# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1294 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1295 --- ## [A Question For History Re-enactors: Why Do You Like Doing This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-history-re-enactors-why-do-you-like-doing-this/569717)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-history-re-enactors-why-do-you-like-doing-this/569717 "2011-06-01T20:39:48Z")
I have been to several Renaissance Fairs, and also to a Civil War battle re-enactment. I am impressed with the dedication of the people who are into this stuff-in the case of the Civil War battle, the guys had all the de… --- ## [Help me remember how to spell the word 'separate'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-how-to-spell-the-word-separate/583569)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-how-to-spell-the-word-separate/583569 "2011-06-01T15:08:29Z")
There’s a lot of words in english that, growing up, you learn how to spell using some kind of trick. My teacher back in elementary school used to say that in order to remember how to spell ‘friend’, it’s ‘fri-end’. ‘Pr… --- ## [From the Onion: Bush: "Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity Is Finally Over"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-onion-bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-prosperity-is-finally-over/583922)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-onion-bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-prosperity-is-finally-over/583922 "2011-06-01T10:36:46Z")
Keep in mind this is pre-9/11, right when George W Bush was inagurated for the first time. http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/ --- ## [This morning I learned never to wear underwear to a hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-morning-i-learned-never-to-wear-underwear-to-a-hospital/583788)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-morning-i-learned-never-to-wear-underwear-to-a-hospital/583788 "2011-06-01T10:35:00Z")
Well, I learned more than that, but that was the most memorable of the lessons I learned. Last night at about midnight I was walking from the kitchen into the bedroom to go to sleep when my sciatica (mentioned here in a… --- ## [Today is the first day of no book month.(for me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-first-day-of-no-book-month-for-me/583933)
**Author:** [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-first-day-of-no-book-month-for-me/583933 "2011-06-01T04:43:18Z")
Because it’s been way too big a time sink lately, stuff isn’t getting done around the flat. I’ve started to notice just how many unread books I have hanging around. Mundane and pointless indeed. --- ## [How much did you get per tooth from the tooth fairy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-get-per-tooth-from-the-tooth-fairy/582278)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-get-per-tooth-from-the-tooth-fairy/582278 "2011-06-01T03:54:26Z")
One of my son’s friends got $5 for his first tooth. My son is trying to get me to negotiate with the tooth fairy for $100 per tooth. Obviously, that’s not going to happen. Anyway, that got me to thinking - how much did … --- ## [My cousin is worried my cell phone will give me cancer . . . in the “rectem.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-is-worried-my-cell-phone-will-give-me-cancer-in-the-rectem/582618)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-is-worried-my-cell-phone-will-give-me-cancer-in-the-rectem/582618 "2011-06-01T01:32:32Z")
He sent me this article from Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Cell phones, brain tumors and a wired earpiece I haven’t read through all the comments yet, but he said in one of them a lady mentions that her husband kept his cell phone… --- ## [Yesterday I practiced guitar for six hours...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-i-practiced-guitar-for-six-hours/583810)
**Author:** [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-i-practiced-guitar-for-six-hours/583810 "2011-06-01T01:05:41Z")
…and I’m very proud of myself! I’ve been a huge fan of John Petrucci (guitarist for Dream Theater) for several years now, and he has mentioned in several interviews that he practiced for six hours per day every day throu… --- ## [Adventures at my 30-year high-school reunion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-at-my-30-year-high-school-reunion/583885)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-at-my-30-year-high-school-reunion/583885 "2011-05-31T23:56:40Z")
This past weekend I went to my high-school reunion. It was the fiftieth anniversary of the school in its present form, but people from the school’s predecessors were more than welcome. For me, it was my thirtieth reunio… --- ## [Extension of Patriot Act signed into law.... by machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extension-of-patriot-act-signed-into-law-by-machine/583390)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extension-of-patriot-act-signed-into-law-by-machine/583390 "2011-05-31T23:11:34Z")
From here. FFS, what’s wrong with a rubber stamp? Or an electronic signature? And why does “sign a bill into law” mean literally signing a document? --- ## [I'm going nuts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-nuts/583871)
**Author:** [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-nuts/583871 "2011-05-31T19:00:00Z")
Well, not really, but I did just tell the self-checkout at Wal-Mart to “Have a good one!” after the automated voice said “Thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart.” :dubious: OTOH, I hope Skynet remembers this… --- ## [Annonymous messaging system for my website.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annonymous-messaging-system-for-my-website/583708)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annonymous-messaging-system-for-my-website/583708 "2011-05-31T16:20:13Z")
I’ve implemented a basic system to allow visitors to post anonymous messages. I am not a web programming expert but I’ve attempted to cover the basics of security - Parametrized queries to avoid sql injection, html e… --- ## [Grammer/useage question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammer-useage-question/583581)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammer-useage-question/583581 "2011-05-31T16:14:01Z")
Been musing about antonyms and why the difference between the prefix “un” and “im.” As why “possible” and “impossible”, and “balanced” and “unbalanced,” for example. Is there any rule regarding this? How did such pref… --- ## [What Strange Things Does Your Cat Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-things-does-your-cat-do/569880)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-things-does-your-cat-do/569880 "2011-05-31T16:13:23Z")
Everyone knows that cats are insane. What strange things does yours do? --- ## [I just acquired a new (mini) horse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-acquired-a-new-mini-horse/577225)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-acquired-a-new-mini-horse/577225 "2011-05-31T13:53:13Z")
Meet Daisy Duke, who is going to keep Peanut company. Peanut has to stay off grass for the rest of his life, and he’s been lonely. Daisy’s also insulin resistant, so she’s dry-lotted too. StG --- ## [Starting a brand-new career tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-brand-new-career-tomorrow/583799)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-brand-new-career-tomorrow/583799 "2011-05-31T09:17:52Z")
So after working in media buying for a bunch of years, and becoming pretty sick of the place I’d been at the last 2 1/2 years - I put out some feelers w/ some friends about possible job openings and ended up landing a ne… --- ## [Hello, Spring? Where are you?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-spring-where-are-you/583510)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-spring-where-are-you/583510 "2011-05-31T06:48:21Z")
Is it just me, or has Spring in New England been like an under achieving alcoholic Uncle who pisses a lot and has the cold sweats? We had a couple good days here and there while Spring sobered up, then the usual dreary,… --- ## [Really??! \[Your WTF moments with other people's behavior\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-your-wtf-moments-with-other-peoples-behavior/583170)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-your-wtf-moments-with-other-peoples-behavior/583170 "2011-05-31T04:31:05Z")
Dude, there are 8 stalls in this bathroom. I’m sitting in the one on the end and 7 are vacant. Did you really have to use the one right next to me for your loud, gassy, loose movement? Really??! Had any “Really??!” mome… --- ## [White kiwi chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-kiwi-chick/583715)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-kiwi-chick/583715 "2011-05-31T01:00:54Z")
A rare white kiwi chick was born in New Zealand. The first one born in captivity. --- ## [Lame things you did as a kid to get attention, but are now deeply embarrassed about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lame-things-you-did-as-a-kid-to-get-attention-but-are-now-deeply-embarrassed-about/583448)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lame-things-you-did-as-a-kid-to-get-attention-but-are-now-deeply-embarrassed-about/583448 "2011-05-30T23:21:07Z")
This thread got me thinking of an idiotic notion I had when I was a kid. It’s something really stupid and pretty sad (but now funny in a lame sort of way) I thought of to get my dad’s attention. So, here’s the story: My… --- ## [Our corpse-flower blooms!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-corpse-flower-blooms/583566)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-corpse-flower-blooms/583566 "2011-05-30T22:24:14Z")
Mrs. J. and I returned from a trip yesterday and were delighted to see our corpse-flower, a.k.a. devil’s tongue a.k.a. voodoo lily in full flower. It’s the second time in the roughly six years I’ve grown this plant (bot… --- ## [Memorial Day - Many thanks to our Veterans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-many-thanks-to-our-veterans/583759)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-many-thanks-to-our-veterans/583759 "2011-05-30T20:07:41Z")
I just got back from the cemetery. Put flags and flowers on my relatives graves. This afternoon we’ll get the grill ready to cook steaks and fries. Frosty cold Watermelon on the deck late this evening will wrap it up. S… --- ## [No, HERE's the true evidence for the End Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-heres-the-true-evidence-for-the-end-times/583616)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-heres-the-true-evidence-for-the-end-times/583616 "2011-05-30T18:39:30Z")
A friend just e-mailed this to me. Have at it: (emphasis original) Now doesn’t that make the rest of you feel foolish? --- ## [Death of a Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-a-squirrel/583774)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-a-squirrel/583774 "2011-05-30T18:33:34Z")
I write today of the passing of a noble squirrel, a hither-to uncounted highway fatality on this Holiday Weekend. And whats more, I didn’t even know its name. I mean, if a being dies on Memorial Day, or any other Federa… --- ## [Keeping Beer Cool On The Patio - In May - In Las Vegas!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-beer-cool-on-the-patio-in-may-in-las-vegas/583775)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-beer-cool-on-the-patio-in-may-in-las-vegas/583775 "2011-05-30T18:18:15Z")
This has been the crappiest Spring since I have moved to Las Vegas 12 years ago. Normally in May, we have all the doors and windows closed because we have the air conditioner on - we have had them shut because the winds … --- ## [My coworker is in the process of flaming out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coworker-is-in-the-process-of-flaming-out/579183)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coworker-is-in-the-process-of-flaming-out/579183 "2011-05-30T16:33:10Z")
If I had written this last week, I would have put it in the Pit. Now I’m just bemused and wondering what’s up with him. I have a coworker, let’s call him F. for Flameboy. F. and I are in the same department, and we’re f… --- ## [DopeFest '11: SW Afghanistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-11-sw-afghanistan/583416)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-11-sw-afghanistan/583416 "2011-05-30T15:38:18Z")
It’s been awhile since I posted; the filters that prevented me seem to be lifted today. That, and there was an open computer on someone else’s desk, so I’m stealing it for five minutes. Hey, me and another Doper are go… --- ## [Who's watching the Joplin, Mo. memorial service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-joplin-mo-memorial-service/583690)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-joplin-mo-memorial-service/583690 "2011-05-30T14:02:33Z")
There’s a memorial service in Joplin right now. I’ve caught a little on TV. I was surprised how very very Christian it got, not only from a Methodist preacher, but from the state governor. Geez, does the word “non-secta… --- ## [Please help me finish my last school project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-finish-my-last-school-project/583750)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-finish-my-last-school-project/583750 "2011-05-30T13:28:38Z")
If you have a moment right now (May 30, 2011), please take my brief survey to help me complete my final social psychology project. The topic is privacy on social networking sites and it isn’t very long. Thank you very m… --- ## [An accented MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-accented-mmp/582878)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-accented-mmp/582878 "2011-05-30T04:20:43Z")
Since it’s now past 0700 East Coast time and no new MMP has shown up, I hereby volunteer to start one. If I’ve walked over someone’s planned entry, tough tuna, my withdrawal symptoms are a bitch. I saw the following new… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1293) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1295)