# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1209 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1210 --- ## [The most horrific mangling of the English language my ears have ever heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-horrific-mangling-of-the-english-language-my-ears-have-ever-heard/603071)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-horrific-mangling-of-the-english-language-my-ears-have-ever-heard/603071 "2011-11-22T04:54:03Z")
I may have posted this before, I’m not sure, but I feel the need to share it anew. I had an irate customer at work who had a complaint, and wished to inquire if I intended to act upon her complaint. So she said, “Is you… --- ## [How common are transfers from Marines to Army?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-transfers-from-marines-to-army/603281)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-transfers-from-marines-to-army/603281 "2011-11-22T00:22:41Z")
Oddest thing on my drive to work this morning. I’m making my way to the freeway and notice the car in front of me has Arizona plates. Weird. Arizona plates, driving in a purely residential neighbourhood in Saskatoon, Sas… --- ## [Upcoming baptism ceremony is causing severe anxiety (help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-baptism-ceremony-is-causing-severe-anxiety-help/602687)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-baptism-ceremony-is-causing-severe-anxiety-help/602687 "2011-11-22T00:18:46Z")
I’ve been honoured by being asked to be the godfather of my beautiful little niece. My sister is aware of me being uncomfortable with public speaking situations and reassured me that very little of it would be invloved d… --- ## [A New Twist in Thanksgiving Catering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-twist-in-thanksgiving-catering/603692)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-twist-in-thanksgiving-catering/603692 "2011-11-21T23:50:27Z")
The house is spotless. There are logs in the fireplace. Guests are entertaining themselves by watching football on TV while the perfect host/hostess is keeping glasses filled. The entire house is filled with the smell… --- ## [Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why/603694)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why/603694 "2011-11-21T23:06:01Z")
Just curious. --- ## [The cat returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-returns/603493)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-returns/603493 "2011-11-21T20:03:59Z")
About 8 months ago our cat Merlin disappeared. He and his brother were inside cats, but occasionally they would manage to sneak out, although they always returned within an hour or so. But one day they got out and Merl… --- ## [Kate Middleton Pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-middleton-pregnant/603201)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-middleton-pregnant/603201 "2011-11-21T19:21:54Z")
They’ve been reporting on the radio in Bangkok this morning that Kate Middleton is officially pregnant. Six weeks. But no mention on BBC TV, and all I can find online are rumors stretching back months. Anyone else hear t… --- ## [Marine Corps Ball - Celebrity Dates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-corps-ball-celebrity-dates/602772)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-corps-ball-celebrity-dates/602772 "2011-11-21T15:04:42Z")
There hasn’t been much press since this summer about the up coming celebrity dates. Mila Kunis agreed to attend the Marine Corps Ball with Sgt. Scott Moore. Justin Timberlake is taking Cpl. Kelsey De Santis. Cpl. Kelse… --- ## [Now that's thoughtful!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-thoughtful/603604)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-thoughtful/603604 "2011-11-21T14:17:19Z")
For the last three weeks, I’ve been performing in a community theatre production. As is traditional among the gentlemen of this theatre company, we gather in our dressing room just before showtime for “warmups,” as we c… --- ## [Teaching kids about death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-kids-about-death/603415)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-kids-about-death/603415 "2011-11-21T13:37:04Z")
My son was 4 when his dog died, a few weeks later he turned 5, and a few weeks after that his aunt died. He’s been struggling to understand it, and I didn’t think he grasped the concept because it didn’t seem to bother h… --- ## [Hal Briston, couturier.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-couturier/603547)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-couturier/603547 "2011-11-21T12:30:13Z")
Now we can all admire Hal’s sartorial skills… :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: --- ## [What if they gave an Occupy protest. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-they-gave-an-occupy-protest/603508)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-they-gave-an-occupy-protest/603508 "2011-11-21T09:23:24Z")
. . .and nobody showed up? Somebody set up a “Dog-upy Portland” protest for today, starting in my neighborhood. People were supposed to bring their dogs and then march down to the local BofA branch and. . .do something… --- ## [We've got waffles, MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-waffles-mmp/602883)
**Author:** [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-waffles-mmp/602883 "2011-11-21T05:27:16Z")
Time to wake up and grab yourselves some waffles, sleepy-pies! That’s homemade waffles (my first ones ever) with real butter and warm maple syrup. The whipped cream and fruit are in the bowls over there, if that’s your… --- ## [I am now a licensed driver!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-a-licensed-driver/603163)
**Author:** [@Clockwork\_Jackal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_Jackal)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-a-licensed-driver/603163 "2011-11-21T00:57:52Z")
For the first time in 35 years, I now a fully licensed driver in the state of Washington! I’ve struggled with an anxiety disorder for most of my life. Driving terrified me. I started out in a parking lot and took baby … --- ## [Did I pass my national boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-pass-my-national-boards/561043)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-pass-my-national-boards/561043 "2011-11-21T00:05:28Z")
I’ll find out Friday morning. --- ## [runcible ( spoon )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runcible-spoon/603571)
**Author:** [@eternal7322](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eternal7322)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runcible-spoon/603571 "2011-11-20T21:17:46Z")
Runcible= jeweled encrusted. They dined on mince and slices of quence and eat with a runcible ( JEWELED ENCRUSTED ) spoon. Imagine this love story: These starcrossed lovers, dining with utensils encrusted with jewels.… --- ## [Stuff other people don't know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-other-people-dont-know/603550)
**Author:** [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-other-people-dont-know/603550 "2011-11-20T14:26:22Z")
Don posts some old pictures on facebook. A family gathering. Don and his two sisters and brother, and his step brothers and sisters, various friends and relations. The step brother Ray comments, hey what ever happened… --- ## [My poor Jeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-jeep/603070)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-jeep/603070 "2011-11-20T12:55:15Z")
Snow is in the forecast, so I thought I’d better start up the Jeep. Poor thing hasn’t been started since last Winter! :eek: Dead, dead, dead. Time to buy a new battery. And to screw on the new plates. And to rememb… --- ## [An idea for a new twist on Zombies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-for-a-new-twist-on-zombies/603329)
**Author:** [@AngelFelina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelFelina)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-for-a-new-twist-on-zombies/603329 "2011-11-20T11:59:43Z")
Just read this article Perfect micro rings woven from muscle fibers: Biological model system that dead-ends in an 'absorbing state' -- ScienceDaily and when I was done, I was thinking of zombies - specifically, of some d… --- ## [Tell me about something that made your day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-something-that-made-your-day/603051)
**Author:** [@Petrichord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrichord)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-something-that-made-your-day/603051 "2011-11-20T09:08:23Z")
Yup, going for a totally feel-good thread here. Today’s been a typical brain-bleeding chicken-with-its-head-cut-off workday, with the exception of one text message I got a little while ago. My brother-in-law was at a p… --- ## [Free for November: Scientific American archives 1845-1909](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-for-november-scientific-american-archives-1845-1909/601964)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-for-november-scientific-american-archives-1845-1909/601964 "2011-11-20T07:04:01Z")
--- ## ["Chicken Noogie" and "Ministroke"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775 "2011-11-20T06:56:13Z")
These were the soups du jour at the corner deli today, according to the hastily scrawled blackboard. --- ## [A charming philosophical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-charming-philosophical-question/603479)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-charming-philosophical-question/603479 "2011-11-20T02:35:03Z")
Over the past nine weeks I’ve been taking a philosophy class. It’s quite awesome and I’m a much happier person because of it. It’s not about learning names and birthdays of philosophers. It’s not intellectual at all, and… --- ## [We went out to eat on Friday and totally forgot to leave a tip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-went-out-to-eat-on-friday-and-totally-forgot-to-leave-a-tip/603043)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-went-out-to-eat-on-friday-and-totally-forgot-to-leave-a-tip/603043 "2011-11-20T02:24:21Z")
I have no idea how it happened. He was paying, and I went to the bathroom, and we had a lot on our minds, and out we went. It was a buffet, so not a huge deal, but still embarrassing. We remembered yesterday, but the re… --- ## [Yay! I finally figured out how to change the default font in Word!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-i-finally-figured-out-how-to-change-the-default-font-in-word/602825)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-i-finally-figured-out-how-to-change-the-default-font-in-word/602825 "2011-11-20T01:14:54Z")
It’s only been bothering me for a few YEARS now. I hate it that Word defaults to Calibri 11pt as the default font for documents. I prefer the more traditional Times New Roman 12pt and I always had to change it every time… --- ## [Jumping Jupiter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-jupiter/603258)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-jupiter/603258 "2011-11-19T23:53:58Z")
Jupiter may have ejected another giant planet out of the solar system early in the solar system’s history. The authors speculate that Jupiter’s orbit changed rapidly during the early history of the solar system. --- ## [Most hated idioms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875 "2011-11-19T23:13:54Z")
What idiomatic phrases grate your ears? I have two. First is “knocked up.” I guess it’s by design, but it sounds so crude and low class. It sets my teeth on edge, and it typically makes me think a little less of the sp… --- ## [N.Y. Times about a high school Sexual Edication Class with an EXCELLENT TEACHER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-y-times-about-a-high-school-sexual-edication-class-with-an-excellent-teacher/603384)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-y-times-about-a-high-school-sexual-edication-class-with-an-excellent-teacher/603384 "2011-11-19T21:18:40Z")
The linked article is eight pages long, but if High School Sexual Education is important to you, or if you just have a general interest in human sexuality from a sociological or academic perspective, you will enjoy all e… --- ## [A Friend Of Mine Wants To Blow His Brains Out....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-wants-to-blow-his-brains-out/603055)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-wants-to-blow-his-brains-out/603055 "2011-11-19T21:15:53Z")
… and I’m scared he might do it. We met a few months ago and played guitars together, and I knew at the time he was bipolar, but that night he felt fine and happy to be jamming with me. Not long after, I was told he n… --- ## [Of Mcleans and Dr. Foth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-mcleans-and-dr-foth/280708)
**Author:** [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-mcleans-and-dr-foth/280708 "2011-11-19T20:34:44Z")
A question for our Norther American Brethren (and Sisteren): Many Years Ago, I picked up a book called Malice in Blunderland (or How the Grits Stole Christmas) while in Toronto. At the time the author, Alan Fotheringham… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1208) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1210)