# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=515 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 516 --- ## [Is Trump the only one who believes sanctions will work in getting Kim to drop nuclear development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-the-only-one-who-believes-sanctions-will-work-in-getting-kim-to-drop-nuclear-development/796995)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-the-only-one-who-believes-sanctions-will-work-in-getting-kim-to-drop-nuclear-development/796995 "2017-09-25T22:48:38Z")
The North Korean leader has channeled all his resources into his military. At great expense to his people. He has consistently sought nuclear development despite many UN sanctions. Isn’t it obvious that the sanctions … --- ## [Man Buns Look Stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-buns-look-stupid/797046)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-buns-look-stupid/797046 "2017-09-25T22:47:11Z")
Not angry about man buns or anything. If you want to look stupid, be my guest. The only man who wore a man bun well was John Belushi when he played his Samurai character. Otherwise, it looks like a hairy little plug a… --- ## [Truth in spamming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-spamming/797304)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-spamming/797304 "2017-09-25T22:10:22Z")
I received three spam emails in my suspect emails folder. The sending domains were ‘modernstealing\[dot\]com’. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Aaron Hernandez found dead in cell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-hernandez-found-dead-in-cell/784784)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-hernandez-found-dead-in-cell/784784 "2017-09-25T16:14:48Z")
Aaron’s troubled life transcended sports. Stand out career in college, but he always had a violent side. Interesting timeline of his life spiraling out of control. The one bright moment was his acquittal on a double mur… --- ## [I think I have beaten the paywall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-beaten-the-paywall/797139)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-beaten-the-paywall/797139 "2017-09-25T14:41:36Z")
You know how it is. You’re reading an article online with links to an article in, say, the Washington Post. You click on it, and within seconds the text disappears and the selling begins. In those seconds, however, you h… --- ## [Any decent Elon Musk impressionists out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-elon-musk-impressionists-out-there/796782)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-elon-musk-impressionists-out-there/796782 "2017-09-25T14:23:31Z")
I love a good celebrity impression, and Elon Musk (whom I admire and respect a lot) has some obvious tics in his speech and manner that would feed nicely in to a skilled impressionist’s attempt to mimic him. But I can’t… --- ## [Put her back in the closet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-her-back-in-the-closet/796858)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-her-back-in-the-closet/796858 "2017-09-25T14:19:42Z")
Not what you think… or maybe it is. My daughter is 12 and in 7th grade. She came home very agitated one day, crying that she needed to confess something. Our hearts are racing: did she get in a fight, damage something, … --- ## [Make your cut flowers last forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-cut-flowers-last-forever/797146)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-cut-flowers-last-forever/797146 "2017-09-25T11:38:31Z")
Well, not exactly forever, but much longer. We all know that stems should be cut on an angle with a sharp knife, strip all leaves below the water line, change the water periodically and maybe add a packet of powder we … --- ## [Pup blew out one of his wheels: $ to ensue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pup-blew-out-one-of-his-wheels-to-ensue/797126)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pup-blew-out-one-of-his-wheels-to-ensue/797126 "2017-09-25T11:33:25Z")
Our dear pittie boy, Bax, began not putting weight on his driver’s side rear wheel this week; we got the vet’s diagnosis today and it’s what I thought - torn ligament (CCL) in need of surgical repair. The poor guy isn’t… --- ## [Scheduling the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduling-the-mmp/796623)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduling-the-mmp/796623 "2017-09-25T02:11:38Z")
Today - I suggest having a burger…a cheeseburger (unless you keep Kosher); after all, it is National Cheeseburger Day (NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY - September 18). Tomorrow - Tomorrow is the bestest day of the year, a da… --- ## [Onward!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onward/796971)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onward/796971 "2017-09-24T14:33:22Z")
“Onward!” is one of my stock sayings, usually tongue-0in-cheek when beginning a trip or new venture. So when I saw this poster, it absolutely slew me: Edited to add: He also has this similar Christmas poster. The Ar… --- ## [F-22 Raptor with P-51 Mustang From My Rooftop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-22-raptor-with-p-51-mustang-from-my-rooftop/796810)
**Author:** [@SHARKBITEATTACK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SHARKBITEATTACK)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-22-raptor-with-p-51-mustang-from-my-rooftop/796810 "2017-09-24T13:07:17Z")
6 Decades of Air Supremacy :slight\_smile: --- ## [Marilyn Manson: Columbine Shooting Tanked My Career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marilyn-manson-columbine-shooting-tanked-my-career/797077)
**Author:** [@HeweyLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeweyLogan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marilyn-manson-columbine-shooting-tanked-my-career/797077 "2017-09-24T02:13:58Z")
That really sucks ‘Marilyn’. Sometimes playing the masses and hoping they understand your deeper message doesn’t go over so well. I like you and everything, but what the fuck did you expect? --- ## [Mexico City earthquake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-city-earthquake/796748)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-city-earthquake/796748 "2017-09-23T15:11:04Z")
Hot on the heels on the Chiapas 'quake, Mexico City just got hit with a big one. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/HOME?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME Note to self: do not be in Mexico City on 19 September. --- ## [When your SO pours you a drink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-so-pours-you-a-drink/796798)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-so-pours-you-a-drink/796798 "2017-09-23T15:08:26Z")
Possibly I am being overly anal but I get aggravated when she offers to pour me a drink and then ignores my request that she pour it less than 1/2 full and fills the glass. I am talking things like milk or juice. Soda it… --- ## [Trailer mechanics in Columbus, OH to help out a band tonight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-mechanics-in-columbus-oh-to-help-out-a-band-tonight/797010)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-mechanics-in-columbus-oh-to-help-out-a-band-tonight/797010 "2017-09-23T12:47:59Z")
My friends The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is stuck in Columbus, OH with a broken leaf spring on the equipment trailer they haul behind their van. They have to be in Detroit tomorrow. If this was a problem with the v… --- ## [Internet browser opens sketchy web tabs that I didn't ask it to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-browser-opens-sketchy-web-tabs-that-i-didnt-ask-it-to/796937)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-browser-opens-sketchy-web-tabs-that-i-didnt-ask-it-to/796937 "2017-09-23T11:56:54Z")
I clicked on an ad for a dating website (not a good idea,) and its front page appeared semi-sketchy - not in the illegal-porn way, but more in the Ashley Madison sort of way or the “people-exchanging-scandalous-photos” w… --- ## [Request from non-Americans: School websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-from-non-americans-school-websites/796993)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-from-non-americans-school-websites/796993 "2017-09-23T07:27:57Z")
Hi, Could you post a link to one of your local school websites. One that would have link showing the schools information about their activities and such? Here is ONE from our local area (suburb of Kansas city). --- ## [Just found out I have one more brother and one fewer sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-found-out-i-have-one-more-brother-and-one-fewer-sister/796689)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-found-out-i-have-one-more-brother-and-one-fewer-sister/796689 "2017-09-23T05:28:02Z")
There are five of us. The first four were born within three and eights months, a boy, a girl, a girl and then me (boy). Then a gap of five years and our younger brother. Our family contains far more of it’s share of iss… --- ## [Share Me A Clue: Cotton Is Racist???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-me-a-clue-cotton-is-racist/796697)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-me-a-clue-cotton-is-racist/796697 "2017-09-23T04:15:15Z")
Hobby Lobby Cotton Display Goes Viral For Being Racist Sometimes, I just don’t know what to think anymore. Get a haircut, turn down the gol-durned music, and get off my lawn. --- ## [Partner "sexual conduct" contract](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partner-sexual-conduct-contract/796997)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partner-sexual-conduct-contract/796997 "2017-09-22T23:06:07Z")
Not exactly sure what they are called. I have read about them a time or two in the past but one has entered in evidence in a local murder trial. And many details have made the paper. Among other things, this 14 page con… --- ## [Picking up some new wheels this week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-some-new-wheels-this-week/796543)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-some-new-wheels-this-week/796543 "2017-09-22T20:42:24Z")
My current car has been approaching the point where I couldn’t depend on it any longer for a while now. Yesterday I went to start it and, for the first time ever, it didn’t start right up. It took 3 turns of the key and … --- ## [PSA for the day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-for-the-day/796894)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-for-the-day/796894 "2017-09-22T20:22:31Z")
Do not hide a live spider in a closed tool kit to scare someone. HR at the big airplane company was not amused. Carry on. --- ## [Getting the news from my co-workers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-news-from-my-co-workers/796813)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-news-from-my-co-workers/796813 "2017-09-22T17:09:52Z")
About a year ago one coworker told me Obama had eliminated term limits so he could run again. Yesterday another one said trump had ordered the evacuation of all Americans from South Korea, so of course war was imminent. … --- ## [Its going to be a bad day when the Nurse keeps saying she needs her glasses....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-going-to-be-a-bad-day-when-the-nurse-keeps-saying-she-needs-her-glasses/796815)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-going-to-be-a-bad-day-when-the-nurse-keeps-saying-she-needs-her-glasses/796815 "2017-09-22T15:03:30Z")
A friend cut his arm while doing some (de)construction. It bled a lot… So, off to the Urgent Care. The nurse took one look at all the blood and opined that perhaps the emergency room would be better. But the doc came o… --- ## [Pet Semetary for Squirrels: Rodent suicides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-semetary-for-squirrels-rodent-suicides/796809)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-semetary-for-squirrels-rodent-suicides/796809 "2017-09-22T14:57:13Z")
So our uber-quick pit pups have nabbed a few squirrels who didn’t escape up a tree fast enough. We started our own pet semetary last summer to give dog-murdered squirrels and birds a dignified burial (I sincerely hope th… --- ## [Cool spider at my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-spider-at-my-house/796662)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-spider-at-my-house/796662 "2017-09-22T14:10:19Z")
Basilica orb weaver, with eggsack. Isn’t she pretty? I meant to post this on Friday, but I was having technical difficulties. Sadly, I haven’t seen her since Sunday, so she’s probably gone to that big web in the sky. B… --- ## [Can chihuahuas be taught where to piss and shit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-chihuahuas-be-taught-where-to-piss-and-shit/796649)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-chihuahuas-be-taught-where-to-piss-and-shit/796649 "2017-09-22T09:42:13Z")
The characters: Daddy is 4 years old. His lady is one year old. Two offsprings, males seven months old. The problem: The owner, also my landlord, share a common patio area. Despite having access to 1/4 acre of gard… --- ## [What's with all this Cuban "sonic" shit going down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-this-cuban-sonic-shit-going-down/796402)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-this-cuban-sonic-shit-going-down/796402 "2017-09-22T04:38:39Z")
Maybe not the most mundane topic, but fuckall if I know where else to post this… Wow - loud grinding/high-pitched chirping/vibrations that resulted, for some, in temporary hearing and speaking problems (Canadian diplo… --- ## [Winamp in a web page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winamp-in-a-web-page/796855)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winamp-in-a-web-page/796855 "2017-09-21T23:05:08Z")
Say, ya know what really whips the llama’s ass? Winamp. Ya know what whips the llama’s ass HTML5 Web 2.0 style? Winamp in a web page. Source code (Click the little circular icon in the extreme top left of the app to o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=514) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=516)