# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1212 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1213 --- ## [Advice needed for Baby Shower gift.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-for-baby-shower-gift/602746)
**Author:** [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-for-baby-shower-gift/602746 "2011-11-16T03:26:10Z")
I’m invited to a baby shower a week from today. The mother to be isn’t what I would call a friend, more of a close acquaintance. Her husband is one of the goalies for the local minor league hockey team. I have no chil… --- ## [The FBI is after me! (spamscam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-is-after-me-spamscam/602662)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-is-after-me-spamscam/602662 "2011-11-16T03:05:01Z")
I am just quivering with fear. No, I’m quivering, but it’s from laughter. The scammers have come up with a new one, or at least new to me. I submit, for your approval, the following threat: | Federal Bureau of Inves… --- ## [Do City Horses Always Look Bored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-city-horses-always-look-bored/602999)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-city-horses-always-look-bored/602999 "2011-11-16T00:33:11Z")
I was walking on the Magnificent Mile of Chicago and they have a lot of horse drawn carriages. All the horses have the same expression on their faces while they’re pulling the carriages. They all look like “God is this … --- ## [Refrigerator Etiquette.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-etiquette/602890)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-etiquette/602890 "2011-11-15T23:48:48Z")
Dear friends and family. I am at the end of my rope. I paid a lot of money for that refrigerator, hoping it would serve our needs for a long time. You hate it. You abuse it. I’m putting my foot down. These will b… --- ## [Visa sent me an application for their "Black" Card. I'm somebody now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visa-sent-me-an-application-for-their-black-card-im-somebody-now/602932)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visa-sent-me-an-application-for-their-black-card-im-somebody-now/602932 "2011-11-15T21:49:08Z")
I’m kind of flattered in a way (I guess-if I should be in the first place of course). Ostensibly it gives you all sorts of perks, like 1% cash back, 24 hour conceirge service, a “rewards” program, VIP airport lounge acc… --- ## [Interesting Words — a Collection.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-words-a-collection/602286)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-words-a-collection/602286 "2011-11-15T19:06:01Z")
I’m seeking to collect a select and judicious set of words that are (American) English, but meet these requirements: A word that people think means one thing, but it’s actually the opposite (e.g. nonplussed) Common… --- ## [My gmail is completely fucked up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gmail-is-completely-fucked-up/602789)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gmail-is-completely-fucked-up/602789 "2011-11-15T18:29:55Z")
I can’t see the most recent email received. I switched over to the “new look” and I still can’t. If I hit reply, in new look, the most recent email in a thread will appear in the answer. “Expand all” does absolutely noth… --- ## [Winos Drinking Bay Rum? Is THis True?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winos-drinking-bay-rum-is-this-true/602842)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winos-drinking-bay-rum-is-this-true/602842 "2011-11-15T17:25:38Z")
First, for all of you who don’t know what “bay rum” is-it is a cheap men’s cologne. It is basically, alcohol, water, that has the essence of west indian bay leaves in it. The smell is kinda nice-those of you who have ha… --- ## [Relationship Problems that i make in my head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-problems-that-i-make-in-my-head/293801)
**Author:** [@PopCultureReference\_11one](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopCultureReference_11one)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-problems-that-i-make-in-my-head/293801 "2011-11-15T15:56:27Z")
Before I start, I want to mention that I’ve been lurking here for a few years now and know that you guys give some fantastic advice and will probably join despite the fee and the fact that I’m really cheap and broke. Ri… --- ## [Truly evil invention. Unpoppable Bubble Wrap.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-evil-invention-unpoppable-bubble-wrap/602567)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-evil-invention-unpoppable-bubble-wrap/602567 "2011-11-15T14:38:10Z")
What sort of crazy, mean, spoilsport invented this stuff? Got a sheet of this in a delivery today, and was giddy…I really needed to pop some bubble wrap! And then I discovered that it was unpoppable bubble wrap, which I … --- ## [Best Thrifty Xmas gifts, given or received.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thrifty-xmas-gifts-given-or-received/602802)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thrifty-xmas-gifts-given-or-received/602802 "2011-11-15T07:32:39Z")
Well, the season fast coming upon us, I’m wondering if you’d like to share, cheap and cheerful gifts you’ve either given or received. Maybe something that stood out among much more costly gifts. Or something that reall… --- ## [What are you giving for Christmas this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-giving-for-christmas-this-year/602837)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-giving-for-christmas-this-year/602837 "2011-11-15T07:06:01Z")
I am feeling a little blah about the holidays this year and no great gift ideas are coming to mind for anyone on my list. The best thing I have come up with for my husband so far is bike lights. Sigh. So I thought I’d… --- ## [Local Canadian Girl helps crack Japanese code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-canadian-girl-helps-crack-japanese-code/602647)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-canadian-girl-helps-crack-japanese-code/602647 "2011-11-15T04:35:22Z")
Imagine you, a Canadian girl circa 1943/1944, went to high school in an isolated town with no roads in or out, move to a big city, get a job and on a lark with your friend answer an ad for an office job in New York that … --- ## [Bike rack for car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-rack-for-car/602844)
**Author:** [@White\_Unicorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Unicorn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-rack-for-car/602844 "2011-11-15T03:43:38Z")
Hi, does anyone have any recommendations for which bike rack I should get for my car? I’m having trouble picking one out because I don’t know anything about them and am afraid to just buy a random one. Typing it into goo… --- ## [Good News About D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-about-d/602810)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-about-d/602810 "2011-11-15T01:47:14Z")
It occurs to me that I may have left some of y’all “out of the loop” regarding my wife’s health. She is much better and is getting around without her cane (due to the swelling in her right leg which landed her in the hos… --- ## [Man found dead, covered in bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226 "2011-11-15T00:09:54Z")
Cite. I’m not sure why they think our own Covered In Bees is involved. (I hope the newspaper doesn’t change the headline - right now it reads exactly as the thread title, but they’ve been known to play around.) -D/a --- ## [I finally got a pink slip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-got-a-pink-slip/602954)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-got-a-pink-slip/602954 "2011-11-15T00:03:02Z")
No not fired. After two years of back and forth with the State of California DMV, they finally have issued me a Certificate of Title for my car. It may sound silly because I paid off my car two years ago, but I may hav… --- ## [Crazy the Clown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-the-clown/602639)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-the-clown/602639 "2011-11-14T23:37:36Z")
Did I tell you a couple of months ago I saw a clown–I mean an actual clown, with wig, makeup, shoes and all–on 7th Avenue screaming “Somebody take mah \*pitcha \*or I’m gonna piss mah pants!” He was back in front of Penn … --- ## [So, I told this girl: "Your looks got you through the door..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-told-this-girl-your-looks-got-you-through-the-door/602902)
**Author:** [@RogerDalien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogerDalien)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-told-this-girl-your-looks-got-you-through-the-door/602902 "2011-11-14T22:15:41Z")
“…but it’s your personality that makes you a…door…able” I think she liked it. I may have came up with it but it’s too obvious… --- ## [Hey, Ellen Cherry!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ellen-cherry/602906)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ellen-cherry/602906 "2011-11-14T17:14:10Z")
. . . . . . . . . . --- ## [Arizona is inactive state, apparently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-is-inactive-state-apparently/602909)
**Author:** [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-is-inactive-state-apparently/602909 "2011-11-14T17:13:50Z")
I know someone on here has posted college test goof-ups before, but this doozy is from a seventh-grader, and I came across it just now: What is the state of inactivity that amphibians may enter during hot, dry, weather? … --- ## [Dog + Bride + Groom = $$$$$](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bride-groom/602697)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bride-groom/602697 "2011-11-14T16:32:34Z")
I have a part time job at an exclusive club. The club prohibits all animals except for service animals. I am an elevator operator, one day a week This couple had a wedding last week. Of course they were told they can’t … --- ## [Anyone given up alcohol? What happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-given-up-alcohol-what-happened/602688)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-given-up-alcohol-what-happened/602688 "2011-11-14T14:58:31Z")
I’ve decided to give up alcohol for a month and see how I look and feel and the end of it. I’ve just finished my first week. I tend to drink 5 days out of 7; usually four or five drinks. That adds up to quite a lot, b… --- ## [Because if I wait, i'll forget - the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-if-i-wait-ill-forget-the-mmp/602142)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-if-i-wait-ill-forget-the-mmp/602142 "2011-11-14T12:06:29Z")
Happy Monday. Welcome to this week’s edition of the MMP. Pull up a seat and stay a few days. As promised, I shall recount what went in to putting on this year’s show. Many months ago, our director told us of this idea… --- ## [Work pants vs. angry beaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-pants-vs-angry-beaver/602850)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-pants-vs-angry-beaver/602850 "2011-11-14T02:06:09Z")
That’s just mean. --- ## [The epitome of pointless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-epitome-of-pointless/602854)
**Author:** [@DjDolphP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DjDolphP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-epitome-of-pointless/602854 "2011-11-14T01:15:08Z")
Waste away with me to boobs and fast cars… :cool: Plus I’m sort of a Bree Olsen fan --- ## [WWII in real time via Twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-in-real-time-via-twitter/602521)
**Author:** [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-in-real-time-via-twitter/602521 "2011-11-14T01:06:19Z")
Has anyone else seen this? Someone (I believe a recent history grad) is using Twitter to report news and events from World War II as if they are happening in real time. He’s currently up to November 1939. There are seve… --- ## [Anybody Ever Flown in a Piaggio P-180 Business Jet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-flown-in-a-piaggio-p-180-business-jet/602793)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-flown-in-a-piaggio-p-180-business-jet/602793 "2011-11-14T01:05:42Z")
I just saw one on tv-interesting design (rear psher props, front canard wings). Anyway, they have a very wide cabin, and lok quite luxurious. Has anyone here ever flown in one? When I become a billionaire, I’m buying o… --- ## [Asteroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid/602818)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid/602818 "2011-11-13T23:23:40Z")
http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/\_new/asteroid-lutetia-rosetta-spacecraft.grid-4x2.jpg ‘Lutetia’? I think it should be named ‘Skull Rock’ --- ## [What is the significance of these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-significance-of-these/602766)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-significance-of-these/602766 "2011-11-13T21:33:30Z")
The little flat red flowers that people are wearing on their lapels these days—from a distance they look as if they’ve been crocheted—are the ones I’m wondering about. I’ve really only seen them on people on TV, but they… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1211) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1213)