# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1271 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1272 --- ## [led zeppelin and rice cookers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-and-rice-cookers/587591)
**Author:** [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-and-rice-cookers/587591 "2011-07-16T00:57:00Z")
Ok, here’s my contribution to the mundane and the pointless. Just had a Navajo taco, a beer, a nap, and a dream. Background: I’d been listening to various tracks of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” on YouTube the we… --- ## [Scorpions On A Plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorpions-on-a-plane/587459)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorpions-on-a-plane/587459 "2011-07-16T00:35:15Z")
Here. OK, only one scorpion. And its sting wasn’t fatal. --- ## [Cat scratches an itch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-scratches-an-itch/589119)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-scratches-an-itch/589119 "2011-07-16T00:14:01Z")
Funny video. --- ## [They placed my dad's headstone on the wrong grave & want $775 to move it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-placed-my-dads-headstone-on-the-wrong-grave-want-775-to-move-it/583966)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-placed-my-dads-headstone-on-the-wrong-grave-want-775-to-move-it/583966 "2011-07-15T20:42:30Z")
Yup, that’s what I said. I live in NC, my stepmum lives in MA, and my dad’s grave is in his birthplace, which is a small town in upper NH. Everything is hours and hours away from both of us. The headstone company is b… --- ## [A new twist on a scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-twist-on-a-scam/589110)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-twist-on-a-scam/589110 "2011-07-15T20:18:16Z")
Received this “Unusual Activity Warning” by gmail: "Security Warning. Dear User, Somebody using the following IP Address (41.248.244.144) has tried to access your account six (6) times today. We need you to access your… --- ## [Please Stop Trying to give Me Your Pets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-trying-to-give-me-your-pets/589037)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-trying-to-give-me-your-pets/589037 "2011-07-15T19:14:09Z")
Everyone at work knows I love animals. But recently not a week goes by when someone doesn’t try to pawn off their “wonderful” pet on me. Three weeks ago it was a woman trying to give me her mother’s border collie mix, be… --- ## [First thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-thread/589072)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-thread/589072 "2011-07-15T19:01:19Z")
This is the first thread I have stared. Will I get snarked like that other guy? --- ## [The real me...honestly this time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-me-honestly-this-time/589083)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-me-honestly-this-time/589083 "2011-07-15T18:55:56Z")
I felt bad after I got a little flack for posting what I considered nothing more than a joke in a Myspace profile of someone with my same name but with very different personal details. I assumed most would recognize t… --- ## [No Pants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pants/588670)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pants/588670 "2011-07-15T18:49:55Z")
As my pants were shrinking (their size seemed to change inversely according to how much I ate :confused:), over the last few months I bought some new dress pants for work. I had 3 pair and was managing to stretch them ou… --- ## [5 things you shouldn't buy at Ikea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-you-shouldnt-buy-at-ikea/582067)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-you-shouldnt-buy-at-ikea/582067 "2011-07-15T18:27:30Z")
What Not to Buy at Ikea Mattresses: I think I paid $150 for a mattress from Ikea (it might have been the ‘Sultan’, but I don’t remember). That’s got to be about 20 years ago. Haven’t gotten round to getting a new on… --- ## [How do I get aviator sunglasses to not fall off my face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-aviator-sunglasses-to-not-fall-off-my-face/588838)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-aviator-sunglasses-to-not-fall-off-my-face/588838 "2011-07-15T18:21:06Z")
I’m not used to wearing sunglasses, I bought some ‘mad men’ style Aviator sunglasses with bayonet temples. The temples don’t seem to bend more towards the temple, and the glasses slip off slowly. How do keep them on? --- ## [Robber turned sex slave....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robber-turned-sex-slave/588879)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robber-turned-sex-slave/588879 "2011-07-15T18:12:00Z")
A GUNMAN\* who tried to rob a hairdressers came a cropper when he was beaten and tied up naked by the female owner – who then fed him Viagra and used him as a sex slave.\* Never rob a horny hairdresser. --- ## [Morons ... surrounded by morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-surrounded-by-morons/589038)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-surrounded-by-morons/589038 "2011-07-15T17:23:38Z")
This neighbor hacks your wifi, does nasty shit with it, and you don’t go wired only? What the fuck dude? Are you a moron or something? Is being able to wander around with a laptop worth the bullshit the psychotic neigh… --- ## [How to Get Back With Your Ex-Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-back-with-your-ex-girlfriend/588834)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-back-with-your-ex-girlfriend/588834 "2011-07-15T16:18:45Z")
I recently found this page, an advertisement for a program that promises to give you all the psychological tips and tricks you need to get an ex-girlfriend to want to be with you again. (Turn off the idiotic sound clip a… --- ## [Chip in for Christchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chip-in-for-christchurch/589053)
**Author:** [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chip-in-for-christchurch/589053 "2011-07-15T15:49:16Z")
It’s neither mundane nor pointless, but here it is. Friday 15th is Chip in for Christchurch Day, not another donation fest, but just a time to let the residents know we are still thinking of them after their run of eart… --- ## [Death to the Bacon Thief.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-to-the-bacon-thief/588630)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-to-the-bacon-thief/588630 "2011-07-15T15:28:22Z")
9 year old bacon eater gets his grandmother pissed and gets his ass kicked. It’s a damn good thing he didn’t pilfer my bacon. WARNING. link has great picture of bacon sizzling on the grill. Do not click before lu… --- ## [Woman dies from allergic reaction to dog she had sex with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-dies-from-allergic-reaction-to-dog-she-had-sex-with/588291)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-dies-from-allergic-reaction-to-dog-she-had-sex-with/588291 "2011-07-15T14:27:30Z")
:confused::eek::dubious: What a way to go! --- ## [Medical Marijuana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana/588585)
**Author:** [@Hambil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hambil)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana/588585 "2011-07-15T11:17:01Z")
The forums confuse me now (as if they didn’t before) but I understand medical topic belong here now? If so, I would (please) like to start up a rational debate about medical marijuana. A little personal history: I have… --- ## [Happy Bastille Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-bastille-day/589052)
**Author:** [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-bastille-day/589052 "2011-07-15T10:11:22Z")
A nos enfants de la patriece!!! :smiley: --- ## [I finally caved to pressure from my female friends (re: pant inseam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-caved-to-pressure-from-my-female-friends-re-pant-inseam/588476)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-caved-to-pressure-from-my-female-friends-re-pant-inseam/588476 "2011-07-15T07:50:41Z")
God bless them, they were right all along. I’m a respectable height (6’). Back in the 90s, when most jeans were still worn at the waist, I was a 32 inseam. 32 is a good and common inseam; you can find it everywhere. … --- ## [Stray cats will not be fed....part 2 with pic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cats-will-not-be-fed-part-2-with-pic/588707)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cats-will-not-be-fed-part-2-with-pic/588707 "2011-07-15T06:07:31Z")
Here’s a picture of the stray kitties I shall not be feeding or naming. But Ginger and Honey would be good names for the kittens, if I were going to name them. Mama lives in the neighborhood somewhere and goes home to e… --- ## [3D Printer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printer/588042)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printer/588042 "2011-07-15T05:32:09Z")
Just got this in email. Didn’t check for other threads. Haven’t been to Snopes! Tell me this is bullshit! --- ## [My dog purrs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-purrs/587914)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-purrs/587914 "2011-07-15T02:29:48Z")
Winston, my beagle mix, has watched by cat Boris get long pet jobs accompanied by loud cat purring. Now when he jumps in my lap, he has a low growl that sounds like a purr. Nordberg, the other beagle has not followed su… --- ## [A rose by any other name. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rose-by-any-other-name/589027)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rose-by-any-other-name/589027 "2011-07-15T02:16:55Z")
. . .will get you high, apparently. --- ## [I am officially barred from the Workplace Griping thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-barred-from-the-workplace-griping-thread/589067)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-barred-from-the-workplace-griping-thread/589067 "2011-07-15T01:30:03Z")
For at least a couple months. They approved my work from home application! 2 days next week since I’m on vacation starting Friday. Once I’m back to work it’s 4 days a week from my comfy basement office and only one da… --- ## [USPS Efficiency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-efficiency/588745)
**Author:** [@Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diver)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-efficiency/588745 "2011-07-14T22:46:58Z")
I think I may have some idea why the USPS has trouble making money. The following is the tracking info on a package which I haven’t received yet. Palisade is about five miles from Grand Junction. Note that the package … --- ## [Have you disavowed your regional accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-disavowed-your-regional-accent/588652)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-disavowed-your-regional-accent/588652 "2011-07-14T22:40:42Z")
Did you grow up in a place where people have unflattering accents, and if so, did you make an effort to change yours? This question doesn’t apply to me, but I’ve met several people who have worked hard to eliminate thei… --- ## [I had to take a photo of a photo...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-take-a-photo-of-a-photo/589068)
**Author:** [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-take-a-photo-of-a-photo/589068 "2011-07-14T22:24:15Z")
I used to post on here years ago but wandered off when something shiny elsewhere caught my eye… So for no reason whatsoever I’ll fill you in on some info necessary for this post. Since the late 1990s I have been lookin… --- ## [I Inadvertently Turned My Youngest Son Into Charlie Sheen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-inadvertently-turned-my-youngest-son-into-charlie-sheen/588928)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-inadvertently-turned-my-youngest-son-into-charlie-sheen/588928 "2011-07-14T21:29:57Z")
I never really watched Two And A Half Men. Yesterday I was at Wal-Mart buying some soccer stuff for my sons, and while I was there I found some cheap shirts I thought would be cute for them. Today I dressed my youngest … --- ## [The Stato of Hawaii has revoked my driving privileges!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stato-of-hawaii-has-revoked-my-driving-privileges/588971)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stato-of-hawaii-has-revoked-my-driving-privileges/588971 "2011-07-14T21:02:33Z")
Odd that, since I haven’t lived in Hawaii since I got out of the Navy in 1990. But Hawaii told the California DMV that they suspended or revoked my driving privileges in the state. I have until August 1 to get them to c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1270) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1272)