# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1240 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1241 --- ## [Who have you outlived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-outlived/595739)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-outlived/595739 "2011-09-14T13:34:39Z")
Fun site. Other than my twin, Baker, I assume that most of you will want to plug in your own birthdays. Not sure you can beat Douglas Fairbanks, though. wanders off to find a buckle to swash --- ## [My new philosophy is:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-philosophy-is/596161)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-philosophy-is/596161 "2011-09-14T08:03:38Z")
I don’t give a shit. This is not as bad as it sounds. Really, I think it’s pretty much the same as “don’t sweat the small stuff”. It just seems that, in order to really resonate with me personally, it needs to be expr… --- ## [Gulp. She is driving for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gulp-she-is-driving-for-the-first-time/596153)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gulp-she-is-driving-for-the-first-time/596153 "2011-09-14T03:34:47Z")
Yikes. The kid is driving for the first time by herself today. She decided to drive to school this morning…in the dark…with it misting slightly…I saw deer this morning!!! Yikes! It will be okay right? Moments like … --- ## [From my bad day today, I need to know what annoys you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-my-bad-day-today-i-need-to-know-what-annoys-you/595850)
**Author:** [@pitcairnpete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pitcairnpete)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-my-bad-day-today-i-need-to-know-what-annoys-you/595850 "2011-09-14T02:44:21Z")
On top of being trained as a secondary school teacher, I also work in a large public venue to spice my life up somewhat. Today a woman had to be birthed, a man was saved by police from murder as he mugged a child, three… --- ## [My Former Step-Son Called Me After 7 Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-former-step-son-called-me-after-7-years/582351)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-former-step-son-called-me-after-7-years/582351 "2011-09-14T00:25:19Z")
So, I was divorced in 2004. I tried to keep in touch with her boys, my step-sons, who were young men by the time it was over, 18 and 15. So last night the older one calls me. He is 24 now. Going to a truck-driving sc… --- ## [What should we call the recent super-ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-call-the-recent-super-ban/595736)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-call-the-recent-super-ban/595736 "2011-09-14T00:10:13Z")
Marley23, whether through causation or correlation, was the main participant in an epic SDMB moment. Not much seems to have come from it other than a few hours of massive productivity, some nervous reflection of people’s… --- ## [Is this cat photo real? If so, how was it done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cat-photo-real-if-so-how-was-it-done/595855)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cat-photo-real-if-so-how-was-it-done/595855 "2011-09-14T00:07:44Z")
So I came across this photoof a bunch of cats on Facebook earlier. Is it real? If so, did the person just wait until all of the cats happened to be laying in those baskets? I find that a little hard to believe since it… --- ## [Is this valid? Wiki article on Laurentia as a continent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-valid-wiki-article-on-laurentia-as-a-continent/596220)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-valid-wiki-article-on-laurentia-as-a-continent/596220 "2011-09-13T23:54:21Z")
On Wikipedia, there is a line on the geographical history of Laurentia that says: “Around 250 Ma from now, all continents may crash together, forming the major supercontinent Pangaea Ultima. Laurentia will be part of Pan… --- ## [Dish Network down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dish-network-down/596211)
**Author:** [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dish-network-down/596211 "2011-09-13T23:34:45Z")
I think Dish network has some problems right now- total signal loss, and all of their phone numbers are busy. Even the online chat isn’t working. Anyone know anything about this? --- ## [Prehistoric "in-between" fish discovered.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prehistoric-in-between-fish-discovered/596205)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prehistoric-in-between-fish-discovered/596205 "2011-09-13T23:19:16Z")
I appreciate the greatness of this discovery. But if you ask me, it’s “in-between” gruesome and hideous. --- ## [This isn't how these social interactions go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-how-these-social-interactions-go/596023)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-how-these-social-interactions-go/596023 "2011-09-13T21:18:21Z")
I sent out a quote request for a project I want done. The e-mail had a description of what I have and what I want, and it was something I put sometime into. One of the responses? That sounds interesting, call me at th… --- ## [ADD Dopers (ADDopers?) do you search for your own posts to see what you've been saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-dopers-addopers-do-you-search-for-your-own-posts-to-see-what-youve-been-saying/594922)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-dopers-addopers-do-you-search-for-your-own-posts-to-see-what-youve-been-saying/594922 "2011-09-13T20:11:00Z")
The question is open to others, too. Sometimes I have a pretty good idea what I’ve been posting lately. Sometimes most of it has slipped my mind. No. I’ve never found something that I completely don’t remember saying… --- ## [Our dear companion cat has gone (1993-2011)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dear-companion-cat-has-gone-1993-2011/596042)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dear-companion-cat-has-gone-1993-2011/596042 "2011-09-13T17:53:16Z")
It broke our hearts to have bring Mr. Whiskers to the vet one last time. He was an old-timer and his health really deteriorated over the last 2 months. The poor thing lost the ability to walk two days before. Getting… --- ## [One year of pure Dope.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-of-pure-dope/596159)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-of-pure-dope/596159 "2011-09-13T15:49:09Z")
It’s been a year exactly. Seems like the right forum to post in. P.S: Oakminster, if you report me I’ll fishslap you. --- ## [I just took a 5 hour nap!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-took-a-5-hour-nap/595890)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-took-a-5-hour-nap/595890 "2011-09-13T15:42:25Z")
I got up early today, then had a friend come over. We went shooting at an outdoor gun range (something I haven’t done in a good 10 years). It was such a nice, dry and bright day. I got home, watched Netflix (Jay and S… --- ## [God: "Don't Kill."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dont-kill/596019)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dont-kill/596019 "2011-09-13T14:58:53Z")
From The Onion. Hey, I can’t argue with someone I don’t believe in. --- ## [Grrr... fender bender on the way to work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrr-fender-bender-on-the-way-to-work/596145)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrr-fender-bender-on-the-way-to-work/596145 "2011-09-13T14:18:14Z")
Arsehole was driving right up my exhaust-pipe all the way to work, decides to overtake on a narrow street and then slams on the anchors so I go into the back of him. No major damage but insurance company likely to blame… --- ## [On 7 September, 1936, Benjamin died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-7-september-1936-benjamin-died/595529)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-7-september-1936-benjamin-died/595529 "2011-09-13T14:12:21Z")
I still remember the first time I saw a photo of a Thylacine. Not a photo, in fact, but a short film. I was maybe 16, and fighting insomnia. It was probably 1am, and was watching the Discovery Channel or the Learning Cha… --- ## [Need help with wording](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-wording/596038)
**Author:** [@nocturnal\_chewing\_gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_chewing_gum)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-wording/596038 "2011-09-13T10:47:40Z")
My daughter designs and screen prints T shirts. She wants to make a simple white T with black lettering for halloween, that would say something to the effect of ‘yes, this is my costume…where’s the candy?’ I know this … --- ## [Bad Wedding Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-ideas/595652)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-ideas/595652 "2011-09-13T08:17:40Z")
One of my friends nephew’s got married this past weekend. She was showing off the pictures today during lunch (she just got back). Her nephew converted to Judaism so he and his fiance (now wife) had a Jewish wedding. T… --- ## [SoCal Dopefest in September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-in-september/591648)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-in-september/591648 "2011-09-13T04:07:51Z")
Man, it’s been awhile, hasn’t it? It’s summer, we’re all busy (hopefully), but we can make this happen! At some point. And all you Ventura County people should stop hiding and come. Don’t make me hunt you down. --- ## [Any fairly common word you've never spoken aloud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fairly-common-word-youve-never-spoken-aloud/595988)
**Author:** [@No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_umlaut_for_U)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fairly-common-word-youve-never-spoken-aloud/595988 "2011-09-13T03:29:36Z")
The Elvis/oyster thread inspired this random thought. There are a lot of words in common usage in written American English that seldom are spoken aloud, for one reason or another. My contribution is grange, although I … --- ## [Straight Dope has spoiled me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-has-spoiled-me/595765)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-has-spoiled-me/595765 "2011-09-12T23:11:55Z")
I used to hang out occasionally at another large, general-interest forum. (Can we name other forums here? Can’t remember and can’t be arsed looking through the rules.) While it has many intelligent posters and thought-p… --- ## [The pie was real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pie-was-real/596005)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pie-was-real/596005 "2011-09-12T21:42:06Z")
I’m feeling rather introspective right now, so I thought I’d share a story about Marines. Biker Marines who wear scarlet and gold back patches. About 5 years ago, a bunch of my friends stopped at my place for refuge fr… --- ## [Economy Is Affecting Our Four-Footed Friends, Too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economy-is-affecting-our-four-footed-friends-too/596096)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economy-is-affecting-our-four-footed-friends-too/596096 "2011-09-12T20:43:01Z")
Our friend, Wile E told me about this article which I hope you will read IMO, there really is no one to blame here. What’s that old saying, “Shit flows downhill”? For quite a while now, it has rolled downhill and hit t… --- ## [Ever Done This? (Stayed In A Hotel In Your Own City)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-done-this-stayed-in-a-hotel-in-your-own-city/595315)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-done-this-stayed-in-a-hotel-in-your-own-city/595315 "2011-09-12T18:46:43Z")
I live about a 40 minute commute from my work. Last week I had a very early morning meeting. I’ve been really tired of recent weeks, and to boot, have a slow-healing injury that makes me kind of drag on the commute. S… --- ## [Remember 9/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-9-11/595936)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-9-11/595936 "2011-09-12T18:00:37Z")
Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light http://www.ussartf.org/images/ATT390715.jpg What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? http://www.bobbyshred.com/images/wtcnight2.jpg Who’s broad stripes … --- ## [Monterey Bay Aquarium Dopefest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monterey-bay-aquarium-dopefest/594997)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monterey-bay-aquarium-dopefest/594997 "2011-09-12T14:18:31Z")
In this thread, I mentioned that I would be in Monterey soon, and was planning a visit to the Aquarium. Gurujulp suggested a mini-dopefest, which sounded like an excellent idea. I will be in Monterey from Monday, Sept 1… --- ## [A possum in my bed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possum-in-my-bed/591172)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possum-in-my-bed/591172 "2011-09-12T13:58:28Z")
So last night I go up to bed (before husband). The bedroom door is shut because elderly cat is not allowed in there anymore. I open the door and in the darkness see…something… moving on the pillows of our bed. In the … --- ## [Sparked by an exchange in the Baker's Dozen game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparked-by-an-exchange-in-the-bakers-dozen-game/596002)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparked-by-an-exchange-in-the-bakers-dozen-game/596002 "2011-09-12T13:46:29Z")
Fine. Here’s a dedicated thread. I, too, am curious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1241)