# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1211 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1212 --- ## [The most localized Occupy Movement of all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-localized-occupy-movement-of-all/603260)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-localized-occupy-movement-of-all/603260 "2011-11-17T21:40:21Z")
My commute was mildly impeded this morning when I encountered the most localized of all the Occupy protest movements. Although they have not, to my knowledge, issued any formal demands, these people, like the rest of th… --- ## [The Lunch Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lunch-special/603249)
**Author:** [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lunch-special/603249 "2011-11-17T21:38:53Z")
So the guy in front of me got the special (fish with two sides, $6.49) and then… he went to the salad bar opened his box and loaded up. When he got to the cashier all he declared was “the special.” I was completely :du… --- ## [Dear Facebook pal - I know you loved your dog...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-facebook-pal-i-know-you-loved-your-dog/603232)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-facebook-pal-i-know-you-loved-your-dog/603232 "2011-11-17T21:16:54Z")
He was a sweet dog. I remember him well. But it’s been a year. A YEAR. Must you post long, drippy paeans to his memory, accompanied by photos, EVERY SINGLE DAY? --- ## [Bonking Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonking-bacon/603266)
**Author:** [@notthatagain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notthatagain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonking-bacon/603266 "2011-11-17T21:15:53Z")
Enough is enough. It’s not that I don’t love bacon - I just don’t want bacon in my love. It’s gone too far. (SFW for most folks) If you’re one of the “troubled individuals” Jezebel.com refers to, you can take heart in… --- ## [Anyone here served/or know of someone on the USS Enterprise CV6 WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-served-or-know-of-someone-on-the-uss-enterprise-cv6-wwii/602911)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-served-or-know-of-someone-on-the-uss-enterprise-cv6-wwii/602911 "2011-11-17T21:03:56Z")
Hello Everyone, My Grandfather Tony Padula served on the USS Enterprise CV6 in World War II. I was very close to my Grandfather and unfortunately he passed away 14 years ago. He was always very proud of his service, but… --- ## [Sugar Plum Fairy - fired!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-plum-fairy-fired/603252)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-plum-fairy-fired/603252 "2011-11-17T18:44:03Z")
Sugar Plum Fairy fired for cursing (during a drug test - not on stage). Mayor’s statement Heh. --- ## [Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with The Worst MIL Ever...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one-dealing-with-the-worst-mil-ever/602835)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one-dealing-with-the-worst-mil-ever/602835 "2011-11-17T18:05:37Z")
My wife, her mother, and her sister attend the same church. They see each other 4-5 times a week, including Sundays. My wife thinks this normal, I think its absolutely batshit crazy. Have some friends outside the damn f… --- ## [Need a place to crash in Mpls 11/20 (this coming Sunday night)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-place-to-crash-in-mpls-11-20-this-coming-sunday-night/603211)
**Author:** [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-place-to-crash-in-mpls-11-20-this-coming-sunday-night/603211 "2011-11-17T17:03:58Z")
Hey Dopers, I have something I need to do just NE of St. Paul this coming Sunday afternoon. I’ll be driving up from Chicago in the morning and will be busy in the afternoon. I don’t think I can deal with 15 hours of driv… --- ## [Close call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call/603179)
**Author:** [@azraiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azraiel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call/603179 "2011-11-17T16:37:39Z")
Perverse that I haven’t been active here very long, and one of the few threads I’ve responded to is Gulp. She is driving for the first time - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board I… --- ## [Live Christmas Trees Out ALREADY???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-christmas-trees-out-already/603209)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-christmas-trees-out-already/603209 "2011-11-17T14:19:13Z")
Went to Kroger today, and damn if they didn’t have lines of trees on their front walk ready to be bought! Will they last, even with being watered all the way to Christmas? Thanks Q --- ## [Would I Survive A Nuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-survive-a-nuke/602945)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-survive-a-nuke/602945 "2011-11-17T13:40:05Z")
Fun website. You can pick from Fatman 18kt (Nagasaki) up to Dinosaur ending meteor. It will tell you, base on your location, if you can survive. --- ## [Fellow Arthritics: Have Trouble Threading Caps Onto Bottles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-arthritics-have-trouble-threading-caps-onto-bottles/603187)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-arthritics-have-trouble-threading-caps-onto-bottles/603187 "2011-11-17T11:24:07Z")
I only have arthritis (among other places, like the neck and back) in the middle of finger of my right-dominant hand. But because I can’t close that finger all the way, this makes it difficult sometimes to pick up small … --- ## [40 Sad Portraits Of Closed Record Stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-sad-portraits-of-closed-record-stores/603105)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-sad-portraits-of-closed-record-stores/603105 "2011-11-17T10:52:03Z")
A bygone era: --- ## [Christmas Songs? How About We Share Our Christmas Wallpaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-how-about-we-share-our-christmas-wallpaper/602608)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-how-about-we-share-our-christmas-wallpaper/602608 "2011-11-17T03:43:24Z")
Here’s mine: I’ll miss my hometown this year, but I’ve arranged for my friends to gather on the square and wave at me through the webcam! :slight\_smile: Quasi --- ## [Youtube changes its formatting for the uglier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-changes-its-formatting-for-the-uglier/603202)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-changes-its-formatting-for-the-uglier/603202 "2011-11-17T03:39:55Z")
Now I understand why people complain every time Facebook changes its settings… But yeah, this is irritating. So much wasted space and it appears to be uncustomizable. And I really don’t care about what Youtube suggests … --- ## [The video thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-thread/603199)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-thread/603199 "2011-11-17T02:51:12Z")
The Chinese take their military parades very seriously. Army of 3 million, yikes. --- ## [Australia to Obama: Free crocodile insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-to-obama-free-crocodile-insurance/603099)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-to-obama-free-crocodile-insurance/603099 "2011-11-17T01:28:05Z")
Are you, like most Americans, concerned how Michelle Obama would cover the funeral expenses if her husband was eaten by a crocodile? Now you can breathe a little easier knowing Australia is there in these uncertain time… --- ## [Best surprise Christmas gifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-surprise-christmas-gifts/603162)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-surprise-christmas-gifts/603162 "2011-11-17T00:16:38Z")
Inspired by the worst Christmas gifts thread. What is the gift that you or someone in your family got that was a real sleeper? It looked like it was gonna totally suck and it turned out to be a winner. Our first Chris… --- ## [Halfway There! \[Shameless bragging\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-there-shameless-bragging/603154)
**Author:** [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-there-shameless-bragging/603154 "2011-11-16T23:41:57Z")
On June 26, 2011, I started an epic quest to log 1000 practice hours on guitar in 365 days. Today, at 1:40 PM, I finished my 500th practice hour! Yes! It was easy enough to meet the required pace (19.5 hours per week) … --- ## [I am infatuated with my German professor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-infatuated-with-my-german-professor/602715)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-infatuated-with-my-german-professor/602715 "2011-11-16T20:46:32Z")
She is cool and cute and funny. And German that is a plus. She is so good at German and English but I am only fluent at English. I am jealous. She often makes funny jokes in class and laughs at all my jokes. Hopeful… --- ## [Did I see a dead body on the side of the road? Mason City IA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-see-a-dead-body-on-the-side-of-the-road-mason-city-ia/602893)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-see-a-dead-body-on-the-side-of-the-road-mason-city-ia/602893 "2011-11-16T19:54:09Z")
Is there anyway to find out? I was driving south on hwy 35 from Minneapolis. I had just watched the Packers/Vikings game and was driving home the following Monday - so it would oct 24th. Based on the time I left, it wo… --- ## [Shopping for gloves is absolute HELL for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-gloves-is-absolute-hell-for-me/602862)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-gloves-is-absolute-hell-for-me/602862 "2011-11-16T18:17:54Z")
And it’s not because of the size of my hands, or because I have an extra finger or something. It’s because I (for as long as I can remember) cannot wear anything made of that synthetic-micro-fleece material. When I say c… --- ## [200,000 facebook accounts hacked in India...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-000-facebook-accounts-hacked-in-india/603133)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-000-facebook-accounts-hacked-in-india/603133 "2011-11-16T16:46:45Z")
…To add more embarrassment a link was posted on their wall directing to a graphic image where their faces were morphed on a naked body. Link1. Link2 --- ## [Wife and her ankle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-and-her-ankle/602885)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-and-her-ankle/602885 "2011-11-16T16:28:42Z")
The last month or so seem to be really kicking the shit out of my family and I, what with expensive car repairs, friends at work being RIF’ed, extended family troubles, and now my wife has broken her ankle in three place… --- ## [I've got a job!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-job/550663)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-job/550663 "2011-11-16T14:02:58Z")
I lost my last “real” job in April of 2008, and have spent the last 2 years and 4 months collecting unemployment, freelancing, and, since Feb. of this year (when unemployment ran out), doing FT temp (no benefits), first … --- ## [So what are these patterns in a remote area of China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-these-patterns-in-a-remote-area-of-china/603107)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-these-patterns-in-a-remote-area-of-china/603107 "2011-11-16T13:27:03Z")
Google maps: 40.452107,93.742118 News story. --- ## [What is the highest number of people you've ever shared a residence with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-number-of-people-youve-ever-shared-a-residence-with/602552)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-number-of-people-youve-ever-shared-a-residence-with/602552 "2011-11-16T13:00:49Z")
When I was young, we often lived with other family because we were all so poor. I got to thinking about how different my life is now from when I grew up and a lot of the difference is the lack of people around. Anyway,… --- ## [One of the top 5 nicest things anyone's ever done for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-top-5-nicest-things-anyones-ever-done-for-me/601351)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-top-5-nicest-things-anyones-ever-done-for-me/601351 "2011-11-16T12:42:08Z")
I just got back from a concert and the girl I went with, simply by going with me, just did one of the top ten nicest things anyone’s ever done for me. She agreed to go to a hard rock concert, which is music she doesn’t … --- ## [Muphry's Law? How long has this been a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muphrys-law-how-long-has-this-been-a-thing/602997)
**Author:** [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muphrys-law-how-long-has-this-been-a-thing/602997 "2011-11-16T08:10:46Z")
What’s the deal here? Do we need to defend Gaudere’s honor? Or was this coined earlier, in which case why didn’t anyone know about it at the time? --- ## [The cat has a nose whistle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-has-a-nose-whistle/602971)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-has-a-nose-whistle/602971 "2011-11-16T03:26:47Z")
I adopted my cat, Pudding, years ago before I had a husband or a kid. At that time she’d been in the shelter for five months (her second time at the shelter, too) and had gotten very sick and lost an eye there. She was a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1210) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1212)