# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1218 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1219 --- ## [Monkey waiters in Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-waiters-in-japan/601637)
**Author:** [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-waiters-in-japan/601637 "2011-11-02T15:54:48Z")
I dread to think what happens if you don’t tip the correct amount for these guys. Hope you can dodge that flung poo! --- ## [A mysterious light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-light/599203)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-light/599203 "2011-11-02T14:49:03Z")
To get to my house, which is sorta in the boonies, one must travel ~10 miles down a windy, two lane county road. There are several houses and farms along this road, it isn’t exactly the middle of nowhere There is a hous… --- ## [Introduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354)
**Author:** [@ProbablyProcrastinating](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProbablyProcrastinating)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354 "2011-11-02T07:51:08Z")
Hi everyone. I found this message board by Googling “kurt vonnegut discussion board” as I wanted to chat with people I might have something in common with. You seem like a nice crowd and I hope you don’t mind my joining … --- ## [Firearms training has started at the Moto house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firearms-training-has-started-at-the-moto-house/601487)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firearms-training-has-started-at-the-moto-house/601487 "2011-11-02T06:17:31Z")
The kids have been going to cub scout events that featured BB gun shooting - and while this was handled in a perfectly safe and appropriate manner there wasn’t an awful lot of time on the guns to practice - this was pret… --- ## [Can you top these creepy dolls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-these-creepy-dolls/600376)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-these-creepy-dolls/600376 "2011-11-02T06:10:54Z")
Have you noticed that there is a booming market for Uncanny Valley baby dolls? If you gave this to your 5 year old to play with, she would never, ever have her own children. Because-- aayyayaayyaaa! This one comes pre-… --- ## [I need the searching expertise of the dopers!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-the-searching-expertise-of-the-dopers/601540)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-the-searching-expertise-of-the-dopers/601540 "2011-11-01T20:47:09Z")
My mother is trying to find bible indexing tabs of a particular flavor. The ones she wants specifically are Tabbies brand and have been discontinued. I firmly believe there must be someone out there with a bunch in stock… --- ## [I've got magical money!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-magical-money/601490)
**Author:** [@Petrichord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrichord)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-magical-money/601490 "2011-11-01T19:39:45Z")
That, or I inadvertently stole from a Chinese takeout place last night. One of the two. Let me explain. I ordered Chinese food last night. It was late, it was dark, it was a bad neighborhood on Halloween night, and I… --- ## [Need an American favour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-american-favour/601489)
**Author:** [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-american-favour/601489 "2011-11-01T19:02:16Z")
My girlfriend has inadvertently lead to us being up a Paypal creek without a paddle. In brief, my gf opened a Paypal account and received payment into it before we realized she’d signed up wrong. We need to verify this … --- ## [ESPN HD -- Is Cablevision Screwing With Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-hd-is-cablevision-screwing-with-me/601442)
**Author:** [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-hd-is-cablevision-screwing-with-me/601442 "2011-11-01T18:32:45Z")
So I’ve been having issues with watching ESPN HD on my Cablevision system. On Saturday afternoon, while watching college football, it is pixellating all over the place. Frustrated, I just go to one of the other fifteen… --- ## [Less attractive women aren't easier to "game"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-attractive-women-arent-easier-to-game/601433)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-attractive-women-arent-easier-to-game/601433 "2011-11-01T16:28:38Z")
…in contrary to popular belief. I know a lot of guys and male “experts” on dating say that the less attractive woman you find, the easier it is to get them to go out on a date, have sex, and enter a long term relationsh… --- ## [a thread for Halloween haters!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-halloween-haters/601243)
**Author:** [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-halloween-haters/601243 "2011-11-01T13:55:31Z")
The Halloween fans on the Dope got themselves a whole darn forum, so I’m officially claiming one small thread for those who don’t savor the haunted hullabaloo of October 31. I can’t be the only one, right? ::crickets:: … --- ## [Some Problems At School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-problems-at-school/600578)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-problems-at-school/600578 "2011-11-01T12:20:25Z")
Long story here, rambles a bit: Well after school yesterday, I stayed on after class so I could ask my chemistry teacher my grade. However he said he wanted to talk to be about something else. So my teacher said that I … --- ## [RIP Charger \[My "Sleep Disorder" Was a Brain Tumor\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-charger-my-sleep-disorder-was-a-brain-tumor/490867)
**Author:** [@Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charger)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-charger-my-sleep-disorder-was-a-brain-tumor/490867 "2011-11-01T07:46:32Z")
I had been having a very difficult time sleeping, so I went to see a doctor. He thought I suffered from sleep apnea, but never set up any tests. I was sleeping through the night, but waking up tired. It progressed to th… --- ## [October weight loss thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-weight-loss-thread/599391)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-weight-loss-thread/599391 "2011-11-01T05:25:32Z")
It’s already the 11th and no weight loss thread? Does this mean everyone is falling off, no one cares…? Well, I’m doing great. Down 42 pounds. --- ## [How long would the food in your average supermarket support one person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-the-food-in-your-average-supermarket-support-one-person/601320)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-the-food-in-your-average-supermarket-support-one-person/601320 "2011-11-01T03:59:12Z")
I’m sure you’ve thought of it before, if the door of the supermarket were locked and you were the only one left, how long you could last before you starved. Well, I have anyway. Obviously supermarkets vary in size so I’m… --- ## [My Werewolf Blog Entry Is Up, Y'all!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-werewolf-blog-entry-is-up-yall/601443)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-werewolf-blog-entry-is-up-yall/601443 "2011-11-01T02:07:43Z")
Where Wolf? Enjoy! Q --- ## [Am I in the Decrepit Demographic? Or, These Ads Must Stop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-the-decrepit-demographic-or-these-ads-must-stop/601247)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-the-decrepit-demographic-or-these-ads-must-stop/601247 "2011-11-01T00:53:42Z")
Alright, if I’m watching a WWII documentary on the Military Channel, I expect to be hit with ads for low-cost life insurance, funeral planning and the like. Lately though it seems that no matter what I’m tuned to, I can… --- ## [Hail to the V](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-to-the-v/601284)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-to-the-v/601284 "2011-11-01T00:00:47Z")
Late last night, I saw this on TV, and had no idea what it was about until the end, at which point my jaw dropped: But it gets better. If you go to their site, you get this piece of wonderfulness: It app… --- ## [Pilots: First Solo & Losing the Back of Your Shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-first-solo-losing-the-back-of-your-shirt/601371)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-first-solo-losing-the-back-of-your-shirt/601371 "2011-10-31T23:50:09Z")
Gonna try for a poll here - a long standing tradition, at least in the US (and probably elsewhere) is for the back of the pilot’s shirt to be cut off after his/her first solo. I was wondering how many of us actually had… --- ## [Has anyone else found their google results lately a bit eh crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-found-their-google-results-lately-a-bit-eh-crap/597478)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-found-their-google-results-lately-a-bit-eh-crap/597478 "2011-10-31T23:17:14Z")
At least half a dozen times in the last while I’ve not been able to find the thing I’m searching for. Usually google amazes me with finding exactly what i want in the first few results. I can’t figure out whether I’m jus… --- ## [What to do in Tokyo in November?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-tokyo-in-november/601361)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-tokyo-in-november/601361 "2011-10-31T21:28:59Z")
I could be visiting Tokyo in the third week of November, and as the current schedule goes, I will have a couple of free days. What to do, where to go, what to see/wear? --- ## [I think my dog is dying of congestive heart failure right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-dog-is-dying-of-congestive-heart-failure-right-now/601246)
**Author:** [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-dog-is-dying-of-congestive-heart-failure-right-now/601246 "2011-10-31T21:17:47Z")
Not sure where to put this, but I know the mods will accommodate if need be… Way back in 1997 my family and I helped rescue two mixed terrier puppies from a bad situation and we took them into our home. It was a brother… --- ## [The new Mrs. Plant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-mrs-plant/601325)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-mrs-plant/601325 "2011-10-31T20:51:01Z")
I just got married, guys. Life is good. --- ## [Homeless dog survives gas chamber at shelter; Idiots step forward to adopt him and ONLY him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-dog-survives-gas-chamber-at-shelter-idiots-step-forward-to-adopt-him-and-only-him/601165)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-dog-survives-gas-chamber-at-shelter-idiots-step-forward-to-adopt-him-and-only-him/601165 "2011-10-31T20:31:21Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dog-survived-gas-chamber-adoption-nj-14838942 That last part about people wanting ONLY this dog and refusing to consider another homeless animal is what I am referring to with the idi… --- ## [What's your global ranking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-ranking/601091)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-ranking/601091 "2011-10-31T18:47:37Z")
From BBC News: 7 billion people and you: What’s your number? When I was born, I was the 4,042,952,917th person alive on Earth. Mr. Neville was the 3,911,813,580th. What’s your number? --- ## [I did a bad thing (cat related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-a-bad-thing-cat-related/601180)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-a-bad-thing-cat-related/601180 "2011-10-31T18:04:53Z")
I adopted a kitteh and neglected to inform the Dope! :smiley: Here he is: Mosby. He is a shelter rescue. I did a lot of kitteh-shopping before Mosby decided he was our cat. He is quite the lap kitty! He joins Julian, … --- ## [ACK!!! My baby is in for The Big One!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-my-baby-is-in-for-the-big-one/601396)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-my-baby-is-in-for-the-big-one/601396 "2011-10-31T17:27:55Z")
For those playing along at home, today is the day of Widget’s big surgery. at 12 weeks, Doctor Mike proclaimed her ready for the big snip. I was updated late morning that she came through the op just fine. She will be k… --- ## [Pills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pills/600868)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pills/600868 "2011-10-31T15:55:26Z")
Pills, pills, more pills. I’m back on Prozac. My doctor had tapered me off of it, in the belief that the Neurontin, Welbutrin, and Lamictal would be enough. They weren’t. Sigh. I suppose a plethora of pills is better th… --- ## [Drunk man steals eight dollar sandwich, uses forklift to try to escape.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-man-steals-eight-dollar-sandwich-uses-forklift-to-try-to-escape/601376)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-man-steals-eight-dollar-sandwich-uses-forklift-to-try-to-escape/601376 "2011-10-31T14:15:46Z")
Cite Stick a fork in him. He’s done. --- ## [Anyone used a Frigidaire Flair range?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-frigidaire-flair-range/601328)
**Author:** [@lew\_cody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lew_cody)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-frigidaire-flair-range/601328 "2011-10-31T13:30:11Z")
No, I’m not planning to buy or restore one, but I’m curious whether anyone here has ever cooked with one, grew up with one or otherwise has insight to share. If you’ve used a Flair range, what were their primary good or … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1217) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1219)