# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1253 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1254 --- ## [The Liberty Bell!! And...what else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-liberty-bell-and-what-else/592298)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-liberty-bell-and-what-else/592298 "2011-08-18T12:43:05Z")
It turns out that I’m going to Philly this weekend for a wedding. Some friends of mine are driving down from New Jersey, and are going to take me around the city a bit Saturday afternoon. We’re probably going to have l… --- ## [We have a wombat sitting in our backyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-wombat-sitting-in-our-backyard/592623)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-wombat-sitting-in-our-backyard/592623 "2011-08-18T09:47:38Z")
It’s not moving…it’s just sitting there with a slightly dazed look on its face. It doesn’t look obviously injured. If it doesn’t move soon, I think we’ll call the wildlife rescue service and get some advice. --- ## [Youtube video copyright disclaimers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-video-copyright-disclaimers/593123)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-video-copyright-disclaimers/593123 "2011-08-18T07:15:07Z")
Most youtube videos I encounter have caveats saying stuff like “I DON’T OWN THIS VIDEO, I JUST FOUND IT ON THE INTERNET!” or “No copyrights intended, I’m not the owner of this song” etc. Why do people bother with these n… --- ## [Any 3D printing hobbyists around here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-3d-printing-hobbyists-around-here/593107)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-3d-printing-hobbyists-around-here/593107 "2011-08-18T05:58:46Z")
I’ve been toying around lately with 3D modeling software like Blender, and while I think digital art is neat and fun and cool and all, I think I’d find it a lot more rewarding if I could create stuff that actually exists … --- ## ["Obama illuminati, f you, go back to America"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-illuminati-f-you-go-back-to-america/593106)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-illuminati-f-you-go-back-to-america/593106 "2011-08-18T02:47:15Z")
Shepard Fairey, the artist who made the iconic Obama “hope” poster (appropriating the work of others), is reviled and beaten up for creating a mural on the former site of the Ungdomshuset. (via Metafilter) Weirdly, I… --- ## [Dream of a News Junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-of-a-news-junkie/593099)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-of-a-news-junkie/593099 "2011-08-18T02:33:06Z")
I’ve gotta tune out the news for a while. Last night I dreamed I was in Washington DC on a dark and stormy day. As the wind began to blow and the gray clouds moved in, two people launched missiles that exploded next to e… --- ## [Welcome Ledzepkid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-ledzepkid/592753)
**Author:** [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-ledzepkid/592753 "2011-08-18T02:30:15Z")
The Kiddo had his 13th birthday earlier in the week, so we gave him the greatest gift parents can bestow on their children: an account on the Dope. Please welcome Ledzepkid! I know you’ll all give him the same warm and… --- ## [2nd Shark Attack and Death in the Seychelles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-shark-attack-and-death-in-the-seychelles/593064)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-shark-attack-and-death-in-the-seychelles/593064 "2011-08-18T02:26:16Z")
It’s likely that someone researching the most beautiful beaches in the world would at some point come across mention and pictures of the Seychelles, specifically Anse Lazio beach on the Island of Praslin. Spectacularly … --- ## [Happy Left Hander's Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-left-handers-day/592596)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-left-handers-day/592596 "2011-08-18T01:36:37Z")
My fellow lefties, celebrate! I’m going to use scissors with my left hand today, not peel potatoes today, and wipe with the right! What are you going to do to celebrate? --- ## [Amusing/Crazy Beliefs You Had as a Child!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-crazy-beliefs-you-had-as-a-child/592595)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-crazy-beliefs-you-had-as-a-child/592595 "2011-08-18T01:24:42Z")
When I was a young kid, I saw ghosts around every corner. I had an older friend who told me some pretty weird stuff-like dead people lived in funeral homes-you could see them at night, peeping out the windows. One nigh… --- ## [Warren Buffett on taxing the rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffett-on-taxing-the-rich/592787)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffett-on-taxing-the-rich/592787 "2011-08-18T00:44:37Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html?\_r=3 Thank you! --- ## [The Dentist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dentist/593035)
**Author:** [@OneMissedPost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneMissedPost)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dentist/593035 "2011-08-18T00:16:40Z")
Dear Friends, It’s been a year since my last cleaning, which means that I have to go to the dentist. I am going to the dentist today. Wish me luck as they scrape away at my teeth. My teeth will be sore, but at least … --- ## [Not all atheists are anti-religion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-atheists-are-anti-religion/476297)
**Author:** [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-atheists-are-anti-religion/476297 "2011-08-17T23:14:16Z")
Not even here in Washington. On Saturday, I poked my head into the attic of the house I’m renting for the first time. Up there, I found a nice Craftsman claw hammer (mine, now) and a boxed-up nativity scene. The stable … --- ## [The Horror of Backyard Blimps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-backyard-blimps/593024)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-backyard-blimps/593024 "2011-08-17T22:49:47Z")
Blimp advertising vodka crashes into backyard of 94 year old woman. A new spin on an old Classaic SDMB thread --- ## [Mariah Carey and Queen Mum Hospitalized!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariah-carey-and-queen-mum-hospitalized/74498)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariah-carey-and-queen-mum-hospitalized/74498 "2011-08-17T21:32:45Z")
. . . No, not in the same room, unfortunately (I’d love to see those two as rommies!). Here is the latest celeb update: NEW YORK (AP)—Mariah Carey is under psychiatric care following last week’s hospitalization, which h… --- ## [Breaking news: The new US ambassador to China stands in line at Starbucks himself!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-the-new-us-ambassador-to-china-stands-in-line-at-starbucks-himself/593052)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-the-new-us-ambassador-to-china-stands-in-line-at-starbucks-himself/593052 "2011-08-17T21:01:33Z")
Story here This made me smile a bit (as in “what’s the big deal?”). But I come from one of the more egalitarian societies in the world, where the Prime Minister during the first two decades after WW2 lived in a fairly s… --- ## [United Way Slogan Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-way-slogan-contest/592189)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-way-slogan-contest/592189 "2011-08-17T20:05:22Z")
When I was on my way in to work today, I saw a sign that said United Way Slogan Contest. It had a bunch more text under that, but I didn’t bother to stop to read it. I’m guessing that the gist is that they’re trying to g… --- ## [Serious question: What kind of person sits next to you on the train when there are empty rows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-what-kind-of-person-sits-next-to-you-on-the-train-when-there-are-empty-rows/592891)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-what-kind-of-person-sits-next-to-you-on-the-train-when-there-are-empty-rows/592891 "2011-08-17T18:17:05Z")
I need to know who these people truly are. Inside. Where do they come from? What are their ethics? What forces them to smile? What are they afraid of? I need to understand them on a fundamental level. I have a theory ab… --- ## [Dealing with an ectopic pregnancy \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-an-ectopic-pregnancy-edited-title/592011)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-an-ectopic-pregnancy-edited-title/592011 "2011-08-17T15:19:38Z")
I’m just over 5 weeks pregnant. Been spotting since Saturday and it got a bit heavier today. I called my doc on Saturday and went for an Hcg (pregnancy hormone) level check today. I’ll repeat that on Wednesday to make su… --- ## [This is either a really great business idea or terrible one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-either-a-really-great-business-idea-or-terrible-one/592961)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-either-a-really-great-business-idea-or-terrible-one/592961 "2011-08-17T15:18:03Z")
The idea is simple: a business where people can send their pictures in to get photoshopped. Photoshop yourself into famous moments in history, visiting famous monuments, doing crazy things. Of course, the idea actually… --- ## [Ultimate ruler of your own country - What do you ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641 "2011-08-17T14:13:06Z")
Ok, so you’ve become the ruler of a small but important country. Your fictional paradise is resource rich and relatively without problems and so your subjects bend to your will and acquiesce to your whim without hint of … --- ## [Do people willfully screw up your name? They do mine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-willfully-screw-up-your-name-they-do-mine/592814)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-willfully-screw-up-your-name-they-do-mine/592814 "2011-08-17T08:44:28Z")
I have this friend…let’s, for argument’s sake, call him Antonio. Despite the fact that it’s what he always calls himself, always signs every e-mail with, no one seems to get it right. It’s always “Anthony,” or “Tony,” or… --- ## [Post-poo friskiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-poo-friskiness/592610)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-poo-friskiness/592610 "2011-08-17T03:58:30Z")
Roomie’s cat gets incredibly frisky after defecating. He runs around the house, pounces on imaginary things, etc. Why? . --- ## [Stories of life near major tourist attractions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-life-near-major-tourist-attractions/592069)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-life-near-major-tourist-attractions/592069 "2011-08-17T03:06:58Z")
(Inspired by the thread about living near Buckingham Palace: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14116198#post14116198 ) Seeing as we have Dopers living all over the world, we almost certainly have a nu… --- ## [Tower guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tower-guy/592969)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tower-guy/592969 "2011-08-17T02:08:01Z")
Anybody watching the tower guy in Tulsa? He’s been perched up that tower for 6 days now. First link is the live stream and the second is the news story. --- ## [When your pet has a "human" name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-pet-has-a-human-name/592679)
**Author:** [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-pet-has-a-human-name/592679 "2011-08-16T23:53:27Z")
Inspired by this thread - I feel like I have a childish name. - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board - because my German shepherd’s name is Cody. Cody was named “Cody” before he ca… --- ## [Bomb planted on girl in Sydney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-planted-on-girl-in-sydney/591319)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-planted-on-girl-in-sydney/591319 "2011-08-16T22:54:30Z")
This is the most bizarrely terrifying thing. Someone attached a bomb to this 18 yr old girl at 2.30 this afternoon. Nine hours later, the police bomb squad are still trying to work out how to disarm it. There may or not … --- ## [Photoshop help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photoshop-help/592726)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photoshop-help/592726 "2011-08-16T22:03:43Z")
Would someone be willing to enhance a photo for me? I uploaded it to a website probably 10 years ago, and for whatever reason (probably because I was on dial-up at the time) made it rather small. Can someone increase t… --- ## [Pigeons are better at Monty Hall than humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-are-better-at-monty-hall-than-humans/592954)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-are-better-at-monty-hall-than-humans/592954 "2011-08-16T21:22:52Z")
I confess the classic Monty Hall problem has always befuddled me. Yes I have read the proofs of how it works and I accept them and even understand them but it remains counter-intuitive to me (at least, I feel you only h… --- ## [Projectile Vomiting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/projectile-vomiting/592207)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/projectile-vomiting/592207 "2011-08-16T19:53:01Z")
Speaking of “Shit”, has anyone suffered from Projectile Vomiting or seen anyone projectile vomit? It’s a medical condition. My niece had it from her infancy until she was something like 4-5yrs old. We didn’t know when i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1252) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1254)