# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=461 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 462 --- ## [Your Momma Is So Fat...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-momma-is-so-fat/815999)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-momma-is-so-fat/815999 "2018-06-17T06:02:28Z")
when she hauls butt she has to make two trips. --- ## [A blast from the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blast-from-the-past/816227)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blast-from-the-past/816227 "2018-06-17T03:00:23Z")
In Walmart today, I saw a guy wearing a very unusual T-shirt. It said “Rhodesia,” and it had what looked like the Rhodesian coat of arms. I talked to him briefly, and he was originally from there. His accent was one t… --- ## [Octopusnado in China.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopusnado-in-china/816224)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopusnado-in-china/816224 "2018-06-16T22:24:33Z")
No sharks, but still impressive. --- ## [HIV (aka AIDS) still causing fatalities by the thousands in USA --needs to be better known](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiv-aka-aids-still-causing-fatalities-by-the-thousands-in-usa-needs-to-be-better-known/816169)
**Author:** [@Bee\_Mulk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bee_Mulk)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiv-aka-aids-still-causing-fatalities-by-the-thousands-in-usa-needs-to-be-better-known/816169 "2018-06-16T21:37:31Z")
It has not stopped–the fatal element in HIV. Less than 12 months ago a well-known gay-playwright died of HIV and he only found out he had the fatal disease a few months earlier. --- ## [Never take your car to one of those oil/lube places!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-your-car-to-one-of-those-oil-lube-places/815778)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-your-car-to-one-of-those-oil-lube-places/815778 "2018-06-16T18:52:00Z")
(Too lame and weak for The Pit. So I am putting it here.) I purchased a used car a couple days ago. Previous owner mentioned he recently took somewhere for an oil change. None-the-less, I always change the oil ASAP when… --- ## [He's a self-made microbe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-self-made-microbe/816157)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-self-made-microbe/816157 "2018-06-16T14:59:52Z")
Scientists have for the first time captured video of a bacterium reaching out and grabbing a handful of extracellular DNA to evolve itself with. --- ## [Horrifying fairground food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifying-fairground-food/815919)
**Author:** [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifying-fairground-food/815919 "2018-06-16T14:41:35Z")
From Canada, and I thought the US had a near-monopoly on this sort of thing. https://www.calgarystampede.com/stampede/attractions/food I did a search to confirm this actually is the official Calgary Stampede site; the … --- ## [Tesla Auto Pilot fail on video (demonstration)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-auto-pilot-fail-on-video-demonstration/816058)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-auto-pilot-fail-on-video-demonstration/816058 "2018-06-16T14:08:43Z")
Sobering demonstration of auto pilot’s vulnerability to certain road conditions. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-44460980/this-car-is-on-autopilot-what-happens-next This situation required razor sharp reaction fro… --- ## [Do you boycott any local businesses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-boycott-any-local-businesses/815642)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-boycott-any-local-businesses/815642 "2018-06-15T23:37:26Z")
I’m not talking about boycotting businesses because you disapprove of their stock, like fur coats, or blood diamonds. I’m talking about a local business for which you said “I’m never shopping here again!” and really mea… --- ## [Thanks for the money! But WHY???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-the-money-but-why/816088)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-the-money-but-why/816088 "2018-06-15T22:03:56Z")
A month or so ago I received a check from Pennsylvania’s Department of the Treasury. Yay!! Right? But that was all that was in the envelope, a check. No explanation and I wasn’t expecting it. I spent some time Googlin… --- ## [Doctors on the Warpath - Rand Paul Gets a Ribbing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-on-the-warpath-rand-paul-gets-a-ribbing/800913)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-on-the-warpath-rand-paul-gets-a-ribbing/800913 "2018-06-15T20:50:12Z")
Here’s an odd one. Rand Paul got tackled by another doctor and had some ribs busted. Cite-a-roonie. The lawyer for the tackler says it has nothing to do with politics. What could it be about? Work issues (both are/w… --- ## [Does anyone know what happened to LSLGuy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-happened-to-lslguy/815942)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-happened-to-lslguy/815942 "2018-06-15T20:27:44Z")
I’ve always liked his posts, and realized I hadn’t seen him around here for a while. His profile says that he last posted in January, and visited the board in May. Just hope he’s OK. If someone knows and isn’t at libe… --- ## [Car with Uber and Lyft stickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-with-uber-and-lyft-stickers/816156)
**Author:** [@TheZenPaperboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheZenPaperboy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-with-uber-and-lyft-stickers/816156 "2018-06-15T19:32:42Z")
I was out walking and I saw a car with both stickers, one on the side and one on the back window. Anyone else see this kind of setup. Is this type of thing allowed. And since people do have strong feelings about Uber or … --- ## [Deputy fired after being elected Sheriff.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deputy-fired-after-being-elected-sheriff/815721)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deputy-fired-after-being-elected-sheriff/815721 "2018-06-15T15:18:41Z")
Talk about petty. A Deputy Sheriff in South Dakota who had just been elected Sheriff was fired from his job one minute after polls closed. --- ## [Illegal fireworks ruining 4th of July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-fireworks-ruining-4th-of-july/785473)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-fireworks-ruining-4th-of-july/785473 "2018-06-15T10:00:19Z")
Decades ago, fireworks were legal, we bought them at stands, played with them in the streets. Fast forward to more recent years: they are illegal where I live and in most cities around me, although not in one city that… --- ## [All you wanted to know about bumpy pavement tiles but were afraid to ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-wanted-to-know-about-bumpy-pavement-tiles-but-were-afraid-to-ask/816117)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-wanted-to-know-about-bumpy-pavement-tiles-but-were-afraid-to-ask/816117 "2018-06-15T04:11:52Z")
The Poke has - unusually - a serious article on those bumpy pavement tiles and how the blind use them to help navigate. --- ## [I got lucky today. I found a guanabana!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641 "2018-06-15T03:53:40Z")
Lucky because they are difficult to find here. It is my favorite tropical fruit. Also known as soursop. They are delicious! --- ## [Simultaneously the Best and Worst Thing Your Significant Other Can Say to You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simultaneously-the-best-and-worst-thing-your-significant-other-can-say-to-you/816105)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simultaneously-the-best-and-worst-thing-your-significant-other-can-say-to-you/816105 "2018-06-14T22:02:29Z")
“Well, you’re bigger than your brother” “I want to break up” “Oops, wrong number” What else can you think of? --- ## [How does it sound to be born out of a hermit crab?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-it-sound-to-be-born-out-of-a-hermit-crab/815983)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-it-sound-to-be-born-out-of-a-hermit-crab/815983 "2018-06-14T21:32:54Z")
I’m trying to make sense of this insult. --- ## [Don't give your kids live bunnies or baby chicks for Easter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-give-your-kids-live-bunnies-or-baby-chicks-for-easter/750198)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-give-your-kids-live-bunnies-or-baby-chicks-for-easter/750198 "2018-06-14T20:50:00Z")
I just heard a story on my local news about this. People were told not to do it when I was a kid in the 1970s. C’mon, who does this nowadays? :confused: --- ## [A veritable shitstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-veritable-shitstorm/816097)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-veritable-shitstorm/816097 "2018-06-14T18:11:04Z")
I bring you PoopNado of 2018. :eek: I was recently in a parking garage undergoing (re)construction. There were two porta-potties on wheels; presumably because the ceiling wasn’t high enough to drive them in on the nor… --- ## [Washington DC Stanley Cup Parade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-dc-stanley-cup-parade/815972)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-dc-stanley-cup-parade/815972 "2018-06-14T10:47:54Z")
Our office is along the parade route. Most of the government employees in my office are teleworking. As a contractor, I have no such luxury, so I am in the office, mostly answering phone calls from people amazed to lea… --- ## [Kim's Secret Toilet - A Wasted Opportunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kims-secret-toilet-a-wasted-opportunity/815956)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kims-secret-toilet-a-wasted-opportunity/815956 "2018-06-14T10:23:18Z")
Western intelligence could be gleaning nuggets of vital information from the stool of Kim Jong Un. But he has cleverly hidden it from spies, by bringing his own Port-A-Potty to the summit. Is Kim a vegan? Does he tak… --- ## [My son has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-has-died/815541)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-has-died/815541 "2018-06-14T05:03:48Z")
My son Keith passed away on Friday, June 1st, at age 42. Some of you may have read my angry post about his latest alcohol event in the Pit, and that I was headed out there. Over the years here, I’ve posted his ups and d… --- ## [The language of sexism in job adverts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-language-of-sexism-in-job-adverts/815953)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-language-of-sexism-in-job-adverts/815953 "2018-06-13T23:22:36Z")
The BBC has an interesting article on how language in job adverts can seem sexist. And technology is being used to spot and fix the problem. --- ## [So my aunt's on indefinate chemo, and I don't know what anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-aunts-on-indefinate-chemo-and-i-dont-know-what-anymore/816005)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-aunts-on-indefinate-chemo-and-i-dont-know-what-anymore/816005 "2018-06-13T23:19:06Z")
My favorite aunt has cancer (because she didn’t have enough medical problems already), and the news keeps getting worse and worse. She’s got a suspicious lump in her colon that might be cancer. Yes, it’s definitely cance… --- ## [Coconuts and migration!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coconuts-and-migration/815945)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coconuts-and-migration/815945 "2018-06-13T16:28:49Z")
The lil’wrekker made a statement that coconuts migrated to other lands by floating on the ocean. Island hopping, as it were. Needless to say, we roared with laughter at the very idea. Now I am second guessing. Could this… --- ## [There are about a bajillion Kia Souls on the road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-about-a-bajillion-kia-souls-on-the-road/815795)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-about-a-bajillion-kia-souls-on-the-road/815795 "2018-06-13T15:16:58Z")
Last week, Mrs. Cups made a joke that every Kia Soul ever made seems to be in that weird, ugly green color. It was a bit of a funny joke for a while when we’d see one, but now I can’t NOT notice every Kia Soul I see…and … --- ## [We're The Straight Dope, Bitch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-straight-dope-bitch/815961)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-straight-dope-bitch/815961 "2018-06-12T22:46:42Z")
Because what’s good enough for The President of the United States of America is good enough for us! Wish I’d been aware of this development during my job interview yesterday. Nothing says “The Best” like a succinct and … --- ## [What the Milky Way looks like without earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-milky-way-looks-like-without-earth/815968)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-milky-way-looks-like-without-earth/815968 "2018-06-12T14:47:38Z")
https://me.me/i/the-milky-way-with-earth-the-milky-way-without-earth-15429110 Now you know! :smiley: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=460) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=462)