# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1225 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1226 --- ## ["Inconclusive"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconclusive/599948)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconclusive/599948 "2011-10-17T19:43:53Z")
Sometimes the scariest part of medicine is the waiting. From time to time, I donate blood. Not a lot, though I was proud when last year I reached one gallon. So, when I had the chance a couple of weeks ago, I did it a… --- ## [Questionnaires on online job applications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionnaires-on-online-job-applications/567132)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionnaires-on-online-job-applications/567132 "2011-09-22T13:09:41Z")
Inspired by this thread currently going on in the pit about the onerous process of applying for jobs online: They’re the ones that ask questions like “Is it ever OK to steal something from your workplace” or “What wou… --- ## [Kids say the darndest things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-say-the-darndest-things/599580)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-say-the-darndest-things/599580 "2011-10-17T06:57:59Z")
Extra points if you’re old enough to get the reference in the title. Yesterday our 2 1/2 year old grandson was at our house. He wanted to show off his Halloween costume (fireman) and of course, he had to practice Trick-… --- ## [Standard nicknames that have no apparent resemblance to the full name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standard-nicknames-that-have-no-apparent-resemblance-to-the-full-name/598699)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standard-nicknames-that-have-no-apparent-resemblance-to-the-full-name/598699 "2011-10-17T06:25:45Z")
For example, Dick is short for Richard but I never quite got why. What other common nicknames can you think of that have little or no resemblance to their longer counterpart? --- ## [Because the lady asked, A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-the-lady-asked-a-mmp/599155)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-the-lady-asked-a-mmp/599155 "2011-10-17T02:40:36Z")
Since rosie threatened to confiscate my hockey unless I did the next MMP, here it is: Friday was the opening season tailgate. We had beer and brats, and burgers and boilermakers. My usual crew(including Roomie) wasn’t… --- ## [Fauja Singh, holder of 7 new world records.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fauja-singh-holder-of-7-new-world-records/599627)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fauja-singh-holder-of-7-new-world-records/599627 "2011-10-16T22:58:10Z")
You may not know of him - Fauja Singh is 100 years old, did not start running until he was 80, and as of yesterday, he is now the holder of 7 new world records - from this article in the Globe and Mail. (Note: the ar… --- ## [Have Any of You Been to an Atheist Convention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-been-to-an-atheist-convention/598216)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-been-to-an-atheist-convention/598216 "2011-10-16T22:09:50Z")
I am going to one next month–merely to be with my sister and her husband, who are also going and whom I rarely see. I am a big ol’ atheist, but I am \*not \*a convention person, and I have the horrible suspicion this is g… --- ## [Online community loan sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-community-loan-sites/599646)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-community-loan-sites/599646 "2011-10-16T20:46:53Z")
I’m talking about sites like http://www.prosper.com/ where users can either invest their money to individuals/small businesses via loans, or request loans. Anyone used these as either a lender or to get a loan, any feed… --- ## [Map of the world according to Americans!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-of-the-world-according-to-americans/599554)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-of-the-world-according-to-americans/599554 "2011-10-16T19:19:59Z")
Got this from a friend today and thought it was pretty funny. Something for everyone, righties and lefties alike. I’m putting this in the Pit because I’m thinking acerbic discussion may follow. The mods of course are fre… --- ## [We are giving up our kitty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-giving-up-our-kitty/597678)
**Author:** [@Petrichord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrichord)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-giving-up-our-kitty/597678 "2011-10-16T18:40:03Z")
Roughly seven months ago on a chilly night, we picked up a shivering little black kitten from where it meowed for attention under a car outside our window. We brought it in: a skinny bundle of wailing dark fur all ears … --- ## [I think I flushed a bag of cough drops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-flushed-a-bag-of-cough-drops/599262)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-flushed-a-bag-of-cough-drops/599262 "2011-10-16T17:58:51Z")
I have one of those over-the-tank cabinet units you can use to store towels, toiletries and the like. I pulled a drawer out too far today, and it fell out and dumped everything in the john. I thought I got it all out, … --- ## [Iraqi Kurdistan - tourism and other plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-kurdistan-tourism-and-other-plans/599772)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-kurdistan-tourism-and-other-plans/599772 "2011-10-16T16:45:14Z")
Iraqi Kurdistan is the one bright spot in that shithole region of the world. Since the original gulf war in 1991 Iraqi Kurdistan has been protected by American flyovers. Twenty years of protection and the area has reall… --- ## [Bizarre, vivid dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-vivid-dreams/599620)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-vivid-dreams/599620 "2011-10-16T12:31:23Z")
For years, I haven’t slept enough to dream, or at least to have dreams that I remember. But the past few nights, I have these vivid, bizarre, often disturbing and very realistic detailed dreams that remind me what “dream… --- ## [See you next year, little hummingbirds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-next-year-little-hummingbirds/599687)
**Author:** [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-next-year-little-hummingbirds/599687 "2011-10-16T00:00:26Z")
I haven’t seen any hummingbirds for a couple of weeks now. I’ll leave the feeders up a while longer in case there are some stragglers, but I think that’s about it for the hummers this year. Take care little ones, I’ll se… --- ## [Eight people killed in mass shooting - worst in my county](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-people-killed-in-mass-shooting-worst-in-my-county/599565)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-people-killed-in-mass-shooting-worst-in-my-county/599565 "2011-10-15T23:21:18Z")
The (possibly) deadliest mass shooting in Orange County, California, happened yesterday. A man going through a divorce went to the beauty salon where his wife worked and shot a bunch of people. Eight killed so far with o… --- ## [How the f\*ck is this pronounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-f-ck-is-this-pronounced/599703)
**Author:** [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-f-ck-is-this-pronounced/599703 "2011-10-15T22:32:03Z")
According to Wikipedia, Ewe is an African language. The IPA pronunciation is èβeɡ͡be. Apparently the β is “like b, but with the lips not quite touching”, and the ɡ͡b is a “doubly articulated consonant”. ??? --- ## [Hawaii Vacation in T minus 48 Hours, and Counting :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaii-vacation-in-t-minus-48-hours-and-counting/596258)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaii-vacation-in-t-minus-48-hours-and-counting/596258 "2011-10-15T22:21:04Z")
In this threadfrom April, I posted about challenges and surprises when planning my upcoming trip to Hawaii. Well, everything is now settled, and we leave for Hawaii in two days. Wahoooo! Our plans have changed significa… --- ## [Ask the chick who did the HCG diet (non-homeopathic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-who-did-the-hcg-diet-non-homeopathic/599685)
**Author:** [@Soliloquy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soliloquy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-who-did-the-hcg-diet-non-homeopathic/599685 "2011-10-15T20:40:15Z")
Ok… I said I would start this in this thread, so here it is. I put it in the title, but I will reiterate it here, and explain. I did not use homeopathic HCG when I did my diet. About a year and a half ago, give or take,… --- ## [Recurring Dream about my deceased father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-dream-about-my-deceased-father/584257)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-dream-about-my-deceased-father/584257 "2011-10-15T17:59:35Z")
I’ve never been into dream analysis much, but this one gets me. My Dad died 2 1/2 years ago. They found him on the bathroom floor. I flew in from Florida, went to his funeral and flew back. But in this dream that I p… --- ## [Get your finger out America, I for one don't welcome our Chinese overlords.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-finger-out-america-i-for-one-dont-welcome-our-chinese-overlords/599597)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-finger-out-america-i-for-one-dont-welcome-our-chinese-overlords/599597 "2011-10-15T17:19:39Z")
America, get your act together. You’re the greatest damn country on earth, and you know it. Just shake yourself out of this fug and get on with it. You landed on the goddamn moon for chrissakes. I, for one, don’t want to… --- ## [They are peddling Saddam Hussein's Dead @ss. There are bidders. Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-peddling-saddam-husseins-dead-ss-there-are-bidders-newslink/599679)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-peddling-saddam-husseins-dead-ss-there-are-bidders-newslink/599679 "2011-10-15T16:31:04Z")
Bronze fanny of an utter fanny with brass balls goes up for auction. Predictably, in the United Kingdom. Those wacky English Public Schools…! --- ## [International House of Prayer. Hmmmm.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-house-of-prayer-hmmmm/599721)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-house-of-prayer-hmmmm/599721 "2011-10-15T08:57:36Z")
I’m not sure what they think they’re accomplishing, but they’ve been trying very hard to accomplish it since 1999. --- ## [Aviation geekery: I'm hooked on FlightRadar24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-geekery-im-hooked-on-flightradar24/599631)
**Author:** [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-geekery-im-hooked-on-flightradar24/599631 "2011-10-15T06:35:17Z")
As someone with slight plane-spotterish tendencies who lives fairly close to a large airport, this website is manna from heaven for me. I know there have been Google Maps/flight mash-ups before, but this one (and the s… --- ## [Somebody Stole a Chunk of My License Plate (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-stole-a-chunk-of-my-license-plate-long/599401)
**Author:** [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-stole-a-chunk-of-my-license-plate-long/599401 "2011-10-15T06:30:38Z")
As I’ve mentioned in a million threads, I work in a Kroger in a very bad part of my small, impoverished city. I really hate the job, the company policies, most of the employees, and most of the customers but I try to ke… --- ## [Best Review of a Toilet, ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-review-of-a-toilet-ever/599609)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-review-of-a-toilet-ever/599609 "2011-10-15T03:44:43Z")
From the Thursday New York Times - a review of a $6400 toilet. Just one small piece Yes, it plays music. Yes, it has a remote control. Yes it glows in the dark. And best of all - I write a column once on how you have… --- ## [Frikkin Mutant Cyclops Shark. No Frikkin Laser Beams from forehead. Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frikkin-mutant-cyclops-shark-no-frikkin-laser-beams-from-forehead-newslink/599678)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frikkin-mutant-cyclops-shark-no-frikkin-laser-beams-from-forehead-newslink/599678 "2011-10-15T03:13:55Z")
One-eyed shark. Freakier than really necessary. A sad of of laser beams. A symbol of declining standards. I blame \[del\]Bush \[/del\] \[del\]Obama \[/del\] TubaDiva. --- ## [Co-worker: "Surprise! Kidney transplant!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-surprise-kidney-transplant/599702)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-surprise-kidney-transplant/599702 "2011-10-15T03:13:51Z")
Big :eek: today I work with a guy named “Al”. He works in the plant, I’m an engineer. We used to work pretty closely until they rejiggered production a few years back so that my products weren’t made out of my product… --- ## [News that could have been: The Saddam Hussein Sex Tapes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-that-could-have-been-the-saddam-hussein-sex-tapes/599674)
**Author:** [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-that-could-have-been-the-saddam-hussein-sex-tapes/599674 "2011-10-14T21:16:57Z")
As if looking like Saddam Hussein isn’t unfortunate enough, an Iraqi gang tried to kidnap Mohamed Bishr and force him to make pornographic videos because of his resemblance to the late dictator. I suppose a leaked sex t… --- ## [what do you collect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/599398)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/599398 "2011-10-14T21:11:57Z")
i have collected tilandsias tin boxes bonsai marbles those little stickers on food any collectors here?? --- ## [Today's Whiny Grumble (bitching far too mild for the Pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-whiny-grumble-bitching-far-too-mild-for-the-pit/599654)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-whiny-grumble-bitching-far-too-mild-for-the-pit/599654 "2011-10-14T17:52:07Z")
What is with the new trend of using gray for text? And I don’t mean dark gray or merely title text, I mean pages like this- which not only uses gray for text, but does so on a gray background! What exactly is the think… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1224) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1226)