be rescheduled, and I was thanked profusely for apparently seeming so accommodating. But the thing is, though, I’m not easy-going because I’m making an eff… --- ## [The Young Quasi (8) Learns "Good" And "Well"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-young-quasi-8-learns-good-and-well/604507)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-young-quasi-8-learns-good-and-well/604507 "2011-12-03T04:52:17Z")
Before my Mom and Dad and little brother (2 at the time) left Germany, I took a short elementary English course while we were still stationed there. Additionally, I had my German-English dictionary my Dad brought home o… --- ## [Bulletin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulletin/604924)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulletin/604924 "2011-12-03T04:14:59Z")
From now on all posts intended to be funny will be deemed worthless. Unless they aren’t. That is all. --- ## [Stubborn Old Man! (Longish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubborn-old-man-longish/604915)
**Author:** [@1GothMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1GothMama)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubborn-old-man-longish/604915 "2011-12-03T02:08:49Z")
I need to vent about my father. I was going to put this in the mini-rants thread but as I typed it just kept getting longer and longer. My dad has been in slowly declining health for about a decade now. Eight years ago … --- ## [We've come a long way: The Ladies' Lament in 1893](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-come-a-long-way-the-ladies-lament-in-1893/604909)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-come-a-long-way-the-ladies-lament-in-1893/604909 "2011-12-03T01:53:55Z")
We’ve come a long way: The Ladies’ Lament in 1893 (courtesy of Lizzie Borden Society- from Boston Globe, 1893) Just a century ago, the only way women could get ahead was to marry to … --- ## [Are Fat Squirrels A Sign Of Something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fat-squirrels-a-sign-of-something/604822)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fat-squirrels-a-sign-of-something/604822 "2011-12-03T01:42:00Z")
I live in Lincoln Park in Chicago and on my way home yesterday afternoon, I saw two of the biggest, fattest squirrels I’ve ever seen. OK I’m willing to admit, they could be fluffy and not fat, but still they looked huge. … --- ## [God is funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-funny/604781)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-funny/604781 "2011-12-02T23:58:38Z")
Well, according to Newt Gingrich, he is “destined by God to be President of the United States”. That’s certainly impressive and incredible, if it was true. However, how can God really want Gingrich to be President, if … --- ## [Let's mimic Andy Rooney here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-mimic-andy-rooney-here/604859)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-mimic-andy-rooney-here/604859 "2011-12-02T23:50:21Z")
As dull and pointless as at least half of the late departed Mr. Rooney’s 60 Minutes pieces were, he did have an occasional insight or point of view that was fresh and startling in the sense that I had never thought of it… --- ## [Wonderfully Weird Sign on Building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderfully-weird-sign-on-building/604654)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderfully-weird-sign-on-building/604654 "2011-12-02T23:13:52Z")
Today at lunchtime I saw the following sign on a building – it looked, at first glance, like the very official “No Parking” sign above it. Untuil you read the message \[spoiler\] \*\*Do Not Block Loading Zone The Parking M… --- ## [Golden Wedding? Diamond? Share Your Stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-wedding-diamond-share-your-stories/604606)
**Author:** [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-wedding-diamond-share-your-stories/604606 "2011-12-02T22:55:16Z")
My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in a couple of weeks. They got married as teenagers (17&19) and still behave like a pair of lovestruck kids. Mum and I have been organising a weekend of celebrat… --- ## [A Christmas Party with a vengeance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655 "2011-12-02T21:29:48Z")
Well, we finally got our Christmas work party scheduled. Apparently its being held in the new Nakatomi Plaza building, the top two stories are still under construction but that shouldn’t be a problem should it? Kind of … --- ## [Hey Rocky! Watch me pull a flying squirrel out of a Hospital!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rocky-watch-me-pull-a-flying-squirrel-out-of-a-hospital/604743)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rocky-watch-me-pull-a-flying-squirrel-out-of-a-hospital/604743 "2011-12-02T18:30:05Z")
That trick never works! --- ## [Youtube's new layout.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubes-new-layout/604771)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubes-new-layout/604771 "2011-12-02T18:18:05Z")
Wow, looks so… professional now. --- ## [Occupy the Manger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-the-manger/604857)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-the-manger/604857 "2011-12-02T17:38:32Z")
Had a flyer with that topic on my door yesterday. Local church was pushing a lecture (sermon) series theme. My son thought that it was appropriate. After all, its not fair that one kid gets 100% of the wise men’s gift… --- ## [DSK uses Berlusconi defense in his new book: "Hookers? Me? No, I just visited bunga bunga parties".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsk-uses-berlusconi-defense-in-his-new-book-hookers-me-no-i-just-visited-bunga-bunga-parties/604750)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsk-uses-berlusconi-defense-in-his-new-book-hookers-me-no-i-just-visited-bunga-bunga-parties/604750 "2011-12-02T15:42:18Z")
Dominique Strauss Kahn, the man who might have become the next French president if he hadn’t been accused of rape by two women, has a book outwritten by a friend and biographer to tell his side of the story. Not having … --- ## [I'm no longer a single dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-longer-a-single-dad/604450)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-longer-a-single-dad/604450 "2011-12-02T14:18:21Z")
OK, surviving five days without losing either of the two toddlers while TokyoWife was off \[del\]playing\[/del\] on a work trip doesn’t rank up with enlisting in the seals, but I have a new found appreciation for the struggl… --- ## [Water-cooler water: Fresh from the men's room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-cooler-water-fresh-from-the-mens-room/604541)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-cooler-water-fresh-from-the-mens-room/604541 "2011-12-02T13:55:18Z")
Oh, FFS: At the office, in our break/lunch room up until recently we had a “jug” type water cooler. As in, it was a water cooler that took 5-gallon jugs of filtered/purified/whatever water. It had an electrical plug t… --- ## [Random act of kindness fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-act-of-kindness-fail/604212)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-act-of-kindness-fail/604212 "2011-12-02T08:14:03Z")
Today we went out to a diner for a breakfast. Bill dropped me by the door and went to park. There was a lady sitting next to the door, holding an English Bulldog. I love those dogs, so I asked if her handsome guy like… --- ## [Someone came at me in the wrong lane today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-came-at-me-in-the-wrong-lane-today/604695)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-came-at-me-in-the-wrong-lane-today/604695 "2011-12-02T07:10:21Z")
I was driving my girlfriend to work this morning, and was on a 4-lane road with an elevated, grass median. As I moved into a left turn only lane, a car came up over the median, and started driving at me in my lane. The… --- ## [The 30 ugliest Christmas sweaters ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-ugliest-christmas-sweaters-ever/604779)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-ugliest-christmas-sweaters-ever/604779 "2011-12-02T02:04:58Z")
The 30 ugliest Christmas sweaters you’ll ever see. I swear, my cousin and her daughter have a matching pair of every one of these (even though they’re Jewish) . . . and every other holiday or gathering as well (yes, they… --- ## [I Too Had a Crap Day And Wish Too Share...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-too-had-a-crap-day-and-wish-too-share/604526)
**Author:** [@Sundrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sundrop)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-too-had-a-crap-day-and-wish-too-share/604526 "2011-12-02T01:39:42Z")
Warning, mildly gruesome. I expected this week to be hellish, but I received an unexpected and unwanted dose of perspective this morning. Yes, we had scheduled to perform a capacity analysis of the plant this week whil… --- ## [Rude woman at the grocery store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-woman-at-the-grocery-store/604022)
**Author:** [@hazynlazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazynlazy)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-woman-at-the-grocery-store/604022 "2011-12-02T01:17:57Z")
So I was at the grocery store yesterday. As I was checking out, the cashier asked if I would like any bags, and I answered two. This prompted the woman behind me in line to snort in contempt. In case you are not aware… --- ## [Do you think This Bird is lost in translation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-this-bird-is-lost-in-translation/604764)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-this-bird-is-lost-in-translation/604764 "2011-12-02T01:13:04Z")
Russian newscaster gives President Obama the finger, or that’s what it looks like. Maybe if I spoke Russian, or even Italian, it would look different. --- ## [World's Best Salesman \_joke of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-best-salesman-_joke-of-the-day/604758)
**Author:** [@missinformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missinformation)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-best-salesman-_joke-of-the-day/604758 "2011-12-02T00:50:50Z")
A young man applies for a job in a supercenter that sells everything under the sun. He tells the manager that he is the best person for the job. Manager hires him, tells him that Saturday the store is having a contest.… --- ## [Some feel good on the third anniversary of Mumbai 26/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-feel-good-on-the-third-anniversary-of-mumbai-26-11/604641)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-feel-good-on-the-third-anniversary-of-mumbai-26-11/604641 "2011-12-01T22:17:41Z")
For the attention of (especially the Non-resident)Indians on the board, but hopefully of some interest to everyone. A flash mob organised in Mumbai at one of the places that was attacked a day after the third anniversary… --- ## [Polaroid Instant Film Is Back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polaroid-instant-film-is-back/604452)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polaroid-instant-film-is-back/604452 "2011-12-01T21:15:37Z")
Maybe you analog kids new this, but I gave up film years ago. I did buy some of the last batch of 600 film packs for my kids to play with and see what us kids did with cameras in the '70s. Thankfully, some folks refuse… --- ## [Pick a dog, any dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501 "2011-12-01T20:36:52Z")
http://tucson.craigslist.org/pet/2726697473.html Our local pound has a list like this on Craigslist every day showing the available doggies and kitties. And while I perfectly content with the 4 pets I have, I always en… --- ## [How do grocery store bell ringers do it without their heads exploding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-grocery-store-bell-ringers-do-it-without-their-heads-exploding/604637)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-grocery-store-bell-ringers-do-it-without-their-heads-exploding/604637 "2011-12-01T19:42:38Z")
I went to the grocery store today, and out front was the ubiquitous Christmas bell ringer. Ding-a-ling-a-ling! Over and over. Constantly. By the time I made it from my car to the door I was ready to strangle somebody to … --- ## [Stalin's Daughter is Dead (and so is Lana Turner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalins-daughter-is-dead-and-so-is-lana-turner/604514)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalins-daughter-is-dead-and-so-is-lana-turner/604514 "2011-12-01T19:31:04Z")
My sister called me today and it’s something like “Three’s Company Meets 1950s Icons”. While speaking of other things she mentions “According to the news Lana Turner died”. Me: The actress? I’m pretty sure she’s been … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1203) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1205)