# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1284 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1285 --- ## [You're a Dick With a Time Machine-what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-dick-with-a-time-machine-what-do-you-do/584653)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-dick-with-a-time-machine-what-do-you-do/584653 "2011-06-21T00:07:39Z")
Me, I send a nice healthy stack of Downfall Youtube parodies to Hitler c. 1942, and then read about his death from a heart attack on that date in the history books. :smiley: \[Youtube took down the original Robot Chicken… --- ## [Someone in our house is going to die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-in-our-house-is-going-to-die/586029)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-in-our-house-is-going-to-die/586029 "2011-06-20T21:59:12Z")
This morning I was getting dressed upstairs and I heard a staccato tapping/rapping sound\* coming from downstairs. I called out to Mrs. J., figuring either she was doing something or the dog was loose committing mischief,… --- ## [My uncle gave away his cat...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-gave-away-his-cat/585562)
**Author:** [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-gave-away-his-cat/585562 "2011-06-20T21:55:10Z")
…due to her no longer using the litter box. I’m torn on this because she was a young cat, about 2 years old, and it seems bizarre to give up on her so easily, but I also see his point about not wanting to live with an a… --- ## [Ugh, this weather!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-this-weather/586011)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-this-weather/586011 "2011-06-20T21:19:51Z")
I helped a friend tend to some yard work down near Boston, MA today and was welcomed by the horribly humid weather we so often get to experience. I mean, imagine just walking from your car to the house and feeling stick… --- ## [Nuit Blanche. Do you know it? Do you attend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuit-blanche-do-you-know-it-do-you-attend/586106)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuit-blanche-do-you-know-it-do-you-attend/586106 "2011-06-20T20:58:04Z")
I went to our city’s Nuit Blanche, (translation: white night, meaning: to go all night), last night and had a blast. It’s just music, art, and weirdness, all interactive, and goes from 9pm to 3am. We are currently have … --- ## [Hell hath no fury\*...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-hath-no-fury/586074)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-hath-no-fury/586074 "2011-06-20T19:58:59Z")
like a cat who has just undergone the forcible removal of a tick from a very sensitive sphincter area. :dubious: :frowning: :eek: :eek: Anyone else have a “hell hath no fury” moment? In the interests of fighting i… --- ## [Should I move in with my father?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-move-in-with-my-father/586081)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-move-in-with-my-father/586081 "2011-06-20T18:55:47Z")
I’ll try to make the complicated back story as short as possible: I’m turning 26 in a couple weeks and work to support myself, but don’t make very much money. I did just get a new job with good earning potential and wou… --- ## [Best cat video in the history on the Internets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cat-video-in-the-history-on-the-internets/586082)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cat-video-in-the-history-on-the-internets/586082 "2011-06-20T17:16:14Z")
My mom sent me this link of a cat and owl playing together: http://www.wimp.com/catowl Too cool :smiley: --- ## [More weird cat "tricks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-weird-cat-tricks/585873)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-weird-cat-tricks/585873 "2011-06-20T16:41:10Z")
Max\* has a new, strange behavior. I’m wondering if anyone else has seen anything like it or differently strange. He has to touch his water before drinking. I put out fresh water; he smells it, hovers his paw over it wit… --- ## [Do they sell larger versions of those molded plastic kids pools (for a dog to use)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-sell-larger-versions-of-those-molded-plastic-kids-pools-for-a-dog-to-use/586087)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-sell-larger-versions-of-those-molded-plastic-kids-pools-for-a-dog-to-use/586087 "2011-06-20T16:32:48Z")
I wanted to get something like this for my Lab to use to cool off, but the pools I saw at the local store are very shallow and I’d like to get something that’s at least 2.5 - 3 feet deep and 5-6 feet across. I’d get her… --- ## [What should I get Kim Kardashian for her wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-get-kim-kardashian-for-her-wedding/585472)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-get-kim-kardashian-for-her-wedding/585472 "2011-06-20T14:41:24Z")
So many awesome choices in her registry. Should I get the $7,850 extra large vase?. The $380 jam jar?. The $780 carving fork?. Decisions, decisions. For an extra bit of fun, you can always check out the registry of K… --- ## [The "somebody has to start it" MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-somebody-has-to-start-it-mmp/585302)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-somebody-has-to-start-it-mmp/585302 "2011-06-20T08:52:46Z")
I’m off to purtify for irk… Hijack away! I’ll come back later. --- ## [Have you ever been called out for PDA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-out-for-pda/585488)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-out-for-pda/585488 "2011-06-20T07:16:10Z")
Weirdly enough, the only time someone has yelled at me over PDA was on my first date with my now ex, back in November. We were paying for our dinner and while waiting at the cash register he put his arm around me and I r… --- ## [Jersey City (+NYC, +NJ) Dopefest: June 18!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-city-nyc-nj-dopefest-june-18/584885)
**Author:** [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-city-nyc-nj-dopefest-june-18/584885 "2011-06-20T03:29:05Z")
Hi Everybody, I hereby invite everybody to the Zeppelin Beer Garden in Jersey City at 12pm on Saturday, June 18. Address: 88 Liberty View Drive, Jersey City, NJ Driving is easy! Public Transit from NJ or NYC is e… --- ## [Wow, Taiwan's Next Media is getting vicious (Philadelphia related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-taiwans-next-media-is-getting-vicious-philadelphia-related/586033)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-taiwans-next-media-is-getting-vicious-philadelphia-related/586033 "2011-06-20T00:17:00Z")
I don’t even know what prompted this, but wow. Philadelphia the crappiest city? Was there a vote or something? --- ## [My birthday pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-pit/585708)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-pit/585708 "2011-06-20T00:09:00Z")
I mentioned in passing, in another thread, that I suspected my roommate was going to get me a fire pit for my birthday. She’d asked me to move a motorcycle off the patio, because she ‘had some ideas for the patio’. And… --- ## [Headbutting Dog???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headbutting-dog/585991)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headbutting-dog/585991 "2011-06-19T23:26:07Z")
I was over in the park today and there was a dog there and his owner let me play with him. As I was playing with him. He seemed to be in a real playful mood and I was throwing him a ball and he wanted me to chase him. He… --- ## [Pay the ransom, go to jail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-the-ransom-go-to-jail/586049)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-the-ransom-go-to-jail/586049 "2011-06-19T22:15:09Z")
Link. --- ## [help me out with my random bystander generator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-with-my-random-bystander-generator/585796)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-with-my-random-bystander-generator/585796 "2011-06-19T19:39:15Z")
I’m working on this thing which I want to be use to create random people. I’ve got a good basis, but I need more. Give me terms to describe people’s looks, especially weight (especially on the skinnier side), build, bod… --- ## [Green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green/585918)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Tango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Tango)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green/585918 "2011-06-19T15:48:38Z")
Cecil, I have heard it is easy being Green. What are it’s advantages? --- ## [A car alarm goes off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-car-alarm-goes-off/586014)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-car-alarm-goes-off/586014 "2011-06-19T13:01:23Z")
I really don’t get car alarms. Why the hell do they need to go off until the battery dies? I mean, really, you want to jack a car, why not have the alarm set for 3 minutes? For the past half hour a car alarm has been … --- ## [\[This\] tiny baby kitten \[is too young to leave her mom\] {edited title}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-tiny-baby-kitten-is-too-young-to-leave-her-mom-edited-title/585892)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-tiny-baby-kitten-is-too-young-to-leave-her-mom-edited-title/585892 "2011-06-19T07:13:38Z")
Yes, there are pictures! http://www.flickr.com/photos/20297932@N08/sets/72157626861069179/ I work at a vet clinic, and one of our employees found a tiny kitten, less than 2 days old, out by her barn. She brought it in… --- ## [Punchline to a phone prank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchline-to-a-phone-prank/586005)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchline-to-a-phone-prank/586005 "2011-06-19T03:47:50Z")
I got a phone call last night around 1:30 in the morning. Not as much of an annoyance as it might have been because I was still up (on the computer) and next to the phone so it didn’t get me out of bed. The caller sound… --- ## [Wealthy Sections Of Cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealthy-sections-of-cities/585021)
**Author:** [@Dpimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dpimi)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealthy-sections-of-cities/585021 "2011-06-19T03:12:38Z")
I was wondering what some weathy areas of US cities are called For instance the “Upper East Side Of New York City” is for the rich Streeterville / Gold Coast in Chicago. Brentwood - Los Angeles I’m not looking for ci… --- ## [Feel Good Friday: Today I Smiled Because (Your Replies Wanted)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862 "2011-06-19T03:01:20Z")
Okay - it’s Friday afternoon, the boss just left, and tonight I get to go to pub trivia on Mel Brooks & Monty Python movies. What is making you smile this afternoon? --- ## [Mercy musing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercy-musing/585795)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercy-musing/585795 "2011-06-19T01:54:52Z")
Mercy first. Then safety. Then morality. Maybe Taoism after that, though it gets pretty foggy by then. But mercy first. Does that make any sense? Safety is good. You don’t want to cut yourself or burn down your house… --- ## [Joplin tornado update ATTN HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joplin-tornado-update-attn-heyhomie/585416)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joplin-tornado-update-attn-heyhomie/585416 "2011-06-19T00:15:24Z")
I posted on May 22 about the Joplin tornado, which destroyed the house where my mother and brother (and their eight dogs) lived. All survived. In that thread, HeyHomie asked me to post an update about the Joplin school… --- ## [Another shocking government oversight! (Zombies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-shocking-government-oversight-zombies/585420)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-shocking-government-oversight-zombies/585420 "2011-06-18T23:13:14Z")
Due to the courages and penetrating freedom of information request by a civic-minded member of the public it has come to light that Leicester City Council is unprepared for the Inevitable Zombie Invasion: Eye-opening … --- ## [Time for another Neopet thread. Who here plays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-neopet-thread-who-here-plays/418624)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-neopet-thread-who-here-plays/418624 "2007-09-11T20:59:36Z")
The last thread was made in 2003. So fess up. Who here has an account on Neopets? I’m 27 years old and both me and fiancee do. We play most every day. Really, it’s the games that draw us, but the “trying to get as much … --- ## [Help me win a unique memento of my wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-win-a-unique-memento-of-my-wedding/585960)
**Author:** [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-win-a-unique-memento-of-my-wedding/585960 "2011-06-18T19:38:51Z")
Apologies right up front if this is out of bounds; I’ll take no offense if it’s closed. I checked the MPSIMS rules and it didn’t seem to be, so I’m hoping this is kosher. I do realize it’s tacky – I’m desperate! :wink: … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1285)