# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1282 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1283 --- ## [What do you programmers do all day...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-programmers-do-all-day/586433)
**Author:** [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-programmers-do-all-day/586433 "2011-06-24T18:44:47Z")
…when you’re wasting the company’s time? Zyada, who does database support, at least learns stuff by sometimes working on her own programs. She has one co-worker who seems to spend a lot of time on Facebook, and another … --- ## ["Sea Monster" washes up in China - What is this thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-monster-washes-up-in-china-what-is-this-thing/586559)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-monster-washes-up-in-china-what-is-this-thing/586559 "2011-06-24T18:13:40Z")
The carcass of a 55-ft sea creature haswashed ashore in China. Supposedly has a long thin head and a snout nearly 1-meter long, hair, and orange & black stripes. It measures out to be about 4.5 tons and the skull alone w… --- ## [Will Cat Lover Find Love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cat-lover-find-love/586691)
**Author:** [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cat-lover-find-love/586691 "2011-06-24T17:59:56Z")
This has had well over 10 million hits and I’d be very surprised if it wasn’t already posted on the 'dope somewhere, but I can’t recall seeing it before this morning. Youtube Vid: Debbie loves cats --- ## [Where were you on the night of...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-on-the-night-of/586634)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-on-the-night-of/586634 "2011-06-24T16:23:34Z")
A terrible crime is committed in your area. After some false starts, the cops finally nab a suspect: you! They haul you in for questioning. “Okay, punk,” they say; “Where were you on the night of Thursday, June 9th, b… --- ## [Mall of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-of-america/586269)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-of-america/586269 "2011-06-24T12:57:07Z")
Just perusing their website. I could waste an insane amount of time and $$ there! It’d be my heaven. --- ## [Good Time-Wasting Sites That Will Get Through Most Firewalls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-time-wasting-sites-that-will-get-through-most-firewalls/586486)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-time-wasting-sites-that-will-get-through-most-firewalls/586486 "2011-06-24T12:04:11Z")
It can be news, games, gossip, etc. --- ## [ËÈÊÂÈÄÀÖÈß ÞÂÅËÈÐÍÎÃÎ ÌÀÃÀÇÈÍÀ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeaeaaoess-thaaeediiai-iaaaceia/584939)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeaeaaoess-thaaeediiai-iaaaceia/584939 "2011-06-24T11:55:25Z")
ÇÀÊÐÛÂÀÅÒÑß ÞÂÅËÈÐÍÛÉ ÑÊËÀÄ monroe gems ch !!! Íà÷èíàåòñÿ ôèíàëüíàÿ ëèêâèäàöèÿ âñåé êîëëåêöèè äðàãîöåííîñòåé ïî ïîñëåäíèì öåíàì . \*\* ÈÌÅÍÍÎ ÄËß ÂÀÑ ÍÅÑÎÐÀÇÌÅÐÍÛÅ ÑÊÈÄÊÈ !!!\*\* Îòïðàâêà â ëþáîé ãîðîä … --- ## [I'm Ryan Dunn and this is the 150mph fiery car crash.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ryan-dunn-and-this-is-the-150mph-fiery-car-crash/586197)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ryan-dunn-and-this-is-the-150mph-fiery-car-crash/586197 "2011-06-24T05:49:10Z")
Jackass cast member dies in single-car collision with trees. Say what you want about drunk driving, whether or not he deserved it, whether or not he irresponsibly killed his passenger… Just admit you’re surprised he wa… --- ## [Caught By Red Light Camera- D'oh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-by-red-light-camera-doh/586470)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-by-red-light-camera-doh/586470 "2011-06-24T04:33:32Z")
So last night, for the very first time in my life, I got caught running a yellow light by a red light camera. Damn, I hate that. Have you ever gotten one, and if so, what happened? I was driving a car that I just boug… --- ## [The six degrees of Whitey Bulger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-six-degrees-of-whitey-bulger/586657)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-six-degrees-of-whitey-bulger/586657 "2011-06-24T02:27:50Z")
Is it just me, or does Bulger have more than a passing resemblance to Kevin Bacon in this old mug shot? Has anyone ever seen them in the same room together? --- ## [What are Collywobbles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-collywobbles/586582)
**Author:** [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-collywobbles/586582 "2011-06-24T01:48:02Z")
Sheepdog gets Collywobbles. Seriously, what are Collywobbles? Panic attack? --- ## [Amish man accused of sexting girl, 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-man-accused-of-sexting-girl-12/586400)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-man-accused-of-sexting-girl-12/586400 "2011-06-24T00:06:44Z")
Amish man in Indiana arrested, accused of sexting girl, 12 Now that’s just wrong on multiple levels. --- ## [The Golden Treasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-treasure/586601)
**Author:** [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-treasure/586601 "2011-06-23T21:29:14Z")
While reading The Night Country by Loren Eiseley today, a long-forgotten memory was stirred up. I was in first grade, and our class was on a field trip. It could have been during the year or during summer camp. Probab… --- ## [Food Wars (Parents vs Children)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-wars-parents-vs-children/586314)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-wars-parents-vs-children/586314 "2011-06-23T19:19:48Z")
Today’s Leave It To Beaver focuses on Beaver not wanting to eat his Brussel sprouts. June explains they are perfectly delicious while Wally says, “All you have to do is gulp them down.” Ward interjects, “Perhaps…” which… --- ## [Witty, and/or politically correct, phrases to demand silence from loquacious individuals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-and-or-politically-correct-phrases-to-demand-silence-from-loquacious-individuals/586183)
**Author:** [@Fly\_Sparge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fly_Sparge)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-and-or-politically-correct-phrases-to-demand-silence-from-loquacious-individuals/586183 "2011-06-23T15:56:02Z")
Let’s say that I talk way too much, but also respond incredibly well to intelligent and witty remarks. How would you tell me to shut up? --- ## [Help! How do I stop someone from being pulled into a pyramid scheme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-i-stop-someone-from-being-pulled-into-a-pyramid-scheme/586234)
**Author:** [@jacob\_wrestling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacob_wrestling)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-i-stop-someone-from-being-pulled-into-a-pyramid-scheme/586234 "2011-06-23T15:28:25Z")
Please, dopers, I need some advice! Over lunch this weekend with my dad and his wife, she told me that she’s going to be starting a new business - selling Protandim vitamin supplements. I politely but skeptically listene… --- ## [Is this normal or disgusting? (Office men's room; gross)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-normal-or-disgusting-office-mens-room-gross/584935)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-normal-or-disgusting-office-mens-room-gross/584935 "2011-06-23T14:22:17Z")
Stop reading if you don’t like to read about bodily functions. I can’t decide - Let’s say you’re in the men’s room at the office. You’re a man, at the urinal. A co-worker enters the men’s room and steps up to the uri… --- ## [My dad is a trainwreck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-is-a-trainwreck/586248)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-is-a-trainwreck/586248 "2011-06-23T13:57:46Z")
My parents separated when I was in my early teens, and soon after moved 4 hours away from us. Growing up, he gave me no more support than he was legally obligated to provide (though welcomed my visits and constantly trie… --- ## [I am never, ever buying another PC again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-ever-buying-another-pc-again/585734)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-ever-buying-another-pc-again/585734 "2011-06-22T11:16:26Z")
I really and truly am going to get a Mac the next time I buy a computer. My experiences with Windows have just been unbearable lately. My Dell 1720 laptop was recently hit with an unbelievably brutal attack of malware t… --- ## [The strawberries may be innocent!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strawberries-may-be-innocent/582422)
**Author:** [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strawberries-may-be-innocent/582422 "2011-06-23T11:21:56Z")
Promised update from here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=606734 On April 29th I went to the emergency room by ambulance because I thought I was having an allergic reaction to strawberries. Turns… --- ## [Woot. Dope or universal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-dope-or-universal/586502)
**Author:** [@Finally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finally)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-dope-or-universal/586502 "2011-06-23T11:11:32Z")
I happened across an entry on Facebook today (I was sucked in by wanting news of my son at camp, I swear) where a friend had congratulated an achievement of my son’s with ‘Woot’. I’ve never seen it anywhere except on th… --- ## [What are your little body mutations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-little-body-mutations/585205)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-little-body-mutations/585205 "2011-06-23T08:28:05Z")
Hey, if you have the eye lasers or blue skin with the ability to shapeshift, feel free to mention it, but I have a feeling it’ll be more like stuff like Mark Wahlberg’s third nipple. Myself, a few of my chin hairs used … --- ## [Tell me about your epic flame wars with friends of friends!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-epic-flame-wars-with-friends-of-friends/586393)
**Author:** [@BornOfStardust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BornOfStardust)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-epic-flame-wars-with-friends-of-friends/586393 "2011-06-23T05:44:06Z")
This may be cheating since I’m not actually pitting anybody, but I figured if anybody could tell me about good flame wars, it’d be pitters. I’m looking to write a piece dissecting one or more flame wars that arose over a… --- ## [I had a pretty good day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-pretty-good-day/586518)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-pretty-good-day/586518 "2011-06-23T03:07:46Z")
I was all flustered this morning. I had hit the snooze button two times more than I should and was still groggy shaving and showering. I got into work a bit late, fully expecting the boss to frown at me. /GameHat ente… --- ## [Poll %'s on SDMB Polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511 "2011-06-23T01:40:22Z")
I confess I am a mathmatical idiot,but how come the poll %'s don’t equal 100% in accordance to votes cast? --- ## [Supervillain Battles Cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supervillain-battles-cancer/586371)
**Author:** [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supervillain-battles-cancer/586371 "2011-06-23T01:10:24Z")
Okay, so he’s not really a supervillain. I’m just saying, with a name like Doctor Vile, he seems like a natural. He and his colleagues are, however, doing some very interesting and promising research on using immunother… --- ## [Things that make you feel old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-old/584530)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-old/584530 "2011-06-23T01:06:50Z")
I was in a bar over the weekend and noticed one of those signs that said: You must have been born on or before this date in \[SIZE=“7”\]1990 to be served in this establishment. \[/SIZE\] Wait, what? \*1990?? \*How the fuck… --- ## [What personal items are in your work area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-personal-items-are-in-your-work-area/586155)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-personal-items-are-in-your-work-area/586155 "2011-06-23T00:53:20Z")
An idle question which is more interesting than what I ought to be doing. I have: A glass candy dish. I left this dish on my desk and people started to fill it up. More often than not there’s something in it. Magic… --- ## [No mention here of the guy who robbed a bank for one dollar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mention-here-of-the-guy-who-robbed-a-bank-for-one-dollar/586352)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mention-here-of-the-guy-who-robbed-a-bank-for-one-dollar/586352 "2011-06-23T00:42:44Z")
A couple of news stories in Google News and at lest one TV channel reported on the guy who robbed a bank of one dollar ($1) to get arrested and get needed medical care. Apparently he failed because he needed to rob the b… --- ## [Not Reeaaaally \[connection between weight and what you eat\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-reeaaaally-connection-between-weight-and-what-you-eat/585900)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-reeaaaally-connection-between-weight-and-what-you-eat/585900 "2011-06-22T23:25:32Z")
I have found that most ppl who claim to “eat and eat and eat” and never gain a lb don’t in fact eat as much as they think, or claim. And conversely, I have found that most ppl who claim to “eat like a rabbit” and get fa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1281) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1283)