# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1299 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1300 --- ## [Jury duty FAQs (?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-faqs/582892)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-faqs/582892 "2011-05-23T15:20:50Z")
I just received my notification I’m called for jury duty in August. My day is a Thursday, and I’m curious if there’s any day one is more likely than another to be empanelled. For instance, I’ve heard that the ‘best’ day … --- ## [I always see stereograms inside-out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-always-see-stereograms-inside-out/582495)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-always-see-stereograms-inside-out/582495 "2011-05-23T15:11:01Z")
Whenever I look at one of those stereogram pictures (you know, the ones that looks like someone puked a rainbow) Somehow my brain sees objects as holes rather than bumps. I can always make them ‘go 3d’ but I can never… --- ## [Thanks to SDMB for introducing me to Couch-to-5K](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-sdmb-for-introducing-me-to-couch-to-5k/582887)
**Author:** [@atlantic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atlantic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-sdmb-for-introducing-me-to-couch-to-5k/582887 "2011-05-23T14:14:59Z")
I ran my first 5K this past weekend! While my time was certainly not noteworthy, my goal was to simply run the entire race and cross the finish line - check and check. Just wanted to give a huge shout out to the SDMB f… --- ## [I can't stand the sound of my own voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-stand-the-sound-of-my-own-voice/582431)
**Author:** [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-stand-the-sound-of-my-own-voice/582431 "2011-05-23T10:30:51Z")
I cringe at the sound of my own recorded voice. Is this a common experience? It sounds so much better in my head and I am horrified about how other people must hear me. --- ## [Central Alabama looks like a war zone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-alabama-looks-like-a-war-zone/580055)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-alabama-looks-like-a-war-zone/580055 "2011-05-23T10:28:16Z")
http://video.tuscaloosanews.com/video/921666515001/ For those who haven’t heard, an EF4 tornado devastated Tuscaloosa (home of the University of Alabama) and suburbs of Birmingham yesterday afternoon. There are lots an… --- ## [Uh ohhhh... Here it comes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-ohhhh-here-it-comes/582735)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-ohhhh-here-it-comes/582735 "2011-05-23T09:27:48Z")
Looks like Camping was right after all. On the Yahoo news site: \*By GUDJON HELGASON, Associated Press – 19 mins ago REYKJAVIK, Iceland – "Iceland’s most active volcano has started erupting, scientists said Saturday… --- ## [The Eichmann trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eichmann-trial/582869)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eichmann-trial/582869 "2011-05-23T07:34:43Z")
I don’t know that this is Mundane and Pointless, but I just wanted to let people know that Yad Vashem has put the complete film of the Eichmann trial on Youtube. So, check it out if you’re interested in that sort of stu… --- ## [A Moving CDO MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moving-cdo-mmp/582078)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moving-cdo-mmp/582078 "2011-05-23T01:53:04Z")
So my best friend C’s roommate moved out, and she needed a new one. I got asked, since I was there more than I was at the old place(did I mention the Digital cable and the 50" LCD TV?). I’ve been working on it for two mo… --- ## [MADs: BSO at Oregon Ridge, July 23rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-bso-at-oregon-ridge-july-23rd/582831)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-bso-at-oregon-ridge-july-23rd/582831 "2011-05-23T00:07:36Z")
Every summer, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra does a summer concert series at Oregon Ridge State Park. It’s really great, and we usually go for the Independence Day Spectacular. This year, though, on July 23rd, the BSO … --- ## [Chuck E. Cheese sued for encouraging kids to gamble.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-e-cheese-sued-for-encouraging-kids-to-gamble/582777)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-e-cheese-sued-for-encouraging-kids-to-gamble/582777 "2011-05-22T23:01:07Z")
Story Here. What’s next? Someone suing a restaurant chain for serving hot coffee? --- ## [psychology term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-term/582808)
**Author:** [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-term/582808 "2011-05-22T20:29:58Z")
Hi all, doing a little self-therapy on myself, lol and need some help with the vernacular to study more. My issue is kinda the “last-picked-in-gym-class-complex” hehe… basically, I have a sensitivity to speaking about … --- ## [Thanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/582771)
**Author:** [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/582771 "2011-05-22T16:24:30Z")
Just woke up and see that the World didn’t end. So… thanks to whoever made that happen. You’re awesome. --- ## [Do any splurging on Rapture Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-splurging-on-rapture-day/582690)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-splurging-on-rapture-day/582690 "2011-05-22T13:53:34Z")
Me, I ordered whole milk rather than skim at breakfast. Very satisfying! --- ## [Let's plan our post-rapture party!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-plan-our-post-rapture-party/581594)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-plan-our-post-rapture-party/581594 "2011-05-22T11:58:42Z")
As many of y’all may have heard, a good number of Xtians have decided to ignore the plain words of the Gospel and assert that they know when the Rapture is going to occur: namely on the 21st of this month. Such persons … --- ## [Whatcha Doin' Next Week When the Rapture Comes? (May 21, 2011)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doin-next-week-when-the-rapture-comes-may-21-2011/581806)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doin-next-week-when-the-rapture-comes-may-21-2011/581806 "2011-05-22T04:50:33Z")
On May 21, I’ll be on a plane coming back from St. Louis. It’d kind of suck if my pilot was suddenly raptured. :slight\_smile: I wasn’t going to post in any of the End of the World/May 21/Rapture threads, but I admit I’v… --- ## [Am I Reading Too Much into this Rejection Notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-reading-too-much-into-this-rejection-notice/582653)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-reading-too-much-into-this-rejection-notice/582653 "2011-05-22T04:38:33Z")
Long story short, I submitted three short pieces to an online magazine. All three were rejected by an email for each piece. Two of the pieces were rejected with the standard “after careful consideration, we find this d… --- ## [Let's talk seriously about Post-Rapture looting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-seriously-about-post-rapture-looting/582522)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-seriously-about-post-rapture-looting/582522 "2011-05-22T04:05:52Z")
What sort of thing could we reasonably expect to be left behind by those raptured away? In this thread about planning a Post-Rapture Party, the following things are listed as looting targets: the local Kroger’s good S… --- ## [North Koreans on Hunger Strike in Bangkok](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreans-on-hunger-strike-in-bangkok/444908)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreans-on-hunger-strike-in-bangkok/444908 "2011-05-22T03:07:06Z")
Story here. We actually get a surprising number of North Korean refugees in Thailand. I have no idea how they manage to do it, but they make it overland all the way across China and Burma or Laos, crossing into Thailand… --- ## [I think the world IS ending!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-world-is-ending/582699)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-world-is-ending/582699 "2011-05-22T00:13:41Z")
The sky is this funny blue color, not the normal gray. There’s no rain falling. And there’s a really bright THING in it, so bright you can’t look at it. I’m sure this has something to do with the end of the world. --- ## [First time Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-poster/582659)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-poster/582659 "2011-05-21T23:14:35Z")
hi to all here. I have finally got the nerve to post. I am 61 and have just been forced to retire from my career. I was interested in the web way back and since I now have much free time I have started fooling with it… --- ## [Aduncate pier and beam foundation repair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aduncate-pier-and-beam-foundation-repair/582666)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aduncate-pier-and-beam-foundation-repair/582666 "2011-05-21T23:05:34Z")
Here might be friends all surrounding everybody here. Here is Everette, my Baker as well as Lionel, the Butcher furthermore naturally Connie. She is this great companion of my Baker, however also the cousine of the Butch… --- ## [Would it bother you if your spouse declined an invitation because a certain ex was...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-your-spouse-declined-an-invitation-because-a-certain-ex-was/582360)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-your-spouse-declined-an-invitation-because-a-certain-ex-was/582360 "2011-05-21T21:37:32Z")
attending the event? No hypothetical situation today, boys and girls. Here’s the sitch: I just got an invitation to a party I would otherwise be inclined to attend. The person hosting the event has been my friend for… --- ## [Angry at the Rapture stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-at-the-rapture-stories/582689)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-at-the-rapture-stories/582689 "2011-05-21T21:28:51Z")
So my uncle died, age 30, after the failed end-of-the-world prediction among Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1975. I was just a kid, so I didn’t have a full understanding, and we weren’t JWs anyway. It may have been suicide; my … --- ## [Merry Rapturemas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rapturemas/582684)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rapturemas/582684 "2011-05-21T19:40:53Z")
\[RIGHT\]“But of that day and \[that\] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” – Mark 13:32\[/RIGHT\] In honor of this auspicious occasion, I propose a new holiday: Raptu… --- ## [Rapture Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapture-threads/582697)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapture-threads/582697 "2011-05-21T18:25:06Z")
Just out of curiosity I did a keyword search on “rapture” in hopes of getting a feel for how many recent threads have been posted on the general topic. If you want to pick another pertinent keyword for a similar search … --- ## [Ask the alleged Workaholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-alleged-workaholic/582291)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-alleged-workaholic/582291 "2011-05-21T17:21:58Z")
In the Great Debates thread, Should the US Have a 40-Hr. Week/8 hr. Day?, I posted the following comment. Well, that received a number of responses, questions, etc that got me to think about this matter because, by the… --- ## [It is 10 AM here in India, but no rapture.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-10-am-here-in-india-but-no-rapture/582654)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-10-am-here-in-india-but-no-rapture/582654 "2011-05-21T14:37:39Z")
Or is it only in U.S? Or do we have to wait till U.S wakes up? :frowning: --- ## [Venezuela Suspends Driver's License for First Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-suspends-drivers-license-for-first-time/582641)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-suspends-drivers-license-for-first-time/582641 "2011-05-21T13:18:12Z")
The first-ever suspension of a Venezuelan driver’s license. It belonged to a bus driver who was “driving at excessive speed in a large, overladen passenger bus that was missing one of its rear wheels.” Under a new law. G… --- ## [To renew or not to renew, that is the question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-renew-or-not-to-renew-that-is-the-question/582476)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-renew-or-not-to-renew-that-is-the-question/582476 "2011-05-21T12:46:29Z")
It’s that time. My SDMB membership is up for renewal. I’m not sure that I get the bang for the buck from the Dope any more. I don’t spend anywhere near as much time in here as I used to. I get the joy of being listed… --- ## [Anyone allergic to anything strange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-allergic-to-anything-strange/79673)
**Author:** [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-allergic-to-anything-strange/79673 "2011-05-21T11:26:15Z")
Most people are allergic to certain foods or animals. What else can you be allergic to that’s different from that? I think I’m allergic to mosquitoes. Almost every time I get bit by one the area swells up and turns red … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1298) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1300)