# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=373 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 374 --- ## [Ask the woman with stage 4 colon cancer! \[update - Maggie has passed away\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509 "2019-09-20T16:41:27Z")
Hey y’all! Soooo at the beginning of June I was diagnosed with colon cancer, which had metastasized\* into my lungs and possibly my liver. Because it’s spread so far (and mostly to my lungs), it’s considered incurable, … --- ## [Why does (insert interaction with bureaucracy) have to be so hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-insert-interaction-with-bureaucracy-have-to-be-so-hard/840156)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-insert-interaction-with-bureaucracy-have-to-be-so-hard/840156 "2019-09-20T11:39:30Z")
I recently moved across the country, and being a resident now in a new state, toddled up to the local vehicle licencing office this morning to transfer my driver’s licence. Farking hell. My current licence, passport, b… --- ## [MacTech's Surgical Misadventures (the Tale of the Broken Ankle) :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mactechs-surgical-misadventures-the-tale-of-the-broken-ankle/840519)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mactechs-surgical-misadventures-the-tale-of-the-broken-ankle/840519 "2019-09-20T00:55:50Z")
I finally feel comfortable enough to post about this, as it’s a long, sad tale of woe (are there good tales of woe? :wink: ), after i post this, i have a question for the Doctors of the Dope… On January 4, 2018, i had a… --- ## [Sweatshirts based on school shootings with simulated bullet holes in them? Sure, great idea!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-based-on-school-shootings-with-simulated-bullet-holes-in-them-sure-great-idea/840468)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-based-on-school-shootings-with-simulated-bullet-holes-in-them-sure-great-idea/840468 "2019-09-19T21:30:38Z")
I wish there was a “Dumb as Fuck” thread, but really? Somebody approved this :smack: --- ## [Pulled a Woman out of a car yesterday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-a-woman-out-of-a-car-yesterday/840434)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-a-woman-out-of-a-car-yesterday/840434 "2019-09-19T18:37:34Z")
I was on my mid morning walk yesterday. I was walking south on the right hand side of the street (ie. walking with traffic, not facing it) and looking to my right as I was about to turn right at an intersection. So I d… --- ## [14th amendment to constitution changing congressional representation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14th-amendment-to-constitution-changing-congressional-representation/840410)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14th-amendment-to-constitution-changing-congressional-representation/840410 "2019-09-19T15:11:11Z")
i just heard a historian on NPR talk about the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the US constitution. He pointed out a section of the 14th that I had never thought about. “2. Representatives shall be apportioned among … --- ## [Cheaply built, mass produced apartment complexes/condos- how many are in your city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaply-built-mass-produced-apartment-complexes-condos-how-many-are-in-your-city/840425)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaply-built-mass-produced-apartment-complexes-condos-how-many-are-in-your-city/840425 "2019-09-19T12:57:07Z")
I’m talking about apartment complexes/condos that look roughly like these: https://media.atre.yardi.com/1/103761/images/Cubix-North.jpg?w=300&h=225 https://media.graytvinc.com/images/690\*388/Mishawaka+apartments1.jpg … --- ## [Any Clergy on the Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-clergy-on-the-board/840455)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-clergy-on-the-board/840455 "2019-09-19T06:35:40Z")
I’m not counting mail order ordinations (I don’t have a problem with them; I’ve considered going that route myself). Any religion, as long as you had to work for it. --- ## [Wrestler with dreadlocks forced to cut them off before competing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestler-with-dreadlocks-forced-to-cut-them-off-before-competing/826552)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestler-with-dreadlocks-forced-to-cut-them-off-before-competing/826552 "2019-09-19T04:07:13Z")
This story is all over the news right now. (Distraction, anybody?) Anyway, people are having all kinds of opinions about this; personally, I have a feeling that it was a potential safety issue and that’s why it was don… --- ## [Organ donation is switching to opt-out in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-is-switching-to-opt-out-in-the-uk/840063)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-is-switching-to-opt-out-in-the-uk/840063 "2019-09-18T19:53:34Z")
I know we’ve debated this on the board before now, but it’s actually happening here in the UK, but I posted this in MPSIMS because I thought it’s interesting, but I don’t see the need for another argument. Next year, or… --- ## [Couple spends $100,000 after bank error](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-spends-100-000-after-bank-error/839997)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-spends-100-000-after-bank-error/839997 "2019-09-18T15:09:53Z")
Morons of the day: NOT from Florida! A Pennsylvania couple was arrested after BB&T accidentally put $120,000 in their account. Instead of notifying the bank, they decided to spend it. Did they really think the bank wou… --- ## [Perhaps you should fill your tank now: Saudi Arabia to cut 1/2 crude production after attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-you-should-fill-your-tank-now-saudi-arabia-to-cut-1-2-crude-production-after-attack/840231)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-you-should-fill-your-tank-now-saudi-arabia-to-cut-1-2-crude-production-after-attack/840231 "2019-09-18T14:20:27Z")
On Saturday, Houthi rebels in Yemen managed to launch a series of drone attacks against Saudi Arabian oil production apparatus. In response, KSA has declared it will temporarily cut crude oil production by 50 percent, r… --- ## [First non stop four way swim across English Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-non-stop-four-way-swim-across-english-channel/840374)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-non-stop-four-way-swim-across-english-channel/840374 "2019-09-18T12:04:45Z")
Sarah Thomas becomes the first person to swim the English Channel four times non-stop. There have been four people who have done three crossings at once and a number who have done two crossings. Total swim took just ove… --- ## [Positive abortion news and experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-abortion-news-and-experiences/839709)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-abortion-news-and-experiences/839709 "2019-09-18T11:59:47Z")
We see a lot of negative news about abortion, but abortion (or legal access to it) has changed many people’s lives for the better. And, though abortion has been restricted and rolled back in many places, small victorie… --- ## [Airline passenger throws coin into airplane engine for good luck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-passenger-throws-coin-into-airplane-engine-for-good-luck/790114)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-passenger-throws-coin-into-airplane-engine-for-good-luck/790114 "2019-09-18T09:55:55Z")
The passenger threw several coins at a China Southern Airlines airliner’s engine, hoping it would ensure a safe flight. Ummm… --- ## [Anyone want to play hide-&-seek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-hide-seek/840292)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-hide-seek/840292 "2019-09-17T23:17:46Z")
In Ikea? --- ## [Nice anti-Chicken Little story from the New York Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-anti-chicken-little-story-from-the-new-york-times/840404)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-anti-chicken-little-story-from-the-new-york-times/840404 "2019-09-17T21:48:35Z")
I expect Steven Pinker is pretty happy to hear this from his Harvard colleagues. --- ## [Insanity or dementia? Or can it be both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insanity-or-dementia-or-can-it-be-both/840358)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insanity-or-dementia-or-can-it-be-both/840358 "2019-09-17T21:17:32Z")
I live in Bedlam. I’ve come to accept it but I think some of my neighbors are not being treated properly. The guy next to me spends his entire days repeating words or phrases endlessly, like, “Waterwaterwater.” The lad… --- ## [I forecast the elections and the results are out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forecast-the-elections-and-the-results-are-out/840204)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forecast-the-elections-and-the-results-are-out/840204 "2019-09-17T21:04:37Z")
Finally last night I got serious about forecasting the upcoming elections. I hunkered down and brought out the chilled beer, astrology manuals, ancient parchment, chaldean numerology references, Dinky and Shelly; lit the… --- ## [In which Maggie asks for help (Gofundme)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-maggie-asks-for-help-gofundme/825818)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-maggie-asks-for-help-gofundme/825818 "2019-09-17T20:38:31Z")
So. Those who have been following along may remember this thread that I started in 2015, when i was first diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. In the 3 1/2 years since my diagnosis, my life has pretty much continue… --- ## [Over the top politics at PBR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-the-top-politics-at-pbr/840351)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-the-top-politics-at-pbr/840351 "2019-09-17T15:17:08Z")
PBR = Professional Bull Riding. This was almost a Pit thread. My wife and I attended the PBR competition in Springfield MO this weekend. I’m a liberal/atheist from NJ who has lived in Arkansas for 40 years. I am totally … --- ## [What the women in your harem should wear this season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-women-in-your-harem-should-wear-this-season/840158)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-women-in-your-harem-should-wear-this-season/840158 "2019-09-17T12:47:59Z")
One of the reasons I keep my membership is to avoid advertisements. One of my annoyances is that the SD main page still had advertisements. But, on occasion, an ad comes up that is too weird not to click. Behold, Loew… --- ## [People don't like my pics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dont-like-my-pics/840275)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dont-like-my-pics/840275 "2019-09-17T11:30:46Z")
I have a few pics on imgur. I don’t post a lot of pics anymore, so I’ve only just noticed that I can see how many upvotes, downvotes, comments, and views there are. I’m surprised by the number of downvotes. There’s a … --- ## [Weird toys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toys/839972)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toys/839972 "2019-09-17T04:54:46Z")
Were toys always this weird, or did I forget something between my kids and my grandkids? My granddaughters have these…things. They have a unicorn head, with a horn. Then there is a long, white, plush cylinder (no legs) … --- ## [I haz silencer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-silencer/827435)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-silencer/827435 "2019-09-17T04:08:10Z")
After a nine month wait for BATFE to do what NICS does in moments, I picked up my Ruger ISB. https://ruger.com/micros/silent-sr-ISB/index.html It is an integrally silenced barrel to fit the Ruger 10/22 takedown I bough… --- ## [Specific version of "Teach a man to fish"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-version-of-teach-a-man-to-fish/840211)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-version-of-teach-a-man-to-fish/840211 "2019-09-16T19:17:46Z")
I have a not too clear memory of a joke version of the “Teach a man to fish” adage with the traditional element “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day” paired with something like “dazzle him with your ostentatious li… --- ## [Woman gets Walmart aisle chain hung on her pant zipper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-gets-walmart-aisle-chain-hung-on-her-pant-zipper/840281)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-gets-walmart-aisle-chain-hung-on-her-pant-zipper/840281 "2019-09-16T16:31:53Z")
Beck you weren’t recently shopping in Oklahoma? This sounds like one of your bad,bad,bad posts. :wink: What an adventure. Walmart’s staff tried to help. I’ve looked at the pictures and can’t figure out why the chain wou… --- ## [My friend’s wife died today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-s-wife-died-today/840234)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-s-wife-died-today/840234 "2019-09-16T15:21:48Z")
My high school best friend and I have reconnected over the past year. His wife (age 50) suffered a heart attack and died this morning. I don’t know even know what to think or how to be a good friend now. We don’t live n… --- ## [Doc (restored B-29) flies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-restored-b-29-flies/760301)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-restored-b-29-flies/760301 "2019-09-16T14:07:26Z")
Long video (was live) http://www.b-29doc.com/firstflight/ Highlights: http://www.b-29doc.com/2016/07/18/video-first-flight-success/ There are now two flying B-29s (the other being “FIFI” which I have seen at Oshkosh) … --- ## [Arkansas murder spree - 1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-murder-spree-1987/840230)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-murder-spree-1987/840230 "2019-09-16T13:39:05Z")
I came across the rather brutal story of R Gene Simmons who murdered his entire family and several others in 1987. I don’t recall it from the news at that time. Beckdawreck, was this anywhere near you or have much effect… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=372) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=374)