# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=504 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 505 --- ## [We met on our computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-met-on-our-computers/146124)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-met-on-our-computers/146124 "2017-11-18T18:12:14Z")
Over my old Commodore 64, in the days of BBS’s, I met the man who became my husband. Today, New Year’s Day, we are celebrating our seventeenth wedding anniversary. Both of us think that we knew each other much better b… --- ## [Wherein Piper Cub outlines our super-hero powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-piper-cub-outlines-our-super-hero-powers/801851)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-piper-cub-outlines-our-super-hero-powers/801851 "2017-11-18T17:56:34Z")
“So Dad,” says the Cub to me today, “I’ve been thinking about our super-hero names and powers, since we’re a team!” “And what did you come up with?” I asked, wondering where this one was going. “I think we should be th… --- ## [Weirdest stuff you've done when woken up in the middle of the night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-stuff-youve-done-when-woken-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night/801956)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-stuff-youve-done-when-woken-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night/801956 "2017-11-18T15:01:39Z")
I had a lot of trouble sleeping last night, and finally fell asleep around 1am. Around 3am I “heard” my alarm go off, and my response was to sit up in bed and try to activate The Clapper that my lights and alarm clock we… --- ## [TIL you can be charged in court for a crime that occurred without your knowledge 1000s of miles away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-you-can-be-charged-in-court-for-a-crime-that-occurred-without-your-knowledge-1000s-of-miles-away/801597)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-you-can-be-charged-in-court-for-a-crime-that-occurred-without-your-knowledge-1000s-of-miles-away/801597 "2017-11-18T03:55:54Z")
I could see civil liability, but criminal? Seriously? I did not know the law worked quite this way, and it seems unfair. How can we as a society expect anyone to want to open a bar or restaurant that serves alcohol if… --- ## [Veterans Day and "thank you for your service"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-day-and-thank-you-for-your-service/801187)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-day-and-thank-you-for-your-service/801187 "2017-11-17T20:04:35Z")
I’ve always been at a loss for words when folks say this. Fellow Vets please give me a heads up on how to respond. --- ## [Has the sexual harassment/molestation scandal spread to countries other than the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sexual-harassment-molestation-scandal-spread-to-countries-other-than-the-us/801807)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sexual-harassment-molestation-scandal-spread-to-countries-other-than-the-us/801807 "2017-11-17T18:47:11Z")
It would seem that every day in the US there is a new, prominent man accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. Is this happening in other countries, now too? Do you expect it to hit your country any time soon, if it ha… --- ## [Have Roy Moore's controversies cost him any support among men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-roy-moores-controversies-cost-him-any-support-among-men/801826)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-roy-moores-controversies-cost-him-any-support-among-men/801826 "2017-11-17T16:31:45Z")
So Moore’s support among women has dropped from 41% down to 32%. Support for Jones has gone from 43% to 58% among women. I suppose it is good about 1/4 of female GOP voters have left Moore. But has his behavior affec… --- ## [It just sunk in for me tonight how screwed we all are (RE: Politics in general)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-just-sunk-in-for-me-tonight-how-screwed-we-all-are-re-politics-in-general/801841)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-just-sunk-in-for-me-tonight-how-screwed-we-all-are-re-politics-in-general/801841 "2017-11-17T13:46:08Z")
It’s not like I haven’t been observing a slow snowballing of worrisome incidents over recent time which all seem to point in a really unfortunate direction – I have. But everybody has a tipping point; a point in time whe… --- ## [5-year-old son wearing my underclothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-year-old-son-wearing-my-underclothing/554612)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-year-old-son-wearing-my-underclothing/554612 "2017-11-17T11:55:47Z")
I’m a mom to a 5-year-old boy. In the last couple of weeks I’ve caught him several times sneaking into my bedroom, and putting on my underclothing. I have not actually seen him in my things but I have found my underpant… --- ## [I think of them as 'psycho killers', or 'religious nuts', or 'nut jobs' (mass shooting perps)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-of-them-as-psycho-killers-or-religious-nuts-or-nut-jobs-mass-shooting-perps/800952)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-of-them-as-psycho-killers-or-religious-nuts-or-nut-jobs-mass-shooting-perps/800952 "2017-11-17T04:02:20Z")
Sure, it seems obvious that a guy without a gun can’t gun people down. But I am frankly not very focused on that aspect of the whole phenomenon. I would say I am not at a point of having reached a conclusion of “what to … --- ## [Sean Astin gives us all something to think about.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sean-astin-gives-us-all-something-to-think-about/801799)
**Author:** [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sean-astin-gives-us-all-something-to-think-about/801799 "2017-11-17T03:31:46Z")
With all the recent flood of accusations surfacing of many different men, I wanted to share part of an interview I heard last night that stuck with me, and gave me some hope. He talks about a conversation with his daugh… --- ## [12-year old girls love Harry Potter toy that "vibrates between their legs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-girls-love-harry-potter-toy-that-vibrates-between-their-legs/126755)
**Author:** [@Karellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karellen)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-girls-love-harry-potter-toy-that-vibrates-between-their-legs/126755 "2017-11-16T18:53:54Z")
Check out this hot product on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005NEBW/ref%3Dase\_teacher1stop-20/002-6451022-8604837 It’s a replica of the Nimbus 200 broom from the Harry Potter book/movie. Read the us… --- ## [Oh, what a lucky man he was…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-what-a-lucky-man-he-was/801660)
**Author:** [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-what-a-lucky-man-he-was/801660 "2017-11-16T17:21:10Z")
This guy who used to live next door to me. Some twenty years ago he and his family moved in. He was a longshoreman in Long Beach where we live. Top job too. Crane operator. Union official. He was he making what, two, thr… --- ## [Your Most Embarrassing Moment(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-embarrassing-moment-s/801134)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-embarrassing-moment-s/801134 "2017-11-16T13:01:55Z")
I know we’ve done this species of thread in the past; I’m in need of some lightheartedness today, so can we give it another go? :smiley: So, the following happened 38-years-ago and I still cringe (and laugh) when I thin… --- ## [Help Me With My Homework (web design and space stuff)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-homework-web-design-and-space-stuff/801697)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Bullet\_Traffic\_Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Bullet_Traffic_Control)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-homework-web-design-and-space-stuff/801697 "2017-11-16T09:14:34Z")
So I’ve been taking a course in web design and for my “graduation” project, I’ve decided to build a website aimed at teaching astronomy to kids, specifically focussing on the Solar System. The actual web design bit is g… --- ## [Will Zimbabwe go the way of South Africa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-zimbabwe-go-the-way-of-south-africa/801690)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-zimbabwe-go-the-way-of-south-africa/801690 "2017-11-15T23:13:53Z")
There has been a military coup with Robert Mugabe being confined to his home by the army who has reported to have taken control. Zimbabwean opposition has reported that the army has ‘reached out’ to them, offering positi… --- ## [Another victory for free speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-victory-for-free-speech/801251)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-victory-for-free-speech/801251 "2017-11-15T23:12:37Z")
story here --- ## [Twitter is beginning to have echos of Maos Red Guard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-is-beginning-to-have-echos-of-maos-red-guard/801714)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-is-beginning-to-have-echos-of-maos-red-guard/801714 "2017-11-15T21:34:09Z")
With actual incidents notwithstanding (Weinstein and the like) Twitter seems to just have people apologising for anything or everything a certain person does or has said, it’s as if you don’t prostrate yourself in front … --- ## [What does the 'if true' addendum Roy Moore defenders are using actually mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-if-true-addendum-roy-moore-defenders-are-using-actually-mean/801433)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-if-true-addendum-roy-moore-defenders-are-using-actually-mean/801433 "2017-11-15T19:18:40Z")
I know on the surface it means ‘if true’, but keep in mind about half the republican party believes a long list of absurd lies that either aren’t supported or are contradicted by facts. Obama was responsible for Katrina … --- ## ["World in danger", says NYT front page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-in-danger-says-nyt-front-page/801523)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-in-danger-says-nyt-front-page/801523 "2017-11-15T18:41:42Z")
The online version of the article doesn’t have the same subheadline, but it’s right there on my paper copy. Have they ever done anything like that before? --- ## [Coup (AKA "simply effecting a National Democratic Project ... with peaceful aplomb") in Zimbabwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coup-aka-simply-effecting-a-national-democratic-project-with-peaceful-aplomb-in-zimbabwe/801680)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coup-aka-simply-effecting-a-national-democratic-project-with-peaceful-aplomb-in-zimbabwe/801680 "2017-11-15T18:41:23Z")
Story here: Hilarious Twitter feed here --- ## [More RATS! Sniffing out land mines and tuberculosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-rats-sniffing-out-land-mines-and-tuberculosis/801698)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-rats-sniffing-out-land-mines-and-tuberculosis/801698 "2017-11-15T17:05:27Z")
Non-profit organization APOPO ( web site ) in Tanzania trains rats to sniff out land mines and tuberculosis. Thousands of land mines have been found, and thousands of TB cases detected. The hero rats of Africa sniff ou… --- ## [Stunning new photos of Jupiter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunning-new-photos-of-jupiter/801248)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunning-new-photos-of-jupiter/801248 "2017-11-15T16:46:05Z")
Pretty awesome. The only thing missing is a teeny little graphic of Earth to put it all in perspective: Sci-techUniverse.com is for sale | HugeDomains --- ## [My walls are waxpaper thin. How can I hang this stupid clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-walls-are-waxpaper-thin-how-can-i-hang-this-stupid-clock/801633)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Vallejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Vallejo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-walls-are-waxpaper-thin-how-can-i-hang-this-stupid-clock/801633 "2017-11-15T03:32:06Z")
Not sure where to put this inquiry… but I figured there has to be some home reno experts roaming around the boards. We got this clockthat’s only about 5-6 pounds but I’m worried it’s going to completely tear my wall dow… --- ## [Pajamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394)
**Author:** [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394 "2017-11-15T02:54:58Z")
Mostly a “guy” question. Do you own/wear pajamas? FTR, I am single guy, mid 50’s and I own a couple of pajamas, the REAL, old school kind, like these: Or these: I wear them occas… --- ## [Nazi Bagpiper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-bagpiper/801534)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-bagpiper/801534 "2017-11-14T22:49:33Z")
I was reading a story on the HuffPost about a White Supremacist\* march and came across this sentence: “a lone Nazi Bagpiper”??? What does a Nazi Bagpiper play? A drone-enhanced version of the Horst Wessel song? a Sc… --- ## [Today's Google Doodle -- November 14 2017 -- 131st anniversary of the Hole Punch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-doodle-november-14-2017-131st-anniversary-of-the-hole-punch/801607)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-doodle-november-14-2017-131st-anniversary-of-the-hole-punch/801607 "2017-11-14T18:02:39Z")
As mundane and pointless as they come. It wasn’t even an anniversary divisible by five. But the animation is cute. --- ## [A minor confrontation with a beggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-confrontation-with-a-beggar/728930)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-confrontation-with-a-beggar/728930 "2017-11-14T07:35:12Z")
A man approached me as I got out of my car in the parking lot. He asked for money, and I told him no. I felt like it was an awkward situation for both of us, but I looked him in the eyes as I told him no, because we’re b… --- ## [Sean Parker regrets his role in cofounding Facebook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sean-parker-regrets-his-role-in-cofounding-facebook/801142)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sean-parker-regrets-his-role-in-cofounding-facebook/801142 "2017-11-13T19:28:55Z")
I think society will eventually need to reevaluate the growing addiction to social media. Especially how it completely captures the attention of our young children. I spend too much time on social media and the internet… --- ## [The real Ryan Schultz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-ryan-schultz/801494)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-ryan-schultz/801494 "2017-11-13T14:55:06Z")
Here’s a story that will push a lot of people’s buttons. Ryan Schultz is a sports blogger who has written for several web sites, including Baseball Prospectus (a prestigious analysis site). Schultz’s behavior was pretty… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=503) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=505)