# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1247 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1248 --- ## [Attention USMC. New rules for farting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-usmc-new-rules-for-farting/594666)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-usmc-new-rules-for-farting/594666 "2011-08-30T20:36:01Z")
Marines in Afghanistan have been told not to “fart audibly” in front of locals. Apparently, farting is permitted, it just must lack the thunder that makes it fun. I find it ironic that the locals are offended by t… --- ## [My homeowners insurance has almost doubled since last year- anybody else's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-homeowners-insurance-has-almost-doubled-since-last-year-anybody-elses/594537)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-homeowners-insurance-has-almost-doubled-since-last-year-anybody-elses/594537 "2011-08-30T20:20:32Z")
My homeowner’s insurance last year was just over $700; this year it’s $1283. I live in a townhouse and the only claim I’ve ever was almost 4 years ago for some wind damage- I got a check from them for about $2000, which… --- ## [Woody Harrelson's dad did what!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-harrelsons-dad-did-what/594198)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-harrelsons-dad-did-what/594198 "2011-08-30T19:00:25Z")
I suppose my image of Woody Harrelson stems from his days on Cheers, rather than his more recent acting roles as madmen and serial killers. I suppose I had a sort of subconscious image of him as a farm boy, horsing aroun… --- ## [In the aftermath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-aftermath/594498)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-aftermath/594498 "2011-08-30T17:08:18Z")
What with the natural disasters we’ve seen in the D.C. area in the last week, I hear a lot about the aftermath. Why does everybody always talk about the aftermath but nobody ever talks about the beforemath or duringmath… --- ## [Black hole devours star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-hole-devours-star/594176)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-hole-devours-star/594176 "2011-08-30T15:05:59Z")
Nasa noticed a black hole devouring a star a few months ago: http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/space/astronomy/nasa-video-shows-black-hole-devouring-star/33484.html and generated an amazing video animation of the … --- ## [In Gadhafi's lair, rebels find album filled with photos of his 'darling' Condoleezza Rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gadhafis-lair-rebels-find-album-filled-with-photos-of-his-darling-condoleezza-rice/594082)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gadhafis-lair-rebels-find-album-filled-with-photos-of-his-darling-condoleezza-rice/594082 "2011-08-30T14:21:42Z")
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/\_news/2011/08/25/7470058-in-the-ruins-of-gadhafis-lair-rebels-find-album-filled-with-photos-of-his-darling-condoleezza-rice?gt1=43001 :smiley: --- ## [Hugh Hefner -- Pathetic, And Always Was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner-pathetic-and-always-was/466458)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner-pathetic-and-always-was/466458 "2011-08-30T12:58:16Z")
A barber shop I frequent stocks a variety of lad-friendly magazines, and that is about the only time I have occasion to check out a Playboy magazine. No, I don’t read it for the articles. Not that I’m that interested i… --- ## [Ever been "tricked" on Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-tricked-on-halloween/594475)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-tricked-on-halloween/594475 "2011-08-30T04:55:51Z")
Since Halloween stuff is up in stores already, it got me wondering about “trick or treating”. The “trick” part is supposedly doing low scale vandalism like egging a house. Yet I have never seen or heard this happen in … --- ## [Stupid Pet Tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-pet-tricks/593662)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-pet-tricks/593662 "2011-08-30T03:48:22Z")
Anyone teach their pets any new tricks lately (stupid or otherwise)? We’ve been trying to teach our Shepherd to stack river rocks. She is pretty bright, but try as we might, we can not get her to stack more than five… --- ## [Bush on Nat Geo...no smarter now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-on-nat-geo-no-smarter-now/594452)
**Author:** [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-on-nat-geo-no-smarter-now/594452 "2011-08-29T23:05:36Z")
He was “quisked” away from the school, and “the war came upon us unexepectedly…and in a time of war …you don’t weigh the consequences, you just do it.”:eek: --- ## [Merle "Rat Terriers" are not Rat Terriers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merle-rat-terriers-are-not-rat-terriers/594231)
**Author:** [@Darlaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darlaj)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merle-rat-terriers-are-not-rat-terriers/594231 "2011-08-29T20:59:05Z")
Merle Rat Terriers are a hybrid breed. They are a cross of Chihuahua and Rat Terrier. Further more-- Chihuahua’s are not even part of the Rat Terrier breed history. Chihuahua was not even attempted to be introduced into … --- ## [Slipped under the radar?? \[About me getting kicked out of gym\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slipped-under-the-radar-about-me-getting-kicked-out-of-gym/593872)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slipped-under-the-radar-about-me-getting-kicked-out-of-gym/593872 "2011-08-29T18:25:00Z")
There are those who, in response to certain posts of mine, continue to bring up the unfortunate incident(s) that led to me getting kicked out of the gym that I had called home for more than a decade. This is true, howev… --- ## [MIL Passed Away Last Night - Not M or P but Here Anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mil-passed-away-last-night-not-m-or-p-but-here-anyway/588520)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mil-passed-away-last-night-not-m-or-p-but-here-anyway/588520 "2011-08-29T16:14:08Z")
Last night around midnight Tennessee time my mother-in-law passed away. It was not unexpected, as she had been in declining health for a few years and had recently taken a turn for the worse. Still, as always, death is… --- ## [The popular nonsense threads at SDMB with more than 100 posts per thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-popular-nonsense-threads-at-sdmb-with-more-than-100-posts-per-thread/594426)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-popular-nonsense-threads-at-sdmb-with-more-than-100-posts-per-thread/594426 "2011-08-29T15:02:08Z")
It would be fun to have a thread that serves as a ready reference to the more popular nonsense threads at SDMB. The idea of “nonsense” will probably vary by individual, but the lack of a specific point or topic would be … --- ## [Conversational minutiae thT makes you want to punch your SO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversational-minutiae-tht-makes-you-want-to-punch-your-so/593489)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversational-minutiae-tht-makes-you-want-to-punch-your-so/593489 "2011-08-29T13:57:44Z")
This happened twice this evening, and it will happen a million times more before I finally put a gun to my temple to escape it. Something happened on a show we were watching, he declared that thing wrong, and I agreed wi… --- ## [Spectacular gymnastic routine! - Worth a look!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-gymnastic-routine-worth-a-look/594268)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-gymnastic-routine-worth-a-look/594268 "2011-08-29T12:24:10Z")
WOW! by Boyanka Angelova --- ## [Moron flashes Weather Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moron-flashes-weather-channel/594300)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moron-flashes-weather-channel/594300 "2011-08-29T04:35:19Z")
I just turned on the Weather Channel coverage of Hurricane Irene, and they had someone standing out at Virginia Beach in the wind and rain. While he was talking/shouting, some bozo guys (all wearing bathing suits) pranc… --- ## [at the foot spa and body massage..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-foot-spa-and-body-massage/594375)
**Author:** [@MiCaH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MiCaH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-foot-spa-and-body-massage/594375 "2011-08-29T03:17:05Z")
i often hear moms talk about other peoples sons and daughters about how depressed and how bad their lives are going. :dubious: i like giving advices coz they listen to me. my friend always says that i should be a shrink … --- ## [Weird FB stuff, wth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-fb-stuff-wth/594416)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-fb-stuff-wth/594416 "2011-08-29T02:03:27Z")
Ok I do a lot of work with the Off Off B’way theatre company in NYC. I run the FaceBook page for the company and I sometimes make ‘pages’ for the larger productions. I did this over a year ago for a show called Cucumb… --- ## [Voluntary MMP - the noob part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voluntary-mmp-the-noob-part-2/593635)
**Author:** [@Bri2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bri2k)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voluntary-mmp-the-noob-part-2/593635 "2011-08-29T00:31:32Z")
Well since I might be the first up and we had a noob start this last week, maybe another noob starting this week won’t be too bad. Been up since 4:20 AM sippin’ coffee and trying to get going on a Monday. Feeling like a… --- ## [I Just Want to Thank All the People Who Post on a Thread Only to Correct the OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371 "2011-08-28T18:22:54Z")
…and then don’t contribute anything on the subject. Didn’t know this was being graded. Constructive criticism is fine, but it would be appreciated if you could expand on your superior knowledge. --- ## [SDMB Fitocracy group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fitocracy-group/594367)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fitocracy-group/594367 "2011-08-28T14:53:44Z")
Earlier thread about Fitocracy invites So I made an SDMB group, but I’m not sure how to invite people to it. I think if you search for the group, you can ask to join? Once there are a few in the group, I’ll set us our … --- ## [My family loves my fiancees family, all is right with the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-family-loves-my-fiancees-family-all-is-right-with-the-world/594361)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-family-loves-my-fiancees-family-all-is-right-with-the-world/594361 "2011-08-28T08:26:29Z")
This evening our families got together for a lovely dinner; my mom hosted my fiancees family over to to return the favor for a year ago when my fiancee’s family invited them to dinner so I could ‘offically’ propose to my… --- ## [What to do in St. Augustine Florida?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-st-augustine-florida/591396)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-st-augustine-florida/591396 "2011-08-27T04:25:44Z")
We are planning a trip to Florida at the end of the month. We will likely be staying in Orlando area for the majority of the trip but would like to take a couple of days and go to St. Augustine. We’ve never been so wha… --- ## [you can't make this stuff up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-make-this-stuff-up/594354)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-make-this-stuff-up/594354 "2011-08-28T05:00:57Z")
Poetic justice? Lessons learned: If you are planning on committing a sexual assault hit the gym first, so you are in decent shape get a car, or if you are forced to use a bicycle, choose a victim closer than 2 miles … --- ## [Bethany College golf team suspended for showing their "clubs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethany-college-golf-team-suspended-for-showing-their-clubs/594139)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethany-college-golf-team-suspended-for-showing-their-clubs/594139 "2011-08-28T04:50:03Z")
Golf team suspended for posting nude photo on the internet So the golf team posts a picture of themselves posing nude covering their um, shafts, with their uh, “shafts”. Okay, what’s the big deal, dumbass college kids… --- ## [Be My Robotic Dinosaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-my-robotic-dinosaur/594329)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-my-robotic-dinosaur/594329 "2011-08-28T02:45:40Z")
I sincerely hope this link works. http://tease.thedailywh.at/2011/08/26/craigslist-ad-of-the-day-13/ She cannot stress it enough – you must be a ROBOTIC dinosaur. Otherwise it just – doesn’t --work. And I can see why. … --- ## [Couples on SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-on-sdmb/592543)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-on-sdmb/592543 "2011-08-28T01:32:12Z")
It seems to be the tradition to refer to one’s SO as Mr or Mrs Username (although I’m not sure how that works with same sex couples). But occasionally I notice someone referring to what seems to be their SO by what seems… --- ## [9/11 conspiracy Mythbusters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-conspiracy-mythbusters/594223)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-conspiracy-mythbusters/594223 "2011-08-28T01:27:41Z")
I would like to see a Mythbusters (or some such) on what would happen if we played the devil’s advocate. Have experts, models, simulations, etc, try to “do” the conspiracies. Three challenges: Can you pack enough exp… --- ## [I'm a complete tightwad, but ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-complete-tightwad-but/594182)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-complete-tightwad-but/594182 "2011-08-27T21:50:54Z")
… I’ll drop a fair chunk o’ change for a pair of tickets to a concert with a performer I really like ($160 for Derek Trucks, $80 for Andrew Bird) without a moment’s hesitation. Given how much of a cheapskate I am in alm… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1246) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1248)