# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1224 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1225 --- ## [The Sun Association](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-association/600194)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-association/600194 "2011-10-19T22:11:40Z")
(Not affiliated) First, I want to ask if any of you use this service to reduce your medicine costs, and are you satisfied with the service? Secondly, D and I want to apply for this, because for a $25.00 application fee… --- ## [i really need say thankyou to dopers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-say-thankyou-to-dopers/600052)
**Author:** [@y7xzh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/y7xzh1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-say-thankyou-to-dopers/600052 "2011-10-19T20:50:40Z")
i am a chinese who want to learn excellent english(most want american english). but problem very difficult,because i am living in a no english world,no people talk to you with english ,no any blue eyes. but dopers in t… --- ## ["It's not for us"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-for-us/599915)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-for-us/599915 "2011-10-19T19:10:31Z")
Today’s “For Better or For Worse” comic strip really hit home with me. (Recap: John is happy because Ellie is cooking a bunch of food and says it “smells good” and she replies “It’s not for us.”) It was slightly differ… --- ## [24 Turkish soldiers killed in attack by Kurdish rebels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-attack-by-kurdish-rebels/600162)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-attack-by-kurdish-rebels/600162 "2011-10-19T18:00:02Z")
Turkish commandos crossed 3-4 km (1.9 to 2.5 miles) into northern Iraq in pursuit of the rebels following the attacks in Cukurca and Yuksekova districts of Hakkari province, military sources said. At least 16 soldiers … --- ## [Pssssst..ya wanna buy a bridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-ya-wanna-buy-a-bridge/600053)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-ya-wanna-buy-a-bridge/600053 "2011-10-19T17:49:03Z")
Two brothers steal Pennsylvania Bridge to sell for scrap. You cannot make up this stuff. --- ## [How The Hell Do You Burn Out TWO Blenders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-burn-out-two-blenders/599990)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-burn-out-two-blenders/599990 "2011-10-19T15:40:03Z")
WE own a condo near a beach. We rent the place out, and go down once a year to stay and straighten things out. As with all renting situations, you have to expect that tenants will break stuff…so it is not unexpected t… --- ## [That bewildered the shit out of me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-bewildered-the-shit-out-of-me/599705)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-bewildered-the-shit-out-of-me/599705 "2011-10-19T15:26:01Z")
I stopped in Greenfield, Indiana, got gas for my car and stopped at McDonalds. After going to piss and wash my hands (both piss related and gasoline related), I got in line, and eventually got to order, “An Egg McMuffin … --- ## [i am a lazy typer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-lazy-typer/599870)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-lazy-typer/599870 "2011-10-19T13:46:30Z")
i have been feeling a little out of place here because i notice everyone seems to have perfect type … i use ellipsis …i know that bothers some people …as i have been told many times … oh well …i guess some of you won’t… --- ## [New Kitten thread - pix to follow soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-thread-pix-to-follow-soon/599347)
**Author:** [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-thread-pix-to-follow-soon/599347 "2011-10-19T12:15:33Z")
So like an idiot I finally decide I will never get a kitten. All my cats have been older strays & rescues, at least 6-8 months old when they show up at the back door. That’s fine, I like them older and more independent… --- ## [Australian Dopers and other outdoorsy types - help me build a ute!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-dopers-and-other-outdoorsy-types-help-me-build-a-ute/599882)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-dopers-and-other-outdoorsy-types-help-me-build-a-ute/599882 "2011-10-19T09:44:29Z")
My wife and I went to Australia for two weeks at the end of September. Her best friend lives in Broome, on the northwest coast. She and her husband are bush guides there, and they took us on an amazing trip up the Kimb… --- ## [Man lives off Roadkill for 30 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-lives-off-roadkill-for-30-years/600021)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-lives-off-roadkill-for-30-years/600021 "2011-10-19T07:16:06Z")
Rats, mice, foxes, owls, pigeons, moles, snakes and pheasants: the makings of a pleasant episode of Winnie the Pooh, an autumnal diorama of woodland life at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia – or, for one 4… --- ## [I hear coyotes howling outside my door.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hear-coyotes-howling-outside-my-door/600109)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hear-coyotes-howling-outside-my-door/600109 "2011-10-19T06:00:30Z")
A whole pack of them. There is a wash right outside my back door where the coyotes often run on the way to find food. I can also hear them running in the street right outside my house. I get chills up and down my back li… --- ## [FOOM! I'm Flying to FLA on Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foom-im-flying-to-fla-on-friday/599933)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foom-im-flying-to-fla-on-friday/599933 "2011-10-18T23:41:01Z")
I’m 4-F! I’m flying out to Jupiter, Florida on Friday, 10/21. I’m going to meet an old Army buddy of mine. I’ve known this friend for over 20 years and I consider them to be one of my best friends. Through thick and thi… --- ## [I bit my tongue so hard it hurt my ear.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bit-my-tongue-so-hard-it-hurt-my-ear/599983)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bit-my-tongue-so-hard-it-hurt-my-ear/599983 "2011-10-18T23:16:46Z")
I almost passed out, drooled blood onto my rice and now I have a bruise on my tongue. And an earache. --- ## [Mom had a grand mal siezure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-had-a-grand-mal-siezure/589655)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-had-a-grand-mal-siezure/589655 "2011-10-18T18:01:49Z")
So I live relatively close to my parents. I hadn’t spoken to them in in a few weeks when my mom calls on Saturday. She asks me when was the last time she had talked to me, I say ‘few weeks’. She then tells me that on Thu… --- ## [I put flavored bottled water in my iron...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-flavored-bottled-water-in-my-iron/600045)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-flavored-bottled-water-in-my-iron/600045 "2011-10-18T17:17:56Z")
…and now my clothes smell like “mixed berries.” To be specific, it’s Trader Joe’s sparkling mineral water, with “natural” flavor. I can’t see that it would hurt the iron, and now I have a delicious aroma. --- ## [noise pollution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-pollution/599608)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-pollution/599608 "2011-10-18T17:15:29Z")
noise really bothers me …i don’t go to the theater because it’s too hard on my ears …i left zumba tonight because the music hurt my ears …i don’t want to hear my neighbor’s music …even when it isn’t played loud …the last… --- ## [My awesome friend has a tumor in her head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awesome-friend-has-a-tumor-in-her-head/591582)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awesome-friend-has-a-tumor-in-her-head/591582 "2011-09-08T13:19:24Z")
One of my best friends is going to die of brain cancer. It’s just a matter of time. She’s 31 years old and speaks three languages, plays the piano, and has explored a dozen countries in hiking boots by day and 4-inch he… --- ## ["Bob" At Our Recent Oktoberfest Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-at-our-recent-oktoberfest-party/599802)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-at-our-recent-oktoberfest-party/599802 "2011-10-18T15:42:03Z")
More to come, but this is one I wanted y’all to see, our protector “Bob”, helping himself to a little bit of Oktoberfest cheer! Thanks, Quasi --- ## [Saving Private Yang...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-yang/599995)
**Author:** [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-yang/599995 "2011-10-18T15:10:02Z")
Apparently, this ranks as the most convoluted paths to American citizenship I’ve ever read. They’re allegedly going to make a movie about this I wonder if they hold the record for most theaters served in a time of war. … --- ## [Help me create a religion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-create-a-religion/599967)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-create-a-religion/599967 "2011-10-18T14:45:09Z")
I’m in need of distraction and I think an income maybe. So, L Ron and company got rich, right? Scientology still rakes in the dough, I believe. So help me flesh out my idea to create a religion and make us all rich. S… --- ## [Imagine the price of THAT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-the-price-of-that/600031)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-the-price-of-that/600031 "2011-10-18T13:07:54Z")
I cannot begin to imagine what you would have to pay for pistaschiosin a pawn shop. --- ## [I just taught my nephew to tie his shoes... he's 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-taught-my-nephew-to-tie-his-shoes-hes-12/599838)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-taught-my-nephew-to-tie-his-shoes-hes-12/599838 "2011-10-18T10:41:52Z")
I was visiting my sister and her family, including her 12 year old 7th grade son named Joey. At one point I asked if a pair of shoes belonged to Joey, she glanced at them and said, “No, couldn’t be, he only wears velcro… --- ## [Dondra Not Doing Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dondra-not-doing-well/598789)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dondra-not-doing-well/598789 "2011-10-18T03:04:25Z")
Dear Guys and Ladies I mentioned this in another thread, but wanted to explain a bit further: We originally admitted D to the hospital Tuesday to “fine-tune” her meds., Because of her chronic lymphidimia and the swe… --- ## [Who's still making 'little airplanes'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-still-making-little-airplanes/599824)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-still-making-little-airplanes/599824 "2011-10-18T02:01:02Z")
I came across a Bellanca Super Viking, and it struck me: Whatever happened to Bellanca? It seems their assets were sold in 1982, and again in 2002. AviaBellanca has a website that’s been ‘under construction’ since 2004… --- ## [Flirting, mutual attraction, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flirting-mutual-attraction-etc/599837)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flirting-mutual-attraction-etc/599837 "2011-10-18T00:51:03Z")
I just wanted to say; flirting sure can be exhilirating, when it’s experienced mutually. :slight\_smile: --- ## [What I miss about not being single; also, what I used to miss about being single](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-miss-about-not-being-single-also-what-i-used-to-miss-about-being-single/599571)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-miss-about-not-being-single-also-what-i-used-to-miss-about-being-single/599571 "2011-10-17T23:09:02Z")
I’m single right now, and I think the one thing I miss the most about having a man is our good night talks. All the boyfriends I’ve had would call me nightly, and I would lie in bed with the lights out and tell him abou… --- ## [I'm going to hell now for sure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-now-for-sure/599835)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-now-for-sure/599835 "2011-10-17T21:15:05Z")
So I was thinking about dressing as Caylee Anthony for Halloween (a garbage bag and duct tap. I asked this girl I’m interested in dating about it. I think we have similar dark senses of humor. “I don’t think that’s a goo… --- ## [Ever figure something out but not know how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-figure-something-out-but-not-know-how/599953)
**Author:** [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-figure-something-out-but-not-know-how/599953 "2011-10-17T20:24:03Z")
I needed to delete a yahoo account. At the deletion page you have to enter your password and the captcha phrase and then click confirm delete. Every time I tried it, no matter how slowly I typed or how careful I was to… --- ## [Why would you tell me that NOW?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-tell-me-that-now/599564)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-tell-me-that-now/599564 "2011-10-17T19:53:00Z")
So I had my dream wedding in Las Vegas in August. It was absolutely PERFECT. We had all our parents and two best friends each, and we bought a package where you get a 14-person limo that takes you to the “Welcome to Fa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1223) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1225)