# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1236 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1237 --- ## [Found a long-lost friend...well, found her obit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-long-lost-friend-well-found-her-obit/597129)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-long-lost-friend-well-found-her-obit/597129 "2011-09-23T01:34:10Z")
Ugh. I’ve been searching on-line since 2003 or so for a friend – this girl I knew at summer camp circa 1989. After 2 weeks of summer camp, we parted ways, but I ended up visiting her for a weekend about 6 months later. I… --- ## [Let's predict mundane, pointless stuff in 2035](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-predict-mundane-pointless-stuff-in-2035/597123)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-predict-mundane-pointless-stuff-in-2035/597123 "2011-09-23T01:06:18Z")
I was out walking my dogs the other day, and I slipped and fell into a time warp, and ended up spending the day hanging out in the year 2035. Similar to a fellow Doper, I was so offended by how Marty McFly flipped up hi… --- ## [Admitted to my girlfriend that I am an alcoholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admitted-to-my-girlfriend-that-i-am-an-alcoholic/597134)
**Author:** [@OneMissedPost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneMissedPost)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admitted-to-my-girlfriend-that-i-am-an-alcoholic/597134 "2011-09-23T00:20:59Z")
I just admitted to my girlfriend that I am an alcoholic. I was in denial about it, but I can’t handle alcohol - I drink too much. I’m going to start going to AA meetings. For me alcohol is a crutch and I started drink… --- ## [Intl. Talk Like a Pirate Day is Sept. 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-is-sept-19/596718)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-is-sept-19/596718 "2011-09-22T20:31:56Z")
Arrr, wait for it… --- ## [Another Guy takes a Gun (a Glock) on a plane in Canada - major goof-up by Air Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-guy-takes-a-gun-a-glock-on-a-plane-in-canada-major-goof-up-by-air-canada/597232)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-guy-takes-a-gun-a-glock-on-a-plane-in-canada-major-goof-up-by-air-canada/597232 "2011-09-22T18:48:59Z")
Further to the earlier thread: The guy in front of me at airport security this morning had an AK47 in his carry on. In the news: a guy in B.C. was travelling to Ontario to compete in a gun show there. He had all the … --- ## [XKCD gives DC a shout-out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-gives-dc-a-shout-out/597107)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-gives-dc-a-shout-out/597107 "2011-09-22T18:33:32Z")
From today’s strip: xkcd: Chin-Up Bar. The Man in the Hat has an adventure on the longest escalator in the United States, a 70-meter-long behemoth. The real-world longest escalator in the United States is at the Wheaton… --- ## [My parents' car navigation system is messing with them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-car-navigation-system-is-messing-with-them/596844)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-car-navigation-system-is-messing-with-them/596844 "2011-09-22T17:24:12Z")
Recently, I have noticed my parents complain of making wrong turns more often. I was putting it down to age, poor concentration, etc until I took a drive with them. We were driving along the beltway and didn’t need to … --- ## [Had the STRANGEST Dream Last Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-the-strangest-dream-last-night/597195)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-the-strangest-dream-last-night/597195 "2011-09-22T17:18:29Z")
Ok dopers, let’s have a little fun and analyze my dream. I’m not looking for actual advice or insight, but I just want to share this bizarre dream. You can be as cruel as you want in picking me apart, I don’t mind. Here … --- ## [Supposed Facebook employees showing up as suggested friends.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposed-facebook-employees-showing-up-as-suggested-friends/597098)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposed-facebook-employees-showing-up-as-suggested-friends/597098 "2011-09-22T14:50:16Z")
Just today I noticed people with descriptions like “Director of Product at Facebook”, “Product Design Manager at Facebook”, “Journalist Program Manager at Facebook”, etc. being suggested to me as friends (although the te… --- ## [Where are the illegals going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827)
**Author:** [@contradancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/contradancer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-illegals-going/506827 "2011-09-22T13:34:14Z")
I wondered where a lot of the illegals were going now that the job market is so bad, and some states have e-verify. I knew some of them have gone back across the border, but many of them, with children here, don’t want … --- ## [Would Y'all Please Look At This Photo With Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-yall-please-look-at-this-photo-with-me/597169)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-yall-please-look-at-this-photo-with-me/597169 "2011-09-22T13:33:22Z")
At first glance, doesn’t this look like he’s wearing a ladies’ stocking as a do-rag for a “conk”? When you look at it closely though, you can see that it’s one of those tinted speak… --- ## [F'n Cancer takes another loved one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fn-cancer-takes-another-loved-one/597074)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fn-cancer-takes-another-loved-one/597074 "2011-09-22T13:20:20Z")
So my best friend called this morning from Texas to say that her Dad, who was diagnosed with lung & liver cancer, was taken to the hospital last night and is not expected to come out. She’s flying home to Canada as I wr… --- ## [Turban Bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975 "2011-09-22T12:29:09Z")
My bomb is a turban. Your argument is invalid. --- ## [A.R. Cane--R.I.P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-r-cane-r-i-p/513398)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-r-cane-r-i-p/513398 "2009-10-18T18:56:49Z")
Member A.R. Cane evidently died last year. We don’t have any other information. He was one of the older members of the Board. --- ## [red bull hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-hats/597110)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-hats/597110 "2011-09-22T07:20:03Z")
It was a beneficial workout for me to go through your webpage. --- ## [I have my 30 year school reunion dinner this evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-my-30-year-school-reunion-dinner-this-evening/596457)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-my-30-year-school-reunion-dinner-this-evening/596457 "2011-09-22T04:18:08Z")
First there’s a mass in the school chapel. Then we have pre-dinner drinks on the roof terrace, overlooking Sydney Harbour and the Opera House. It’s a balmy spring day today, so that should be rather nice. Then we move of… --- ## [Pics of Vermont after Hurricane Irene flooding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-vermont-after-hurricane-irene-flooding/597146)
**Author:** [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-vermont-after-hurricane-irene-flooding/597146 "2011-09-22T03:52:08Z")
OK, so we’ve all seen pictures and video of the flooding in Vermont from Hurricane Irene. Here’s a few pics of what it looks like after the flood water recedes. At some points while hiking around, I realized I would hav… --- ## [Sorry, my fellow negroes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-my-fellow-negroes/597065)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-my-fellow-negroes/597065 "2011-09-22T03:50:22Z")
Black is bad in practically every language on Earth. You whities don’t have it all good. Your idioms lean neutral to bad. In case you don’t wanna click the link, it’s idioms by color in many languages. And before you al… --- ## [My Awesome Invention Idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awesome-invention-idea/578464)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awesome-invention-idea/578464 "2011-09-22T01:49:51Z")
I just thought of this incredible idea. You know how Segway has that Off-Road one now? How about an attachment that’s a Lawn Mower? I have a relatively small back yard, and I think that would be perfect for it. Play … --- ## [Nasal Spray Insulin Slows Dementias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasal-spray-insulin-slows-dementias/596871)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasal-spray-insulin-slows-dementias/596871 "2011-09-22T00:00:25Z")
I found this today. Tested on 104 people, but as with everything else, even if it does work as they say, it’ll be years before the FDA approves it for our use. So how fast is “fast-tracking”? Does it depend upon the dru… --- ## [Why no love for briefs (underwear)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-love-for-briefs-underwear/596861)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-love-for-briefs-underwear/596861 "2011-09-21T22:14:01Z")
First, if this is the wrong forum, sorry mods. Briefs get mocked and called names like tighty-whities. I’m just curious as to why. --- ## [Sick kitty!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-kitty/595764)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-kitty/595764 "2011-09-21T17:20:35Z")
Disclaimer: I’ve already cleared this thread with Tubadiva. Some time ago, a female kitty was dumped on us after a friend moved from our neighborhood in Northern Virginia to somewhere in Maryland. The kitty had not been… --- ## [PETA is making a porn site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-is-making-a-porn-site/596912)
**Author:** [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-is-making-a-porn-site/596912 "2011-09-21T17:15:49Z")
link While I must salute Rajit for living the dream, working a job which entails encouraging hot activists to get naked, and now encouraging them to have sex either with themselves or other hot activists, I definitely w… --- ## [Stroll! Stroll leisurely away from the water for your life!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stroll-stroll-leisurely-away-from-the-water-for-your-life/597024)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stroll-stroll-leisurely-away-from-the-water-for-your-life/597024 "2011-09-21T15:37:54Z")
Jellyfish invade beaches across the southern US --- ## [Morbid jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-jokes/448264)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-jokes/448264 "2011-09-21T05:27:43Z")
I need some cheering up. I’ve been working on my thesis, off and on, for so long, I need cheering up. Also the only thing I really look forward to from now until (let’s see, May, June, July, August, September, October… E… --- ## [Hey, where'd all the Pepcid Complete go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-whered-all-the-pepcid-complete-go/595510)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-whered-all-the-pepcid-complete-go/595510 "2011-09-21T05:20:34Z")
It’s not at Costco, nor at Walgreens, Target, Walmart or CVS. I find some store-brand “equivalent” stuff, but it doesn’t work as well. What gives? --- ## [The improvised MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036 "2011-09-21T05:14:31Z")
I don’t recall anyone stepping up to the plate to start off today. If someone did, and I stepped on their toes, tough tuna. I got nuthin. I had a weekend of low productivity and even less social redemption. I did manage… --- ## [Brands that will Disappear in 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-will-disappear-in-2012/586676)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-will-disappear-in-2012/586676 "2011-09-21T05:13:14Z")
Over here is a little article that lists ten brands that will go the way of the Dodo in 2012. Sony Pictures A&W fast food places (the root beer will survive) Saab (A shame, I like Saabs with big clunky buttons. America… --- ## [I just got my rental increase quashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-rental-increase-quashed/596937)
**Author:** [@Post\_Miss\_Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Post_Miss_Post)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-rental-increase-quashed/596937 "2011-09-21T04:44:31Z")
Pretty much as per the thread title. My rent has gone up $45 per week in the last year and I received a letter just over a month ago stating that there would be a further $50p/w increase. I’ve been here for 6 years and t… --- ## [The person who wrote I enjoy being a girl should be shot. (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-person-who-wrote-i-enjoy-being-a-girl-should-be-shot-tmi/596458)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-person-who-wrote-i-enjoy-being-a-girl-should-be-shot-tmi/596458 "2011-09-21T03:30:42Z")
So I missed my menses 3 months in a row, and my doctor gave me hormones (Progesterin) to kick start my cycle when I started spotting. After having taken the 10 day course of pills, I have now been having the MOTHER OF A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1235) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1237)