# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1278 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1279 --- ## [Denver Int'l Airport was built by neo-Nazis for the New World Order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-intl-airport-was-built-by-neo-nazis-for-the-new-world-order/587330)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-intl-airport-was-built-by-neo-nazis-for-the-new-world-order/587330 "2011-07-01T14:34:55Z")
Not to mention that the Leo Tanguma murals portend what the NWO will do at the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012. I would never have known about this but for the Internet. Part 1 and Part 2. And a heretical rebuttal a… --- ## [For the Doper Parents - "Go the F@%k to sleep"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-parents-go-the-f-k-to-sleep/580551)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-parents-go-the-f-k-to-sleep/580551 "2011-07-01T12:28:35Z")
A new book, being published later this year, speaks to the frustration experienced by parents through the ages of a child that just won’t go to sleep. My almost two-year-old is going through this at the moment, waking ar… --- ## [Vivid dreams in which a full-formed mythology springs out of your subconscious - ever had them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivid-dreams-in-which-a-full-formed-mythology-springs-out-of-your-subconscious-ever-had-them/587283)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivid-dreams-in-which-a-full-formed-mythology-springs-out-of-your-subconscious-ever-had-them/587283 "2011-07-01T10:03:30Z")
First of all, I know nobody cares about dreams. :slight\_smile: Bear with me here. I’ve written about this before, and a few people have responded. Sampiro in particular has shared one of his extremely compelling nigh… --- ## [Dear Abby: Do You Have ANY Common Sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-abby-do-you-have-any-common-sense/587317)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-abby-do-you-have-any-common-sense/587317 "2011-07-01T09:25:00Z")
To see what I’m getting at, read today’s column, which is purportedly written by a teenage delinquent who’s now doing life in prison: Does ANYTHING is that letter sound remotely plausible? Does ANYTHING in that letter… --- ## [IT rant echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-rant-echo/587445)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-rant-echo/587445 "2011-07-01T09:17:16Z")
Today, I received an e-mail forward from a colleague in the same industry, who had added “Larry - thought you might appreciate this - seems like your sense of humour” at the top. The forwarded message: Elapsed time si… --- ## [A weekend of Hampshire Music Festivals - Winchester and Botley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weekend-of-hampshire-music-festivals-winchester-and-botley/587487)
**Author:** [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weekend-of-hampshire-music-festivals-winchester-and-botley/587487 "2011-07-01T08:32:52Z")
Last year, our community choir performed the Vivaldi Gloria with part of the Hampshire Youth Orchestra. This year, we got invited to join the entire Hampshire Youth Orchestra and the Waynflete Singers (a Winchester choir… --- ## [What Part Of Your Job Goes Against Your Grain Morally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-your-job-goes-against-your-grain-morally/586922)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-your-job-goes-against-your-grain-morally/586922 "2011-07-01T02:58:09Z")
OK let me start out by saying, I’m not judging or trying to be holier than thou. The next thing you’re probably all asking is “What rerun did Mark watch which made him think of this question.” The answer was “Becker” an… --- ## [Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women/587429)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women/587429 "2011-07-01T02:33:58Z")
A good woman is a man’s best friend. She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day. She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do and to live without fear or regret. S… --- ## [Gadhafi-Most unattractive world leader of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadhafi-most-unattractive-world-leader-of-all-time/587137)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadhafi-most-unattractive-world-leader-of-all-time/587137 "2011-07-01T02:10:09Z")
This guy looks like he needs a face transplant and a new stylist in every picture ever taken of him. I struggle to think of an uglier world leader than this shitstain. Without concern for their behaviors or ruling metho… --- ## [I blew an interview today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-blew-an-interview-today/587218)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-blew-an-interview-today/587218 "2011-07-01T02:06:14Z")
sigh I quit my job here in St. Louis two weeks ago. I didn’t like the job; I don’t like St. Louis; I want to get the fuck out of Dodge. One week ago, I sent a resume to a place in Denver, and got a response within 15 m… --- ## [Question about Greece and its financial problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-greece-and-its-financial-problems/587355)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-greece-and-its-financial-problems/587355 "2011-06-30T23:33:11Z")
Mods, I hope this is the right forum. I’ve been hearing news reports about Greece, its financial problems, austerity measures, bail out, and so on. Now I’ve heard a lot of reason for Greece’s problems, but the Greek pe… --- ## [Ever forgotten your kid and left them someplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-forgotten-your-kid-and-left-them-someplace/586843)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-forgotten-your-kid-and-left-them-someplace/586843 "2011-06-30T22:54:46Z")
Had a shameful moment of absent-mindedness this week, dropping my 3 yo son off at nursery, with our 2 week old daughter in the back of the car. Got there, and completely forgot I had two kids, just got the boy out and le… --- ## [MySpace sold for $35 million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myspace-sold-for-35-million/587297)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myspace-sold-for-35-million/587297 "2011-06-30T22:37:57Z")
Here’s the story: Truly, the end of an era. Anyway the most surprising thing about this is that MySpace still had 400 employees. --- ## [Antipodes Map](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antipodes-map/490752)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antipodes-map/490752 "2011-06-30T21:29:35Z")
Find out where you’d come out if you dug a hole through the center of the Earth. The antipodes of Pittsburgh is in the Indian Ocean roughly southwest of Perth. --- ## [June Weight Loss Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-weight-loss-thread/584668)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-weight-loss-thread/584668 "2011-06-30T21:27:46Z")
I waited and waited - but no one started one, so here it is. My last weigh-in was static. I had neither gained nor lost. I suppose that isn’t so bad because of the holiday weekend two weekends ago - I over indulged. … --- ## [Well, that was unexpected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-unexpected/586913)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-unexpected/586913 "2011-06-30T21:14:07Z")
I just went to the supermarket and bought steak and a bottle of marinade. I got home, took the plastic wrap off the top of the marinade bottle and went to give it a good shake before opening it. Unfortunately, the cap … --- ## [Do you enjoy rainy days? When you can stay indoors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-rainy-days-when-you-can-stay-indoors/577163)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-rainy-days-when-you-can-stay-indoors/577163 "2011-06-30T20:37:26Z")
I’m off a few days this week. It’s raining pretty hard. I fixed breakfast and then crawled back to bed. I have a couple library mysteries to read. My dog is curled up on the bed with me. I just love the sound of the rai… --- ## [Canada moves closer to eliminating the penny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-moves-closer-to-eliminating-the-penny/546859)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-moves-closer-to-eliminating-the-penny/546859 "2011-06-30T20:21:51Z")
Link. Apparently the Mint and the Finance Department have been talking about eliminating the Canadian one-cent coin from circulation. No decision has been announced. --- ## [Fair use question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-use-question/587421)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-use-question/587421 "2011-06-30T20:07:33Z")
If a editorial cartoonist was to create a cartoon of a political/entertainment figure, a classic ‘public figure’, and instead of drawing the face used a cropped photo with sort of a caricature body would that fall under … --- ## [Weird questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-questions/587404)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-questions/587404 "2011-06-30T18:02:38Z")
Have you ever just had an odd question pop into your head? Not enough to start a GQ thread over, but you really wanted to know? This is the place to ask. This one just occurred to me: Who cleans the INS offices? --- ## [Harassing your spouse's ex with a phony Craiglist sex ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harassing-your-spouses-ex-with-a-phony-craiglist-sex-ad/587272)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harassing-your-spouses-ex-with-a-phony-craiglist-sex-ad/587272 "2011-06-30T17:01:29Z")
It seems that Natasha Larson did not get along with her husband’s ex-wife. Not sure why. But Larson hated the ex-wife enough to want to really mess up her life. So Larson took out a personal ad in Craigslist that said… --- ## [Jesus: "I am the true vine."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-i-am-the-true-vine/587336)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-i-am-the-true-vine/587336 "2011-06-30T15:56:47Z")
I didn’t know he meant it literally. --- ## [Brian's Beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brians-beard/587338)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brians-beard/587338 "2011-06-30T14:20:39Z")
Something cool and strange. --- ## [Man gets hand stuck in gas tank removing a Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-hand-stuck-in-gas-tank-removing-a-snickers/587374)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-hand-stuck-in-gas-tank-removing-a-snickers/587374 "2011-06-30T14:15:57Z")
Article How does anyone ever think it’s a good idea to reach into a vehicle gas tank to remove something? This must have been fun trying to rescue him as they worried about a gas fire the whole time. --- ## [Estimated Time Until Our Asses Get Kicked Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimated-time-until-our-asses-get-kicked-out/585831)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimated-time-until-our-asses-get-kicked-out/585831 "2011-06-30T10:00:47Z")
I was hanging out at the comic store the other day, and chatting with a friend of mine and one of the employees. The friend’s got an upcoming birthday, and the employee suggested taking him to a strip club. Then someone … --- ## [Tips on shaving with a straight razor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-shaving-with-a-straight-razor/587202)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-shaving-with-a-straight-razor/587202 "2011-06-30T08:24:55Z")
Okay, I got a shavette a month or so ago. I’ve been dutifully shaving with it (new razors every shave) and consequently losing what seems like a pint of the red vino every time. Yes, I don’t actually spring a geyser ev… --- ## [Wow... truth is stranger than fiction - "Could this be happening? A man's nightmare made real"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-truth-is-stranger-than-fiction-could-this-be-happening-a-mans-nightmare-made-real/586990)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-truth-is-stranger-than-fiction-could-this-be-happening-a-mans-nightmare-made-real/586990 "2011-06-30T06:05:25Z")
LA Times story part 1 Could this be happening? A man’s nightmare made real If you can’t wait for Tuesday’s installment here’s what finally happened. --- ## [Suggest make-up for a clown bride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-make-up-for-a-clown-bride/586817)
**Author:** [@The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Butterfly_s_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-make-up-for-a-clown-bride/586817 "2011-06-30T02:48:19Z")
I’m getting married on 11/11/11 - we chose the date because it’s the start of the carnival season. It’s the second marriage for both of us and we both had rather traditional weddings the first time round so now we’re go… --- ## [Zwinky Cuties - Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zwinky-cuties-scam/587217)
**Author:** [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zwinky-cuties-scam/587217 "2011-06-30T02:23:41Z")
I just received the following: This is surprising because my youngest child is 18 (and both my children would use a different email address than the one through which this came). Anyone familiar with a scam from this, … --- ## [My friend has 'convicts' living in her house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-has-convicts-living-in-her-house/587264)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-has-convicts-living-in-her-house/587264 "2011-06-30T01:32:35Z")
Convict cichlids, that is, and the now have convict babies. A lot of babies. All growing and seem to be healthy. Other than setting up several more aquariums, what to do with this wealth of fishies? I’m thinking she … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1277) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1279)