# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1255 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1256 --- ## [DRACO may change the world (an "antibiotic" for viruses)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draco-may-change-the-world-an-antibiotic-for-viruses/592548)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draco-may-change-the-world-an-antibiotic-for-viruses/592548 "2011-08-14T18:05:48Z")
DRACO. What the hell is that? Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizer What? A new family of drugs that has the potential to cure damn near all viral diseases. Penicillin and antibiotics changed the world.… --- ## [What's Happening With Amazon.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-with-amazon-com/592696)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-with-amazon-com/592696 "2011-08-14T17:44:23Z")
My last visits to the site have been terrible-script errors and my PC slows down to a crawl-what is going on? Have they been hacked? I am really concerned about getting a virus or trojan horse from the site-has anyone h… --- ## [Homeopathy "clinic" next to new job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy-clinic-next-to-new-job/592415)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy-clinic-next-to-new-job/592415 "2011-08-14T16:52:21Z")
Last week I started a new job and right next door is a homeopathy clinic. I have never seen one before but I live and work in an area with a high church density and I guess it fits right in. I was hoping business for it … --- ## [His Hovercraft is full of eels--AND SEVERED HEADS!! Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-hovercraft-is-full-of-eels-and-severed-heads-newslink/591459)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-hovercraft-is-full-of-eels-and-severed-heads-newslink/591459 "2011-08-14T14:05:14Z")
Ungrateful Hovercraft turns on it’s Creator, in fashion Frankensteinian, and decaptates him! Truly, the Hovercraft is a savage & treacherous beastie. --- ## [50 Years Ago The Berlin Wall Is Built](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-the-berlin-wall-is-built/592571)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-the-berlin-wall-is-built/592571 "2011-08-14T12:32:34Z")
It has been gone for a few years now of course. I am wondering what even inspired the construction of the thing. People were always going to try and circumvent it- see it as a challenge. Was it just one upmanship in Co… --- ## [Happy Navajo Code Talkers Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-navajo-code-talkers-day/592656)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-navajo-code-talkers-day/592656 "2011-08-14T08:49:48Z")
Not mundane or pointless, but didn’t know where else to put this. August 14 is National Navajo Code Talkers Day! From the above website: --- ## [5 Hour Energy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-hour-energy/592193)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-hour-energy/592193 "2011-08-14T05:45:44Z")
I just swallowed my first bottle of that stuff and WTF??? I thought it was a time-release kinda thing?! In about 30 seconds or so, my scalp started prickling and now I have a monster-headache and I’m nauseous.:smack: G… --- ## [Could you (or did you) obtain a copy of the School Rules of the schools you attended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-or-did-you-obtain-a-copy-of-the-school-rules-of-the-schools-you-attended/592517)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-or-did-you-obtain-a-copy-of-the-school-rules-of-the-schools-you-attended/592517 "2011-08-14T03:57:38Z")
The question can be interpreted broadly - elementary school, high school, college, public, private, whatever. Did your school have formal definitions for the little rules of Conduct that the teachers cared about so much… --- ## [Thanks for nothing, Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothing-dopers/592619)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothing-dopers/592619 "2011-08-14T01:51:14Z")
Over the last few days, I’ve mentally started several threads asking for stories and/or advice about step-parenting. I’ve mentally vented about my particular situation, which I am sure isn’t uncommon at all. It was about… --- ## [Get laid off Tuesday; win the lottery Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-laid-off-tuesday-win-the-lottery-wednesday/592452)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-laid-off-tuesday-win-the-lottery-wednesday/592452 "2011-08-14T01:49:01Z")
How sweet is that? 17 co-workers to share $7 M. (No taxes on lottery winnings here either.) I might know some of them too. --- ## [I bought a new fridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-new-fridge/591774)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-new-fridge/591774 "2011-08-13T19:15:27Z")
The Whirlpool I bought. The old Frigidaire is probably 30 years old. Works fine, but roomie says it runs all the time. I did detect a cold leak from the freezer door today. Sears will deliver the new fridge in a week… --- ## [Help me define a new word: "strelth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-define-a-new-word-strelth/592578)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-define-a-new-word-strelth/592578 "2011-08-13T18:11:55Z")
I did a Yahoo! search on this “word” and got no hits. That’s after having tried numerous others hoping for similar results, but too many “non-words” I came up with appear to have been taken. Just based on its look and s… --- ## [All right Charlotte Area Dopers. I need a beer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-charlotte-area-dopers-i-need-a-beer/590527)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-charlotte-area-dopers-i-need-a-beer/590527 "2011-08-13T18:03:37Z")
You know who you are, and I do to. I hereby propose we meet up at Taco Mac in South Park next Saturday evening (August 6) at about 8:00. Who’s with me? --- ## [Google+ invites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-invites/587262)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-invites/587262 "2011-08-13T17:50:09Z")
Anyone have them? I would like one… --- ## [OMG it might rain, NorthTexasDopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-it-might-rain-northtexasdopers/592371)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-it-might-rain-northtexasdopers/592371 "2011-08-13T16:07:05Z")
Any Dopers who believe in any diety are hereby \*implored \*to pray for rain. There’s a storm cell west of Denton, and you can actually see the front on the radar - a thin green line ahead of the rain cell. Please oh pleas… --- ## [Any Of You Taking Siestas At Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-taking-siestas-at-work/592440)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-taking-siestas-at-work/592440 "2011-08-13T14:46:37Z")
Being that it’s supposed to be beneficial to your output, I mean? Thanks Q --- ## [Scuba Ben gets married!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-ben-gets-married/592289)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-ben-gets-married/592289 "2011-08-12T18:37:03Z")
Photos from the wedding of Ben and Talya, 19 June 2011. Best. Wedding. Ever! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: --- ## [Freaking out - mold-filled, flooding basement apartment, and I'm the landlord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-out-mold-filled-flooding-basement-apartment-and-im-the-landlord/592225)
**Author:** [@starryspice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starryspice)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-out-mold-filled-flooding-basement-apartment-and-im-the-landlord/592225 "2011-08-13T08:33:04Z")
I lurk a great deal, but don’t usually post here. However, I’ve seen that there are a lot of very level-headed people here, and I’m in need of some level-headedness. My husband and I own a condo. We weren’t able to se… --- ## [Do you know phrases that sound dirty but have no dirty words ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-have-no-dirty-words/19936)
**Author:** [@My\_Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Sister)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-have-no-dirty-words/19936 "2011-08-11T13:17:52Z")
I remember these from TV monologues, but I’ve forgotten all the other I’ve known. Can you help me out? I’ve got an office party this weekend and this stuff kills the boss. (She always can top 3 or 4 employees taking h… --- ## [i just got another exotic job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-another-exotic-job/590997)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-another-exotic-job/590997 "2011-08-13T04:39:50Z")
I just accepted a job in Akutan. Cooking for a construction crew. I have to leave my taco truck and restaurant for a couple months. The pay is ludicis for a cook so i have to go. Plus it is essential data for my book and… --- ## [Selling a motorcycle on craigslist is... interesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-motorcycle-on-craigslist-is-interesting/592409)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-motorcycle-on-craigslist-is-interesting/592409 "2011-08-13T03:45:50Z")
I have decided to sell my very lightly used dirtbike on craigslist. I put up a very concise add with pertinent info and with the asking price right in the headline (actually craigslist puts it there in bold). My first … --- ## [Serial buttocks stabber in Northern Virginia malls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-buttocks-stabber-in-northern-virginia-malls/592455)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-buttocks-stabber-in-northern-virginia-malls/592455 "2011-08-13T00:46:14Z")
DC Dopers beware! Apparently nine women have been slashed in the buttocks by a man with a box cutter, in various Fairfax County malls. Each time, he melts back into the crowd before the victim has time to realize what’… --- ## [Anyone with a child on the Autism spectrum in Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-a-child-on-the-autism-spectrum-in-australia/592307)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-a-child-on-the-autism-spectrum-in-australia/592307 "2011-08-13T00:41:24Z")
Hi, just checking for someone from my work who recently relocated to Melbourne and is hoping to find someone more experienced with AUS and how to navigate and/or line up services for my 5-yr-old HFA. If you are and will… --- ## [I'm starting a blog? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-blog-really/592503)
**Author:** [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-blog-really/592503 "2011-08-12T23:04:41Z")
Yeah! Until quite recently, I’ve had absolutely zero interest in doing any blogging. I can’t stand reading about the trivial happenings of other people’s boring lives, so why would anyone want to read about mine? However… --- ## [Amway - Silly name changes and I hate the new packaging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amway-silly-name-changes-and-i-hate-the-new-packaging/592521)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amway-silly-name-changes-and-i-hate-the-new-packaging/592521 "2011-08-12T23:01:41Z")
I sold Amway for ten years between 78-89. I still like to buy L.O.C. I’ve never found a better concentrate cleaner. I used up a lot of my last bottle washing my vinyl siding. Surprise, surprise they’ve got new packa… --- ## [Glad I kept call forwarding on my landline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glad-i-kept-call-forwarding-on-my-landline/592480)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glad-i-kept-call-forwarding-on-my-landline/592480 "2011-08-12T21:12:57Z")
The extra fee for call forwarding always annoys me. I’ve had the option for nearly fifteen years. I don’t even want to add up the extra cost. It’s several bucks a month. Once in awhile it does come in handy. I gave my… --- ## [Baseball Bat Sales Rise on Amazon UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-bat-sales-rise-on-amazon-uk/592173)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-bat-sales-rise-on-amazon-uk/592173 "2011-08-12T17:44:36Z")
Aluminium bats the most popular. --- ## [Children of Hoarders, redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-hoarders-redux/591784)
**Author:** [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-hoarders-redux/591784 "2011-08-12T16:41:07Z")
Some of you might remember a thread I started a few years ago: Ask the Adult Child of a Clutterer/Hoarder There was an interesting segment on 20/20 recently, which focused specifically on the children of hoarders. The i… --- ## [Auto-complete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-complete/592191)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-complete/592191 "2011-08-12T15:32:25Z")
This is pretty goofy. I spend a lot of time on my Blackberry (that part’s not too goofy) and a lot of time on my computer (ditto). I like the feature on my Blackberry that completes the text for me when I get most of th… --- ## [House of Representatives to end page program.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-representatives-to-end-page-program/591990)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-representatives-to-end-page-program/591990 "2011-08-12T14:35:49Z")
This was a joint decision by the Speaker and the Democratic Leadership, made due to the skyrocketing cost of the program and the fact that most of their duties have become redundant: From here. It’s probably about tim… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1254) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1256)