# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1221 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1222 --- ## [Dallas-Fort Worth Dopers -- you're invited to a party Oct. 23!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-fort-worth-dopers-youre-invited-to-a-party-oct-23/598760)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-fort-worth-dopers-youre-invited-to-a-party-oct-23/598760 "2011-10-27T04:11:54Z")
(Let me start off by saying that I asked for and received permission in advance from the mods to post this thread.) \[ul\]\[li\]Are you in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, or willing to travel there?\[/li\]\[li\]Do you think music a… --- ## [Obviously, any Intelligent Person is Fluent in Latin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-any-intelligent-person-is-fluent-in-latin/511619)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-any-intelligent-person-is-fluent-in-latin/511619 "2011-10-27T03:30:56Z")
So, I was watching this new NCIS Los Angeles, which was kind of dumb, but what the hell would I know? Because when Linda Hunt started speaking Latin I didn’t immediately know exactly what she was saying without having t… --- ## [From this photo what profession do you imagine this guy ending up in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865 "2011-10-27T01:47:55Z")
One of my heroes just somehow got cooler. --- ## [It's raining. A lot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-lot/600660)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-lot/600660 "2011-10-27T01:15:32Z")
OK maybe rain doesn’t sound like a noteworthy thing in Ireland, but japers it has been bucketing down the last couple of days. I’m about to go for a wander in it. Wish me luck! --- ## [Hideous crash into spectators at Reno Air Races today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hideous-crash-into-spectators-at-reno-air-races-today/596579)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hideous-crash-into-spectators-at-reno-air-races-today/596579 "2011-10-27T00:07:40Z")
Not much more to add other than that. Story here: Youtube video from witness here. It looks like one of the participants made a grave error, and ended up crashing his P-51 into spectators. I have no word as to the nu… --- ## [I am going to be rich beyond my wildest dreams!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246 "2011-10-26T22:11:59Z")
The INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT, WEST AFRICAN PAYMENT DIVISION, FRAUD VICTIMS / COMPENSATION says that I have unclaimed funds in the amount of 1.5 BILLION dollars. That’s right, not million, BILLION! The release charg… --- ## [Technologies you learned to use JUST before they became obsolete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technologies-you-learned-to-use-just-before-they-became-obsolete/600789)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technologies-you-learned-to-use-just-before-they-became-obsolete/600789 "2011-10-26T20:34:19Z")
Inspired by this thread, i’ve gotten to thinking about things I learned in school or elsewhere that I never got a chance to use because I was learning them just as they were becoming obsolete. In college, I took a photo… --- ## [I may have found some part-time work!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-found-some-part-time-work/600369)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-found-some-part-time-work/600369 "2011-10-26T19:08:48Z")
Yesterday I got an email, and today I talked to them… tomorrow I go there to check things out and learn. It’s manual-printing and data-entry and other office tasks. Part-time; two days a week. We’ll see how it goes… but … --- ## [Can you dress a wound squarely between your should-blades by yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-dress-a-wound-squarely-between-your-should-blades-by-yourself/600782)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-dress-a-wound-squarely-between-your-should-blades-by-yourself/600782 "2011-10-26T17:16:08Z")
Does anyone have a good method for changing a bandage right in that unreachable spot in the middle of your back, without getting someone else to do it? I foolishly scheduled an excision of a nasty-looking mole about the… --- ## [My Christmas Shopping is Done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-christmas-shopping-is-done/600231)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-christmas-shopping-is-done/600231 "2011-10-26T15:52:43Z")
Please don’t hate me because my Christmas shopping is done. I swept through the gold souk this morning after my Day of Beauty and came back to the shipping container and checked a few boxes on Amazon. Now everything is d… --- ## [National emergency test on November 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-emergency-test-on-november-9/600498)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-emergency-test-on-november-9/600498 "2011-10-26T15:16:07Z")
The Emergency Alert System, that annoying beeping test you hear on TV and radio, will get its first nationwide test this November 9. Every broadcast, cable, and satellite outlet is supposed to take part at 2pm Eastern t… --- ## [Health survey mandatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-survey-mandatory/600608)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-survey-mandatory/600608 "2011-10-26T14:28:28Z")
For the past several years my husband’s employer has offered a Mayo Clinic health survey to employees and spouses/partners. As an incentive, they gave everyone who took it a $50 gift card. So, $100 per family. We’ve alw… --- ## [John McCarthy, inventor of Lisp and father of modern artificial intelligence, dead at 84](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccarthy-inventor-of-lisp-and-father-of-modern-artificial-intelligence-dead-at-84/600705)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccarthy-inventor-of-lisp-and-father-of-modern-artificial-intelligence-dead-at-84/600705 "2011-10-26T08:48:16Z")
It’s been a bad month for the second wave of computer pioneers: For those of you who don’t know, the Turing award is the closest thing that computer science has to a Nobel prize. While McCarthy wasn’t quite as influen… --- ## [A Few Oktoberfest Pics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-oktoberfest-pics/600820)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-oktoberfest-pics/600820 "2011-10-26T06:44:31Z")
I’m sorry they’re blurred, but I’m not real good at editing. These are just a few. Folks dropped in and out till late. Our longtime friends Carol, Don, my pretty Dirndl, Dondra and W… --- ## [inner beauty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inner-beauty/600734)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inner-beauty/600734 "2011-10-26T03:57:59Z")
I was looking through some job listings, and came across an ad for a post of a tutor in “Beauty/Complimentary Therapy.” I suppose the idea is that if you can make people feel good about themselves, their inner beauty wil… --- ## [A Modest Proposal, eh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-eh/600812)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-eh/600812 "2011-10-26T02:46:26Z")
Recently I participated in a thread concerning the tone of political discourse in America today, My contribution consisted of the following sparkling commentary: While I certainly stand behind this position, it got me… --- ## [Would you respond to a same-sex "Platonic Only" Craigslist ad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-respond-to-a-same-sex-platonic-only-craigslist-ad/600563)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-respond-to-a-same-sex-platonic-only-craigslist-ad/600563 "2011-10-26T02:07:36Z")
I check these sometimes, thinking maybe I’ll find another single mom or someone with similar interests to walk with or something. It seems like a lot of ads start out promising: “I’m a single mom looking for someone to w… --- ## [Isn't it funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-funny/600385)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-funny/600385 "2011-10-26T00:23:50Z")
“Peers” and “Peeps” mean the same thing. Twice? --- ## [Some days I feel like Rip van Winkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-days-i-feel-like-rip-van-winkle/600543)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-days-i-feel-like-rip-van-winkle/600543 "2011-10-26T00:14:39Z")
I moved back to the US in June 2010 after about 25 years in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan. I lived outside of the US for so long that some thngs have completely passed me by. I bought a single first class stamp at … --- ## [Is it possible to not have contempt for the US Judiciary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-not-have-contempt-for-the-us-judiciary/600617)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-not-have-contempt-for-the-us-judiciary/600617 "2011-10-25T22:23:42Z")
5 years ago I received a preliminary questionnaire concerning my availability to be a juror in federal district court. 5 years later I may now have to report to duty to fulfill my civic duty. 5 FUCKING years!-----or 3—I… --- ## [50% of All US Workers Made Less than $26,000 in 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-of-all-us-workers-made-less-than-26-000-in-2010/600413)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-of-all-us-workers-made-less-than-26-000-in-2010/600413 "2011-10-25T21:56:03Z")
Today we got our first look at American wages in 2010 based on payroll taxes reported to the Social Security Administration. Half of all workers made less than $26,364, the median wage in 2010. That means the typical wa… --- ## [Puppy pix! Three weeks old.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-pix-three-weeks-old/600640)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-pix-three-weeks-old/600640 "2011-10-25T21:28:18Z")
Link to pix: Belinda’s litter at three weeks old. There are two pix each of the seven pups. I had named them, but Belinda’s co-rescuer nixed the names as “too serious”. So, I have to find the names of three male and fou… --- ## [A friend goes down in flames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-goes-down-in-flames/600611)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-goes-down-in-flames/600611 "2011-10-25T18:35:12Z")
I will try to keep this as succint as possible. I had been friends with this guy – we will call him Kal – since about February. He made it clear to me from the beginning that he was interested in me romantically, but as… --- ## [Stop browsers jumping when loading!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-browsers-jumping-when-loading/600338)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-browsers-jumping-when-loading/600338 "2011-10-25T16:03:44Z")
How many times have you clicked on the wrong link because just before you click, the browser loads an image and jumps the page down? Wouldn’t it make much more sense to have the page fixed about your current screen as it… --- ## [Ex-Spouse: Cancer, Single Parent with 2 Kids, No Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-spouse-cancer-single-parent-with-2-kids-no-insurance/600720)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-spouse-cancer-single-parent-with-2-kids-no-insurance/600720 "2011-10-25T14:45:46Z")
The writer of the e-mail below, Mary Katherine (Aldin) has been a moving force in the blues and folk worlds since the early 1960’s, and currently is responsible for distributing composer royalties to the estates of The l… --- ## [Compilation video shows the utter absurdity of what "accessibility" means to some.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compilation-video-shows-the-utter-absurdity-of-what-accessibility-means-to-some/599839)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compilation-video-shows-the-utter-absurdity-of-what-accessibility-means-to-some/599839 "2011-10-25T13:17:29Z")
This is about the funniest, truest compilation video I’ve seen. A facebook friend posted this and I had to steal it. It speaks for itself. :smack: --- ## [Decoy internet site for morons (courtesy of The Onion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoy-internet-site-for-morons-courtesy-of-the-onion/600642)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoy-internet-site-for-morons-courtesy-of-the-onion/600642 "2011-10-25T07:35:40Z")
Riotous article from The Onion. New Decoy Website Launched To Lure Away All Moronic Internet Commenters If only it could work in reality! --- ## [I am SO done with Craigslist for job hunting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-done-with-craigslist-for-job-hunting/600489)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-done-with-craigslist-for-job-hunting/600489 "2011-10-25T03:15:01Z")
I’ve been looking for a job actively for over five months. Because of my location, besides the local newspaper, Craigslist is the most popular site for job listings. But I’m done with it. I am so tired of the job scams t… --- ## [President Obama quits war in Iraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-quits-war-in-iraq/600380)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-quits-war-in-iraq/600380 "2011-10-24T21:37:36Z")
Story. Apparently he’s a quitter. But seriously (3rd time in a year for me!), great news no matter if you prefer elephants or asses. --- ## [Just reading a Jayson Stark chat wrap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-reading-a-jayson-stark-chat-wrap/586026)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-reading-a-jayson-stark-chat-wrap/586026 "2011-10-24T21:15:06Z")
He took my question!!! YEAH!!! My 1st time eva! :smiley: If you submit questions to chats, has your comment/query ever been used? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1220) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1222)