# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=517 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 518 --- ## [I don't know what to do about work, am I overreacting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-to-do-about-work-am-i-overreacting/761591)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-to-do-about-work-am-i-overreacting/761591 "2017-09-17T04:50:35Z")
So at my job I have a couple weeks of vacation left in the year. Fine and good. Problem is my mom is dying and only has a few months left. Also my brother’s wife had a stage 3 tear while giving birth, and she will be ou… --- ## [What's up with people not being able to sing Happy Birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-people-not-being-able-to-sing-happy-birthday/795458)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-people-not-being-able-to-sing-happy-birthday/795458 "2017-09-17T02:16:32Z")
Just walked past my partner who was playing a video of a crowd of people singing Happy Birthday to someone. Sort of. “Happy birthday to you” let’s say they did this much more or less in the key of C “Happy birthday t… --- ## [The other Cassini](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-cassini/796502)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-cassini/796502 "2017-09-17T01:25:55Z")
Oleg Cassini’s maternal grandfather, Arthur Cassini, was the czar’s ambassador to the US from 1898 to 1905. His mother’s family claimed Giovanni Cassini as an ancestor. I believe he too was in fashion, maybe a jeweler, s… --- ## [I can see signatures now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-see-signatures-now/796500)
**Author:** [@Anxious\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anxious_Squirrel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-see-signatures-now/796500 "2017-09-16T23:00:21Z")
I have been lurking on here for years, probably. Only it feels a lot longer because I read so many old threads. I’m especially fond of the pre 1995 era. (Or did I mean pre 2005?) And sometimes I would see peeps talking a… --- ## [Vlad the Impaler cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vlad-the-impaler-cartoon/796340)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vlad-the-impaler-cartoon/796340 "2017-09-16T22:25:51Z")
Nothing to add, just thought it was funny: \[Album\] Vlad and Marshmallows … --- ## [The Division Symbol (÷) is just a fraction...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-division-symbol-is-just-a-fraction/796240)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-division-symbol-is-just-a-fraction/796240 "2017-09-16T15:59:01Z")
…with dots (variables) where the numbers would be. I can’t believe I never saw that before until it was just pointed out to me. --- ## [How big is the market for extremely high end goods and services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-the-market-for-extremely-high-end-goods-and-services/796447)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-the-market-for-extremely-high-end-goods-and-services/796447 "2017-09-16T03:37:13Z")
By extremely high end I mean homes that cost 10+ million, cars that cost half a million, hotels that are $5,000+ a night, private jets. I’d assume only people who got extremely rich in business, entertainment or politic… --- ## [Hurricane reporting: Only a matter of time before a reporter is killed live on the air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-reporting-only-a-matter-of-time-before-a-reporter-is-killed-live-on-the-air/795708)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-reporting-only-a-matter-of-time-before-a-reporter-is-killed-live-on-the-air/795708 "2017-09-15T23:54:32Z")
Tornado reporting too, because some places are now doing that live as well. It almost happened to Anderson Cooper several years ago. :eek: Folks, it’s not worth it to stand outside and do that, but then again, I don’t … --- ## [Silly oldOS thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldos-thread/796208)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldos-thread/796208 "2017-09-15T23:23:21Z")
Posting from iCab, MacOS 7.5.5 --- ## [Here comes Flippy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-comes-flippy/796264)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-comes-flippy/796264 "2017-09-15T20:29:05Z")
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/09/13/robot-fast-food-burger/ \*"As fast food employees across the U.S. continue to protest for higher wages, a California chain restaurant has decided to hire a new staff member that … --- ## [Nun with a Chainsaw!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nun-with-a-chainsaw/796231)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nun-with-a-chainsaw/796231 "2017-09-15T17:56:54Z")
The title sounds like a Grindhouse movie, suggesting an image like this: https://www.google.com/search?q=chain+saw+nuns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF9tHhhaLWAhWHMyYKHceNA8wQ\_AUICigB&biw=1440&bih=680#imgrc=IiG4… --- ## [Cassini - goodbye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cassini-goodbye/796405)
**Author:** [@Pippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pippers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cassini-goodbye/796405 "2017-09-15T16:05:06Z")
Geez, I’m a sap. This was sad for me. The little explorer burned up Thursday. Such a great mission. --- ## [Midwestern parenting style - comments, stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwestern-parenting-style-comments-stories/796328)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwestern-parenting-style-comments-stories/796328 "2017-09-15T15:40:20Z")
Somewhere on this board, years ago, a few people were having a discussion about a parenting style that they all recognized. All the people were born and raised in the midwest, and all were surprised when they moved away… --- ## [Dogs on a plane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-on-a-plane/796193)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-on-a-plane/796193 "2017-09-14T23:19:54Z")
I would pay extra for flights with dogs on a plane. --- ## [They're going to cut off my nuts. What should I do? What's gonna happen? (Vasectomy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-going-to-cut-off-my-nuts-what-should-i-do-whats-gonna-happen-vasectomy/795723)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-going-to-cut-off-my-nuts-what-should-i-do-whats-gonna-happen-vasectomy/795723 "2017-09-14T20:50:28Z")
Well, not exactly. I had to blog about it. http://middleagedjoker.com/lets-fix-this-junk-the-vasectomy/ Men who’ve had this, what should I expect? I’d like to go to the casino and play poker the day after (a sitting … --- ## [In ten years' time, ten years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-ten-years-time-ten-years-ago/796301)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-ten-years-time-ten-years-ago/796301 "2017-09-14T19:01:42Z")
Is every US passport an EZ-passport? Is Kenya getting 20% of its energy from geothermal sources? Is the LSST telescope complete? Are we getting 40 miles per gallon? Are NHS patients now having to pay for some tre… --- ## [Spark.com Unintelligence Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319)
**Author:** [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319 "2017-09-14T12:52:50Z")
I was amazed how right this test was about me–especially after I dismissed the misses and focused on the hits :wink: The Test Results Are In! “You are a smooth chick.” You have a knack for greatness. For the record,yo… --- ## [Amateurs discover Most Exciting Roman Mosaic in Britain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateurs-discover-most-exciting-roman-mosaic-in-britain/796174)
**Author:** [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateurs-discover-most-exciting-roman-mosaic-in-britain/796174 "2017-09-14T10:20:03Z")
Amateur Archaeologists in England discover a 6 meter mosaic, the Most exciting in Britain, and what do the experts do? Can the archeologists on the board explain this action? --- ## [Where is Cassini Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-cassini-now/785276)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-cassini-now/785276 "2017-09-14T00:10:55Z")
The JPL website gives you updates every five minutes as Cassini goes toward the Rings of Saturn: They also give a timetable for The Grand Finale: --- ## [Three Taco Bell employees kill robber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-taco-bell-employees-kill-robber/795850)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-taco-bell-employees-kill-robber/795850 "2017-09-13T23:07:01Z")
This is Cleveland. Just don’t try it, punk. "The robbers demanded the employees get on the ground at gunpoint. Three employees complied and the robbers walked up to the cash register, police said. Three other employee… --- ## [Handsome Boy, Ugly Girl: What's The Story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsome-boy-ugly-girl-whats-the-story/377240)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsome-boy-ugly-girl-whats-the-story/377240 "2017-09-13T20:46:03Z")
I just saw such a couple-movie star looking boy, accompanied by hag-like girlfriend. So, thought I’d catagorize the possibilities: -girl’s father is a JILLIONAIRE, big $ job for future son-in-law? -girl is rich (inher… --- ## [The Canadope Café 2016: The North Awakens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 946\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883 "2017-09-13T14:31:42Z")
Dear fellow Canadians, I would like to start off the new year with this heartfelt thread to celebrate and discuss all things Canadian. We begin the year with a new government and a new feeling of optimism for our futur… --- ## [Eric Bolling's son found dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-bollings-son-found-dead/795945)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-bollings-son-found-dead/795945 "2017-09-12T22:13:23Z")
For those not familiar, Bolling was a host of some programs on Fox News and Fox Business. He was recently suspended over allegations of sexual harassment. Yesterday, he and Fox “amicably” broke ties to one another which … --- ## [Anyone watching the Apple event live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179 "2017-09-12T20:41:52Z")
I’m trying, but keep getting messages that my browser won’t support the streaming. Oh, well, I’ll watch The Verge’s live blog. --- ## [Canada judge facing discipline for wearing "Make America Great Again" cap in court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-judge-facing-discipline-for-wearing-make-america-great-again-cap-in-court/794718)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-judge-facing-discipline-for-wearing-make-america-great-again-cap-in-court/794718 "2017-09-12T19:39:29Z")
A provincial court judge in Ontario is facing discipline this past week, for conduct the day after the US election last November. He wore a Trump “Make America Great Again” cap into court, triggering over 80 complaints … --- ## [Gigantic eggs of unknown sea species found in Norwegian waters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-eggs-of-unknown-sea-species-found-in-norwegian-waters/796004)
**Author:** [@Grim\_Render](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grim_Render)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-eggs-of-unknown-sea-species-found-in-norwegian-waters/796004 "2017-09-12T19:37:01Z")
These things have been spotted in the sea off Norway. Fifteen of them over the last fifteen years. Four similar observations in the rest of the world. At the moment, the best guess of the scientists is that they are eggs… --- ## [Ecstasy to treat PTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ecstasy-to-treat-ptsd/795300)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ecstasy-to-treat-ptsd/795300 "2017-09-12T00:31:08Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/01/health/ecstasy-ptsd-1/index.html To which i say…derrrrr. Depression and possibly alcoholism too IMHO. --- ## ["Snowflake" is just so apropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowflake-is-just-so-apropo/795172)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowflake-is-just-so-apropo/795172 "2017-09-12T00:30:02Z")
gag. A Greek Life retreat at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) was promptly cancelled this weekend after a banana peel was found hanging in a tree. “To be clear, many members of our community were hurt, fright… --- ## [Discreet Human Behavior....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discreet-human-behavior/795856)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discreet-human-behavior/795856 "2017-09-11T20:19:47Z")
People are weird. What are your observations? -People say “excuse me” in crowded grocery stores but they don’t really mean it and they practically whisper it as they pass. WTF is up with that? A “mouthed” excuse me is b… --- ## [Tiger, tiger, lying dead / Policeman shot him in the head.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-tiger-lying-dead-policeman-shot-him-in-the-head/795668)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-tiger-lying-dead-policeman-shot-him-in-the-head/795668 "2017-09-11T16:27:08Z")
Atlanta issuffering from an infestation of tigers. (For urban tigers, one counts as an infestation.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=516) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=518)