# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1246 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1247 --- ## [So "sexy" = cute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-sexy-cute/594344)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-sexy-cute/594344 "2011-08-31T21:54:57Z")
Right? When a woman says “those shoes are so sexy” she’s saying there cute, and nothing at all prurient. And women do (usually) dress for other women? I’m 66 and I’ll never understand women, but I’m beginning to catch… --- ## [Haven't Been Called for Jury Duty..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-been-called-for-jury-duty/594553)
**Author:** [@curious11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious11)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-been-called-for-jury-duty/594553 "2011-08-31T20:50:49Z")
…in over 20 years in California. I’m a registered voter and have a driver’s license. I was called when I was 21 and was excused for cause, it was a civil slip-and-fall case and my Aunt was a plaintiff in a slip-and-fal… --- ## [My one claim to the advancement of civilization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-one-claim-to-the-advancement-of-civilization/594717)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-one-claim-to-the-advancement-of-civilization/594717 "2011-08-31T19:13:11Z")
If you Google, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese boxes, you may find people raging about how impossible it is to open the boxes. There’s the perforated tab that says “push here with thumb” or some such nonsense. It never works … --- ## [Preparing for severe weather…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-severe-weather/593907)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-severe-weather/593907 "2011-08-31T18:58:52Z")
Here in Maine, Irene is 5-6 days away, currently TWC has us within the cone of uncertainty, Irene could still be a Cat 1 hurricane by the time she reaches us, yet I’m staring to check our preps now, to beat the rush, sin… --- ## [Interesting looking vehicle - Maps the oceanfront floor for beach replenishment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-looking-vehicle-maps-the-oceanfront-floor-for-beach-replenishment/594769)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-looking-vehicle-maps-the-oceanfront-floor-for-beach-replenishment/594769 "2011-08-31T18:24:10Z")
Interesting looking beast. Vehicle here --- ## [What was YOUR first web experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-web-experience/594138)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-web-experience/594138 "2011-08-31T17:12:22Z")
Much more interesting (and less googlable) than “What was the first website?”, is “What was yours?” I clearly remember reading about this World Wide Somethin’ Or Other. I asked a techie friend about it, and he told me a… --- ## [Wouild YOU rent a movie from these folks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouild-you-rent-a-movie-from-these-folks/594736)
**Author:** [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouild-you-rent-a-movie-from-these-folks/594736 "2011-08-31T15:47:58Z")
At first, it’s just an interesting business model. Then I considered the name: ON THE WEB: FLICKME OFFERS FRIEND DISCOUNTS ON ONLINE MOVIES NEW YORK (AP) — A new movie site is offering discounts for the online friends… --- ## [Google+ invites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-invites/594480)
**Author:** [@chaosshifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaosshifter)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-invites/594480 "2011-08-31T15:22:00Z")
So when I reliazed I can’t post into the market place I figured this was the next best place to post this. I have about 150 invites to Google+ that I haven’t used yet and was wonerind if anyone wanted one and such. No co… --- ## [Here's the modern world economy in a nutshell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-modern-world-economy-in-a-nutshell/593325)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-modern-world-economy-in-a-nutshell/593325 "2011-08-31T15:06:48Z")
So they tell European students to get a visa to come work in the US for the summer, under the guise of promoting cultural exchange, only for them to find out that they paid out more to get into the program than they w… --- ## [Kids - Sometines they do alright.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-sometines-they-do-alright/594186)
**Author:** [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-sometines-they-do-alright/594186 "2011-08-31T14:49:09Z")
So, yesterday was my daughter’s first day of kindergarten. Despite having been in daycare all her life, we were still worried about her and were even wondering if she was ready. She is close to the cut-off line and could… --- ## [Wow. Apparently I had a grandfather.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-apparently-i-had-a-grandfather/594715)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-apparently-i-had-a-grandfather/594715 "2011-08-31T14:18:10Z")
So I signed up to Facebook recently just to check out my brother’s softball team. I get a friend request almost immediately from my aunt. Sure, why not. I’ll accept. On her front page, one of the photos is an old pho… --- ## [Haircut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haircut/594697)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haircut/594697 "2011-08-31T13:23:25Z")
I just had a haircut about six months ago, but I reckoned it was time for another one. It gets all wavy when it gets long. So I went down to Super Sluts and got a #2 buzz on the side and a #4 on top. (NB: A #4 shoe on… --- ## [Businesses with names which sound like puns, but aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-with-names-which-sound-like-puns-but-arent/594298)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-with-names-which-sound-like-puns-but-arent/594298 "2011-08-31T10:50:26Z")
This is one of those thread ideas that I usually come up with while laying in bed and, naturally, always end up forgetting about when I actually come here-but a similar thread finally got me to remember. For example: Wa… --- ## [Heartwarming Tearjerker of the Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartwarming-tearjerker-of-the-day/593629)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartwarming-tearjerker-of-the-day/593629 "2011-08-31T07:02:51Z")
I know there are more important stories going in the world right now, I also know that things are pretty bad for an awful lot of people in this country and worst still for people elsewhere, but it’s this story that made … --- ## [Get the Government Off B&W's Back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-government-off-b-ws-back/594638)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-government-off-b-ws-back/594638 "2011-08-31T05:41:48Z")
From this news report: But the contractor is fighting back: I mean, really! How long is this overprotective nanny state going to ruin everyone’s fun and place undue burdens on business? First the government said ki… --- ## [The Horror of Blimps, revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-blimps-revisited/594704)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-blimps-revisited/594704 "2011-08-31T04:44:58Z")
Paging Scylla… The nightmare continues. --- ## [Irene is message from God--Bachmann](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irene-is-message-from-god-bachmann/594516)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irene-is-message-from-god-bachmann/594516 "2011-08-31T02:21:32Z")
According to this: http://boston.com/community/blogs/less\_is\_more/2011/08/bachmann\_does\_her\_best\_pat\_rob.html?p1=News\_links, Irene was a message from God punishing the US for its national debt. --- ## [Upgraded to an Ally. Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgraded-to-an-ally-experiences/594266)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgraded-to-an-ally-experiences/594266 "2011-08-31T01:41:46Z")
I just upgraded from a regular cellphone to and Ally. Any apps I should get/not get, any other experiences? --- ## [Free usernames! First come, first served!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-usernames-first-come-first-served/590881)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-usernames-first-come-first-served/590881 "2011-08-31T01:37:33Z")
I’m pretty much settled in as Mean Mr. Mustard; that is, I do not foresee changing my username at any point. But I thought of another pretty good one that I would have strongly considered had it occurred to me back in t… --- ## [Bad words about wheels and lug nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-words-about-wheels-and-lug-nuts/594459)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-words-about-wheels-and-lug-nuts/594459 "2011-08-31T01:19:44Z")
So, I was at the local store and saw a couple of guys in distress. They must have hit something because their new looking tire had the tread peeling away and bubbles. They had packed their trunk with golf clubs and did… --- ## [My mom died last week (very long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-died-last-week-very-long/588640)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-died-last-week-very-long/588640 "2011-08-30T23:47:57Z")
It’s not the sort of phone call you want to get while you’re in the middle of a WoW raid. I normally don’t even answer the phone, just let it go on the machine, but something told me to listen to see if the person was le… --- ## [I've discovered a way to time travel! So now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-discovered-a-way-to-time-travel-so-now-what/594664)
**Author:** [@Pann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pann)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-discovered-a-way-to-time-travel-so-now-what/594664 "2011-08-30T23:22:17Z")
After 30 years of development, it works! Unfortunately, it has also cost me my entire family fortune. I’m dead broke. My credit cards have been maxed out, the electricity is going to be shut off in three days, and I h… --- ## [Tell me about being a chemistry teacher (JH and HS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-chemistry-teacher-jh-and-hs/594152)
**Author:** [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-chemistry-teacher-jh-and-hs/594152 "2011-08-30T23:07:49Z")
Simply put: I’m back in school after raising my kids. I’m going for a fairly specific chem degree but am considering switching to a chem degree for teaching JH and HS students. I want to know what it’s like. I’m a fe… --- ## [Self decapitation thread from GQ, in real life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-decapitation-thread-from-gq-in-real-life/594667)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-decapitation-thread-from-gq-in-real-life/594667 "2011-08-30T23:03:50Z")
Inthis thread in GQ a couple of weeks ago, Mr Kobayashi asks if you could cut off your own head with a sword. In a real life example, some clown in Yorktown, VA, commits suicide by lopping off his own head with a cable,… --- ## [Woah... What? Walking Sleep Paralysis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-what-walking-sleep-paralysis/418360)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-what-walking-sleep-paralysis/418360 "2011-08-30T22:44:56Z")
Because I have no idea what to call what just happened to me. I’ve had sleep paralysis before, and usually accompanied by bad nightmares and ‘‘waking up’’ 20 times before I realize I finally woke up for real. I’ve also… --- ## [Ever deduce that someone you know is a Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-deduce-that-someone-you-know-is-a-doper/594621)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-deduce-that-someone-you-know-is-a-doper/594621 "2011-08-30T22:34:19Z")
As I was reading a workplace rant I realized it sounded a lot like my workplace and a situation we had. I was wondering if I had discovered a Doper . . . until I did some more research and found the poster is a thousand… --- ## [So, my parents are taking my niece and nephews (long, boring)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-parents-are-taking-my-niece-and-nephews-long-boring/567661)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-parents-are-taking-my-niece-and-nephews-long-boring/567661 "2011-08-30T21:43:32Z")
And I don’t know how to feel about it. I’ve talked before about my I-think-he’s-a-sociopath half-brother here before, and in that Pit thread about BigT said that I felt I couldn’t really share my feelings about his curr… --- ## [Acquaintance refuses to evacuate, Irene coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acquaintance-refuses-to-evacuate-irene-coming/594206)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acquaintance-refuses-to-evacuate-irene-coming/594206 "2011-08-30T21:40:20Z")
My wife has an acquaintance on the Jersey Shore who is refusing to evacuate, despite the “mandatory” evacuation order. She (my wife) had me look up how feasible it would be to drive to this woman’s house NOW and haul he… --- ## [Look, goddamnit. Throw your cigarette butts in the trash!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-goddamnit-throw-your-cigarette-butts-in-the-trash/593918)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-goddamnit-throw-your-cigarette-butts-in-the-trash/593918 "2011-08-30T21:20:16Z")
So, we who are smokers where I work have sort of an informal “smoking porch”. It’s well away from most pedestrians, it’s covered, and it’s an infrequently used path for people who work in the building. Up until last we… --- ## [Answered: Was Hal Briston at Woodstock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answered-was-hal-briston-at-woodstock/593134)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answered-was-hal-briston-at-woodstock/593134 "2011-08-30T20:38:30Z")
Some people don’t like a particular Hal Briston meme, Hal of course being the most obvious of those people, but I continue to live the challenge and love discovering new ways of keeping the meme alive. And this episode… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1245) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1247)