# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1249 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1250 --- ## [Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toast/593945)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toast/593945 "2011-08-25T18:36:39Z")
I’ve be musing about something so mundane, that this is the only place I dare mention it. Why is it that bread, in most cases, is perfectly acceptable and enjoyable in sandwiches and for lunch or dinner, whereas toast i… --- ## [Thanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/593684)
**Author:** [@The\_Doughnut\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Doughnut_Thief)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/593684 "2011-08-25T18:21:47Z")
Just stumbled across this forum normally I just move on when I come acroos these. This time was different however, I read a thread and noticed the worthwhile posts and lack of flaming. So thanks for being a legit plac… --- ## [The Aviators Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aviators-club/594063)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aviators-club/594063 "2011-08-25T17:39:16Z")
Yesterday I was behind a vehicle that had a sticker on the window for The Aviators Club. I noted the URL and checked it out. Not a whole lot of aviatin’ going on. It’s actually about: Since I start climbing back int… --- ## [Ever given/recieved a slap across the face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-given-recieved-a-slap-across-the-face/593590)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-given-recieved-a-slap-across-the-face/593590 "2011-08-25T17:20:40Z")
I got slapped across the face once, for sassing my Mom, when I was a kid. Don’t even remember what I said. I know it wasn’t slap worthy, but Mom was having a bad day. I never forgot it though. And I knew then, if I had a… --- ## [Ban swearing - the campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-swearing-the-campaign/593977)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-swearing-the-campaign/593977 "2011-08-25T16:32:24Z")
The Gruen Transfer in a show about advertising. It screens 9pm on Wednesdays on Australia’s national broadcaster (a bit like the kid brother to the BBC) which doesn’t have paid advertising. Each week they have a segment… --- ## [Deleted a pdf of a shipping label](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-a-pdf-of-a-shipping-label/593947)
**Author:** [@curious11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious11)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-a-pdf-of-a-shipping-label/593947 "2011-08-25T16:31:38Z")
Today at 2:47 PM Pacific Time Zone I deleted a \*.pdf file that contained an image of a shipping label to a company to perform a service on an item. The item has since been returned, so I don’t think that information wil… --- ## [Ode To A Hurricane.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-a-hurricane/594048)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-a-hurricane/594048 "2011-08-25T16:01:15Z")
( As it used to say in Mad Magazine, freely sung to the tune of " Come On Eileen" by Dexy’s Midnight Runners ) Poor old Biscayne Bay When a mighty wind began to blow, everyone drove right down to the sto’ All the tarp… --- ## [Good Gifts for New Baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-new-baby/593987)
**Author:** [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-new-baby/593987 "2011-08-25T14:34:42Z")
My incredibly awesome boss from my old job just had a new baby. This is his third, and I believe, last kid. It’s a girl. What’s a good gift that experienced parents want/need? Also, my boss left our old office and moved… --- ## [Would Pre-destroyed look as New Automobile Finish Take Off Like Pre-ripped worn-out Designer Jeans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-pre-destroyed-look-as-new-automobile-finish-take-off-like-pre-ripped-worn-out-designer-jeans/593261)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-pre-destroyed-look-as-new-automobile-finish-take-off-like-pre-ripped-worn-out-designer-jeans/593261 "2011-08-25T13:37:11Z")
Say as a marketing idea, would ‘Pre-destroyed finish with dents, holes, creases, scuffs and scraped off paint’ somewhat like the pre-ripped & destroyed jeansmarketable? Not actually denim covered or faux denim painted ca… --- ## [\*%^&$#!!! Refrigerator Went Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-went-out/593833)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-went-out/593833 "2011-08-25T13:27:12Z")
Yeah. I came home from work and went to get a glass of iced tea. The frige was dead as a doornail. Evidently had been most of the day because a lot of the foor inthe front of the freezer was already thawed. The ice hal… --- ## [I Have A New Chore: Clipping Coupons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-chore-clipping-coupons/594030)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-chore-clipping-coupons/594030 "2011-08-25T13:26:06Z")
So, can some of you clippers tell me the best site to print them off? Also any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Q --- ## ["It's Over, Frizz-Head!" as Tripoli Falls to Liberators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-over-frizz-head-as-tripoli-falls-to-liberators/593694)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-over-frizz-head-as-tripoli-falls-to-liberators/593694 "2011-08-25T10:52:27Z")
It took a bit longer, but Libya is going to be liberated by its own people, just like Egypt: Gadhafi is going down. Al Jazeera has the pictures and the story; in fact it seems to have little else now. You can even watc… --- ## ["Haint Paint"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haint-paint/593856)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haint-paint/593856 "2011-08-25T09:11:23Z")
Ever heard of it? My geriatric shrink shared an anecdote with us a few months back about this. He was seeing a nursing home patient, who the nurses couldn’t do anything with, because they said he kept complaining of se… --- ## [Samantha Bee on summer parenting now and then (then being the 70s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-on-summer-parenting-now-and-then-then-being-the-70s/593777)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-on-summer-parenting-now-and-then-then-being-the-70s/593777 "2011-08-25T08:24:51Z")
On the indignity of being expected to watch our children and have concern for their brains. This is the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time. If you’re a Gen-Xer with kids this is for you. A Long Summer for “Weary … --- ## [I fell in love a little yesterday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-in-love-a-little-yesterday/593975)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-in-love-a-little-yesterday/593975 "2011-08-25T06:31:13Z")
I was driving down the street yesterday afternoon, and in the bicycle lane on my right was one of the loveliest young ladies I’ve seen in a long time. She was wearing rather short pink shorts, and a black, tight-fitting… --- ## [My Diabolical New Grocery Bugdet is working. So far.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-diabolical-new-grocery-bugdet-is-working-so-far/593927)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-diabolical-new-grocery-bugdet-is-working-so-far/593927 "2011-08-25T04:18:16Z")
I don’t actually spend a shocking amount of money on groceries anyway, but my budget is really limited, so it always seems like a lot. Because I like to get good deals, I used to go to the store once a week or so, and I’… --- ## [Is there a baby boom going on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-baby-boom-going-on/593912)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-baby-boom-going-on/593912 "2011-08-25T02:10:34Z")
I’m 2/3 finished with my 3-week trip through southern France, and I’ve never seen so many babies. Every place I look, couples are walking around with babies, ranging from infants to about a year or so, then tapering off … --- ## [Have you ever had your memory's fallibility proved to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-your-memorys-fallibility-proved-to-you/593942)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-your-memorys-fallibility-proved-to-you/593942 "2011-08-25T00:39:29Z")
I was in NYC in November. I had been there a couple of times before, the previous time being in 2001 when I spent a lot of time wandering around Lower Manhattan. While on a tour we passed the famous Gridiron Building. Bu… --- ## [Today's Google home page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-home-page/589710)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-home-page/589710 "2011-08-25T00:21:57Z")
We all know how Google home page will display an appropriate image for some event or a person or whatever. It became quite interesting and everyone, I guess, remembers that little guitar thingy that you could actually us… --- ## [Have you ever felt guilty being an internal candidate for a job...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-guilty-being-an-internal-candidate-for-a-job/593842)
**Author:** [@whatremains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatremains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-guilty-being-an-internal-candidate-for-a-job/593842 "2011-08-25T00:11:53Z")
…when you know that there are external candidates more qualified than you? I’ve always felt strange about using connections and networking. I’ve applied and interviewed for a higher-level job at my workplace and the in… --- ## [More Oogy Skin Stuff From Broomstick (TMI of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-oogy-skin-stuff-from-broomstick-tmi-of-course/592279)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-oogy-skin-stuff-from-broomstick-tmi-of-course/592279 "2011-08-24T23:41:32Z")
I have a nice case of contact dermatitis. Granted, I’m not a doctor, but I’ve had it often enough to recognize it. No, I am not asking for medical advice, but I am planning to see the doctor tomorrow as this time aroun… --- ## [Hurricane and 3 earthquakes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-and-3-earthquakes/593935)
**Author:** [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-and-3-earthquakes/593935 "2011-08-24T23:28:43Z")
A major hurricane of the east coast and 3 major earthquakes in 2 days. Lets make a pool on how long it will take for a televangelist to blame it on gay marriage. --- ## [Seriously Casual Monarchs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810 "2011-08-24T22:39:52Z")
When you can’t get a table, nosh on pizza instead :smiley: I actually like this. Apparently they do not have a huge retinue of hangers upon tailing along. I can not imagine someone in the US not recognizing the Obamas,… --- ## [I'm 12 years younger!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-12-years-younger/593922)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-12-years-younger/593922 "2011-08-24T22:22:30Z")
At least on my resume. I used to think 1977-1989 said things like “project manager” and “engineering supervisor” but I now realize they said “old with increasingly-irrelevant experience.” But I’m not that gray and am t… --- ## [Rest in Peace, Jack Layton.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-jack-layton/593652)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-jack-layton/593652 "2011-08-24T22:09:56Z")
The leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada has lost his battle with cancer. He was a man who earned much respect, even from people who did not agree with him on anything. Toronto Star obituary. --- ## [I'm free! (And other home moving horror stories)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-free-and-other-home-moving-horror-stories/593679)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-free-and-other-home-moving-horror-stories/593679 "2011-08-24T16:53:16Z")
There’s a saying that you’re only truly free if you can carry all your possessions on your back. Thanks to a misguided idea to self-move this weekend, I’ve done that. Sure, it took about 200 trips, but the aphorism isn’t… --- ## [From The Mouths of Babes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-mouths-of-babes/593858)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-mouths-of-babes/593858 "2011-08-24T15:45:47Z")
Eight year old daughter spits a little too much outside the sink basin when brushing her teeth tonight… Daughter:“Oh sht” Me:“What’d ya say?” D (matter of factly): “Oh shit.” Me (slight pause/stutter): “Don’t need yo… --- ## [ATTN: Doper Friends Living In My Vicinity (Carrollton, GA).....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-doper-friends-living-in-my-vicinity-carrollton-ga/593902)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-doper-friends-living-in-my-vicinity-carrollton-ga/593902 "2011-08-24T15:24:22Z")
… or anyone who wants to and can make the trip I’d like to invite you and a guest to our Oktoberfest Party on Sunday, Oct 2nd. Nothing to bring, but as I’m ordering authentic German beer, and preparing authentic German … --- ## [spark240 is now Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark240-is-now-peremensoe/593334)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark240-is-now-peremensoe/593334 "2011-08-24T14:27:36Z")
Hey y’all. I wanted a new name here for various reasons, and TubaDiva just made the switch for me. No discontinuity with previous comments is intended. --- ## [Witness the live opening of a long-lost safe concealed in the wall of a casino!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witness-the-live-opening-of-a-long-lost-safe-concealed-in-the-wall-of-a-casino/593874)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witness-the-live-opening-of-a-long-lost-safe-concealed-in-the-wall-of-a-casino/593874 "2011-08-24T08:57:13Z")
Title says it all really. Came across the story whilst browsing Reddit (any other redditors out there?) and thought The 'Dope would be interested given the excitement caused by the piggy bank under the house. The story … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1248) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1250)