# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1291 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1292 --- ## [How do we know they aren't actually squirreling away all this anti-matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-they-arent-actually-squirreling-away-all-this-anti-matter/584556)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-they-arent-actually-squirreling-away-all-this-anti-matter/584556 "2011-06-06T23:14:25Z")
They say they had if for only 16 minutes, but how would anyone know if they just slipped it away somewhere, to sell it on the black market, or something, like North Korea with its nuclear secrets? --- ## [A thread for random, amusing videos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-random-amusing-videos/579492)
**Author:** [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-random-amusing-videos/579492 "2011-06-06T21:08:00Z")
If you find an amusing or interesting video, post a link here. My contribution: Women: Know Your Limits! --- ## [Vintage photos: Nanny dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-photos-nanny-dogs/584398)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-photos-nanny-dogs/584398 "2011-06-06T19:51:19Z")
For over one hundred years Americans knew pit bulls for what they did best. Babysitting. Vintage photos of cute kids with their pit bulls. Though one little girl looks a mite apprehensive. --- ## [The Taxonomy of Manliness - an Observation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taxonomy-of-manliness-an-observation/539173)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taxonomy-of-manliness-an-observation/539173 "2011-06-06T19:47:25Z")
I suspect that this has been done somewhere on line and I am simply not aware of it… I am trying to work with my pre-teen son about these very important facts. There’s a lot to cover. In my observation: You can be a… --- ## [Mourning the passing of the daily newspaper delivered to my doorstep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mourning-the-passing-of-the-daily-newspaper-delivered-to-my-doorstep/584491)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mourning-the-passing-of-the-daily-newspaper-delivered-to-my-doorstep/584491 "2011-06-06T19:29:27Z")
I considered initiating my first-ever pitting about this, but decided I am more sad than angry. Time was, one of the first things I did upon arising was to open the front door and retrieve the daily paper. I’ve always a… --- ## [Got Laid Off, Need to Train My Replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-laid-off-need-to-train-my-replacement/584410)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-laid-off-need-to-train-my-replacement/584410 "2011-06-06T18:00:02Z")
Basically I have been told that on 9/1 I will be laid off. Between now and then I need to train my replacement (from an Indian outsourcing company - I am a Systems Analyst). While I am not thrilled at the idea, at least … --- ## [Too mini for the BBQ Pit...a rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-mini-for-the-bbq-pit-a-rant/584277)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-mini-for-the-bbq-pit-a-rant/584277 "2011-06-06T12:31:56Z")
“Don’t look a gifthorse in the mouth” This does not mean that a person is not showing proper appreciation for a gift. It means that they are expecting the gift to be “more”, or “better” than it is. They are looking in… --- ## [It's been 6 months since my husband died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-6-months-since-my-husband-died/509926)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-6-months-since-my-husband-died/509926 "2011-06-06T11:58:24Z")
It’s been 6 months. Most days are much better than they were a few months ago. I still cry most days, though, and when I am sad, I am miserable. Fortunately, those times are less frequent than they were and don’t last as… --- ## [A rose is a rose . . . is a different rose.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rose-is-a-rose-is-a-different-rose/584452)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rose-is-a-rose-is-a-different-rose/584452 "2011-06-06T04:25:29Z")
About five years ago I planted some climbing rose bushes with pale pinkish-orange-colored flowers. Each year there have been a moderate number of blossoms in that color. This year, however, the branches are filled with h… --- ## [Rocket Pubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-pubes/584431)
**Author:** [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-pubes/584431 "2011-06-06T02:39:26Z")
I can’t stop laughing. I just found this and have been sitting here giggling like an idiot for 15 minutes. The whole site is pretty funny. Thought I would share. :smiley: --- ## [The Unofficial Start of Summer MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unofficial-start-of-summer-mmp/583741)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unofficial-start-of-summer-mmp/583741 "2011-06-06T02:24:46Z")
Is there a newscaster today who is able to say “Memorial Day” without adding “the unofficial start of summer!!” ?? (Like the way the day after Thanksgiving must always be described as “the busiest shopping day of the ye… --- ## [XKCD: Mathematicians Discuss...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-mathematicians-discuss/582094)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-mathematicians-discuss/582094 "2011-06-06T01:55:53Z")
Lookee here. Okay, I get some of the jokes or references. Like Pi and Phi. I know .999\[…\] might spiral out into a sore spot here (and considering many say .999… is equal to 1, what is meant by his comment?). But, I’d li… --- ## [We need more kids like this (9 year old saves kitten from beating)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-kids-like-this-9-year-old-saves-kitten-from-beating/584147)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-kids-like-this-9-year-old-saves-kitten-from-beating/584147 "2011-06-06T00:40:04Z")
Jamarea Mills is my hero today. http://blogs.catster.com/kitty-news-network/2011/06/02/boy-fights-off-bully-to-save-kitten-from-being-beaten-to-death/ Warning: video is a little disturbing, but the kitty’s okay in the … --- ## [Are PCs, TVs, Radios With See Through Cases Available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pcs-tvs-radios-with-see-through-cases-available/584390)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pcs-tvs-radios-with-see-through-cases-available/584390 "2011-06-06T00:18:32Z")
In past years, many companies made “special edition” receivers, TVs, even cameras (Polaroid “Onyx”) with clear plastic cases. Tandberg made a receiver with a clear lucite case, which I would love to have. Is anyone awar… --- ## [My first xtranormal video: complainer at the retirement home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-xtranormal-video-complainer-at-the-retirement-home/584266)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-xtranormal-video-complainer-at-the-retirement-home/584266 "2011-06-05T22:35:52Z")
It’s my first video. I made it based on the complaints lodged on a thrice-daily basis by a woman at my mom’s retirement home. She has nothing good to say about the food (no matter how good it is) or anything else, and…… --- ## [Alcoholic neighbor driving around](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-neighbor-driving-around/584128)
**Author:** [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-neighbor-driving-around/584128 "2011-06-05T16:25:23Z")
Ok, a little background: I am not a nosy person. Or a social person. I generally prefer to leave-alone and let-leave-alone. My neighbor is a 53 year old lady, who recently came out of a very abusive relationship with a … --- ## [Lies people tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-people-tell/584183)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-people-tell/584183 "2011-06-05T13:04:50Z")
Saying it’s a “friendly reminder” doesn’t make it friendly. Saying “no pun intended” doesn’t mean it’s not the worst pun you’ve ever seen. Saying “no offense” doesn’t mean it’s not offensive. --- ## [My cat is fat, pt III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-is-fat-pt-iii/583997)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-is-fat-pt-iii/583997 "2011-06-05T10:53:04Z")
Two years ago, the vet disapprovingly told me Tikva was too fat. He gave me a prescription for diet cat food, and told me she needed to be about five pounds skinnier. Last year, Tikva was still fat. The vet told me to b… --- ## [1 Gurkha soldier vs. 30 Taliban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-gurkha-soldier-vs-30-taliban/584244)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-gurkha-soldier-vs-30-taliban/584244 "2011-06-05T08:42:34Z")
This is a cool story on so many levels. Ya Gurkhas are known around the world as elite fighters and I suppose a Taliban soldier could just be peasant with a gun, but that’s still pretty bad odds–I wouldn’t want to fig… --- ## [Looking for a good self-help message board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-self-help-message-board/584353)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-self-help-message-board/584353 "2011-06-05T03:43:26Z")
I’ve been having a pretty bad time of things recently with health issues and problems relating to family troubles and loneliness. I’ve been working on those things, but it hasn’t been easy, and it would be good to have … --- ## [There is nothing like getting something done that has been bugging you for a long time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-nothing-like-getting-something-done-that-has-been-bugging-you-for-a-long-time/584351)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-nothing-like-getting-something-done-that-has-been-bugging-you-for-a-long-time/584351 "2011-06-05T00:17:39Z")
Back in January 2007 I bought a new 2006 Yamaha dirtbike. I had recently gotten back into motorcycling and was really loving the weekend get aways with new friends and camping/riding in new areas. I figured that gettin… --- ## [It's Billie Joe McCallister Day (2nd Annual thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-billie-joe-mccallister-day-2nd-annual-thread/584227)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-billie-joe-mccallister-day-2nd-annual-thread/584227 "2011-06-04T21:11:47Z")
Kinda surprised that no one appears to have started a thread this year. It is definitely the third of June, and my contacts in the Delta suggest that it is, indeed, both sleepy and dusty… --- ## [How Much Can One Make In Selling Clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-one-make-in-selling-clothes/584329)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-one-make-in-selling-clothes/584329 "2011-06-04T20:17:27Z")
I’m in the midst of an “Are You Being Served” marathon, and in case you don’t know, it’s a Britcom revolving around the sales staff at Grace Brothers Dept Store. The show revolves around two women selling ladies clothes… --- ## [Question about Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-facebook/584140)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-facebook/584140 "2011-06-04T18:39:16Z")
I’m new to facebook. I friended my sister (didn’t want to, but whatta ya gonna do?) Now she has filled up my page with game crap. Asking for bolts and chicken wire and heart and on and on and on. Is she sending these r… --- ## [Know a good chemistry tutor? I'm hiring.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-a-good-chemistry-tutor-im-hiring/487230)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-a-good-chemistry-tutor-im-hiring/487230 "2011-06-04T18:05:23Z")
I have permission to post this: I’m a science/chemistry teacher at a very small charter school. I’m the only physical science teacher here, and I have no one here to ask deep questions for the first AP chem class I’ve t… --- ## [Cholla the horse that paints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cholla-the-horse-that-paints/584302)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cholla-the-horse-that-paints/584302 "2011-06-04T15:22:19Z")
Some of them are beautiful! Remind me of freeform shodō. I love Cholla! --- ## [Deepest-living land animal found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deepest-living-land-animal-found/584195)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deepest-living-land-animal-found/584195 "2011-06-04T15:15:52Z")
\*Worms have been found living at depths in the Earth where it was previously thought animals could not survive. Discovered in South African mines, the roundworms can survive in the stifling 48C (118F) water that seeps b… --- ## [No, I don't want to race you.... sheesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-dont-want-to-race-you-sheesh/583979)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-dont-want-to-race-you-sheesh/583979 "2011-06-04T12:48:40Z")
My daily commute to and from the office is riddled with people who want to race me (Yes, you know the tell tale signs after a while). Today, it was a Dodge Challenger with a plate that reads “WidowMkr”. It was a black… --- ## [The huge storm that already was](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-huge-storm-that-already-was/584242)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-huge-storm-that-already-was/584242 "2011-06-04T12:37:42Z")
Remember THIS? Well it happened to me again. Sort of. I came home last night. My wife was asleep on the couch. The television was on in the living room. I don’t know what show was on, but there was a banner on the bott… --- ## [US Civics test - how well can YOU do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-civics-test-how-well-can-you-do/584023)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-civics-test-how-well-can-you-do/584023 "2011-06-04T12:12:49Z")
http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692 The opening page sez, FWIW: "The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do bett… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1290) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1292)