# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1264 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1265 --- ## [Awe, look at the cute little kitty... WTF!?!? (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-look-at-the-cute-little-kitty-wtf-tmi/590649)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-look-at-the-cute-little-kitty-wtf-tmi/590649 "2011-07-30T02:54:21Z")
I go to the bathroom and sit upon my throne. As I’m sitting there, my cat comes strolling in and jumps into my shorts I have sitting around my ankles. At the time I thought it was slightly amusing. I gave him a couple o… --- ## [What do I do with these X-rays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-x-rays/590697)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-x-rays/590697 "2011-07-30T02:45:14Z")
So my wife had a follow-up appointment with the surgeon who installed her new hip, and the doc said, “Wait a minute. Where are your X-rays?” then basically sent us away (still kept our co-pay, though :mad:). He did give … --- ## [I stuck my Caliper up my nose.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stuck-my-caliper-up-my-nose/590659)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stuck-my-caliper-up-my-nose/590659 "2011-07-30T02:33:30Z")
Title was inspired by This thread. There I was, idly waiting for a phone call. I spied my caliper sitting on my desk. Hmm, wonderful tool this caliper. Let’s measure things! A human arm hair? .001- .0015 inches. My fing… --- ## [Happy Birthday July 29ers!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-july-29ers/590728)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-july-29ers/590728 "2011-07-29T23:11:13Z")
Wishing all my Dope July 29th brothers and sisters a very happy birthday! Here’s the known list of July 29ers: Bear\_Nenno EJsGirl Kyla Nuveena Reepicheep Mame Moirai swampbear In Memorium Ayesha Any other Jul… --- ## [So this woman with unbelievable cleavage was sitting next to me on the J train…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-woman-with-unbelievable-cleavage-was-sitting-next-to-me-on-the-j-train/590460)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-woman-with-unbelievable-cleavage-was-sitting-next-to-me-on-the-j-train/590460 "2011-07-29T21:54:59Z")
Sorry, it’s not that kind of story, but as long as I got you here with that detail, let me milk it a little. This was world-class cleavage.: she was in her twenties, her neckline rivaled anything I’ve seen outside of a s… --- ## [I'm pregnant, but I fear it's doomed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant-but-i-fear-its-doomed/587956)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant-but-i-fear-its-doomed/587956 "2011-07-29T18:59:15Z")
I previously did the Ask the girl who is doing Intrauterine Insemination thread. We did three and none worked. Last year we also did three Clomid cycles, one resulting in a pregnancy and early loss. After a year of hard … --- ## [Do Not Disturb means knock loudly on my door and call my phone, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-disturb-means-knock-loudly-on-my-door-and-call-my-phone-right/590497)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-disturb-means-knock-loudly-on-my-door-and-call-my-phone-right/590497 "2011-07-29T16:42:05Z")
So I spent Tues-Sun last week in Rochester, MN for a convention. I stayed at the Days Inn downtown and was getting into my room late at night and staying up even later reading, and then sleeping in the next day. I someti… --- ## ["Early Onset Alzheimer's".......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-onset-alzheimers/574075)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-onset-alzheimers/574075 "2011-07-29T16:25:35Z")
… doesn’t mean we shit or piss ourselves, okay? It just means that we don’t remember things as the rest of y’all do, or as quickly. We take drugs to help ourselves, we play memory games, and we communicate with each ot… --- ## [Monster Alien Motorcycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-alien-motorcycle/590698)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-alien-motorcycle/590698 "2011-07-29T15:35:52Z")
Plying the streets of Bangkok. See it here. Not seen it in person, but if I could ride this baby, I’d definitely brush up on my long-dormant motorcycle skills. --- ## [Working, but not really working, by existing multiple places at once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-but-not-really-working-by-existing-multiple-places-at-once/590650)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-but-not-really-working-by-existing-multiple-places-at-once/590650 "2011-07-29T13:34:14Z")
Uh- What exactly is happening here? I am, here, and in a more physical sense, I am here: http://www.thefinaledition.com​/article/hey-its-our-thing.htm​l Article by Peter Sagal- Anyone know what exactly is going on? So… --- ## [Oh, White House: I love you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-white-house-i-love-you/590559)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-white-house-i-love-you/590559 "2011-07-29T12:27:44Z")
Not literally the White House (I mean, it’s nice and all), but more like the Official White House Twitter. Whoever runs this account gets thumbs up from me (and, fwiw, I like to imagine it’s Obama himself because, ya kno… --- ## [Anyone up for a chicago Dopefest wienie roast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-chicago-dopefest-wienie-roast/587102)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-chicago-dopefest-wienie-roast/587102 "2011-07-29T12:18:07Z")
As a result of this thread I have decided to gauge interest in a Chicago Dopefest, specifically a hotdog cookout. If you’re interested sign up here. If we get enough people who are committed I’ll find a good spot on the … --- ## [Kitty with dry food snobbery.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-with-dry-food-snobbery/590629)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-with-dry-food-snobbery/590629 "2011-07-29T01:57:34Z")
I have a cat who is not at all keen on dry food, he’s still young and any sort of wet food is giving him diarrhoea. I want him to get used to the premium dry stuff, but the constant yowling sounds like hunger pains and … --- ## [Ghost Boy - Fascinating Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-boy-fascinating-story/590529)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-boy-fascinating-story/590529 "2011-07-29T00:44:44Z")
This is a story of a boy who entered into a coma, but regained conciousness long before he could indicate so to his family. The story of his Dad taking care of him(unaware his son knew) and his Mom, who nearly died of gr… --- ## [Anyone else averaging a post/day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-averaging-a-post-day/590528)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-averaging-a-post-day/590528 "2011-07-28T23:51:29Z")
I recently got my average up to 1.00, don’t know if I should be proud or ashamed! :o --- ## [More than 50% of Americans polled don't know Romney's religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-50-of-americans-polled-dont-know-romneys-religion/590429)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-50-of-americans-polled-dont-know-romneys-religion/590429 "2011-07-28T22:38:19Z")
This is unbelievable: How can you not know ths? You may not know his standing on different issues, but his religion has been all over the news for years now. Just so he won’t feel lonely, the same poll finds that h… --- ## [Photographing Crows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographing-crows/590119)
**Author:** [@JudiKaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JudiKaye)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographing-crows/590119 "2011-07-28T20:09:03Z")
My husband tells me it’s illegal in the US to take pictures of crows… This sounds ridiculous to me. A GOOGLE search has been useless, although I did learn that filming a GROUP of crows could definitely get me arrested. M… --- ## [My Big Huge Mexican-American wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-big-huge-mexican-american-wedding/590590)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-big-huge-mexican-american-wedding/590590 "2011-07-28T19:59:58Z")
In September I’m getting married to the Smartest Woman in the World, my true best friend, my \[insert sappy descriptor\]. We met almost three years ago, and its been quite a ride. When we first met, neither of us thought i… --- ## [There's a turtle in my front yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-turtle-in-my-front-yard/590272)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-turtle-in-my-front-yard/590272 "2011-07-28T18:07:21Z")
I went to put something in the mailbox this morning, and came back to this in my front yard. A couple more views: The other side Not quite so close Scared the crap out of me. WTF is this thing doing in my yard? Yes, … --- ## [A "Holy Crap" Where'sGeorge Moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-holy-crap-wheresgeorge-moment/584197)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-holy-crap-wheresgeorge-moment/584197 "2011-07-28T12:32:52Z")
I went out to pub triva night on Monday, and in the change I received from one of my beers, I noticed a “Where’s George” stamp on one of the bills (in case you don’t know, www.wheresgeorge.com allows you to track where m… --- ## [Ongoing coup d'etat in smalltown Arizona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-coup-detat-in-smalltown-arizona/590374)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-coup-detat-in-smalltown-arizona/590374 "2011-07-28T12:07:39Z")
Not really anything that I can debate, I just thought this was interesting. Apparently there’s some sort of ongoing coup d’etat in Quartzsite, a small town in Arizona. The Mayor, elected to clean up corruption, has bee… --- ## [So I hear there's 91% EMPLOYMENT in this country. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-hear-theres-91-employment-in-this-country/590551)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-hear-theres-91-employment-in-this-country/590551 "2011-07-28T11:47:36Z")
Ah well. I’m sure this will come across as bragging, but I just feel like talking about it. And it’s pretty mundane, so here we go. I signed paperwork for my new job today. I wasn’t out of work, or underemployed, but… --- ## [So, ever find a body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ever-find-a-body/590335)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ever-find-a-body/590335 "2011-07-28T09:52:14Z")
Have you or anyone you know ever found a human corpse that was not a family member. I ask because watching shows where people stumble upon corpses it strikes me that this has to be a traumatic experience. --- ## [Life varieties and their biomass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-varieties-and-their-biomass/590600)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-varieties-and-their-biomass/590600 "2011-07-28T08:23:51Z")
Another thread ranks some species by number of individuals but ranking by total biomass also may be interesting. (Focusing on number of individuals leads to the scary thought that each of us has 100 trillion bacteria ab… --- ## [Dark winters 'led to bigger human brains and eyeballs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-winters-led-to-bigger-human-brains-and-eyeballs/590540)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-winters-led-to-bigger-human-brains-and-eyeballs/590540 "2011-07-28T06:44:01Z")
They’re doing Fascinating research on skulls of people. I often wish that I had majored in Anthropology. I’m jealous of the work and research these people are doing. I’d love to read more on this study and the work this… --- ## [Okay, so I'm standing in line and, wow, boobies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-im-standing-in-line-and-wow-boobies/590225)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-im-standing-in-line-and-wow-boobies/590225 "2011-07-28T04:18:34Z")
Okay. Here’s the story. I was standing in a long line in a hotel lobby waiting to check in. My wife, son, and dogs were waiting outside in the car. Normally, they would have come and waited in the lobby, but we have … --- ## [Mini Dopefest-Seattle- Friday, July 22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dopefest-seattle-friday-july-22/588708)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dopefest-seattle-friday-july-22/588708 "2011-07-28T03:42:41Z")
Flying into town early Friday morning, wondering if any Seattle Dopers would like to meet for lunch. I’m pretty open to locations, food, topics of conversation. The more the merrier! I have yet to meet a Doper I didn’t … --- ## [Man wakes up in morgue after being deemed dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wakes-up-in-morgue-after-being-deemed-dead/590424)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wakes-up-in-morgue-after-being-deemed-dead/590424 "2011-07-28T03:09:46Z")
In South Africa: Story here. --- ## [My niece has run off and joined the circus Part 2: The Performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-niece-has-run-off-and-joined-the-circus-part-2-the-performance/590525)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-niece-has-run-off-and-joined-the-circus-part-2-the-performance/590525 "2011-07-28T02:54:00Z")
I posted a thread a few weeks ago about my 10-year-old niece joining the local circus, and last night I finally got to see her perform her highwire act! And of course, I got pictures! (Note: The wire is 30 feet high.) M… --- ## [On Which Side Do you Hang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-which-side-do-you-hang/244927)
**Author:** [@Sisyphus\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sisyphus_Stone)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-which-side-do-you-hang/244927 "2011-07-28T02:50:49Z")
I went to the tailor today to get my first ever suit. Sad in a way, I guess it means that I’m joining the adult world. :frowning: But I need the suit for upcoming events. We agreed on a fabric (light Aussie wool), a co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1263) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1265)