# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=527 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 528 --- ## [Has anyone had a cat with Polycystic Kidney Disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-a-cat-with-polycystic-kidney-disease/791963)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-a-cat-with-polycystic-kidney-disease/791963 "2017-07-26T19:57:25Z")
My mom’s 10-11yr old cat, Cassidy, was just diagnosed with this two days ago. Cassidy is scarily thin, even though she is still eating four cans of wet food a day and however much dry food she wants. This all started wi… --- ## [Creepy baby dolls so lifelike police busting car windows to "save" it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-baby-dolls-so-lifelike-police-busting-car-windows-to-save-it/456588)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-baby-dolls-so-lifelike-police-busting-car-windows-to-save-it/456588 "2017-07-26T16:32:03Z")
From this article “Reborn dolls” My fake baby -Video --- ## [What Is going on between Snopes and their vendor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-between-snopes-and-their-vendor/792038)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-between-snopes-and-their-vendor/792038 "2017-07-26T14:57:51Z")
This link showed up in my FB feed this morning. They’ve set up a gofundme page. What exactly is going on here? I suppose this kills the silly right-wing claim that Snopes is funded by George Soros. --- ## [When your gut says "run away!" when around someone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-gut-says-run-away-when-around-someone/792079)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-gut-says-run-away-when-around-someone/792079 "2017-07-26T13:50:30Z")
I have this “friend” named “Josh” (not real name). I am a gay man, just so you know. I met Josh a little over a month ago at a support group. Josh and me hit it off in a non sexual way, really just friends. Over about… --- ## [Amazon Prime Day 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979 "2017-07-26T12:37:13Z")
Whatcha get? So far I bought an Echo Dot for my dad ($34.99, reg $49.99, and I think I got $10 more off by ordering via my Echo) I got the 23andme Ancestry + Health DNA report kit. It was $99, normally $199. I read abo… --- ## [NASA denies that it is running child slave colony on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-denies-that-it-is-running-child-slave-colony-on-mars/790206)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-denies-that-it-is-running-child-slave-colony-on-mars/790206 "2017-07-25T21:13:53Z")
NASA denies that it is running child slave colony on Mars. This brings up two questions: This is exactly what they would say if they were running a child slave colony on Mars. Can we trust them? If they are not ru… --- ## [Yvette Felarca, of BAMN / Antifa fame, arrested for assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yvette-felarca-of-bamn-antifa-fame-arrested-for-assault/791763)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yvette-felarca-of-bamn-antifa-fame-arrested-for-assault/791763 "2017-07-25T20:17:26Z")
I think Yvette Felarca is an anti-free-speech nutjob, so, it is with much joy that I’m able to announce that she has been arrested “on charges of inciting and participating in a riot and assault likely to cause great bod… --- ## [Kansas City / N.E. Kansas Dopefest + Eclipse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-n-e-kansas-dopefest-eclipse/792027)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-n-e-kansas-dopefest-eclipse/792027 "2017-07-25T14:59:59Z")
The path of totality for the 2017 solar eclipse passes through northeast Kansas and the north part of the Kansas City area. Reading through the eclipse thread, it sounds like several Dopers are planning a trip to the are… --- ## [Am I the only one who has trouble parking new "curvy" cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-has-trouble-parking-new-curvy-cars/791781)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-has-trouble-parking-new-curvy-cars/791781 "2017-07-25T14:58:57Z")
Am I the only one who has trouble parking new aerodynamic cars with lots of curved surfaces? I have driven many cars/trucks in my lifetime, some of them kinda sorta curvy. I have never had a problem parking straight and… --- ## [Just finished a full marathon: San Francisco.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-a-full-marathon-san-francisco/792065)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-a-full-marathon-san-francisco/792065 "2017-07-25T12:56:11Z")
It was amazing. Just seemed like the whole universe was on my side this week. I ran a full marathon 8 years ago before my bad relationships and all sorts of crap. I lost all my fitness but began working on it again about… --- ## [The midi-chlorian is the powerhouse of the cell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midi-chlorian-is-the-powerhouse-of-the-cell/792054)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midi-chlorian-is-the-powerhouse-of-the-cell/792054 "2017-07-25T04:45:46Z")
May the Farce be with them. --- ## [49 and to me OJ is "bigger" than JFK (let me explain)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49-and-to-me-oj-is-bigger-than-jfk-let-me-explain/791783)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49-and-to-me-oj-is-bigger-than-jfk-let-me-explain/791783 "2017-07-25T04:19:47Z")
I have a niece who is 16 and she doesn’t quite get how big a deal the whole OJ thing was back in the 90s. I actually had to sit and explain it to her, and still I don’t think she got the magnitude of who he was, how big … --- ## [Let's All Chip In, And Buy This Blimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-chip-in-and-buy-this-blimp/791719)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-chip-in-and-buy-this-blimp/791719 "2017-07-25T02:01:35Z")
https://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucindx/?sl=91QSCI17238301 We need this! --- ## [TV producer in magnificent road rage incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-producer-in-magnificent-road-rage-incident/792024)
**Author:** [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-producer-in-magnificent-road-rage-incident/792024 "2017-07-24T20:48:55Z")
One of the funniest instances of road rage I have seen in a while and thankfully with no violence. This is how proper road rage/mental breakdown is done folks. Citizens arresting everyone in sight, including an 11 year o… --- ## [Go right, go left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-right-go-left/792045)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-right-go-left/792045 "2017-07-24T19:45:08Z")
When most people kiss they tilt their head to the right. OK, I get that … 90% of people are right-handed so tilting right feels natural. But I’ve noticed when people hug, they almost always lean to the left (putting the… --- ## [My new mail carrier...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-mail-carrier/791840)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-mail-carrier/791840 "2017-07-24T19:01:16Z")
Is a smoking hot blond woman who wears cat-eye glasses and who makes the ridiculous Summer uniform alluring. Of this, I heartily approve. That is all. --- ## [Astronomy On Tap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-on-tap/792049)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-on-tap/792049 "2017-07-24T18:52:21Z")
Is anybody here familiar with Astronomy On Tap? Where “Scientists, educators, writers, artists & more reveal how they explore the universe at a bar near you!” Click on “Locations” to find one near you. The Albuquerque c… --- ## [Facebook problem: feed taken over by strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-problem-feed-taken-over-by-strangers/792048)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-problem-feed-taken-over-by-strangers/792048 "2017-07-24T18:20:50Z")
Here’s a strange phenomenon I’ve recently experienced: I have about 175 Facebook friends. About 1/4 are my actual, close IRL friends, another 1/4 is my own blood family, and the other half is everyone else who doesn’t … --- ## [Have Little Lord Fauntleroy shorts come back in style for little kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-little-lord-fauntleroy-shorts-come-back-in-style-for-little-kids/791669)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-little-lord-fauntleroy-shorts-come-back-in-style-for-little-kids/791669 "2017-07-24T18:02:45Z")
This is truly mundane. :smiley: LOL I admit that my curiosity has been stoked. Kid’s Shorts were just going out of style during my childhood. It was considered very dated. Something grandparents wanted their little kid… --- ## [Africans have sticky ghost spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africans-have-sticky-ghost-spit/792042)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africans-have-sticky-ghost-spit/792042 "2017-07-24T16:51:28Z")
A study on a gene involved in the production of saliva has found a version on sub-Saharan Africa so different from that of other modern human, Denisovian, and Neanderthal variants that it suggests the existence of yet an… --- ## [Security Robots should be able to deal with Stairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-robots-should-be-able-to-deal-with-stairs/791566)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-robots-should-be-able-to-deal-with-stairs/791566 "2017-07-24T14:04:56Z")
When the original version of Robocop came out in 1987, a lot of people complained that the ED-209 security system was ludicrous because it couldn’t cope with stairs --- ## [2017 Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-revere-beach-sand-sculpting-contest/792022)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-revere-beach-sand-sculpting-contest/792022 "2017-07-24T13:55:12Z")
They just held this over the weekend. Lots of great sand sculpting, and outrageous crowds. I rode my bicycle down, because driving in and parking were insane. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Revere+Beach+Sand+Scul… --- ## [I Just found out I don't have pancreatic cancer! YAY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-i-dont-have-pancreatic-cancer-yay/791882)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-i-dont-have-pancreatic-cancer-yay/791882 "2017-07-24T12:40:55Z")
The past month and a half has been quite stressful. I had a routine CT scan to check on my kidneys and the doctor called and said there was a spot on my pancreas. Then thanks to the wonderful efficiency of our medical sy… --- ## [Happy 1/8th Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-1-8th-day/791852)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-1-8th-day/791852 "2017-07-24T10:51:30Z")
Today (or yesterday) marks (or marked) the milestone of having gotten the first 1/8th of President Trump’s term behind us. Yay!!! How are you celebrating? I’m not going overboard, as I want to save the real fun for … --- ## [found an Apple with a usb cord in the bathroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-apple-with-a-usb-cord-in-the-bathroom/791916)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-apple-with-a-usb-cord-in-the-bathroom/791916 "2017-07-24T08:36:44Z")
One time I went to a public restroom and saw a apple with a usb cable sticking out of it. The apple was covered in some kind of white fluid it; it could’ve been lotion or mayonnaise judging by how it looked. Also, this… --- ## [Al Jazeera is Unblocked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jazeera-is-unblocked/791999)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jazeera-is-unblocked/791999 "2017-07-24T02:27:11Z")
I suppose this is some Important Development in the regional crisis. I have no idea what it means. Both the HuffPo and Al Jazeera are now unblocked. --- ## [Early to Bed and Early to Rise MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-to-bed-and-early-to-rise-mmp/791476)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-to-bed-and-early-to-rise-mmp/791476 "2017-07-24T02:15:26Z")
Morning. 'Tis the third day for me of waking early. I want to start getting to irk earlier so I may leave earlier. Our office hours are 9-6 American and I don’t mind staying until 6 but that puts me home at 7 PM which is… --- ## [What was the first election you voted in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-election-you-voted-in/788662)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-election-you-voted-in/788662 "2017-07-24T01:59:30Z")
What was the first election you voted in, and if you care to volunteer, for who? Myself it was 2012 and Barack Obama. --- ## [Did you read the Washington Times today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-read-the-washington-times-today/791569)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-read-the-washington-times-today/791569 "2017-07-23T22:21:29Z")
They had an article about Ann Coulter losing her seat. It pointed out this basic truth: “If airlines were Democrats, the passengers would be black voters.” --- ## [Yay! DOH! OK... Yay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-doh-ok-yay/788933)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-doh-ok-yay/788933 "2017-07-23T21:14:55Z")
Remember a month or so ago when I was planting mint? As long as I was in the nursery section, I decided to look for something to put in a nice little pot we have. A cactus would be perfect. Well, they didn’t have any … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=526) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=528)