# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=487 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 488 --- ## [Why am I here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-here/808510)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-here/808510 "2018-02-12T06:55:04Z")
No, the question isn’t meant in a cosmic sense as in, “What is my place in the universe?” It means, “Why the hell was I asked to risk my life driving through a snow storm to get to work in order to provide tech support … --- ## [WH Chief of Staff John Kelly offers resignation; Barrack a possible replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wh-chief-of-staff-john-kelly-offers-resignation-barrack-a-possible-replacement/808584)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wh-chief-of-staff-john-kelly-offers-resignation-barrack-a-possible-replacement/808584 "2018-02-12T05:54:08Z")
Tom Barrack, that is. Makes for an interesting headline! :smiley: --- ## [Share a story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-story/808133)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-story/808133 "2018-02-12T03:38:38Z")
I’ll start. I got a haircut today. The woman cutting my hair said that stylists are like bartenders. People tell them everything. She said she was styling a woman’s hair. Seh described the woman as an ‘Amazon’ – six… --- ## [Cell phone faux pas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-faux-pas/808364)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-faux-pas/808364 "2018-02-11T19:16:27Z")
A couple weeks ago, I read about a Google Art App for the cell phone. You take a picture of yourself, and the search engine looks for artwork that resembles you and gives you thumbnails. You choose the one you think rese… --- ## [Don't mess with a big sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-a-big-sister/808502)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-a-big-sister/808502 "2018-02-11T05:54:35Z")
So, a little back story. My three girls go to a small public 6-12 school known for the quality of its education, 98% university acceptance rate, and a fair percent of kids getting into top schools. Eldest China Bambina i… --- ## ["China’s 'Social Credit System' Will Rate How Valuable You Are as a Human"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-s-social-credit-system-will-rate-how-valuable-you-are-as-a-human/808380)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-s-social-credit-system-will-rate-how-valuable-you-are-as-a-human/808380 "2018-02-11T03:01:25Z")
I thought this was weird enough to merit its own thread. “China’s ‘Social Credit System’ Will Rate How Valuable You Are as a Human” Misconstrued? Context? We don’t need no stinkin’ context. --- ## [And you think YOU've waited a long time for an Uber ride...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-think-youve-waited-a-long-time-for-an-uber-ride/808589)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-think-youve-waited-a-long-time-for-an-uber-ride/808589 "2018-02-10T17:16:02Z")
:smiley: --- ## [Loki the Red Fox passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-the-red-fox-passed-away/808561)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-the-red-fox-passed-away/808561 "2018-02-10T14:08:10Z")
Following the internet sensation Ronron https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789847&highlight=ronron I was looking for another pet fox to vicariously love…and found the Trickster God. Lo… --- ## [Yes, this is a mundane thing to share...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-this-is-a-mundane-thing-to-share/808576)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-this-is-a-mundane-thing-to-share/808576 "2018-02-10T06:14:08Z")
…but an incredibly beautific\* one. So were these guys at some Dance Dance Revolution bar - total strangers - and crossed paths, looked at each other, and thought, whoa, how about we pull some crazy shit like this? (scro… --- ## [SLR for orphan street kids in Rwanda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slr-for-orphan-street-kids-in-rwanda/808383)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slr-for-orphan-street-kids-in-rwanda/808383 "2018-02-10T01:31:26Z")
This is NOT an appeal, but rather a request for advice. Whilst climbing a volcano in Congo recently I befriended an American chap who spends six months every year living in and assisting in a small Rwandan orphanage tha… --- ## [I've discovered a gross way to fall asleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-discovered-a-gross-way-to-fall-asleep/808528)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-discovered-a-gross-way-to-fall-asleep/808528 "2018-02-09T23:18:48Z")
How can anyone resist a thread title like this? I’ve had acne for decades and am a professional picker/popper. I stumbled onto the “Dr. Pimple Popper” YouTube channel last week; she’s a dermatologist who records and pos… --- ## [That random occurring excitement along with some curiosity to learn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-random-occurring-excitement-along-with-some-curiosity-to-learn/808549)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-random-occurring-excitement-along-with-some-curiosity-to-learn/808549 "2018-02-09T21:37:04Z")
I got lots of textbooks. Books as PDF files etc. I bookmarked lots of studies and interesting articles. I am learning German. And so on. The books sits in a box in my apartment. The PDF files are on the HDD. Backed up … --- ## [US plans to kick Assad out of Syria by treating the country like NK.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-plans-to-kick-assad-out-of-syria-by-treating-the-country-like-nk/808468)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-plans-to-kick-assad-out-of-syria-by-treating-the-country-like-nk/808468 "2018-02-09T14:38:58Z")
I can’t imagine Assad caving when he knows that the goal is a trial at the Hague. Will Russia just make up the money? Can they? --- ## [Sign Spotted: THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP (beside freeway on-ramp)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-spotted-thank-you-president-trump-beside-freeway-on-ramp/807884)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-spotted-thank-you-president-trump-beside-freeway-on-ramp/807884 "2018-02-09T13:56:28Z")
Picture here: Sign Spotted: THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP (beside freeway on-ramp) (government, San Francisco, kids) - Politics and Other Controversies -Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Conservatives, Liberals, Third Pa… --- ## [Cheddar Lives Madder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheddar-lives-madder/808357)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheddar-lives-madder/808357 "2018-02-09T04:40:37Z")
Scientists have managed a full nuclear genome sequence for the 10,000-year-old “Cheddar Man” skeleton–and found that his skin was considerably less pink than certain quarters will be happy with. --- ## [2006 Corolla driver side wiring harness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-corolla-driver-side-wiring-harness/808475)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-corolla-driver-side-wiring-harness/808475 "2018-02-09T01:32:07Z")
Just bought this car and was trying to fix the switch that controls the child safety locks. Putting it back together and can’t get the wiring harness to mate. Is there a trick? Thank you. --- ## ["The Mundaneum" in Mons, Belgium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mundaneum-in-mons-belgium/808492)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mundaneum-in-mons-belgium/808492 "2018-02-09T00:47:20Z")
Since the early 1980s, when I was in my late teens, I’ve heard the story over and over again about a computer in Belgium called “The Beast” that has information on it about every person in the world. :dubious: When my … --- ## [Bundy / Bunkerville acquittals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bundy-bunkerville-acquittals/794424)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bundy-bunkerville-acquittals/794424 "2018-02-08T18:30:55Z")
AP: No guilty verdicts reached in Bunkerville ranch standoff How often does the federal government lose criminal cases like this? Does it happen more often than I realize, or is this a pretty big shocker? --- ## [Ten Days that Shook My World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-days-that-shook-my-world/128223)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-days-that-shook-my-world/128223 "2018-02-08T13:46:19Z")
Monday, June 10th. Turned in my resignation from my parents company, effective July 31st, 2002. Monday, June 24th. Had a meeting with my father, President and 49% owner of the family business (Stepmom owns the other 51%… --- ## [ChiDope Saturday Jan. 13! Who's in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-saturday-jan-13-whos-in/805808)
**Author:** [@mischievous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mischievous)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-saturday-jan-13-whos-in/805808 "2018-02-08T00:05:05Z")
As previously discussed in this thread (unfortunately named ChiDope 2017, so I didn’t resurrect it), several of the Chicago Dopers have discussed meeting up the afternoon of Saturday, Jan 13th at D’Agostino’s\* in Wrigley… --- ## [Worlds most dangerous job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-dangerous-job/808398)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-dangerous-job/808398 "2018-02-07T23:14:41Z")
One of them at least: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1c/78/5c/1c785c203958c0873a58f14e5d3a465e.jpg That’s crazy - no way, no how! --- ## [I'm pretty danged smart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-danged-smart/808145)
**Author:** [@BuckChongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckChongo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-danged-smart/808145 "2018-02-07T20:37:07Z")
20 years ago a friend of a friend, hearing that I had the flu even though I’d had the shot, told me she took 1 capsule of standardized Echinacea every 3 or 4 days and had not had the flu in years. So I tried it, and have… --- ## [Quick, I need help finding an \_attractive\_ music stand to put on top of a baby grand piano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-i-need-help-finding-an-_attractive_-music-stand-to-put-on-top-of-a-baby-grand-piano/808359)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-i-need-help-finding-an-_attractive_-music-stand-to-put-on-top-of-a-baby-grand-piano/808359 "2018-02-07T20:01:19Z")
Wife asked me to order one. She said a bunch of them came up when she looked up “music stand” on Amazon. Just that–“music stand.” Well, when I look that up I find only music stands that are not usable with a piano. If … --- ## [Another Amtrak Crash. 2 Dead. Amtrak on Wrong Track](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-amtrak-crash-2-dead-amtrak-on-wrong-track/808166)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-amtrak-crash-2-dead-amtrak-on-wrong-track/808166 "2018-02-07T20:00:16Z")
http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article198332739.html http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article198346879.html Unless this is a case of vandalism, it looks like another case of Amtrak not being serious about safet… --- ## [My 2 year old son was just diagnosed as diabetic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-2-year-old-son-was-just-diagnosed-as-diabetic/807782)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-2-year-old-son-was-just-diagnosed-as-diabetic/807782 "2018-02-07T18:50:38Z")
We have twins. D and D2 (both their names begin with D…) Last week both boys for sick. They seemed to get over it ok. Starting about Thursday D started showing signs of being sick again. Tired, cranky, not eating much. … --- ## [Yet another extremely questionable Puerto Rico contract](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-extremely-questionable-puerto-rico-contract/808332)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-extremely-questionable-puerto-rico-contract/808332 "2018-02-07T17:43:48Z")
What could possibly be suspicious about giving a contract to deliver millions of meals to a one-person company that had already screwed up many smaller contracts so bad it was barred from government work until 2019? Out… --- ## [Can I kickstart my life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-kickstart-my-life/808308)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-kickstart-my-life/808308 "2018-02-07T16:52:50Z")
Just had my first experience w/ kickstarter, and I’m amazed. My kid developed an RPG, and wanted to raise a couple grand to pay for artwork, formatting, and printing. He was all concerned about making his goal, and gav… --- ## [Friend diagnosed with leukemia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-diagnosed-with-leukemia/808342)
**Author:** [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-diagnosed-with-leukemia/808342 "2018-02-07T08:48:18Z")
Fuck, isn’t life unfair? Now this friend of mine, not many years older than me (in her 50:s), a good-hearted, brave, generous woman and a skilful artist as well as a great lover of all living beings, especially cats, has… --- ## ["Oh, I can't tonight, I have to wash my hair." What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-cant-tonight-i-have-to-wash-my-hair-what/504376)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-cant-tonight-i-have-to-wash-my-hair-what/504376 "2018-02-07T00:45:16Z")
I remember seeing this excuse used in film and television when a girl wanted to blow off some guy who just asked her out on a date. How is that a reasonable excuse? Granted, I have short hair and it takes me all of 60 s… --- ## [Is it still reading if...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-reading-if/808211)
**Author:** [@Mavic\_Chen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mavic_Chen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-reading-if/808211 "2018-02-06T21:40:56Z")
(warning-random shower thoughts incoming) Can you say to someone you have “read” a book if you’ve just listened to an audio version of it, do you actually need to have run your eyes across a printed page to qualify? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=486) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=488)