# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1296 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1297 --- ## [Why were Reagan and Bush knighted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-reagan-and-bush-knighted/583026)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-reagan-and-bush-knighted/583026 "2011-05-27T19:57:54Z")
With Obama meeting the queen, I got to wondering about US presidents getting knighted, and how weird that would be. Google tells me only Reagan and Bush were knighted, after their terms. For giggles, what would happen i… --- ## [This doesn't exactly light up anybody's life, does it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-doesnt-exactly-light-up-anybodys-life-does-it/582888)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-doesnt-exactly-light-up-anybodys-life-does-it/582888 "2011-05-27T18:33:01Z")
Ever have a conversation with someone who feels down or depressed, and everything you say, they bring up some horribly depressing fact to feel bad about? Today’s CNN headlines contain a perfect example: ‘You Light Up M… --- ## [Ask me anything about St. Louis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-anything-about-st-louis/580258)
**Author:** [@Tyrannosaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrannosaur)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-anything-about-st-louis/580258 "2011-05-27T18:14:36Z")
After seeing the “Ask me anything about Quebec” thread on Facepunch, I’ve wanted to make a thread about my hometown, Saint Louis. Feel free to ask me anything about the city of St. Louis, the surrounding area, or Missour… --- ## [Interesting bit of aviation history – Jackie Cochran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-bit-of-aviation-history-jackie-cochran/583094)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-bit-of-aviation-history-jackie-cochran/583094 "2011-05-27T17:26:04Z")
I meant to post this on May 11th (her birthday), but got sidetracked. I figured better late than never, though. A brief summation, for those unfamiliar. In the early part of last century when flying was something new … --- ## [There's A REAL "Hershey Highway"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-real-hershey-highway/583268)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-real-hershey-highway/583268 "2011-05-27T15:59:09Z")
I was getting ready to go to the doctor this morning, putting on fresh underwear and stuff, when I started wondering about this, googled it and sure enough, the Hershey Highway is otherwise known as Route 322 and runs th… --- ## [Exploding Watermelons in China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-watermelons-in-china/583021)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-watermelons-in-china/583021 "2011-05-27T15:35:55Z")
Sounds like some weird SF plot, or an Onion article, but apparently it’s true: http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2011/05/17/china\_watermelons\_burst\_from\_excess\_chemicals/?camp=obinsite --- ## [Durder (sp?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/durder-sp/357742)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/durder-sp/357742 "2011-05-27T15:12:54Z")
Okay. This is truly mundane, but may not be as pointless as it sounds. We’ll just have to see, okay? Years ago, let’s say 20, a work buddy pointed out to me that the name for the cardboard tube inside a roll of toilet p… --- ## [In tribute to my brother Tyler, raising money for the Chordoma Foundation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-tribute-to-my-brother-tyler-raising-money-for-the-chordoma-foundation/581801)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-tribute-to-my-brother-tyler-raising-money-for-the-chordoma-foundation/581801 "2011-05-27T14:48:19Z")
Hi Dopers, Many of you were very helpful and supportive during my brother Tyler’s four-year struggle with chordoma. The last six months without him have been very hard for all of us. Dealing with our grief and all the o… --- ## [What is this accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-accent/575771)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-accent/575771 "2011-05-27T14:00:45Z")
The place I go for coffee has a new coffee person. He has a weird accent, a bit like a Southern USA accent, but it doesn’t sound quite like the ones on TV. He says “haa” for “Hi”, “chaa” for “chai” and he asked me “How c… --- ## [I figured out a great way to make money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-figured-out-a-great-way-to-make-money/583344)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-figured-out-a-great-way-to-make-money/583344 "2011-05-27T13:28:54Z")
For over a month now I’ve been planning a short little vacation for this weekend. It’s going to be a beach vacation. It’s not terribly far from here. For the past several weeks the weather here has been terrible. Cold, … --- ## [Please reply to this thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reply-to-this-thread/582778)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reply-to-this-thread/582778 "2011-05-27T12:41:15Z")
I just had a big laugh over the Test Poll: Ignore that’s not being ignored. I am so curious if the reverse will work. Please respond to this thread. I don’t even care what (if anything) you might say in the response. --- ## [If I Choose Wrong, I'll be Not Any Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-choose-wrong-ill-be-not-any-cats/581692)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-choose-wrong-ill-be-not-any-cats/581692 "2011-05-27T12:28:29Z")
I’m down to my last cat. His name is Shup. It’s short for Shupiluliumiash, a Hittite King. He’s 18 years old, and he has a growth on his face. It’s about the size of a golf ball and it hangs from his lower lip near hi… --- ## [My Business is about to fold and I am sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-business-is-about-to-fold-and-i-am-sad/581057)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-business-is-about-to-fold-and-i-am-sad/581057 "2011-05-27T09:02:09Z")
(Long and full of whine!) Two and half years ago I joined a small start-up. I poured my heart and soul into the development and we have created a product that I am quite proud of. But we were always underfunded and ev… --- ## [I've got lizards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-lizards/582907)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-lizards/582907 "2011-05-27T06:01:53Z")
Well, I assume lizards - because you know what they say: For every one you see, there are 8 more living in the walls. God, I hope I have that wrong… Anyway, can anyone identify what this guy is? I’m pretty sure “yard li… --- ## [Crime rate DOWN DOWN DOWN!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-rate-down-down-down/583185)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-rate-down-down-down/583185 "2011-05-27T04:51:16Z")
One thing that drives me crazy is that when the crime rate goes up, it is screamed from every headline and all TV talking heads go on and on about it. But when the crime rate goes down, it might merit a paragraph on pag… --- ## [Blood on the lab floor (or how I made a co-worker scream)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-on-the-lab-floor-or-how-i-made-a-co-worker-scream/583387)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-on-the-lab-floor-or-how-i-made-a-co-worker-scream/583387 "2011-05-27T03:56:43Z")
Working in the lab today, I had been cutting a bunch of polymer concrete samples on the wet-saw. These things are dense and sharp. I was carrying a handful of samples to the bench, still wet from the saw, and they slip… --- ## ["My Husband's Other Wife," by Emily Yoffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husbands-other-wife-by-emily-yoffe/581541)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husbands-other-wife-by-emily-yoffe/581541 "2011-05-27T02:42:53Z")
A true story, sad, but wonderful in many ways. --- ## [How Nazi Scientists Tried to Create an Army of Talking Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nazi-scientists-tried-to-create-an-army-of-talking-dogs/583275)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nazi-scientists-tried-to-create-an-army-of-talking-dogs/583275 "2011-05-27T01:36:36Z")
I swear, sometimes I have to check to make sure it’s not The Daily Show or The Onion. Thgis is currently up on Yahoo news: You just know that they’d be breeding Alsatians for this. You couldn’t see SS troops with, say,… --- ## [A friend passes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-passes/583373)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-passes/583373 "2011-05-27T01:00:14Z")
I just found out last night that V, the wife of C, my best friend from university, died on Monday of brain cancer. We were all in the same class, but I didn’t know her nearly as well as C. C and I were like two peas in … --- ## [Joplin tornado : my brother is alive!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joplin-tornado-my-brother-is-alive/582859)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joplin-tornado-my-brother-is-alive/582859 "2011-05-26T23:34:32Z")
About 6:30 p.m. my sister called me to tell me that Joplin MO, where my parents and brother live, had been hit by tornadoes. She and her husband were on their way there. My brother was not answering the phone, and from… --- ## [Hey, RTFirefly!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rtfirefly/48652)
**Author:** [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rtfirefly/48652 "2011-05-26T23:21:31Z")
“What has happened to your nose?” “I’ve just returned from Rome.” “What? Whatwhatwhat?” \[sub\]NOTE: If anyone else gets what this thread is about, feel free to join in. If you don’t get it, just leave quietly because w… --- ## [Mermaid Guts. a Primer, with Link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mermaid-guts-a-primer-with-link/583365)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mermaid-guts-a-primer-with-link/583365 "2011-05-26T23:00:36Z")
How many of you wondered about the naughty bits of a mermaid? Check it out. http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-what-the-inside-of-a-mermaid-looks-like/ Mostly Safe For Work. The Artist– http://www.walmorcorrea.com.br… --- ## [Brian Mitchell sentenced to life in prison!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-mitchell-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/583229)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-mitchell-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/583229 "2011-05-26T22:57:42Z")
Story here. Much more at the link. --- ## [Aviation biofuels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-biofuels/583340)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-biofuels/583340 "2011-05-26T21:52:01Z")
Article. Yesterday the local NPR affiliate had a story about biofuels for airlines. The radio report said Boeing said that biofuels are ‘better than petroleum-based fuel’. No cite. In any case, it’s a good start. Ri… --- ## [Help wanted: continuation of project-specific efforts in the context of established firm priorities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-continuation-of-project-specific-efforts-in-the-context-of-established-firm-priorities/583312)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-continuation-of-project-specific-efforts-in-the-context-of-established-firm-priorities/583312 "2011-05-26T21:36:49Z")
from New York craigslist: (obvious “best of Craigslist” satire, but still really cool) --- ## [WTH!? Winter Storm Watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-winter-storm-watch/583164)
**Author:** [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-winter-storm-watch/583164 "2011-05-26T19:51:56Z")
I understand there are worse weather events happening out there this week, so let me start by apologizing for my bitchiness to anyone fighting tornadoes or floods. But…Really? You can’t be serious. A winter storm watch a… --- ## [Looks like I got a new gig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-got-a-new-gig/583329)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-got-a-new-gig/583329 "2011-05-26T19:18:47Z")
As mentioned in this thread, my business looks like it is over. So I was out job hunting. My business partners asked me if I would take temp work and - if they get things rolling - come back in the fall. Since I was r… --- ## [me vs myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-vs-myself/583085)
**Author:** [@sangin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-vs-myself/583085 "2011-05-26T19:15:56Z")
I have moved to a new place with my husband. I am looking for jobs here but yet to find one. For the past 8 months, i thought this break would do me good, but no it has not. It has killed the real me. i initially made a … --- ## [Dog tease video. Stupid, but highly amusing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-tease-video-stupid-but-highly-amusing/583336)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-tease-video-stupid-but-highly-amusing/583336 "2011-05-26T19:05:19Z")
Ultimate Dog Tease --- ## [Grammar Nazis...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis/583261)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis/583261 "2011-05-26T19:04:04Z")
OK…a debate I have become embroiled in… I will give you feedback. I have given my feedback to the politician. She gave feedback. They fedback to me. The gave me feedback. Are any of these incorrect? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1295) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1297)