# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1279 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1280 --- ## [I think I really missed out on something.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-really-missed-out-on-something/587322)
**Author:** [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-really-missed-out-on-something/587322 "2011-06-30T00:20:52Z")
I began typing this yesterday, but it got very long very fast. Here is the condensed version. This is pointless, and in all likelihood you will not care. This is kind of a cheesy romance thing, so if you arent into that… --- ## [Rest in peace, Maggie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-maggie/587209)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-maggie/587209 "2011-06-30T00:16:01Z")
We brought Maggie home from the animal shelter almost 8 years ago. She was the first addition to the family started by my wife and me. She was an old soul even from the first day. The shelter didn’t have enough room for … --- ## [Synonyms For Being Fired, You Never Knew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synonyms-for-being-fired-you-never-knew/586598)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synonyms-for-being-fired-you-never-knew/586598 "2011-06-29T23:28:40Z")
Most of us are familiar with the basic synonyms for being fired. “Let go,” “Discharged,” “Sacked” “Axed” but there are a few I never heard. One was from the Britcom, Are You Being Served. “Am I being made redundant”? W… --- ## [Five generation families?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-generation-families/587192)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-generation-families/587192 "2011-06-29T22:04:26Z")
I just got a copy of a recently taken family picture. It shows my grandmother, my aunt(mom’s sister), my cousin(aunt’s son), cousin’s two daughters, and the girls new babies, a boy and a girl. The sisters had their kid… --- ## [Recovering embezzled monkeys illegally gambled away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-embezzled-monkeys-illegally-gambled-away/587029)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-embezzled-monkeys-illegally-gambled-away/587029 "2011-06-29T21:04:34Z")
Rather than totally highjacking this GQ thread, I thought I’d start a new one here. Thanks to Threadspotting, I did. I also persisted in reading it as “monkeys” in the OP, which brought to mind the following questions… --- ## [Americans prefer sons over daughters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-prefer-sons-over-daughters/586749)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-prefer-sons-over-daughters/586749 "2011-06-29T21:01:30Z")
"Americans would prefer a boy to a girl if they could only have one child. In the poll of 1,020 adults, 40 percent said they’d pick a boy, while 28 percent said they’d choose a girl. The rest had no preference. Funny th… --- ## [Great War Military Records- An Interesting Perusal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-war-military-records-an-interesting-perusal/586910)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-war-military-records-an-interesting-perusal/586910 "2011-06-29T19:45:26Z")
For the first time in some years, I took time out to browse the files of Australian military personnel from the Great War. All (or nearly all) files are available in digital format online. Often these are basic attestat… --- ## [What historical events have you experienced firsthand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-events-have-you-experienced-firsthand/587296)
**Author:** [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-events-have-you-experienced-firsthand/587296 "2011-06-29T19:38:47Z")
I don’t think I’ve seen a thread on this. If there’s been one and this is too close to that, I apologize. In another thread I recounted a time when I was on TV at the “Welcome Home” celebration for the Iranian hostages i… --- ## [The "that made me think of this" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-that-made-me-think-of-this-thread/584387)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-that-made-me-think-of-this-thread/584387 "2011-06-29T18:33:23Z")
The un-hijack-able thread is here. Just have what you post have some connection to something in a previous post, and, if you can do it, explain how those connections worked for you. So often I won’t be able to contribut… --- ## [Unanswered questions about cartoon characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-about-cartoon-characters/11697)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-about-cartoon-characters/11697 "2011-06-29T17:08:56Z")
How come Rocky and Bullwinkle never recognized Boris and Natasha, considering how many times their paths crossed? From Scooby-Doo: Why wasn’t there any romance between Fred and Daphne, or Shaggy and Velma? I think only … --- ## [article in LA Times: Louis Gonzalez \[man falsely accused of rape\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-in-la-times-louis-gonzalez-man-falsely-accused-of-rape/587223)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-in-la-times-louis-gonzalez-man-falsely-accused-of-rape/587223 "2011-06-29T16:59:14Z")
There is an article in the June 27 Los Angles Times about a man accused of attacking an ex-girlfriend. The police and the courts eventually found that he was factually innocent-not only didn’t he do it, he could not have… --- ## [To move, or not to move. Or where to move. Argh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-move-or-not-to-move-or-where-to-move-argh/587139)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-move-or-not-to-move-or-where-to-move-argh/587139 "2011-06-29T14:59:47Z")
I could really use some help from our urban-dwelling dopers–especially those who have or used to have long commutes. I live in one of the outer boroughs of New York. Until a month and a half ago, I had the holy grail of… --- ## [I just broke up with my boyfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-broke-up-with-my-boyfriend/578027)
**Author:** [@alenaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alenaroo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-broke-up-with-my-boyfriend/578027 "2011-06-29T14:59:22Z")
I haven’t written much here but I’ve read quite a few threads and people seem to be very helpful and supportive here, and I’m at my wits end right now. I broke up with a boyfriend of three years because he is unable to c… --- ## [Radio-only communications with Aliens: left and right? -- Updates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-only-communications-with-aliens-left-and-right-updates/587159)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-only-communications-with-aliens-left-and-right-updates/587159 "2011-06-29T14:25:43Z")
Radio-only communications with Aliens: left and right? (Was started 08-15-2005, 07:54 AM and got 6 posts through 08-15-2005, 06:55 PM ) Are there other threads on the topic? The recent East-West thread got me thinki… --- ## [Tribe meets white man for the first time (video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribe-meets-white-man-for-the-first-time-video/586620)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribe-meets-white-man-for-the-first-time-video/586620 "2011-06-29T13:57:40Z")
Linky. Wonderful video of a tribe encountering the white man for the first time, being introduced to matches, mirrors and rice, it’s amazing to see the fear and wonder they bring and the confusion as the tribe members s… --- ## [Pedestrian hit by car... where is his leg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrian-hit-by-car-where-is-his-leg/586725)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrian-hit-by-car-where-is-his-leg/586725 "2011-06-29T12:52:14Z")
A man in Mesa, AZ was hit by a car and seriously wounded, in fact so seriously that his leg was no longer attached to his body. They rushed him to the hospital, where he died, but the question remained, where was the re… --- ## [How Bad Was It When You Could Smoke On Public Transit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-was-it-when-you-could-smoke-on-public-transit/586607)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-was-it-when-you-could-smoke-on-public-transit/586607 "2011-06-29T06:23:20Z")
I really started using public transit after my car died in the mid 90s. By then Chicago had banned smoking on buses and el trains and subways. But I keep thinking it must’ve been awful. OK granted, there probably wasn’t… --- ## [North Korea's Air Koryo: The World's One-Star Airline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreas-air-koryo-the-worlds-one-star-airline/586791)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreas-air-koryo-the-worlds-one-star-airline/586791 "2011-06-29T05:52:31Z")
I am tickled to learn airlines are given star ratings just like hotels. By the international airline review agency Skytrax. Five-star airlines include Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways. Thai Airways and Virgin Atlant… --- ## [What a thunderstorm in Champaign, IL last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-thunderstorm-in-champaign-il-last-night/587093)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-thunderstorm-in-champaign-il-last-night/587093 "2011-06-29T04:26:44Z")
Wow. I’m not from the Midwest, although I visit quite often. I love the thunderstorms because in Oregon we rarely get them west of the Cascades, and if we do, they only last about a half hour. And they rarely happen. … --- ## [Salt - Vinegar - Baking Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-vinegar-baking-soda/587152)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-vinegar-baking-soda/587152 "2011-06-29T03:33:30Z")
Salt - Vinegar - Baking Soda What household cleaning/hygiene products could you get rid of and substitute one or a combo of the above? All of them? --- ## [Botox and emotions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botox-and-emotions/586845)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botox-and-emotions/586845 "2011-06-29T02:19:30Z")
Has anyone else read about the recent study which showed a direct connection between botox injections in the muscles controlling facial expressions and a person’s ability to both express emotion and empathize with others… --- ## [What's Your Favorite Word You Rarely Get To Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-word-you-rarely-get-to-use/581270)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-word-you-rarely-get-to-use/581270 "2011-06-29T01:56:54Z")
There’s a lot of words that are fun to say, sound cool, have obscure meanings, etc. What words do you like to say but hardly ever get the opportunity to use? Mine’s insouciance. I love the way that word sounds, and wh… --- ## [Cthulhu carols!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthulhu-carols/587224)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthulhu-carols/587224 "2011-06-29T01:38:16Z")
Now that the season is well past, I can divulge the contents of the christmas card I sent my brother last year, to go with the femo clay statue of an elder thing I sent him, which unfortunately I can’t show you because p… --- ## [Does Your Cat Like/Eat Olives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-cat-like-eat-olives/587066)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-cat-like-eat-olives/587066 "2011-06-28T21:56:49Z")
Lord, our Bert does! We haven’t fed him any of course, but all D has to do is open the jar even a short time and he picks up the smell and is right there in seconds.:eek: :slight\_smile: Must be the oil, right? Thanks … --- ## [Interesting article about neuroscience and the justice system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-about-neuroscience-and-the-justice-system/587165)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-about-neuroscience-and-the-justice-system/587165 "2011-06-28T21:13:31Z")
(I’m putting it here because I’m not of sufficient fortitude to start a GD thread quite yet, thanks.) TL;DR - The Clocktower killer had a tumor. Some guy suddenly developed pedophilia in his 20s - it was a tumor too.… --- ## [Google 1 gigabit fiber to the home, I can't wait!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157 "2011-06-28T20:49:48Z")
I spend half my time in Kansas City, MO, the other half in Chicago, IL. Kansas City is a pretty dull place in general, especially compared to Chicago. It is pretty near the exact geographical center of the United States.… --- ## [Cannot decide if this is stupid or not: paying for jail.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-decide-if-this-is-stupid-or-not-paying-for-jail/587108)
**Author:** [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-decide-if-this-is-stupid-or-not-paying-for-jail/587108 "2011-06-28T17:08:36Z")
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=634345 This is the jail in my county; they are hoping to make some money by acting as if it is a hotel. Is this stupid or brilliant? Or perhaps somewhere in my betw… --- ## [In Florida, Shark jumps YOU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-florida-shark-jumps-you/587046)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-florida-shark-jumps-you/587046 "2011-06-28T16:59:30Z")
Wonderful video I saw last night, but there doesn’t seem to be a thread on it: --- ## [Montreal question: where's a good view for fireworks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-question-wheres-a-good-view-for-fireworks/586614)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-question-wheres-a-good-view-for-fireworks/586614 "2011-06-28T13:53:36Z")
I’m thinking about going up to see the fireworks show. I don’t want to pay the rather high official admission price but I’ve heard there are many good places to see it from for free (such as the Jacques-Cartier Bridge). … --- ## [I am the clumsiest person I know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-clumsiest-person-i-know/482055)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-clumsiest-person-i-know/482055 "2011-06-28T12:03:32Z")
I feel guilty posting this as my troubles don’t amount to much when compared with some of the terrible things other posters are dealing with at the moment, but I just felt like venting a little about my clumsiness. Firs… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1280)