# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1237 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1238 --- ## [Black is white, night is day, up is down...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-is-white-night-is-day-up-is-down/596922)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-is-white-night-is-day-up-is-down/596922 "2011-09-21T01:35:27Z")
An article attacking the tax-dodging rich and calling out the “job creators” propaganda has somehow slipped through the Fox News censorship panel and appeared on their website (click): --- ## [Compensation for delivery driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compensation-for-delivery-driver/596815)
**Author:** [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compensation-for-delivery-driver/596815 "2011-09-20T23:57:48Z")
I started a small business about 18 months ago and it’s been slowly growing. It involves weekly deliveries of a product to customers spread over a metropolitan area. I’m finally at the point where the workload is becom… --- ## [Rain in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641 "2011-09-20T19:48:54Z")
I’m sitting out on the patio in Houston Texas and it’s raining. Torrents. I even hear thunder in the skies. Excuse me, but I’ll be out dancing in the rain for a few… Yippee! --- ## [Waterproof stuff that doesn't float. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterproof-stuff-that-doesnt-float-wtf/596860)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterproof-stuff-that-doesnt-float-wtf/596860 "2011-09-20T16:44:48Z")
I have a GPS. It’s water “resistant”. Meaning that you can get it wet or drop it in the water and it should be okay. But you can’t scuba dive with it, which is fine because a GPS won’t work underwater anyway. And, I als… --- ## [Presenting: The Virtual Toilet Paper Museum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-the-virtual-toilet-paper-museum/596934)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-the-virtual-toilet-paper-museum/596934 "2011-09-20T16:21:33Z")
I kid you not. --- ## [It's that time of year again! - JLPT Registration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-again-jlpt-registration/593578)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-again-jlpt-registration/593578 "2011-09-20T16:12:55Z")
Tomorrow, August 22, will be the first day of registration for the December JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) in the US. After passing level 4 in December of 2009 and skipping the exam in 2010 (I didn’t think I w… --- ## [We've Just Discovered a New Species! Whoops! It's Already Endangered!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-just-discovered-a-new-species-whoops-its-already-endangered/596949)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-just-discovered-a-new-species-whoops-its-already-endangered/596949 "2011-09-20T15:39:05Z")
--- ## [Are Mormon Missionaries Allowed To Play Angry Birds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mormon-missionaries-allowed-to-play-angry-birds/596629)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mormon-missionaries-allowed-to-play-angry-birds/596629 "2011-09-20T13:58:45Z")
I am at the library on the computer and two Mormans, have come in and on either side of me taken a computer. I can see by glancing at them, nonchalantly they are both playing “Angry Birds” on the computer. I was wonderi… --- ## [I am going to learn French.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-learn-french/595910)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-learn-french/595910 "2011-09-20T05:49:00Z")
I’ve had it with not being able to understand 20% of my countrymen. This has been a source of shame to me for years. As I’ve mentioned in a couple of other threads, I once went to Montreal and was terrified to open my m… --- ## [Global Warming Advocates and Rasmussen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-advocates-and-rasmussen/596876)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-advocates-and-rasmussen/596876 "2011-09-20T05:41:07Z")
Tonight I got a robo-poll from Rasmussen, a full 7-minute spiel about all the issues of the day. Who would I vote for if the election were tomorrow? What do I think about the direction America is heading? How old am I… --- ## [Giant house spider!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-house-spider/594826)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-house-spider/594826 "2011-09-20T03:46:53Z")
:slight\_smile: She was really fast. I’ll try to get a picture with my crappy camera. In the meantime… Tegenaria duellica; formerly known as T. gigantea --- ## [FB copy and paste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-copy-and-paste/596502)
**Author:** [@txobbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txobbin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-copy-and-paste/596502 "2011-09-20T02:23:19Z")
I copied and pasted today on FaceBook. If you are NOT in the 3-7% of those who practice slacktivism, what are some of your favorite “copy & paste” posts? Here are a few of mine: \[ul\] \[li\]Please copy & paste this to yo… --- ## [Why does anyone use Vi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-anyone-use-vi/596765)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-anyone-use-vi/596765 "2011-09-20T01:56:17Z")
I guess it was good back in 1982 but there are so many better editors now like emacs. Yes, I know it’s always on linux/unix but it’s not like other editors are hard to get or cost money. --- ## [This is pretty old for a cat, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-old-for-a-cat-right/573759)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-pretty-old-for-a-cat-right/573759 "2011-09-20T01:34:49Z")
I’ve had a zillion cats and dogs. Almost none have lived past 12 years old or so. We have a cat that is a mix. Half American short hair, half Siamese. His name is Bunn E. Kitty (Bunny Kitty). His name is Bunn E. Kitty … --- ## [I quit smoking, and I can't stop coughing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-and-i-cant-stop-coughing/596721)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-and-i-cant-stop-coughing/596721 "2011-09-19T23:07:28Z")
So I’m using the patch, and it works just fine, (I’m not even sure I need the patch). I just can’t stand the hacking and coughing. I woke up three times last night. I’m afraid the people in my apartment building are g… --- ## [Overweight and too self-conscious to jog or work publicly? Don't be.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overweight-and-too-self-conscious-to-jog-or-work-publicly-dont-be/596437)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overweight-and-too-self-conscious-to-jog-or-work-publicly-dont-be/596437 "2011-09-19T22:46:26Z")
In perusing some jogging-related message boards recently, I noticed how many beginning-runner members mentioned being afraid of taking up jogging, because they were overweight and were shy/ashamed of being seen in public… --- ## [Job Interview Offer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-offer/596122)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-offer/596122 "2011-09-19T21:51:05Z")
I’ve been a State of Tennessee employee for more than 15 years, most of them stuck in a dead-end job. And now, an interview offer–Eligibility Councilor 1, at Family & Child Services. Dunno about the wages, or what my c… --- ## [The "chili size" and other restaurant terms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chili-size-and-other-restaurant-terms/188353)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chili-size-and-other-restaurant-terms/188353 "2011-09-19T21:44:57Z")
I’ve had the chili size–chopped grilled hamburger slathered with chili, and topped with cheese and oinions–a few times. Where did this name come from? There are other words from restaurant jargon that are puzzling… --- ## [The Mapping Stereotypes Project: How Countries View their Neighbours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mapping-stereotypes-project-how-countries-view-their-neighbours/596562)
**Author:** [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mapping-stereotypes-project-how-countries-view-their-neighbours/596562 "2011-09-19T21:21:48Z")
For those who don’t know the Strange Maps website, it’s a very interesting blog whose author finds maps of every type, be them world maps, country maps, or sometimes even invented maps, that tell an interesting story, an… --- ## [Goodbye forever, Crown Vic! And good riddance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-forever-crown-vic-and-good-riddance/596566)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-forever-crown-vic-and-good-riddance/596566 "2011-09-19T20:34:38Z")
As some of you know from a long time ago, I despise Ford Crown Victorias. Well, today I finally get to do a little celebration dance, because the last blue-hair-tricking-me-into-thinking-it’s-a-cop Crown Vic rolled off t… --- ## [All you need to know about American 'justice'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-need-to-know-about-american-justice/560187)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-need-to-know-about-american-justice/560187 "2011-09-19T18:41:18Z")
--- ## [My Time Management Skills Are Terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-time-management-skills-are-terrible/596450)
**Author:** [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-time-management-skills-are-terrible/596450 "2011-09-19T17:12:35Z")
It’s my first year of college, and I am in an accelerated program. It is kicking my naive ass. I skated through high school with ease and did exceptionally well. For some reason, I didn’t take those “The transition fro… --- ## [Innocent words that need to be banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-words-that-need-to-be-banned/596542)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-words-that-need-to-be-banned/596542 "2011-09-19T14:47:35Z")
My apologies if this has been posted before, but it cracked me up. And is so true. Esp. “rural.” Part I. Part II. --- ## [The 24 Types Of Libertarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-24-types-of-libertarian/596686)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-24-types-of-libertarian/596686 "2011-09-19T05:04:20Z")
This is probably more MPSIMSy but since it deals with a political subject I posted it here. Anyway here’s a handy guide to the 24 Types Of Libertarian. My favourite is Briefly Tempting. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Welcome our new family members!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-family-members/596374)
**Author:** [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-family-members/596374 "2011-09-19T04:36:58Z")
Please welcome Alice and Willow Cooper! Alice is all black, Willow is the dun-grey bunneh. --- ## [Gardening FAIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-fail/596772)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-fail/596772 "2011-09-19T04:21:03Z")
How could this happen? I planted an entire bed of flowers from a bag of seeds labeled ‘mixed annuals’. (Seeds were bought from a local chain/hardware store. ) They grew like weeds! I thought I had finally planted some… --- ## [Situational jokes you've always wanted to use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situational-jokes-youve-always-wanted-to-use/393907)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situational-jokes-youve-always-wanted-to-use/393907 "2011-09-19T02:04:30Z")
I’m still waiting for this situation to arise. I’m in an interview. They’re asking all the standard interview questions. The interviewer/boss seems like a pretty geeky guy and I have a good feeling about him. They ask:… --- ## [Interesting new theory about gravity - Gravity Emerges from Quantum Information, Say Physicists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-new-theory-about-gravity-gravity-emerges-from-quantum-information-say-physicists/596664)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-new-theory-about-gravity-gravity-emerges-from-quantum-information-say-physicists/596664 "2011-09-18T21:14:05Z")
Gravity Emerges from Quantum Information, Say Physicists --- ## [And the week just keeps getting worse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-week-just-keeps-getting-worse/596544)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-week-just-keeps-getting-worse/596544 "2011-09-18T18:33:59Z")
This morning we got the news at work that a co-worker died last night. Victor had cancer, and they thought he’d beaten it, then it came back. He was an African immigrant who always had a smile and a kind word. He worked … --- ## [I Am In Burbank.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-burbank/596712)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-burbank/596712 "2011-09-18T17:34:39Z")
I am in Burbank, sitting on my best friend’s front porch. His wife of 30 years passed way last week. I needed to be with him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1236) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1238)