# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1226 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1227 --- ## [aloha~](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981 "2011-10-14T13:38:29Z")
hi there i thought i would introduce myself …i am Olive … i live in hawaii, i love blues (esp keb’ mo’), hawaiian music, art, photography, good weed and laughter … i love people, especially quirky ones… i am a straig… --- ## [Dennis Ritchie, computer pioneer, dead at 70](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-ritchie-computer-pioneer-dead-at-70/599510)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-ritchie-computer-pioneer-dead-at-70/599510 "2011-10-14T13:30:30Z")
The guy who codesigned Unix and the C programming language dies at the age of 70. Rob Pike confirms. --- ## [Fun rant from a Google prog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-rant-from-a-google-prog/599495)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-rant-from-a-google-prog/599495 "2011-10-14T11:39:45Z")
Don’t know what forum to put that in, so move if needed plz. Interesting info in the rant. --- ## [anyone here a couchsurfer ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-a-couchsurfer/599396)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-a-couchsurfer/599396 "2011-10-14T11:00:13Z")
i have been a couchsurfer host for almost four years …its been a lot of fun …i have met so many cool people … i had one guy i didnt really enjoy …but he was harmless …he was interesting …but looked at everything through… --- ## [Wasn't a great day, and then a dead kitten to cap it all off.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasnt-a-great-day-and-then-a-dead-kitten-to-cap-it-all-off/599507)
**Author:** [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasnt-a-great-day-and-then-a-dead-kitten-to-cap-it-all-off/599507 "2011-10-14T06:41:28Z")
Work sucks in general, its just been no fun lately. Some jobs are fun, and the jobs lately have been no fun. So I’m here at the shop, putting back a few beers, getting ready to go take a nap and do it all again tomorro… --- ## [seven+ months clean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-months-clean/599435)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-months-clean/599435 "2011-10-14T04:46:50Z")
From time to time I’ve posted MPSIMS threads about my struggles with drug addiction. This is something of an epilogue to that. I kicked benzodiazepines in Feb 2010, and opiates in March of this year. In the 7 or so mo… --- ## [Google goes Gumby.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-goes-gumby/599436)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-goes-gumby/599436 "2011-10-14T02:47:29Z")
Google celebrates Art Clokey’s 90th birthday. Click on the clay balls, they turn into the characters from the Gumby cartoons. --- ## [Human ancestors made paint 100,000 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-ancestors-made-paint-100-000-years-ago/599598)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-ancestors-made-paint-100-000-years-ago/599598 "2011-10-14T02:40:17Z")
from nytimes. Digging deeper in a South African cave that had already yielded surprises from the Middle Stone Age, archaeologists have uncovered a 100,000-year-old workshop holding the tools and ingredients with which e… --- ## [I'm morally deficient!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-morally-deficient/599171)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-morally-deficient/599171 "2011-10-14T01:35:22Z")
A philosophy professor was guest speaking at my wife’s church yesterday, and she asked me to go because, and I quote, “I’m probably going to want to talk about it with you and it’ll just be easier if you hear everything … --- ## [Turning in Whitey Bulger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-in-whitey-bulger/599359)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-in-whitey-bulger/599359 "2011-10-14T01:17:54Z")
Can someone please explain to me why the media is actually reporting the identity of the person who turned in Whitey Bulger, including where she lives? Even if we assume that doing so does not put her life in jeopardy, t… --- ## [Price increases you've noticed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-increases-youve-noticed/598833)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-increases-youve-noticed/598833 "2011-10-14T00:53:57Z")
Used to be the only time I noticed something getting more expensive was either gasoline or movie tickets. But, just the other day, I was at the grocery store, picking up stuff for the parents, and my poor brain kept stut… --- ## [Will Not End Well: Chinese Profligacy Hits New Heights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-not-end-well-chinese-profligacy-hits-new-heights/599216)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-not-end-well-chinese-profligacy-hits-new-heights/599216 "2011-10-13T23:03:18Z")
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/\_news/2011/10/10/8252200-chinese-village-unveils-skyscraper-taller-than-the-chrysler-building These guys clearly did not read the Old Testament. They achieved a golden calf and Tower of B… --- ## [Whiny, immature rant about the transition from being a (spoiled) child to an adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiny-immature-rant-about-the-transition-from-being-a-spoiled-child-to-an-adult/599336)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiny-immature-rant-about-the-transition-from-being-a-spoiled-child-to-an-adult/599336 "2011-10-13T17:53:45Z")
So as a kid, I never had to work but for a few hours of school each day and some easy schoolwork (counting in copious, long vacation periods including 3 months of summer), I got to live in a nice house and play games all… --- ## [Horse (and rider) saves boy from grizzly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278 "2011-10-13T17:50:31Z")
Everyone should have a horse like this! StG --- ## [Most Ridiculous Boiler Room Call EVER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculous-boiler-room-call-ever/599362)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculous-boiler-room-call-ever/599362 "2011-10-13T15:57:11Z")
I get a lot of unsolicited calls from every species of vendor who wants to stick their hand into my pocket. Today I encountered the ne plus ultra of stupid, fantastical boiler room call. It started out standard but too… --- ## [Singaporean Missing in Greece - What Could Have Happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singaporean-missing-in-greece-what-could-have-happened/599486)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singaporean-missing-in-greece-what-could-have-happened/599486 "2011-10-13T15:46:52Z")
28 year old Singaporean medical student went to Greece for a conference. Didn’t show up for the conference, and has been missing for 2 weeks now. This is copied from the Facebook page: What could have happened to him? … --- ## [Super Hero arrested in Seattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-hero-arrested-in-seattle/599530)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-hero-arrested-in-seattle/599530 "2011-10-13T14:46:24Z")
Story Video (from a link in the news story) Wiki page Facebook --- ## [Looking for a nut dispenser. Google is no help with such an hilarious search.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-nut-dispenser-google-is-no-help-with-such-an-hilarious-search/599502)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-nut-dispenser-google-is-no-help-with-such-an-hilarious-search/599502 "2011-10-13T12:00:02Z")
Yeah, I love pistachios. As do my co-workers. And I recently discovered Chili-lemon Pistachios, which are about the greatest thing ever. My co-workers and I went through about half a pound today, everyone remarking ab… --- ## [Gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-pioneer-frank-kameny-dies/599420)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-pioneer-frank-kameny-dies/599420 "2011-10-13T09:44:44Z")
Frank Kameny, a man whom every LGBT person living in North America at least owes a debt to, died yesterday…on “National Coming Out Day.” link. --- ## [Sugar Cube! ! ! !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-cube/599467)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-cube/599467 "2011-10-13T06:10:50Z")
So I was walking downtown today with my eyeses focused on the sidewalk in the customary way when I spied a wee white block next to an apartment building doorway. Upon closer inspection I positively identified it as a su… --- ## [Bacon... In... Spaaaaaceeee...!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-in-spaaaaaceeee/599500)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-in-spaaaaaceeee/599500 "2011-10-13T05:15:09Z")
I heard this on the radio this aft. Two guys from Seattle want to launch a kilo of bacon into near space via balloon. Link. --- ## [Doppelgängers: Who are the famous people that you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppelgangers-who-are-the-famous-people-that-you-know/598240)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppelgangers-who-are-the-famous-people-that-you-know/598240 "2011-10-13T05:12:46Z")
There is a guy at work who, ever since I started dealing with him, I was sure I knew from somewhere. Watching Sherlock Holmes today I suddenly realized that Mark Strong is who I conflate with my workmate. Anyone you kn… --- ## [A let-them-eat-cake moment for the modern day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-let-them-eat-cake-moment-for-the-modern-day/598973)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-let-them-eat-cake-moment-for-the-modern-day/598973 "2011-10-13T03:09:48Z")
The local news (in LA) showed protesters in front of a building that houses banks, accountants, and finance companies. The protest signs said things about jobs, mainly. Some of the employees from the building were comm… --- ## [Have you seen a worse corn maze than this one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-a-worse-corn-maze-than-this-one/599229)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-a-worse-corn-maze-than-this-one/599229 "2011-10-13T01:08:15Z")
So I spotted this corn maze in a newspaper this morning and I nominate it for Worst Corn Maze. As far as I can tell, it looks like there are only two possible wrong turns of which you can’t see the dead end. For compar… --- ## [Soon the Calif. Girls will be tanning at the beach or pool again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-the-calif-girls-will-be-tanning-at-the-beach-or-pool-again/599113)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-the-calif-girls-will-be-tanning-at-the-beach-or-pool-again/599113 "2011-10-13T00:00:26Z")
Bill seems totally unenforceable. Try banning the sun Governor. :stuck\_out\_tongue: All this does is push sunbathers back outside by the pool, backyards,decks, or beach. How’s big brother going to stop people using tanni… --- ## [I just got declined for a credit card and I am confused by it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-declined-for-a-credit-card-and-i-am-confused-by-it/599136)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-declined-for-a-credit-card-and-i-am-confused-by-it/599136 "2011-10-12T23:22:48Z")
I don’t have much credit history (I pay my bills on time and everything, but don’t take out much debt. I think student loans are the only debt I’ve had) so I decided to start using a credit card instead of my debit card.… --- ## [Long video ads disguised as articles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-video-ads-disguised-as-articles/599450)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-video-ads-disguised-as-articles/599450 "2011-10-12T23:16:22Z")
This post has three purposes. The first is to tell you that the link on this page leads to an ad that does not address the subject indicated by the page. The second is to ask people why people make these types of ad, wh… --- ## [How are your New Years Resolutions going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-your-new-years-resolutions-going/599459)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-your-new-years-resolutions-going/599459 "2011-10-12T22:57:46Z")
Hey guys, so we are almost halfway through October… we’ve only got about 2.5 months left before the end of 2011. So for those of you who made new year’s resolutions, how are they working out for you? I had two: continu… --- ## [A job offer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-job-offer/598901)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-job-offer/598901 "2011-10-12T22:55:18Z")
I went on a job interview a few weeks ago, and they absolutely loved me and just made a formal job offer today! This is reason to rejoice, right? Well… I’ve made the list of pros and cons and I’m having a hard time deci… --- ## [Why does the US have all the best Conspiracy Theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-us-have-all-the-best-conspiracy-theories/599255)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-us-have-all-the-best-conspiracy-theories/599255 "2011-10-12T22:53:54Z")
I was just reading with mild interest another GD thread about the JFK assassination. The thought occurred to me that the US seems to have by far the most high profile well known conspiracy theories. Particularly in the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1225) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1227)