# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=378 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 379 --- ## [Ask the person who walked the Camino de Santiago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-walked-the-camino-de-santiago/838868)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-walked-the-camino-de-santiago/838868 "2019-08-24T07:41:58Z")
A.k.a. the St. James Way. I just returned and I’m happy to answer questions. --- ## [Christians Against Dinosaurs website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-against-dinosaurs-website/838802)
**Author:** [@Quttaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quttaus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-against-dinosaurs-website/838802 "2019-08-24T03:08:12Z")
https://www.christiansagainstdinosaurs.com/# https://www.facebook.com/groups/nonexistingdinosaurs/ Friend of mine posted this on Facebook yesterday. Just thought I would share it. Normally I would think this was a jok… --- ## [Who trains these customer service people???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-trains-these-customer-service-people/839019)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-trains-these-customer-service-people/839019 "2019-08-24T02:35:12Z")
So I’ve got two sick Dell laptops. There is a design flaw with the motherboard and the USB-C port breaks and is non-functional. The only way to repair the port is a motherboard replacement. Since the laptops are under… --- ## [Remembe buying coupon books for local businesses and services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembe-buying-coupon-books-for-local-businesses-and-services/839083)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembe-buying-coupon-books-for-local-businesses-and-services/839083 "2019-08-24T01:40:58Z")
It’s been at least 12 years since I saw discount coupon books for sale. There were discount coupons for oil changes plumbers, carpet cleaning, housekeeper, yard work etc. Also coupons for local cafes, dry cleaners, vi… --- ## [The Feds told the Former CEO of Overstock to sleep with Maria Butina.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feds-told-the-former-ceo-of-overstock-to-sleep-with-maria-butina/839127)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feds-told-the-former-ceo-of-overstock-to-sleep-with-maria-butina/839127 "2019-08-23T23:43:20Z")
“Hi, just in case you didn’t think things could get weirder, the former CEO of Overstock is on Fox saying that the feds told him he should sleep with Maria Butina.” This is probably not really worth it’s own thread, b… --- ## [Man arrested after (attempt at) fixing tires with band-aids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-after-attempt-at-fixing-tires-with-band-aids/839098)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-after-attempt-at-fixing-tires-with-band-aids/839098 "2019-08-23T20:54:03Z")
He wasn’t arrested for the Band-Aids, apparently the inspiration was chemically induced. Man tries to fix flat tires with gauze and Band-Aids. Deputies take him to jail Still, while we all instinctively know this would … --- ## [Dead Broke, No Job. Any ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-broke-no-job-any-ideas/654904)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-broke-no-job-any-ideas/654904 "2019-08-23T17:44:15Z")
As of tomorrow, I will have $130.00 to my name. Literally. I am staying with a friend, who is good enough to not kick me out. My auto insurance, phone and storage facility are current as of tomorrow. My current monthly b… --- ## [My DIL hates searing food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dil-hates-searing-food/838722)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dil-hates-searing-food/838722 "2019-08-23T02:46:42Z")
She supposedly knows the basics of cooking food but she never had a family member had a family member teach her, but of course she would never take any advice to improve her cooking because ‘thats how shes always done it… --- ## [Alternatives to buying Greenland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-buying-greenland/838877)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-buying-greenland/838877 "2019-08-23T00:02:21Z")
In his zealous drive to enrich America, President Trump wants to buy Greenland, but inexplicably, the Danes are against the idea. The Danes don’t seem to know a good deal when it stares them in the face. Bummer. To quenc… --- ## [I came home to a crime scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-home-to-a-crime-scene/838796)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-home-to-a-crime-scene/838796 "2019-08-22T21:08:29Z")
Blood everywhere! Who knew that a 2mm wound on a paw could bleed so much. As an example, look at these pictures (scroll down) and replace the white paint with blood. I went through 2 entire spray bottles of eco-88 tryi… --- ## [Buy Me Lunchbox!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-me-lunchbox/838949)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-me-lunchbox/838949 "2019-08-21T19:07:50Z")
I am at Target during lunch buying the 5 things I always buy every Tuesday at Target. Turning the corner and coming towards me 20 yards away is a young mother, dragging a cart full of paper towels and such, and two youn… --- ## [New dimensions in phishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-phishing/839010)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-phishing/839010 "2019-08-21T17:04:52Z")
Starting about 3 weeks ago I have received at least 100 emails of the following kind. Company X (Amazon, Walmart, Air Canada, all national companies) would like you to fill out a customer satisfaction survey. Simply cl… --- ## [Men in Woodbury NJ need to be more considerate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-woodbury-nj-need-to-be-more-considerate/838797)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-woodbury-nj-need-to-be-more-considerate/838797 "2019-08-21T05:47:20Z")
If they know what’s good for them. She wanted a late-night hookup, but he fell asleep. So she burned his house down, police say Tells the story of a lady who, in anger after not being let in when responding to a booty-ca… --- ## [Man doesn't cut his hair for 15 years until joining the military.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-doesnt-cut-his-hair-for-15-years-until-joining-the-military/838842)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-doesnt-cut-his-hair-for-15-years-until-joining-the-military/838842 "2019-08-21T04:53:02Z")
Donating his hair is a nice gesture. He certainly looks much better. Imho Has anyone told him that’s not a bootcamp buzz? :smiley: Not even close. High and tight is where it’s at. “People often tell us that they wou… --- ## [F16 For Sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f16-for-sale/838765)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f16-for-sale/838765 "2019-08-21T01:41:03Z")
Me want. :cool: https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/83383363/1980-lockheed-f16 --- ## [Who's a good birthday girl? You are!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-a-good-birthday-girl-you-are/838952)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-a-good-birthday-girl-you-are/838952 "2019-08-21T00:54:06Z")
Well, approximate, assigned birthday, given that her litter was found when they were already two months. Still good enough for me, and for her. a still picture and another Happy birthday, yah little brat! :smiley: --- ## [I'm your Handi-Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-your-handi-man/838887)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-your-handi-man/838887 "2019-08-20T22:33:48Z")
Disturbing new sculpture in New Zealand is of a Hand with a Human Face. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/terrifying-hand-statue-intl-scli/index.html --- ## [Holiday from hell, still trapped.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-from-hell-still-trapped/838938)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-from-hell-still-trapped/838938 "2019-08-20T22:10:04Z")
Last year my dad asked me to organise a holiday for him (with me) to Vietnam. I thought he was taking the piss, but turned out he was serious. So here we are, my dad, me, and my grandkids trying to navigate Vietnam. Fuc… --- ## [Elizabeth Smart's father comes out as gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-smarts-father-comes-out-as-gay/838762)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-smarts-father-comes-out-as-gay/838762 "2019-08-20T20:23:28Z")
Maybe he figures now he’s old enough that this news won’t impact his kids much since they are grown. --- ## [Open letter to Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-kobal2/838608)
**Author:** [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-kobal2/838608 "2019-08-20T18:21:14Z")
Dear Kobal2, You don’t know me, but I am a fan. And a hater. I come here for the LOLs and you are a rich source of them. This line from the pledge of allegiance thread: almost cost me a spleen from laughing. But, at t… --- ## [Out In Public: The Social Scene (Survey)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-in-public-the-social-scene-survey/838814)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-in-public-the-social-scene-survey/838814 "2019-08-20T18:01:24Z")
I’m talking about parties, clubs, bars, restaurants, etc. Do you start conversations with random people or do you only talk to your friends? How much do you normally drink? Do you stay sober, have a few, or go all … --- ## [Lightning fell really close to me today - anybody else had lightning striking too close for comfort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-fell-really-close-to-me-today-anybody-else-had-lightning-striking-too-close-for-comfort/838606)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-fell-really-close-to-me-today-anybody-else-had-lightning-striking-too-close-for-comfort/838606 "2019-08-20T17:22:47Z")
Hi evereybody! This morning there was a rather spectacular electric storm here in The Hague. I was going to work in my car when lightning struck a house right as I was driving next to it. Holy FUCK, was that scary!! The… --- ## [Beckdawreks baby. Holy crap this bad,bad,bad!!(the lil'wrekker makes BIG plans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawreks-baby-holy-crap-this-bad-bad-bad-the-lilwrekker-makes-big-plans/838864)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawreks-baby-holy-crap-this-bad-bad-bad-the-lilwrekker-makes-big-plans/838864 "2019-08-20T09:23:46Z")
Well, a few weeks ago the lil’wrekkers long standing penniless boyfriend popped the question. He has prospects to be able to keep her in a style shes accustomed to. She accustomed to being spoiled rotten. I kinda feel so… --- ## [Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/838656)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/838656 "2019-08-20T07:01:09Z")
Not enough people have enough cats in their homes. I recommend at least 1 cat per household, and a total of up to two cats per 500 sq. ft. of living space. This number is not reduced by the quantity or size of non-cat … --- ## [time to take a break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-take-a-break/838830)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-take-a-break/838830 "2019-08-20T06:48:30Z")
Over the last couple of years there have been lots of political developments that seem pretty awful. This isn’t new- every decade has challenges. Somehow, though, my reaction is different. I’m angry. I write cranky let… --- ## [Murder-suicide prompted by medical expenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-suicide-prompted-by-medical-expenses/838473)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-suicide-prompted-by-medical-expenses/838473 "2019-08-19T21:30:59Z")
This happened near me, between here and Bellingham. Elderly couple found dead from murder-suicide after they couldn’t afford wife’s healthcare \[NB: The video in the article is a different occurrence, in California.\] T… --- ## [Breaking News: another heavily armed whitey.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-another-heavily-armed-whitey/838893)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-another-heavily-armed-whitey/838893 "2019-08-19T18:21:19Z")
Looks like this guy was getting ready to shoot him some Jews. Police in Ohio arrested a white nationalist for allegedly threatening to shoot up a Jewish community center in an Instagram video — and seized an arsenal of … --- ## [It isn't Natural for a Parent to Bury a Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-isnt-natural-for-a-parent-to-bury-a-child/838739)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-isnt-natural-for-a-parent-to-bury-a-child/838739 "2019-08-19T16:29:15Z")
No, this isn’t about my recent post about a kid nearly being run over by a train, thanks to the idiot father. I was listening to a forensic documentary this morning, about the Queen’s coroners in London. In it, one of … --- ## [Getting the smile fixed invisibly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-smile-fixed-invisibly/838325)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-smile-fixed-invisibly/838325 "2019-08-19T03:00:04Z")
Or at least sort of invisibly. I just started with the Invisalign system through a clinic here in Beijing. I stumbled across them while they were doing a promo event by the local Wal-Mart, so I got a discount for it. The… --- ## [Who are you & what time is it in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-what-time-is-it-in-the-mmp/838537)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-what-time-is-it-in-the-mmp/838537 "2019-08-19T02:41:56Z")
My phone normally connects to wifi & makes calls over wifi when connected. Last week I couldn’t make calls over wifi; I’m guessing it’s because I’m in a foreign country & don’t have service on this phone. I try adding … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=377) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=379)