# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1295 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1296 --- ## [My divorce is (almost) final!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-divorce-is-almost-final/583528)
**Author:** [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-divorce-is-almost-final/583528 "2011-05-30T03:54:55Z")
Catch up on the saga here and here. We we last left our intrepid hero (me) a new lawyer had been hired and a court date had been set. And my lawyer wasted no time in getting started. He redid discovery since the documen… --- ## [I have a job! - happy dance-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-happy-dance/570862)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-happy-dance/570862 "2011-05-30T03:52:22Z")
As I posted before, I have been a stay-at-home-mom for the last 12 years. That’s a really really long time. Going back to the work world was scary… especially in the current economy. But when my husband took a major h… --- ## [Young Or Old - Murder Was The Answer in Pre 1900 Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-or-old-murder-was-the-answer-in-pre-1900-chicago/583702)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-or-old-murder-was-the-answer-in-pre-1900-chicago/583702 "2011-05-30T03:25:45Z")
I was looking at crimes in old Chicago Tribune papers and these two extremes stood out. I love the way the paper makes it sound like the reason this 18 year old killed his 18 year old friend or lover or whatever was so… --- ## [Have you seen us? A thread for missing children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-us-a-thread-for-missing-children/68613)
**Author:** [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-us-a-thread-for-missing-children/68613 "2011-05-30T00:52:26Z")
I’ve been at the SDMB for over a year now, and I’ve been able to use it to further my own goals and life several times. I’ve also been able to help dopers with it. I’m confident the same can be said of many of you. This… --- ## [A Question for German "Expressionism" Scholars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-german-expressionism-scholars/48087)
**Author:** [@egkelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/egkelly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-german-expressionism-scholars/48087 "2011-05-29T22:22:58Z")
I hope somebody out there is an expert on the “expressionist” movement in German culture. I understand this movement was active from around 1920 to 1935-and that the German cinema had many examples of it. First of all-wh… --- ## [PSA regarding telling anecdotes on the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-regarding-telling-anecdotes-on-the-dope/583379)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-regarding-telling-anecdotes-on-the-dope/583379 "2011-05-29T17:37:58Z")
Or any other message board, but since the SDMB is the one we’re all on, I thought I’d mention it specifically. Let’s say you have a friend, A. That friend has a son, B. The son’s girlfriend, C, is having an altercation … --- ## [Big Boom in Philadelphia caused by 1.7 Magnitude Earthquake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642 "2011-05-29T13:11:20Z")
According to this article, a 1.7 magnitude Earthquake caused a Big Boom in Philadelphia, PA. 1.7 Magnitude quake? --- ## [US adults think a quarter of Americans are gay/lesbian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-adults-think-a-quarter-of-americans-are-gay-lesbian/583464)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-adults-think-a-quarter-of-americans-are-gay-lesbian/583464 "2011-05-29T10:50:09Z")
From a Gallup poll: \[ \](http://www.gallup.com/poll/147824/Adults-Estimate-Americans-Gay-Lesbian.aspx?utm\_source=alert&utm\_medium=email&utm\_campaign=syndication&utm\_content=morelink&utm\_term=Politics) This poll result… --- ## [How I spent my Saturday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-saturday/583634)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-saturday/583634 "2011-05-29T04:16:01Z")
Roomie and I planned to get together with friends in Seattle today. That didn’t work out, but she and I did go to the Seattle Aquarium. That was nice. I think the last time I went to an aquarium was a Dopefest at the … --- ## [Grandma was Grandpa. So it's true...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandma-was-grandpa-so-its-true/583517)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandma-was-grandpa-so-its-true/583517 "2011-05-29T04:01:28Z")
…what Ruth Rendell said. “After further investigation, detectives have determined the person believed to be a female suspect in fact is a male,” DeKalb County police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said Friday evening. --- ## [Queen's security clamped while Queen visits car park magnate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queens-security-clamped-while-queen-visits-car-park-magnate/583480)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queens-security-clamped-while-queen-visits-car-park-magnate/583480 "2011-05-29T03:12:51Z")
Queen’s security clamped while Queen visits car park magnate: Queen safety police wheel-clamped in Portsmouth - BBC News I got a kick out of this. I’m curious to see how it plays out, so if anyone comes across reports… --- ## [People for whom a disaster is not so disatrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-for-whom-a-disaster-is-not-so-disatrous/583609)
**Author:** [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-for-whom-a-disaster-is-not-so-disatrous/583609 "2011-05-29T02:02:15Z")
My grandfather used to work for Pratt and Whitney aircraft manufacturers in CT, and at one point, part of his duties used to include informing widows when a worker was killed on an on-the-job accident. He told me that ev… --- ## [So I'm considering letting my son live with his dad...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-considering-letting-my-son-live-with-his-dad/583053)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-considering-letting-my-son-live-with-his-dad/583053 "2011-05-29T00:05:22Z")
Ever since I got divorced about 5 years ago, Dominic has been living with me and going for visits to his dad (out of state). We’ve moved twice in that time and will be moving again after next year, because of my husband’… --- ## [I went to the wrong church (Pope sacks monks for malfeasance, loose living and exotic dancing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-the-wrong-church-pope-sacks-monks-for-malfeasance-loose-living-and-exotic-dancing/583231)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-the-wrong-church-pope-sacks-monks-for-malfeasance-loose-living-and-exotic-dancing/583231 "2011-05-28T23:00:43Z")
How come I never get invited to THESE ceremonies? The Guardian (UK): Pope ousts ‘loose living’ monks of Rome’s Santa Croce monastery - Vatican acts after reports of monastery staging concerts featuring lap dancer and ru… --- ## [Will this shrimp fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-shrimp-fly/583575)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-shrimp-fly/583575 "2011-05-28T21:02:26Z")
Yup, it’s a shrimp on a treadmill. Can it take off? --- ## [The Nissan Cube is a big old fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nissan-cube-is-a-big-old-fake/583422)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nissan-cube-is-a-big-old-fake/583422 "2011-05-28T19:27:44Z")
I was intrigued by the asymmetrical design of the Nissan Cube, with its wrap-around window on the right rear. It got me thinking about how this might be an interesting way to eliminate a blind spot and increase road safe… --- ## [For those who live in the US: What your state is best and worst at.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-live-in-the-us-what-your-state-is-best-and-worst-at/583468)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-live-in-the-us-what-your-state-is-best-and-worst-at/583468 "2011-05-28T18:44:49Z")
I found these interesting. If you live in the USA, here’s what your state does best with. And here’s what it’s worst at. So Arizona may have the most people suffering from alcoholism…but at least they’re doing it on n… --- ## [Cool Pendulum Wave video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-pendulum-wave-video/583351)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-pendulum-wave-video/583351 "2011-05-28T17:15:18Z")
YouTube video here. Mesmerizing. --- ## [Tourists Will No Longer Be Able To Legally Buy Marijuana In The Netherlands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourists-will-no-longer-be-able-to-legally-buy-marijuana-in-the-netherlands/583503)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourists-will-no-longer-be-able-to-legally-buy-marijuana-in-the-netherlands/583503 "2011-05-28T16:47:59Z")
The far right Dutch government has just announced that starting next year, only Dutch citizens will be allowed buy cannabis in the Netherlands’ world famous “coffee shops”. I have to imagine that tourism to Holland is g… --- ## [Wouldn't pain medication dosages scale with body size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-pain-medication-dosages-scale-with-body-size/583226)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-pain-medication-dosages-scale-with-body-size/583226 "2011-05-28T16:44:48Z")
Something that’s always bothered the heck out of me. The labels always provide a does for adults and children 12y and older. So a 180 lb man takes the same dose as a 90 lb child? How about a 270 lb man? --- ## [October 21, 2011. The revised....I mean "real" rapture.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-21-2011-the-revised-i-mean-real-rapture/582973)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-21-2011-the-revised-i-mean-real-rapture/582973 "2011-05-28T14:02:51Z")
Yeah, that’s the ticket. The destruction of the Earth? Remember that? Yeah…that’s the rapture date, too, now. Yep. Radio host says Rapture actually coming in October --- ## [Are you a planker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-planker/582940)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-planker/582940 "2011-05-28T14:02:04Z")
Apparently there is a growing fad, that started in Australia, called planking. See examples of it here and here. It basically is having a photograph of your self taken laying face down on an object. Posting photos of … --- ## [Anyone doing the Post Hunt in DC next weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-doing-the-post-hunt-in-dc-next-weekend/583509)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-doing-the-post-hunt-in-dc-next-weekend/583509 "2011-05-28T13:35:32Z")
A few friends of mine and I may be flying to DC next weekend for the Post Hunt. Anyone else going? We MIGHT need a teammate or two…right now, there may be only three of us. We’re not sure how long we’ll be in town…ten… --- ## [A Blackhawk woke me this morning. Obama's in Ireland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blackhawk-woke-me-this-morning-obamas-in-ireland/582872)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blackhawk-woke-me-this-morning-obamas-in-ireland/582872 "2011-05-28T12:10:50Z")
He’s only here for the day. Quick trip down to MoneyGall to visit some distant cousins and then back to Dublin to give a speech at College Green. Weather this morning was nasty but it’s brightening now. Would have love… --- ## [I'm a guy and I've had (what seem to be) multiple orgasms. How uncommon is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-guy-and-ive-had-what-seem-to-be-multiple-orgasms-how-uncommon-is-this/583397)
**Author:** [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-guy-and-ive-had-what-seem-to-be-multiple-orgasms-how-uncommon-is-this/583397 "2011-05-28T11:54:15Z")
So I’m a guy in my 30s. I’ve been masturbating since I was a young teenager but I first had sex with another person when I was 29 and only recently began having regular sex with someone (this is probably a whole other t… --- ## [Air France Crash (2009): Investigators homing in on black boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-france-crash-2009-investigators-homing-in-on-black-boxes/538672)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-france-crash-2009-investigators-homing-in-on-black-boxes/538672 "2011-05-28T02:55:01Z")
Recent news article: investigators are getting closer to locating the black boxes from last year’s Air France crash in the south Atlantic: Air France crash ‘black box site found in Atlantic’: Still no guarantee that … --- ## [Friendly's offering a Happy Ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendlys-offering-a-happy-ending/583494)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendlys-offering-a-happy-ending/583494 "2011-05-28T02:29:13Z")
Hilarious. And, we would presume, completely intentional… --- ## [Lovely cat video. Mama cat hugs her baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-cat-video-mama-cat-hugs-her-baby/583412)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-cat-video-mama-cat-hugs-her-baby/583412 "2011-05-28T01:24:20Z")
Link. Too cute not to share.:slight\_smile: --- ## [Everyone still here? Anyone been Raptured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-still-here-anyone-been-raptured/582669)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-still-here-anyone-been-raptured/582669 "2011-05-27T22:23:41Z")
So, we still all here? Anyone have family or friends that were Raptured? Sadly, I can’t even think of anyone to check with - all my friends are going to hell. --- ## [XKCD:Extended Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-extended-mind/583174)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-extended-mind/583174 "2011-05-27T20:22:03Z")
http://xkcd.com/903/ I have had similar thoughts, but it usually the feeling the not being connected to the internet is like having a lobotomy. A friend of mine in Japan mentioned getting a fiber optic connection in her… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1294) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1296)