# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1270 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1271 --- ## [The "I guess I'm the first one up" MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-guess-im-the-first-one-up-mmp/588607)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-guess-im-the-first-one-up-mmp/588607 "2011-07-18T13:59:56Z")
So I’ll start. Have I mentioned I hate humidity? and Mondays? and I am SO ready for retirement (which is still several years away)? blurf Carry on. --- ## [Do Actual Mormons follow their own rules? If not, what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actual-mormons-follow-their-own-rules-if-not-what-happens/572229)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actual-mormons-follow-their-own-rules-if-not-what-happens/572229 "2011-07-18T13:17:45Z")
Ok I was walking and some missionaries with name tags saw me and started a convo. They wanted to further talk to me about what they believe I saw some old threads on here and found out that members of that exclusive, c… --- ## [Future Legends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-legends/589279)
**Author:** [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-legends/589279 "2011-07-18T08:57:19Z")
Imagine civilization has collapsed to a dark ages sort of level. What sort of legends will they tell of our time? Let me tell you of the book of many faces! It was an invisible world where you could talk to many invis… --- ## [Interstate 405 Closed (In Part) In California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstate-405-closed-in-part-in-california/589267)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstate-405-closed-in-part-in-california/589267 "2011-07-18T06:54:14Z")
So, this weekend they have to do repairs (tear down a bridge) on the 405 in the LA area. They will be closing down a 10 mile stretch. You would think the world has ended if you watch any of the news stories about this -… --- ## ["How to get old without really trying"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-old-without-really-trying/589388)
**Author:** [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-old-without-really-trying/589388 "2011-07-18T06:08:53Z")
My husband’s treatment plan is in place, we are just waiting for insurance approval. He will have a radical neck dissection and removal of one of his parotid glands. The total number of lymph nodes to be removed is unc… --- ## [Southern Europe: Beyond a Demographic Point of No Return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-europe-beyond-a-demographic-point-of-no-return/589407)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-europe-beyond-a-demographic-point-of-no-return/589407 "2011-07-18T04:35:58Z")
According to David Goldman, buying bonds from these countries would be a bad itea: --- ## [In The Land of the Grown-Ups: We're buying a house!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-the-grown-ups-were-buying-a-house/589373)
**Author:** [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-the-grown-ups-were-buying-a-house/589373 "2011-07-17T22:06:19Z")
Lady Lacha and I are going to set down roots, it seems: we’re buying a 2 bed, 2 bath house! The housing market here in south Florida seems pretty close to bottom, we had money enough for a down payment in our savings acc… --- ## [18" mohawk in a movie theatre?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-mohawk-in-a-movie-theatre/589321)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-mohawk-in-a-movie-theatre/589321 "2011-07-17T22:00:51Z")
…so there I was, with The Fiance on a well-deserved Date Night at the movie theatre to see THE ONLY SHOWING of a low-budget zombie movie that was filmed by local guys around our fair city. I had been looking forward to … --- ## [L.A. Dopers -- Are you ready for Carmageddon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-are-you-ready-for-carmageddon/588718)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-are-you-ready-for-carmageddon/588718 "2011-07-17T19:28:00Z")
Hitler isn’t. --- ## [Rape victim jailed for contempt of court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-victim-jailed-for-contempt-of-court/588994)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-victim-jailed-for-contempt-of-court/588994 "2011-07-17T18:33:17Z")
This was on the news last night but I cannot find a link. It seems that a woman who was a rape victim was testifying at the trial of her alleged attacker. According to the story, the defense attorney was very aggressive… --- ## [How to deactivate a cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deactivate-a-cat/588860)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deactivate-a-cat/588860 "2011-07-17T15:42:15Z")
http://www.break.com/index/how-to-deactivate-a-cat-2081407 Any cat owning dopers willing to try this out? I know picking a cat up by the scruff makes it more docile but this is unreal! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapat… --- ## [I like to tip my hat to ladies...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-to-tip-my-hat-to-ladies/46470)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-to-tip-my-hat-to-ladies/46470 "2011-07-17T14:20:46Z")
…because it’s the polite thing to do. It is a good thing I don’t wear a hat very often because I get some funny looks. --- ## [Anyone else have a "Mad Men" era habit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-a-mad-men-era-habit/589264)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-a-mad-men-era-habit/589264 "2011-07-17T12:35:48Z")
I was driving to the store with Mr. singular yesterday, and I had to make an abrupt stop. Without thinking, I instinctively threw my arm across his chest as I hit the brakes. I know this goes back to driving with my yo… --- ## [Paying for a New Car IN FULL, how to haggle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-for-a-new-car-in-full-how-to-haggle/588863)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-for-a-new-car-in-full-how-to-haggle/588863 "2011-07-17T11:52:37Z")
I have been quoted a price of 19,900 for a new car, \*, \*\*. I will be paying for the car in full. 1.How low can I start out? 1a.Is 18,500 too low? How much can I expect to pay in taxes? 3.For all of my offers, I woul… --- ## [My small family just got smaller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-small-family-just-got-smaller/589148)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-small-family-just-got-smaller/589148 "2011-07-17T08:27:28Z")
There are three words you never want to hear together; “cancer”, “brain”, and “mom”. I got to hear them last December. I got a call on the 4th, flew cross-country on the 5th, and waited in the hospital while she had su… --- ## ["Please do not sit on the rice."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-not-sit-on-the-rice/588752)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-not-sit-on-the-rice/588752 "2011-07-17T06:23:24Z")
“No matter how inviting it may be.” Every time I’m at Silom Market, the urge is so hard to fight off. Oh, that rice. Why, oh, why can’t I sit on it? --- ## [This has to be the most !!! adoption ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-has-to-be-the-most-adoption-ever/589225)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-has-to-be-the-most-adoption-ever/589225 "2011-07-17T05:54:50Z")
I’ll be the first to say that we have the cutest kittens and the best looking adult cats ever. Ours are the best, so of course it doesn’t surprise us that someone finds one of our fosters online and falls in love. Its … --- ## [I'm So Bored...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-bored/589319)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-bored/589319 "2011-07-17T04:53:46Z")
…so much that I watched the dismantling of the WhatItsName bridge over the 405 in LA all day today. As a matter of fact, it’s playing in the other tab right now as I type this. And I don’t even live there. Gah. I need… --- ## [Top 10 of everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-of-everything/589300)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-of-everything/589300 "2011-07-17T00:36:02Z")
Looking for a site that lists the best selling sodas,biggest stadiums,largest cities,longest running plays,etc… Is there a site like this? --- ## [The seeming randomness of some memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seeming-randomness-of-some-memories/589208)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seeming-randomness-of-some-memories/589208 "2011-07-16T21:18:30Z")
One thing about memory and the ability to store memories in the brain that has intrigued and puzzled me is the process by which the brain goes about retaining certain memories. These are memories that are trivial, unimp… --- ## [I bought a new phone. AKA world-dominating computer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-new-phone-aka-world-dominating-computer/589260)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-new-phone-aka-world-dominating-computer/589260 "2011-07-16T20:05:33Z")
I recently bought the HTC Inspire 4G for AT&T. 4" LCD screen. Super fast processor. Yadda Yadda. On the surface it’s all types of shiny, slick, and newfangled. I’m coming from a Blackberry Bold 9700 which had a dyin… --- ## [It's been one year since my bypass operation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-one-year-since-my-bypass-operation/589001)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-one-year-since-my-bypass-operation/589001 "2011-07-16T17:54:33Z")
On July 14, 2010, one month shy of my 50th birthday, I had emergency double-bypass surgery. I wrote about my experience in this thread: Ask the guy who just had emergency bypass surgery. Today it’s one year later, and … --- ## [Test and Hi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-and-hi/588915)
**Author:** [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-and-hi/588915 "2011-07-16T16:38:43Z")
I’m a longtime lurker and finally decided to register (which went surprisingly quickly). So, hi and hope to see you on the boards! Now, let’s see if this works… --- ## [For Guys: WTF, Man??? (Wiping One's Ass)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-guys-wtf-man-wiping-ones-ass/588909)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-guys-wtf-man-wiping-ones-ass/588909 "2011-07-16T14:54:25Z")
I can go through almost half a roll of tp sometimes making sure that that last wad of paper comes back clean, and still, when I take off my briefs at night for the wash, there’s that damn streak!:stuck\_out\_tongue: Anybo… --- ## [When cleaning turns serious.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cleaning-turns-serious/588438)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cleaning-turns-serious/588438 "2011-07-16T14:49:36Z")
I just threw out\* a couple square yards of unpopped bubble wrap. :frowning: I have always kept boxes, because of parental pressure that “you will need the box if you have to take it back or ever move!” so I keep boxes. … --- ## [This is why it's so hard to get things done ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-its-so-hard-to-get-things-done/589235)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-its-so-hard-to-get-things-done/589235 "2011-07-16T13:36:46Z")
I started out wondering about the etymology of the word, “sublime.” (it’s one of those words I look up every few years, then forget again.) So I looked it up on dictionary.com. Once there, I wondered how it could be f… --- ## [Oh, Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-be-a-fine-girl-kiss-me/588420)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-be-a-fine-girl-kiss-me/588420 "2011-07-16T08:25:11Z")
This is just one of those “mnemonics” I remember learning, but damned if I haven’t forgottten what OBAFGKM was for. Help! Open field for other such things like Every Good Boy Deserves Favor All Cows Eat Grass (recentl… --- ## [Are you an entrepreneur or a Superpreneur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-an-entrepreneur-or-a-superpreneur/311242)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-an-entrepreneur-or-a-superpreneur/311242 "2011-07-16T06:04:09Z")
It’s seems like only yesterday that James Cates Bailey was telling us, “Entrepreneurs are doers; employees are doees.” But 1999 is now six years and 2,500 double espressos ago. Bailey’s bestseller, The Art of the Entrepr… --- ## [Republican carves up desk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-carves-up-desk/589105)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-carves-up-desk/589105 "2011-07-16T05:45:48Z")
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/12/tenn-lawmaker-carved-initials-in-her-capitol/ I’ve heard folks saying that the Republicans are behaving like six-year-olds. Until now I thought they were exaggerating. Also of… --- ## [Sad state of the media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-state-of-the-media/589090)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-state-of-the-media/589090 "2011-07-16T03:11:43Z")
And now, for a story so shocking, so sad, so horrifying, we will repeat it as many times as possible, with video. You know which one I’m talking about. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1269) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1271)