# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1238 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1239 --- ## [The 'saga' of Amy Player and the fleecing of the LOTR fandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saga-of-amy-player-and-the-fleecing-of-the-lotr-fandom/596029)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saga-of-amy-player-and-the-fleecing-of-the-lotr-fandom/596029 "2011-09-18T17:19:53Z")
Quick explanation for n00bs: “Fandom” is a term used to refer to any collective group of fans of any work of media; there are fandoms for TV shows, movies, comic books, you name it. People who participate in fandom are c… --- ## [My mom is going blind (venting, whining within)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-going-blind-venting-whining-within/596421)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-is-going-blind-venting-whining-within/596421 "2011-09-18T16:37:29Z")
So. My mom and I both work for the same company, based out of the same location. She moved down to bumfuck (about 90 minutes south of me) when she got the ability to work from home a year ago. She wanted to get a house o… --- ## [Dinosaur feathers preserved in amber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-feathers-preserved-in-amber/596432)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-feathers-preserved-in-amber/596432 "2011-09-18T16:16:45Z")
I don’t really know why, but this just struck me as the coolest thing – apparently, actual dinosaur feathers have been found, nicely preserved in amber. Dinosaur feathers! --- ## [Congratulations Nova Scotia!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-nova-scotia/234364)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-nova-scotia/234364 "2011-09-18T14:16:46Z")
A fine win tonight, from out of nowhere, to end 43 years of futility! One for the Maritimes; who needs frozen windswept plains anyway? :wink: Congrats! --- ## [Jokes that didn't stand the test of time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-didnt-stand-the-test-of-time/525866)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-didnt-stand-the-test-of-time/525866 "2010-01-24T02:52:03Z")
New Florida state motto: Come to Florida, where your vote counts. Again, and again, and again… LAPD’s motto: “To protect and to serve.” They’re changing it to “We’ll treat you like a King.” What are the scariest five w… --- ## [What do you do to blow off steam/relax after a stressful day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-blow-off-steam-relax-after-a-stressful-day/596427)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-blow-off-steam-relax-after-a-stressful-day/596427 "2011-09-18T06:07:59Z")
Previously, I used to play first person shooter games like Left 4 Dead 2, or the Burnout series, basically, games involving directed anger in virtual environments, but lately, I’ve found something that is both more satis… --- ## [In a galaxy far far away...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-galaxy-far-far-away/596490)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-galaxy-far-far-away/596490 "2011-09-18T03:15:46Z")
… a planet orbits two suns. \*We report the detection of a planet whose orbit surrounds a pair of low-mass stars. Data from the Kepler spacecraft reveal transits of the planet across both stars, in addition to the mutual… --- ## [Explain New York to an Angelina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-new-york-to-an-angelina/595799)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-new-york-to-an-angelina/595799 "2011-09-18T03:01:48Z")
So…I’ve never lived outside of Southern CA, and never been to NYC. What is it like there? I’m mostly interested in the small cultural differences that add up. From the movies, I’ve gotten the impression that, in New Y… --- ## [Randomly hilarious moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomly-hilarious-moments/358832)
**Author:** [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomly-hilarious-moments/358832 "2011-09-17T22:27:39Z")
Setting: After a rare recreational indulgence ;), Mr. Armadillo and I walk to Taco Bell for dinner. We peruse the menu for a moment, while Colin our pimply teenage server stares into space. Mr. Armadillo: I’ll have a so… --- ## [NYPD Community Outreach or Get Ur Freak On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nypd-community-outreach-or-get-ur-freak-on/596627)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nypd-community-outreach-or-get-ur-freak-on/596627 "2011-09-17T21:23:04Z")
http://www.averagebro.com/2011/09/ashy-or-classy-nyc-cops-get-their-grind.html Scroll down link for video. Hey, it’s better than what usually gets NYPD and Black people in the news. --- ## [To be opend by addressee only!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-be-opend-by-addressee-only/596608)
**Author:** [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-be-opend-by-addressee-only/596608 "2011-09-17T14:30:27Z")
Got this in the mail today from the cable company. The addressee? Current Resident. :smack: Just one more reason why we have Uverse. --- ## [Question about non-native speakers of English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-non-native-speakers-of-english/596397)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-non-native-speakers-of-english/596397 "2011-09-17T11:47:28Z")
I couldn’t help but overhear a woman speaking on her cell phone yesterday. Don’t know what language she was speaking, but anyway: “Yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda First Street yadda yadda yadda…” and then a minute later,… --- ## [Miss Universe contestant told to wear panties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-contestant-told-to-wear-panties/595867)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-contestant-told-to-wear-panties/595867 "2011-09-17T05:30:43Z")
Sorry guys there’s no photos of the incident. :smiley: Short skirts and no panties is just skanky IMHO. I don’t want to sit on a chair after someone with no underwear. All that sticky luv juice all over it. … --- ## [Small moments of Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-moments-of-glory/596583)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-moments-of-glory/596583 "2011-09-17T01:49:45Z")
Not the big stuff, just the small moments that leave you smiling inside. Today I had an obviously mentally ill customer who threatened to call…The President on me. Then totally lost his shit when I not only laughed at … --- ## [Perfect Happiness through Perfect Alignment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-happiness-through-perfect-alignment/596349)
**Author:** [@Furyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furyguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-happiness-through-perfect-alignment/596349 "2011-09-17T01:42:44Z")
Hey all, I have been toying with this concept on my own a while and decided to reach out and see what others thought of it. For most of us, our heart and our head occasionally disagree on how we should act. Sometimes … --- ## [Why do you want to work for us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-want-to-work-for-us/555033)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-want-to-work-for-us/555033 "2011-09-16T22:10:18Z")
During some interviews I’ve been on the interviewer will ask me why I want to work for that specific company. Since “I need a job and you have a position available.” probably isn’t what they’re looking for I have to com… --- ## [Divorces Done Right - any nice stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorces-done-right-any-nice-stories/595743)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorces-done-right-any-nice-stories/595743 "2011-09-16T21:12:55Z")
This thread in The Pit - http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623360- made me think of my own parents and how they did “divorce when there’s a child involved” right, similar to the OP’s situation. My par… --- ## [Facebook sued by father over sexual photos of daughter (12).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-sued-by-father-over-sexual-photos-of-daughter-12/595446)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-sued-by-father-over-sexual-photos-of-daughter-12/595446 "2011-09-16T21:02:51Z")
It doesn’t look like it’ll fly. Vigilant parenting in the first place wouldn’t have gone amiss. --- ## [I need help finding an archway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-archway/596246)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-archway/596246 "2011-09-16T20:53:29Z")
I saw this picture in one of those collections online like “10 amazing places you won’t believe” or something like that. It was a giant stone archway. There were stairs carved into the rock leading up to it and going u… --- ## [Said goodbye to a furry friend today. RIP Frizzle (1996?-2011).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/said-goodbye-to-a-furry-friend-today-rip-frizzle-1996-2011/596480)
**Author:** [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/said-goodbye-to-a-furry-friend-today-rip-frizzle-1996-2011/596480 "2011-09-16T20:29:20Z")
Yes, another pet memorial thread. Knew I’d be writing one of these sometime soon, and the time has now come. This may be long, stupid, rambly and disjointed, but I wanted this to be a sort of catharsis for me, so if you … --- ## [My dog got a tooth extracted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-got-a-tooth-extracted/596522)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-got-a-tooth-extracted/596522 "2011-09-16T18:21:24Z")
Earlier this week, I took the dog Shamrock (we call her Shammy Sham Shamalino Shamarooski for short) into the vet and found out one of her back teeth was falling apart. Literally. The vet broke a piece off and showed i… --- ## [I Show Up (in 1900) With a Complete Set Of Plans For a 2000 Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-show-up-in-1900-with-a-complete-set-of-plans-for-a-2000-car/595951)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-show-up-in-1900-with-a-complete-set-of-plans-for-a-2000-car/595951 "2011-09-16T17:45:44Z")
Suppose I am able to time travel back to 1900, and I carry with me a complete set of plans, specifications, drawings for a modern automobile. Suppose I also get to see J. P Morgan and Thomas Edison, and I present my pl… --- ## [Antarctica's got crabs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarcticas-got-crabs/596394)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarcticas-got-crabs/596394 "2011-09-16T16:58:53Z")
King crabs, no less! Interesting article, I guess, but the doom and gloom tone overlooks one very important point: YUMMY! Sure, they wreak havoc on everything that isn’t a king crab but, and I think this bears repeatin… --- ## ["Enough is enough! I have had it with these m\*\*\*\*\*f\*\*\*\*\*g snakes in my m\*\*\*\*\*f\*\*\*\*\*g underwear!""](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-is-enough-i-have-had-it-with-these-m-f-g-snakes-in-my-m-f-g-underwear/596483)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-is-enough-i-have-had-it-with-these-m-f-g-snakes-in-my-m-f-g-underwear/596483 "2011-09-16T15:49:59Z")
Snakes in Underwear Smuggler fined $400. --- ## [Godwinned at a family dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwinned-at-a-family-dinner/596132)
**Author:** [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwinned-at-a-family-dinner/596132 "2011-09-16T14:40:05Z")
So we’re having a bar-b-que and one of my bro’s that I haven’t seen for several years, darn the luck, tells his buds “haw haw haw, my sister used to live on Eagle Nest Lane.” Mrsin and I are:confused::confused::confused:… --- ## [You Go Sista! Sheila Jackson Lee says hurricane names are racist - I wanna help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-go-sista-sheila-jackson-lee-says-hurricane-names-are-racist-i-wanna-help/192441)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-go-sista-sheila-jackson-lee-says-hurricane-names-are-racist-i-wanna-help/192441 "2011-09-16T13:48:27Z")
According to the esteemed Congresswoman from TX, Sheila Jackson Lee, “all racial groups should be represented in the naming of hurricanes”. Before anyone claims I’m all wet or am blowing off about such trivial matters, … --- ## [Casey's gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caseys-gone/596358)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caseys-gone/596358 "2011-09-16T10:27:56Z")
11 years ago, my mother was newly remarried after my father’s death. They’d been married mearly 50 years, and she remarried a friend he’d had since high school, who’d also lost his spouse to cancer. Shortly after their m… --- ## [What's The Life of a "Trust Fund Baby " Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-life-of-a-trust-fund-baby-like/565844)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-life-of-a-trust-fund-baby-like/565844 "2011-09-16T09:27:56Z")
I have always dreamed of being wealthy…so I wonder what like is like for those who inherit great wealth. Here’s the scenario: -you are a young man of average intelligence -your grandpa started a business, and built it … --- ## [The Miss Universe "national costumes" are awesome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miss-universe-national-costumes-are-awesome/595857)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miss-universe-national-costumes-are-awesome/595857 "2011-09-16T07:12:32Z")
I like to believe that in Panama, that’s what everyone wears. Like, to Wal-Mart. Seriously, this is hilarious, and almost the only countries that got the memo are Caribbean, African, or Central/South American. I am em… --- ## [This was a first - physical discomfort and nausea from a spoken story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-was-a-first-physical-discomfort-and-nausea-from-a-spoken-story/596364)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-was-a-first-physical-discomfort-and-nausea-from-a-spoken-story/596364 "2011-09-16T02:51:05Z")
Weird, weird (and unpleasant) experience today. We were out at a business lunch with one of our suppliers today. The conversation was light and pleasant. The head salesman, “Jim” - I like him. He’s friendly, honest, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1237) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1239)