# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1231 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1232 --- ## [I'm mesmerized by the Kia dancing hamsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-mesmerized-by-the-kia-dancing-hamsters/598465)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-mesmerized-by-the-kia-dancing-hamsters/598465 "2011-10-04T14:50:20Z")
I’ve nicknamed them the Dancing Kiamsters. And they’ve burrowed themselves into my head and nested in the fluffy cedar chips I call a brain. I don’t know what it is about thesecommercials, but these fly rodents are all … --- ## [Dreaming/Gun Shot/Woke up/Ringing Ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreaming-gun-shot-woke-up-ringing-ears/598516)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreaming-gun-shot-woke-up-ringing-ears/598516 "2011-10-04T14:09:09Z")
sometime about 4 am this morning I was deep in Dreamland when someone (in the dream) fired a gun and the resulting noise woke me, startled and groggy. And my ears were ringing, like my ears really did hear the gun shot.… --- ## [OH! Everybody in that town is into Beaver. Except the officials. Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-everybody-in-that-town-is-into-beaver-except-the-officials-newslink/598480)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-everybody-in-that-town-is-into-beaver-except-the-officials-newslink/598480 "2011-10-04T13:52:40Z")
City officials commanded that all Beaver in City Hall shall be covered up. With Paint. :smiley: --- ## [What's up with the frowning ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-frowning/598280)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-frowning/598280 "2011-10-04T13:52:08Z")
Too mild for the pit. I’ve been friends with a person for some time. Lately during conversations at times he’ll frown when I’m speaking for no apparent reason. At first I let it go. But he kept it up it and it became di… --- ## [Flasher Picks Wrong Crowd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flasher-picks-wrong-crowd/598539)
**Author:** [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flasher-picks-wrong-crowd/598539 "2011-10-04T13:49:52Z")
Some more (with a photo of the outcome). :smiley: --- ## [An Assortment of Danish for the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-assortment-of-danish-for-the-mmp/597642)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-assortment-of-danish-for-the-mmp/597642 "2011-10-04T06:06:21Z")
Yesterday, I saw this post: Danish? You wantDanish? I’ll give you Danish! :smiley: Happy Monday!! Anybody got any donuts?? --- ## [Yet another miserable non-relationship thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-miserable-non-relationship-thread/598460)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-miserable-non-relationship-thread/598460 "2011-10-04T04:11:44Z")
. . . because whinging to strangers is strangely cathartic. Feel free to let this one sink like a stone, because Ford knows it deserves to. So, there’s this woman. I’ve known her for years. She’s the most beautiful pers… --- ## [Frank and Louie the Janus cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-and-louie-the-janus-cat/598008)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-and-louie-the-janus-cat/598008 "2011-10-04T01:38:50Z")
Frank and Louie turned 12 years old and thus set a new record for longevity in a Janus cat. While odd looking, he seems to be a beautiful, happy and affectionate cat. I say good on Marty Stevens for agreeing to be rule… --- ## [I've created a language.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-created-a-language/598347)
**Author:** [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-created-a-language/598347 "2011-10-04T00:54:47Z")
I did it just for the fun and challenge of coming up with a lexicon and grammar. It’s designed with 2 goals in mind: to sound beautiful and to be easy to learn. It’s derived from Indo-European roots, so it has similariti… --- ## [New puppy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy/597726)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy/597726 "2011-10-03T22:05:12Z")
Meet Luna: (should be public, Youtube is not playing nicely right now :confused: ) She’s a Lab, 11 weeks old :slight\_smile: If there are any dog geeks here, this is her dam: http://home.infionline.net/~cedarwoodpro… --- ## [I can't afford to keep my kitty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-afford-to-keep-my-kitty/597998)
**Author:** [@Schrodinger\_s\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schrodinger_s_Platypus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-afford-to-keep-my-kitty/597998 "2011-10-03T21:14:46Z")
As I was counting change to buy a sack of potatoes for my next week’s food supply, i realuzed that the day has finally come that I have to give away my kitty baby. Chaplin was a cat I recently rescued, in better times. … --- ## [Liquid nitrogen. Ouch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-nitrogen-ouch/597896)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-nitrogen-ouch/597896 "2011-10-03T20:49:35Z")
So I’m in the dermatologist’s office this morning, and I ask him to remove this big mole thing on my back that’s bothering me. I expect a little Novocaine, a little slice with a scalpel. Instead, he says, “Okay. This wil… --- ## [I woke up this morning punching the wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-woke-up-this-morning-punching-the-wall/597983)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-woke-up-this-morning-punching-the-wall/597983 "2011-10-03T16:57:13Z")
I had a weird dream last night/morning…I was at this strange, dingy, cold indoor swimming pool at a run-down apartment complex. The attractive female office receptionist from my last apartment (not the one in the dream) … --- ## [Five Years Ago Yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-years-ago-yesterday/598342)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-years-ago-yesterday/598342 "2011-10-03T16:24:54Z")
A madman shot ten Amish schoolgirls, killing five. “Then he turned the gun on himself.” Some of the wounded are still disabled. The Amish community has exhibited extraordinary forgiveness and grace. Would that I could b… --- ## [I saw Spider Pig in the sky this morning and I wasn't drunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-spider-pig-in-the-sky-this-morning-and-i-wasnt-drunk/598366)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-spider-pig-in-the-sky-this-morning-and-i-wasnt-drunk/598366 "2011-10-03T02:02:51Z")
Spider Pig, Spider Pig. Spider Pig does whatever it is that Spider Pigs do. Which apparently includes floating over Albuquerque New Mexico. I am at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta and the Spider Pig balloon is here. Yay… --- ## [Hospitalized with no insurance....a true story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospitalized-with-no-insurance-a-true-story/597645)
**Author:** [@jon138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jon138)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospitalized-with-no-insurance-a-true-story/597645 "2011-10-03T01:01:07Z")
There’s a lot of talk going on about health care issues, and the people talking the loudest are the conservatives who think nothing of spending trillions of dollars on endless wars, but the thought of contributing to a h… --- ## [Did you ever have one of those friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-one-of-those-friends/598259)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-one-of-those-friends/598259 "2011-10-03T00:37:17Z")
Today I learned that a very dear friend died yesterday - not too surprising, as he had suffered from some pretty serious health issues in recent months, but still, quite a shock to me. He wasn’t one of those friends that… --- ## [His name is Inigo Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-name-is-inigo-montoya/581384)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-name-is-inigo-montoya/581384 "2011-10-02T21:45:37Z")
(You killed his father; prepare to die!) NOTE: May or may not be our own Inigo Montoya. For all I know, it’s a pretty common name. :wink: --- ## [Plane Hits Ferris Wheel, No Serious Injuries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243 "2011-10-02T20:24:04Z")
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15135716 The light aircraft ended up embeded in the structure of the wheel. I’m guessing there was no-one in the carriage that took the hit, but it was in use at the time. Lu… --- ## [I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-insect-overlords/598336)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-insect-overlords/598336 "2011-10-02T17:08:23Z")
“Hairy, Crazy Ants Invade From Texas To Miss.” \[QUOTE=Huffington Post\] NEW ORLEANS – It sounds like a horror movie: Biting ants invade by the millions. A camper’s metal walls bulge from the pressure of ants nesting beh… --- ## [My ankle is creaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ankle-is-creaking/598269)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ankle-is-creaking/598269 "2011-10-02T16:30:02Z")
The other day my ankle was a bit sore when I walked on it. The ache moved above the ankle yesterday. The weird thing is that the tendon (?) above the ankle creaks when I move my foot. Weird, eh? --- ## [Should I be pissed at the power company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-pissed-at-the-power-company/598339)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-pissed-at-the-power-company/598339 "2011-10-02T14:49:04Z")
Ok, so I am at a remote house in rural WV. The power went out at 7pm last night. I called the power company. ETA restore 9pm. 9pm comes about. ETA 11pm. I go to bed. I wake up at 4 am with no power and call again. … --- ## [A few videos from Ladakh, Kashmir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-videos-from-ladakh-kashmir/598333)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-videos-from-ladakh-kashmir/598333 "2011-10-02T06:15:08Z")
A month or so ago I went to Leh, a small city in the Himalayas in Northern India. Lovely place but tough on a sea level dwelling person, lugging the suitcases up the second floor of the hotel for the first time nearly f… --- ## [Toronto Dopers - Nuit Blanche?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopers-nuit-blanche/598207)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopers-nuit-blanche/598207 "2011-10-02T03:57:25Z")
I realize it is really short notice but are any Toronto Dopers planning to attend Nuit Blanche? I would love to see it and I have missed it in my previous years in TO. It goes from 7:00 PM tomorrow until sunrise on Su… --- ## [Huh. Clifford Olson is about to die of cancer. I just can't make myself feel bad for him.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-clifford-olson-is-about-to-die-of-cancer-i-just-cant-make-myself-feel-bad-for-him/597165)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-clifford-olson-is-about-to-die-of-cancer-i-just-cant-make-myself-feel-bad-for-him/597165 "2011-10-02T03:33:00Z")
Clifford Olson, the murderer of 11 children in British Columbia in the 80s is dying of cancer. I am quite assuredly against the death penalty, and yet I can’t make myself feel bad about this. In fact, I not only don’t f… --- ## [How do I get a kitten to bond with my wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-kitten-to-bond-with-my-wife/598120)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-kitten-to-bond-with-my-wife/598120 "2011-10-02T02:14:38Z")
Long story short, the cats we have don’t want to have anything to do with my wife. They’ve bonded with me but reject her. A few days ago I got her a kitten (about six weeks old) hoping it would bond with her. Sadly, i… --- ## [18,000 People on Livestream - Occupy Wall Street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-000-people-on-livestream-occupy-wall-street/598284)
**Author:** [@randy054](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randy054)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-000-people-on-livestream-occupy-wall-street/598284 "2011-10-01T22:18:11Z")
Looks like a lot of people watching on Livestream. Down with the corrupt banksters and politicians! --- ## [I'm making birthday resolutions. No more gray shirts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-birthday-resolutions-no-more-gray-shirts/598281)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-birthday-resolutions-no-more-gray-shirts/598281 "2011-10-01T21:35:01Z")
Today’s my 46th birthday, and I like to think of things I want to do a little differently from here on out. After all, life only gets shorter, so my list of “life is too short…” items should get longer, right? My #1 Bir… --- ## [Worry Ward or Worry Wart??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worry-ward-or-worry-wart/598233)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worry-ward-or-worry-wart/598233 "2011-10-01T20:59:46Z")
I’ve moved around the country a bit, but everywhere I’ve heard “worry ward” and “worry wart” about the same. Worry ward was explained to me that if you worry so much you’re like an entire ward filled with worried people… --- ## [Quote From "Fads and fallacies" by Martin Gardner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-from-fads-and-fallacies-by-martin-gardner/598039)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-from-fads-and-fallacies-by-martin-gardner/598039 "2011-10-01T20:59:34Z")
Having misplaced my copy, I found that my libaray didn’t have one. So my question: “in the hot summer, garden hoses began mysteriously burrowing into the earth”. What was this in reference to? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1230) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1232)