# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1257 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1258 --- ## [Testing how this site works.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-how-this-site-works/592244)
**Author:** [@itsharkley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/itsharkley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-how-this-site-works/592244 "2011-08-11T06:37:49Z")
I’m totally gonna contribute this world via online! Anyone with me? Get on board. Set Sail for Better world. --- ## [I think I got my first taste of age-ism today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-got-my-first-taste-of-age-ism-today/592235)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-got-my-first-taste-of-age-ism-today/592235 "2011-08-11T06:23:48Z")
Well, I’ve been out of work for a while and so I was very excited by a job lead that promised a very decent wage, and seemed tailor made for my skills. I thought I had a shot at it. So, I have a couple of phone intervi… --- ## [Cecil Adams--No postings since 2010.01.18 Taunt him for a response!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-no-postings-since-2010-01-18-taunt-him-for-a-response/592049)
**Author:** [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-no-postings-since-2010-01-18-taunt-him-for-a-response/592049 "2011-08-11T03:13:37Z")
From using the search function, His last post was at 04:57 pm on January 18th, 2010. Like a witch of Endor, join me in an attempt to conjure up a post from Cecil Adams in this thread. Should he respond, you have a righ… --- ## [The man who shot his dick off - literally (and I mean that)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-shot-his-dick-off-literally-and-i-mean-that/592108)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-shot-his-dick-off-literally-and-i-mean-that/592108 "2011-08-11T02:28:11Z")
This can’t be the first time this has happened, but I had to pause for a little RA (recreational amusement). \[QUOTE=AP\] A suburban Phoenix man is recovering after police say he accidentally shot himself in the penis wh… --- ## [Okay, that was weird--a French commercial on an English station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-that-was-weird-a-french-commercial-on-an-english-station/592040)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-that-was-weird-a-french-commercial-on-an-english-station/592040 "2011-08-11T01:37:54Z")
Just saw a French-language commercial for Fido telephones on an English-speaking station. I’m watching a rerun of “According to Jim” on Canada’s CMT. The show is in English, as are the commercials and station IDs/promo… --- ## [EPIC FAIL: "I convinced her to bed another man, and now I'm insanely jealous."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-fail-i-convinced-her-to-bed-another-man-and-now-im-insanely-jealous/591498)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-fail-i-convinced-her-to-bed-another-man-and-now-im-insanely-jealous/591498 "2011-08-11T00:45:44Z")
So while reading the latest Prudence article, I came across this letter. Talk about getting exactly what you deserve. Instant fucking karma, and it couldn’t have happen to a more despicable person. I honestly can’t s… --- ## [Ethical Dilemna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-dilemna/591640)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-dilemna/591640 "2011-08-10T23:47:59Z")
What to do, what to do… A couple of weeks ago I purchased a new chair from Staples for my receptionist since it was on sale and she really needed one. I charged it to Am Ex. I got my bill yesterday and I had a $68 cre… --- ## [The Anti-420 thread - when and why did you quit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-420-thread-when-and-why-did-you-quit/579090)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-420-thread-when-and-why-did-you-quit/579090 "2011-08-10T23:08:52Z")
For me, I quit years ago because of the “paranoids”. In some cases, I was experiencing anxiety for days or weeks after having smoked. I became quite concerned that I’d done permanent damage, so I quit for good. I’m ha… --- ## [John Stamos’ Guide To Cuddling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stamos-guide-to-cuddling/592246)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stamos-guide-to-cuddling/592246 "2011-08-10T22:55:58Z")
Short video on how to cuddled, a must see. John Stamos’ Guide To Cuddling --- ## [I have entered the bowels of Hell and emerged triumphant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-entered-the-bowels-of-hell-and-emerged-triumphant/592228)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-entered-the-bowels-of-hell-and-emerged-triumphant/592228 "2011-08-10T22:37:10Z")
That is to say, I survived the Department of Motor Vehicles with my sanity intact. Same thing, really. --- ## [Personal mysteries solved years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-mysteries-solved-years-later/592168)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-mysteries-solved-years-later/592168 "2011-08-10T20:44:08Z")
I was talking to my mother today about that scared feeling you sometimes get when you realize that you’ve zoned out while driving. Then I asked her if I ever told her about the time I drove through Lowell, MA twice. At … --- ## [Every family has black sheep. Here's mine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-family-has-black-sheep-heres-mine/591233)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-family-has-black-sheep-heres-mine/591233 "2011-08-10T20:18:34Z")
Mine was my youngest great-uncle. And he made sheep look smart. First, there was this case: The missing millionaire, wherein a millionaire “leaves town”, leaving control of his assets in an attorney’s care; said attor… --- ## [Walmart's opinion of its customers . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmarts-opinion-of-its-customers/592000)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmarts-opinion-of-its-customers/592000 "2011-08-10T20:04:14Z")
Apparently, Walmart doesn’t think much of its customers. They should know, right? --- ## [Attention all Xfinity/Comcast users: check your Comcast email settings for unauthorized forwarding!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-xfinity-comcast-users-check-your-comcast-email-settings-for-unauthorized-forwarding/592242)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-xfinity-comcast-users-check-your-comcast-email-settings-for-unauthorized-forwarding/592242 "2011-08-10T19:46:51Z")
Someone going by rohit3kumar has attained access to several Comcast accounts (including mine) and activated email forwarding. This person has been known to use Yahoo and Hotmail. --- ## [Today is a GREAT day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-a-great-day/592158)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-a-great-day/592158 "2011-08-10T18:31:53Z")
I’m clean, free and healthy. I got a girlfriend and a job. Young enough to enjoy them and old enough to appreciate them. Today, I got drive drown the freeway in the sunshine. Under 90 degress, sunny with a little haze … --- ## [Homeowners foreclose on bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-foreclose-on-bank/584332)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-foreclose-on-bank/584332 "2011-08-10T17:25:08Z")
Turnabout is fair play… --- ## [Happy Zucchini Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-zucchini-day/592028)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-zucchini-day/592028 "2011-08-10T16:44:11Z")
Just 5 minutes ago the door bell rang, rather late at night. When I answered it no one was there. But sitting on my welcome mat was… a zucchini. Attached was a simple note saying, “Happy National Put a Zucchini on you… --- ## [Complaint to the toothfairy from passiveagressivenote.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complaint-to-the-toothfairy-from-passiveagressivenote-com/592119)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complaint-to-the-toothfairy-from-passiveagressivenote-com/592119 "2011-08-10T16:01:06Z")
This one is too awesome to miss. You’re welcome. --- ## [I think the clear glass tub is kind of neat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-clear-glass-tub-is-kind-of-neat/592115)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-clear-glass-tub-is-kind-of-neat/592115 "2011-08-10T15:56:54Z")
Now you can be the goldfish. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/tubs-toilets-showers-sinks/make-a-big-splash-clear-glass-tubboston-home-magazine-147634 --- ## [Tell me about your lucky \](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-lucky-fill-in-the-blank/591878)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-lucky-fill-in-the-blank/591878 "2011-08-10T14:54:55Z")
I had a college friend who never washed his coffee cup \ the entire time he was working on his master’s; it was his lucky thing, and he wasn’t going to wash it out until he’d completed school. His girlfriend at… --- ## [I Spent 3 Hours In The ER Last Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073 "2011-08-10T14:54:55Z")
As I was leaving fencing class, carrying my equipment bag, I lost my balance, did a couple of fumbling backwards steps, and fell hard against the wall with my head. Ouch. They sent me home after drawing blood and a CAT… --- ## [For the last time, I am not Argent Towers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318 "2011-08-10T14:19:11Z")
I hope this thread doesn’t come across as pedantic or snotty, but a lot of people on this board have been confusing me for Argent Towers. I have tried very politely to correct those who make this mistake, but I thought … --- ## [Some Good Job News: U.S. Chemical Industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-job-news-u-s-chemical-industry/592195)
**Author:** [@LonghornDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonghornDave)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-job-news-u-s-chemical-industry/592195 "2011-08-10T14:04:26Z")
Just thought I would post some good news on the job front. I thought this was interesting particularly since it involves a huge industry that is moving back to the U.S. Bloomberg: Cheap Shale Gas Means Dow Leads Record … --- ## [2004 Ohio Presidential election hacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2004-ohio-presidential-election-hacked/591983)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2004-ohio-presidential-election-hacked/591983 "2011-08-10T12:45:14Z")
Had Ohio voted for Kerry, as polls and exit polls predicted, Kerry would have won the 2004 election. Those believing Ohio’s results were hacked, yes, criminally hacked by Republicans, include noted computer security exp… --- ## [Things you've done that really made someone's day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-done-that-really-made-someones-day/591960)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-done-that-really-made-someones-day/591960 "2011-08-10T06:38:46Z")
I had this situation happen recently and took it as an opportunity to really make my friend’s day. My friend, along with his wife, are taking care of the wife’s mother. The mother has dementia and it is getting worse t… --- ## [One-Step solutions to fixing the economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-step-solutions-to-fixing-the-economy/591997)
**Author:** [@humanafterall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humanafterall)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-step-solutions-to-fixing-the-economy/591997 "2011-08-10T05:59:22Z")
you know, I like Cracked. com. they have a lot of no-nonsense solutions and I love them. This is what I’m talking about. My fav idea is the (Music Industry Swear Jar) --- ## [Going to Austin, Texas for a couple of days- what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-austin-texas-for-a-couple-of-days-what-to-do/591961)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-austin-texas-for-a-couple-of-days-what-to-do/591961 "2011-08-10T04:39:05Z")
Going to Austin Texas for a couple of days (18, 19 20th or so) with the teens 13 and 15. What should we do there. I’d like to go to Esther’s Follies. Maybe we could walk on the campus of UT or visit the Capitol building… --- ## [Nancy Wake (The White Mouse) Passes Away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-wake-the-white-mouse-passes-away/591884)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-wake-the-white-mouse-passes-away/591884 "2011-08-10T04:13:13Z")
She is probably not terribly well known, but she made a name of sorts with the French Resistance during the later stages of WW 2. She has passed on aged 98. Story. --- ## [What animal, if any, can beat humanity in an all out war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-if-any-can-beat-humanity-in-an-all-out-war/591553)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-if-any-can-beat-humanity-in-an-all-out-war/591553 "2011-08-09T23:19:14Z")
The new Planet of the Apes movie comes out tomorrow so I thought I’d use the opportunity to ask a question I’ve been pondering for a while. Here’s the premise: Imagine that all types of one animal\* suddenly decide to ma… --- ## [Things you never knew you needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-never-knew-you-needed/592111)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-never-knew-you-needed/592111 "2011-08-09T19:29:23Z")
Guess this explains that momentary Board outage earlier – the hamsters are moonlighting as clock operators. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1256) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1258)