# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1276 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1277 --- ## [A collection agency called me and left a message about my neighbor's debt. Isn't that illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-collection-agency-called-me-and-left-a-message-about-my-neighbors-debt-isnt-that-illegal/587582)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-collection-agency-called-me-and-left-a-message-about-my-neighbors-debt-isnt-that-illegal/587582 "2011-07-05T05:20:59Z")
I’m not entirely sure what to do about it. On the one hand, she should probably know that they called her neighbor (or possibly neighbors) so she can take action against them. On the other hand I don’t want to embarrass… --- ## [Outdated motel signage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-motel-signage/587449)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-motel-signage/587449 "2011-07-04T18:45:25Z")
I can recall somewhat recently (past few years) seeing a motel sign that advertised “Color TV” and another that advertised “Air Conditioning”. Well, golly, I bet them have those new fangled waterclosets, too! Anyone el… --- ## [Simian Self-Portrait of the Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simian-self-portrait-of-the-day/587926)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simian-self-portrait-of-the-day/587926 "2011-07-05T20:01:02Z")
From The Daily What See picture at above link or a couple more at The Daily Mail He takes a better self picture than I have ever done. :smiley: --- ## [Dinosaur Farts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-farts/587909)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-farts/587909 "2011-07-05T19:04:35Z")
If a Brontosaurus could have farted in a volcano, would the world have blown up? :slight\_smile: --- ## [The War is Over !!!!!..Kinda (For Canada)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-is-over-kinda-for-canada/587902)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-is-over-kinda-for-canada/587902 "2011-07-05T16:25:31Z")
We did our duty to a fellow member of Nato that was attacked. We left our allocated command with the knowledge of a job well done. We\*\* pulled our weight\*\* given the fatalities we bore resemble those of our victimized … --- ## [Need alibi for giant gash on forehead/Share tales of conspicuous wounds earned while inebriated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-alibi-for-giant-gash-on-forehead-share-tales-of-conspicuous-wounds-earned-while-inebriated/586849)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-alibi-for-giant-gash-on-forehead-share-tales-of-conspicuous-wounds-earned-while-inebriated/586849 "2011-07-05T15:49:52Z")
My brother, who is going through severe emotional issues, blacked out last night while on a bender. He lost his wallet and cell phone, but worst of all he woke up with a bloody face, resulting from a giant gash on his f… --- ## [The "close door" button on elevators-DOES NOTHING](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-close-door-button-on-elevators-does-nothing/587428)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-close-door-button-on-elevators-does-nothing/587428 "2011-07-05T14:39:09Z")
I truly believe this feature on elevators is nothing but show. What does it do? It doesn’t close the doors any faster than if no button had been pressed other than the floor selected, so why is it there? Perhaps to ea… --- ## [THIS is why mankind shouldn't build robots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407 "2011-07-05T14:32:31Z")
I used to have faith in technology, but more and more I’m becoming a Luddite. Here we see a perfect example of why building robots is a very bad idea. Indian scientist builds robot (robot happens to look like its crea… --- ## [As Gould was biased about Samuel Morton, so too scientists are biased about evolution? Sigh.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-gould-was-biased-about-samuel-morton-so-too-scientists-are-biased-about-evolution-sigh/587891)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-gould-was-biased-about-samuel-morton-so-too-scientists-are-biased-about-evolution-sigh/587891 "2011-07-05T13:35:27Z")
I just read this article by Rabbi Avi Shafran, sometimes-spokesman for Agudath Israel of America and editor at large for Ami Magazine. I interviewed Rabbi Shafran once and he was very nice, so I’m not trying to be mean o… --- ## [Good Candidate For Rapture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-candidate-for-rapture/587143)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-candidate-for-rapture/587143 "2011-07-05T12:15:25Z")
Not sure even where to begin with this: --- ## [Not a game, but for fun: Who's in your "Doper Gang"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-game-but-for-fun-whos-in-your-doper-gang/587622)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-game-but-for-fun-whos-in-your-doper-gang/587622 "2011-07-05T11:00:28Z")
In any thread of any size where I’m likely to post (not counting threads I start) because of the topic or the “feel” of the OP, there’s a better than even chance that I’m going to be joined by a group of Dopers who, for … --- ## [National Marine Fisheries poll (?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-marine-fisheries-poll/587882)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-marine-fisheries-poll/587882 "2011-07-05T10:36:40Z")
Two nights running, I’ve received a call from someone conducting a ‘National Marine Fisheries poll’, and trying to get me to play along. I hung up the first time. The second, I told them to not call again, cussed them ou… --- ## [Atheists more likely to be obese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-more-likely-to-be-obese/586877)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-more-likely-to-be-obese/586877 "2011-07-05T02:24:01Z")
Conservapedia says “Yes!” On a serious note, are there any serious (i.e. NOT Conservapedia) studies on the subject of how belief and nonbelief influence weight? I was raised in a fundamentalist Baptist church and remem… --- ## ["A green tongue?" This is a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-green-tongue-this-is-a-thing/587693)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-green-tongue-this-is-a-thing/587693 "2011-07-04T21:49:53Z")
I remember reading a funny legal blog entry last year that revealed that California State Police “Drug Recognition Experts” officially held that a green tongue was an indicator of marijuana use and were acting accordingl… --- ## [My inconsiderate neighbors.(Long Winded and ranty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-inconsiderate-neighbors-long-winded-and-ranty/587526)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-inconsiderate-neighbors-long-winded-and-ranty/587526 "2011-07-04T21:48:09Z")
There isn’t enough rage for a pit thread, but I don’t have anyone else to complain to. There’s my wife, but she’s more annoyed than I - so she complains to me, and I force you guys to listen to my ramblings. Mostly, thin… --- ## [Happy canada day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/587502)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/587502 "2011-07-04T21:12:02Z")
Since I don’t see a thread about it yet, here’s wishing all the fine Canadian Dopers a \*\* HAPPY CANADA DAY!!! \*\* Drink beer! Grill stuff! Watch fireworks! Go crazy! :smiley: I promise to do the same on Monday. --- ## [That's a lot of sad Canucks fans!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-a-lot-of-sad-canucks-fans/587835)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-a-lot-of-sad-canucks-fans/587835 "2011-07-04T21:06:36Z")
Came across a really striking panoramic photo of the mass of Canucks fans watching game 7 on the big screen downtown. This image is initially interesting just based on the sheer size of the crowd - but what makes it par… --- ## [Fall River public pool (now with human corpse!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-river-public-pool-now-with-human-corpse/587545)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-river-public-pool-now-with-human-corpse/587545 "2011-07-04T07:03:13Z")
I searched for a thread on this with no luck—mods please move / close if I missed something obvious. The highlights of this story: A nine-year-old reported a woman missing at the public pool, but officials ignored him… --- ## [Massive treasure found in India](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-treasure-found-in-india/587699)
**Author:** [@sohvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sohvan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-treasure-found-in-india/587699 "2011-07-04T05:28:08Z")
Story here. The treasure is estimated to be worth over 750 billion rupees, which is over 16 billion dollars. Two vaults out of six are still unopened, so the total estimate on the value will likely rise even higher. Is … --- ## [Happy Day of the Friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-day-of-the-friend/587686)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-day-of-the-friend/587686 "2011-07-04T04:46:57Z")
My best fiend’s wife sent ‘Happy Day of the Friend.’ Apparently the first Saturday in July is Day of the Friend down in Péru. So Happy Day of the Friend, everyone! --- ## [I scolded girls for littering, their mom showed up and fussed at me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scolded-girls-for-littering-their-mom-showed-up-and-fussed-at-me/587170)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scolded-girls-for-littering-their-mom-showed-up-and-fussed-at-me/587170 "2011-07-04T03:49:34Z")
So I was working at my restaurant, serving a table of regulars, on a beautiful spring day. My restaurant has a glass front, and I watched as three girls, aged between about 9-13, walked up right outside our front door an… --- ## [Ask the former ranch hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-ranch-hand/587700)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-ranch-hand/587700 "2011-07-04T03:27:44Z")
I don’t know if this would be of any interest to anybody. A vegetarian friend of mine recently asked about the branding process, being interested, as she typically is, in animal welfare. This was not the first question a… --- ## [Quebec taking over North America (according to Google)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680)
**Author:** [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680 "2011-07-04T03:21:32Z")
Apparently, U.S. Highway 30 is also labelled as Quebec Route 366 on Google Map, from Oregon all the way to New Jersey. For example… The discussion thread on google is also funny. --- ## [Foxes, bats and lightning bugs: a walky MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foxes-bats-and-lightning-bugs-a-walky-mmp/586987)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foxes-bats-and-lightning-bugs-a-walky-mmp/586987 "2011-07-04T03:10:00Z")
I live in an older suburb, pretty close to downtown Columbus. So you’d think a walk around the neighborhood wouldn’t yield too much in the way of wildlife sightings. You’d be wrong. There are streams and woods nearby, s… --- ## [Update on husband - in need of positive energy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-husband-in-need-of-positive-energy/587522)
**Author:** [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-husband-in-need-of-positive-energy/587522 "2011-07-04T01:30:42Z")
In a post a few weeks ago I talked about my husband and his diagnosis of stage 4 melanoma. I am trying to support him the best I can, however he has now decided to go through with the radical neck lymph node dissection … --- ## [Stray cats will not be fed....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cats-will-not-be-fed/587597)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cats-will-not-be-fed/587597 "2011-07-03T23:21:51Z")
A mama with 2 kittens have taken up residence under the front porch. Two years ago, I bade Fluffy farewell after 18 years as her servant and I’ve been suffering some acute kitty withdrawal ever since. However, in additio… --- ## [G8 Summit venue 'ideal' for snipers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g8-summit-venue-ideal-for-snipers/587748)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g8-summit-venue-ideal-for-snipers/587748 "2011-07-03T22:56:59Z")
So sayeth the RCMP Doesn’t that headline kind of look a little Onion-y? --- ## [My husband, commasense, is a demon lover!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-commasense-is-a-demon-lover/587357)
**Author:** [@pussycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pussycat)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-commasense-is-a-demon-lover/587357 "2011-07-03T22:27:12Z")
Some of you may recall this thread: Imminent sex after long hiatus. Should I lower her expectations in advance? in which commasense, sensing that he was about to have sex for the first time in a very long time, with me… --- ## [I am a Communist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-communist/550964)
**Author:** [@Commissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commissar)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-communist/550964 "2011-07-03T18:17:50Z")
Hello, my new-found friends. I am a long-time lurker on these forums, and I believe that now is as good a time as any to register and partake in your discussions. I look forward to participating in a great number of di… --- ## [I love bad/odd translations...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-bad-odd-translations/587430)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-bad-odd-translations/587430 "2011-07-03T16:46:25Z")
Sometimes, of course, they are incredibly bad and hilarious. But I think I enjoy the subtly odd ones just as much, if not more.They just make me smile. (Undoubtedly because I’m a bit of a language freak to begin with, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1275) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1277)