# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1265 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1266 --- ## [My Grandboss called Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandboss-called-today/590454)
**Author:** [@Sundrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sundrop)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandboss-called-today/590454 "2011-07-28T02:45:16Z")
…and she had some serious news to discuss with me. I got a 10% raise. This is on top of the 12% I earned at my annual review. And the promotion I received last October after finishing B-school. I tried to eek another… --- ## [I'm hopelessly, madly in love with this Snorg Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hopelessly-madly-in-love-with-this-snorg-girl/575659)
**Author:** [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hopelessly-madly-in-love-with-this-snorg-girl/575659 "2011-07-28T01:50:57Z")
This redhead here. Or here. Or here. Sigh…here as well. If you like a different Snorg Girl, well, you’d be wrong. But go ahead and state your case if you must. --- ## [Why does the IRS make us calculate our own taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-irs-make-us-calculate-our-own-taxes/590476)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-irs-make-us-calculate-our-own-taxes/590476 "2011-07-28T01:21:10Z")
When they do it anyway themselves? Several times they’ve sent me letters saying something to the effect of: “You’ve made a mistake. Go get form XYZ and try again, stupid!” They don’t really explain what the mistake it, … --- ## [Lollapalooza, Chicago, August 5-7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lollapalooza-chicago-august-5-7/590567)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lollapalooza-chicago-august-5-7/590567 "2011-07-28T01:00:42Z")
Looks like a great lineup! Tickets are bought, flights are booked, hotels and condos are reserved. Anyone here going? Any locals looking to meet other dopers? I always like meeting new people of the 'doper persuasion,… --- ## [I'm Gonna "Reach Out" And "Throw \_\_\_\_ Under The Bus".....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-reach-out-and-throw-____-under-the-bus/589213)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-reach-out-and-throw-____-under-the-bus/589213 "2011-07-27T23:48:48Z")
… because “it is what it is”. Three phrases I am sick of hearing. That’s it and thanks for letting me vent. ;):smiley: Quasi --- ## [Windows is checking for a solution to the problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/590365)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/590365 "2011-07-27T21:06:54Z")
Windows, my heart breaks for you. You just keep trying to find a solution to the problem, despite failing to ever find a solution, you are convinced that this time it’s gonna work. You’re so earnest, even I come close to… --- ## [My computer is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-is-dead/590001)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-is-dead/590001 "2011-07-27T21:05:39Z")
Im writing this on my iPhone. I woke this morning to find my computer BSOD’d on me. I restarted it to find it telling me that a hard disc failure is imminent and that I should back it up and replace it. It won’t start in… --- ## [You Tube "Friends"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-friends/590163)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-friends/590163 "2011-07-27T20:53:59Z")
Does anyone have any knowledge of these? As background, I have accessed You Tube for years and have had a google account since gmail came out. Yesterday someone sent me a message inviting me to be a friend on You Tube.… --- ## [So I just had my first Unemployment hearing - as the corporate suit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-had-my-first-unemployment-hearing-as-the-corporate-suit/583346)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-had-my-first-unemployment-hearing-as-the-corporate-suit/583346 "2011-07-27T20:35:52Z")
I work for a staffing agency and just had to do my first in-person appearance at an appeal for an unemployment claim hearing. (I’ve done dozens of UE claim forms and documentation requests - this was just my first in pe… --- ## [The Things We Do For Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-we-do-for-love/590475)
**Author:** [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-we-do-for-love/590475 "2011-07-27T20:24:06Z")
Well, I can’t laugh out loud because I don’t want to wake anyone up so I had to share. It seems this young man was dumped by his girlfriend and he wanted her back. He decided that if he was shot she would come rushing t… --- ## [Manul – the Cat that Time Forgot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030 "2011-07-27T19:03:43Z")
Knowing how Dopers are about cats, I’m obligated to share this. Manul – the Cat that Time Forgot \[QUOTE=Link\] Have you ever wanted to take a trip through time to see what animals looked like millions of years ago? Whe… --- ## [Once lost, now found: What has returned to you that you thought forever gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-lost-now-found-what-has-returned-to-you-that-you-thought-forever-gone/590153)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-lost-now-found-what-has-returned-to-you-that-you-thought-forever-gone/590153 "2011-07-27T18:06:19Z")
Some 20-odd years ago, in college, I received a St. Christopher medal from a friend. I loved it for it’s heaviness, and for the compass on the back with a ship and train and car and a plane. This friend and I crossed the… --- ## [My cat got a furball from the octopus!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-got-a-furball-from-the-octopus/589981)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-got-a-furball-from-the-octopus/589981 "2011-07-27T17:35:59Z")
The above statement is factual. So Detective Dopers, tell me how. I will post photographic evidence to verify it when our best detectives and crime writers have established the cause. --- ## [Who's up for sledding? Or a snowball fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-sledding-or-a-snowball-fight/589976)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-sledding-or-a-snowball-fight/589976 "2011-07-27T17:22:27Z")
I’m getting bored staying inside, huddled up to the fireplace and drinking hot cocoa. Put on your snowsuit and booties, and let’s get out there and have some awesome winter fun! The lake is completely frozen over, we co… --- ## [Who needs frickin sharks with frickin lasers attached to their heads??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-frickin-sharks-with-frickin-lasers-attached-to-their-heads/590448)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-frickin-sharks-with-frickin-lasers-attached-to-their-heads/590448 "2011-07-27T15:28:36Z")
Not good enough? Sharks with frickin’ lasers attached to their frickin’ heads? No? Well then, how about 250 millimeter chain guns with frickin’ lasers attached to their frickin’, um…sides?? How about that??? When y… --- ## [I'm tired, but theres nowhere to sleep.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-but-theres-nowhere-to-sleep/589814)
**Author:** [@omfg\_familyproblems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omfg_familyproblems)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-but-theres-nowhere-to-sleep/589814 "2011-07-27T15:13:51Z")
Honestly, i can’t stand this. My sister, 21, never stops bitching about how difficult her life is. This was the worst year of my life. The third day of school i took off during lunch and the cops searched for me for t… --- ## [Visiting Pittsburgh -- any recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-pittsburgh-any-recommendations/589622)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-pittsburgh-any-recommendations/589622 "2011-07-27T15:00:23Z")
Some buddies and I are visiting Pittsburgh on a lark. (Guys’ weekend. Catching a Pirates game or two and just hanging out for four days.) Any recommendations for someone who is completely unfamiliar with the city? Us: … --- ## [Anyone wanna grab lunch in Tokyo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wanna-grab-lunch-in-tokyo/589299)
**Author:** [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wanna-grab-lunch-in-tokyo/589299 "2011-07-27T13:52:37Z")
I’m meeting up with a friend in Tokyo on July 30th in the late afternoon, but I’m getting a night bus down from the previous evening and will have from about 8AM to kill some time. Anyone wanna grab some food? I can do b… --- ## [What options are there if you want a small cooler but don't have electricity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-options-are-there-if-you-want-a-small-cooler-but-dont-have-electricity/590326)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-options-are-there-if-you-want-a-small-cooler-but-dont-have-electricity/590326 "2011-07-27T12:26:34Z")
If you are camping or outdoors for up to 16 hours and need a small cooler, something about this size. How do you keep the contents cold? I really don’t know much about this. I know that you can buy blue ice or ice ma… --- ## [Efudex Treatment- How I Have Missed You. (Not)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efudex-treatment-how-i-have-missed-you-not/590378)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efudex-treatment-how-i-have-missed-you-not/590378 "2011-07-27T06:10:32Z")
So,Efudex treatment again to avert possible sun cancers. It causes the parts where you apply it to go red and blister, children point at you and laugh and Michael Jackson clones try and bid for your bones. I haven’t b… --- ## [My poor country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-country/590440)
**Author:** [@eddiec3434](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eddiec3434)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-country/590440 "2011-07-27T03:00:20Z")
It’s a shame we can’t do a better job of securing our borders. I live in Mission Viejo Ca. about 60 miles north of the border of Tijuana Mexico. When I venture out into the city Im starting tio see these poor Mexican … --- ## [Words like 'marathon'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-like-marathon/590396)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-like-marathon/590396 "2011-07-27T02:41:51Z")
Marathon has a very specific meaning. It is a footrace of 26.2 miles (named after a city in Greece). However, it is used these days to basically describe anything that’s lengthy (in terms of time). A similar word is ‘… --- ## [Lurkers: Say something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561 "2011-07-27T02:27:37Z")
Just to check up on the Lurker Situation I did a keyword search for lurker\* in the titles of threads all-time and found 54 of them! (I just this week learned about the “\*” wildcard for keyword searches that allows for b… --- ## [I am on the phone with HP tech support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-on-the-phone-with-hp-tech-support/590414)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-on-the-phone-with-hp-tech-support/590414 "2011-07-26T21:00:14Z")
The Indian dude is “troubleshooting” my issue by making me unplug various things and leaving them unplugged for various time periods. I suggested maybe resetting the firmware, and he didn’t know what firmware meant. He… --- ## [Wow My favorite toy from the 70s in on Youtube!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-favorite-toy-from-the-70s-in-on-youtube/590049)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-favorite-toy-from-the-70s-in-on-youtube/590049 "2011-07-26T20:58:57Z")
Prop-shots This was one of my favorite toys when I was a kid I can’t believe some one had a copy of the commercial. Very powerful fliers we had a blast shooting them into trees and watching them shred the leaves. They … --- ## [Great White Shark jumps into researcher's boat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-white-shark-jumps-into-researchers-boat/589952)
**Author:** [@RoeCocoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoeCocoa)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-white-shark-jumps-into-researchers-boat/589952 "2011-07-26T18:20:20Z")
This happened off the coast of South Africa to a team of researchers studying sharks. The team had been chumming the water with fish oil when an adult female great white shark came flying out of the water and landed on t… --- ## [Help me pick a voice for my puppeting assignment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-voice-for-my-puppeting-assignment/590283)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-voice-for-my-puppeting-assignment/590283 "2011-07-26T16:15:26Z")
Our church has VBS next week and I’ve been given the assignment of working the puppet. His name is Scraps the Raccoon. You can see a picture of him here. Apparently he works in a cafe. That’s all that I know about hi… --- ## [472 women, 290 children, and 82 men died in 20 feet of water! (SS Eastland disaster)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/472-women-290-children-and-82-men-died-in-20-feet-of-water-ss-eastland-disaster/590198)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/472-women-290-children-and-82-men-died-in-20-feet-of-water-ss-eastland-disaster/590198 "2011-07-26T15:35:04Z")
96 years ago on this day one of the country’s biggest maritime tragedies happened right in downtown Chicago. The SS Eastland disaster. On July 24, 1915, 844 people (472 women, 290 children, and 82 men) died in the Chic… --- ## [Our Wedding Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-wedding-day/589230)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-wedding-day/589230 "2011-07-26T14:50:17Z")
Well, the weather is cooperating and so Blue Kayak and I are off to her old parish church to be married this morning. We had the minister over early to our dinner last night to talk through the ceremony but other guests… --- ## [Be Careful Norway!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-careful-norway/590182)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-careful-norway/590182 "2011-07-26T14:43:45Z")
The massacre in Norway was a terrible, terrible, terrrible event. But it would be a shame if the Norwegians allowed this one horrific act to set them down an over-reactive path resulting in limited access to government … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1264) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1266)