# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=538 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 539 --- ## [Has your dog(s) ever reacted strangely to someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-dog-s-ever-reacted-strangely-to-someone/788360)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-dog-s-ever-reacted-strangely-to-someone/788360 "2017-06-12T18:40:54Z")
There is a man in my neighborhood who I suspect either has Autism or some other form of Developmental Disability based on his mannerisms, tone of voice, and the fact that the first question out of his mouth was “Can I pe… --- ## [The name of the NSA leaker is...Reality Winner?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-of-the-nsa-leaker-is-reality-winner/788655)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-of-the-nsa-leaker-is-reality-winner/788655 "2017-06-12T15:09:54Z")
This is the ultimate mundane, pointless stuff but I recently read an article talking about the alleged NSA leaker and her name is the most ridiculously stupid, weird name I think I’ve ever heard. Reality Winner?! WTF. … --- ## [No Topic for this MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163 "2017-06-12T03:44:05Z")
It’s too early after a stupidly disturbed night and I can’t brain yet, so no clever idea to get this thing started. Yeah, like that’ll stop us!! Happy Moanday! --- ## [Lonely Friday: Reaching out cause it helps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonely-friday-reaching-out-cause-it-helps/788566)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonely-friday-reaching-out-cause-it-helps/788566 "2017-06-11T15:47:14Z")
Reaching out again. I know, it’ll pass, but writing helps so here it is. Just feeling the feels of being unlovable ever again. Had a small flashback to the good times with my ex partner (that was 5 years ago now) It’s a … --- ## [Just say NO! to Chicken Cuddling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-say-no-to-chicken-cuddling/788369)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-say-no-to-chicken-cuddling/788369 "2017-06-11T14:54:56Z")
Despite the fact that we have cats and nuzzle and cuddle them, I find the guidelines the CDC issued about treating your poultry the same way are somewhat disturbing: --- ## [NOTHING is gonna stop this guy from mowing the lawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-gonna-stop-this-guy-from-mowing-the-lawn/788186)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-gonna-stop-this-guy-from-mowing-the-lawn/788186 "2017-06-11T01:49:07Z")
Theunis Wessels wanted to mow the lawn. Nothing was going to stop him, not even, say, a tornado. :eek: That doesn’t mean you turn your back on one, though. --- ## [Well, I am retired.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-am-retired/787873)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-am-retired/787873 "2017-06-10T22:45:54Z")
Technically, tomorrow is an In Service day followed by Commencement, but I am blowing it off. They can dock me, if they like. I am now an ex-teacher. In retrospect, I wish I had gone with my original career plan and b… --- ## [Wow! signal was probably just a comet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-signal-was-probably-just-a-comet/788473)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-signal-was-probably-just-a-comet/788473 "2017-06-10T13:53:46Z")
That is disappointing. --- ## [Trouble sleeping.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-sleeping/788433)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-sleeping/788433 "2017-06-10T12:29:32Z")
Been having some trouble sleeping lately. I’ve developed a habit of looking at the alarm clock if I’m not asleep in 15-20 minutes. I also look at the alarm clock until it hits 10:30, when I try to go to sleep. Could t… --- ## [Dogs in Bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-in-bags/788507)
**Author:** [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-in-bags/788507 "2017-06-09T19:09:08Z")
New York limits dogs on subways to those that fit in a bag or container. This happens. See also: #dogsinbags --- ## [Whining mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has legally changed his name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whining-mass-murderer-anders-behring-breivik-has-legally-changed-his-name/788522)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whining-mass-murderer-anders-behring-breivik-has-legally-changed-his-name/788522 "2017-06-09T17:10:29Z")
…and people are laughing their asses off. Why? His new name is “Fjotolf Hansen”. While “Hansen” is the most common family name in Norway, like “Smith” is in the US, his new first name isn’t too common. We can’t even ch… --- ## [WOW signal finally explained](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-signal-finally-explained/788219)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-signal-finally-explained/788219 "2017-06-09T13:13:05Z")
Coast to Coast AM linked to this story, which is how I found out about it. Summary: a comet, which was undiscovered at the time, was the source of the WOW signal. http://planetary-science.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/… --- ## [Woman jumps in front of car, saves child.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-jumps-in-front-of-car-saves-child/788334)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-jumps-in-front-of-car-saves-child/788334 "2017-06-09T12:25:14Z")
Very graphic footage. I’m stunned that neither one was killed on the spot. ‘She Is a Heroine’: Connecticut Woman Jumps in Front of Speeding Car to Save Boy’s Life (Warning: Graphic Video) --- ## [Cat achieves transcendence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-achieves-transcendence/788446)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-achieves-transcendence/788446 "2017-06-09T05:42:35Z")
The cat in this video has obviously obtained ultimate understanding of Life, the Universe and Everything. It has been given comprehension of the Answer, plus the Question, plus how everything comes together. Enjoy ^.^ … --- ## [My Friend Became a Trumpist Last Year, and I Lurk His Facebook Page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-became-a-trumpist-last-year-and-i-lurk-his-facebook-page/788422)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-became-a-trumpist-last-year-and-i-lurk-his-facebook-page/788422 "2017-06-09T02:36:08Z")
He was always a bit of a conspiracy theorist, but it wasn’t something that he was outspoken about. While I have known him since HS in the 80’s, I didn’t really get to know him until '05 or so. I thought that he had a bit… --- ## [Get accepted to Harvard for being smart, get kicked out for being stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-accepted-to-harvard-for-being-smart-get-kicked-out-for-being-stupid/788285)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-accepted-to-harvard-for-being-smart-get-kicked-out-for-being-stupid/788285 "2017-06-08T23:57:37Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/harvard-withdraws-10-acceptances-for-offensive-memes-in-private-group-chat/ar-BBC0v4N?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Knuckleheads! :smack: It’s 2017, people! Haven’t you learned anything the last few… --- ## [Van hits pedestrians at London Bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-hits-pedestrians-at-london-bridge/788040)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-hits-pedestrians-at-london-bridge/788040 "2017-06-08T20:30:26Z")
I’m watching on Sky News, not been confirmed as a terrorist incident yet. --- ## [(RAR!) The First fleet suddenly encounter a vastly different Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rar-the-first-fleet-suddenly-encounter-a-vastly-different-australia/788352)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rar-the-first-fleet-suddenly-encounter-a-vastly-different-australia/788352 "2017-06-08T14:06:50Z")
SCENARIO: The first fleet of colony ships enroute to Australia experience a terrible storm which knocks all of the crew and personnel unconscious. When they come to, they are relieved to see that the storm has gone, and … --- ## [Update on my cardiac diagnosis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-cardiac-diagnosis/788405)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-cardiac-diagnosis/788405 "2017-06-08T12:48:25Z")
Updating my earlier thread about my cardiac event of 4/17 because some people in the thread expressed curiosity about the diagnosis. Had my first appointment with the cardiologist today. I had a few followups with the c… --- ## [Abbott & Costello Learn Hebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbott-costello-learn-hebrew/788336)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbott-costello-learn-hebrew/788336 "2017-06-08T01:45:43Z")
This is probably ancient, but I’ve never seen it, and it’s funny: It goes on from there. It really captures the essence of the original. --- ## [Droid budgie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/droid-budgie/788343)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/droid-budgie/788343 "2017-06-07T21:38:35Z")
I was surfing YouTube and came across this video of a budgie doing an incredible imitation of R2-D2. You just have to listen to this for yourself. This is just the cutest thing ever. It gave me a good chuckle. I knew bud… --- ## [Do other people get bombarded with emails for people with similar names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-people-get-bombarded-with-emails-for-people-with-similar-names/780753)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-people-get-bombarded-with-emails-for-people-with-similar-names/780753 "2017-06-07T20:57:43Z")
Bear with me a moment while I set this up. I have a gmail address, and it’s (first initial)(last name)@gmail.com. If my name really was Rufus T. Firefly, my gmail address would be rfirefly@gmail.com. Using the pretens… --- ## [I love and hate Windows 10 virtual desktops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-and-hate-windows-10-virtual-desktops/788379)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-and-hate-windows-10-virtual-desktops/788379 "2017-06-07T19:15:31Z")
If you are not already familiar with virtual desktops, it is a feature where you can define multiple desktops and choose which open windows appear on which desktop. For example, at home I use one desktop for home stuff, … --- ## [The proper way to beat your wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-way-to-beat-your-wife/421390)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-way-to-beat-your-wife/421390 "2007-10-05T14:53:50Z")
(Mods, this may be GD material, heck, even Cafe Society stuff, or perhaps even the Pit) But still, it boggles the mind: (If you beat your wife so that she bruises or bleeds, it does not please Allah) Sure… --- ## [Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-dark-of-the-moon-on-the-sixth-of-june/788263)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-dark-of-the-moon-on-the-sixth-of-june/788263 "2017-06-07T17:45:33Z")
Since we had a thread the three days ago on a sleepy, dusty, Delta day, should we have a thread about the dark of the moon on the sixth of June? --- ## [Did you know this Google Maps feature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-this-google-maps-feature/788124)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-this-google-maps-feature/788124 "2017-06-07T08:25:14Z")
I had always thought that the zoom function with a wheel mouse was weird and annoying in Google Maps… it seemed impossible to centre the image and then zoom in. It always zoomed off centre. Why does it do that? Do you k… --- ## [Dead Duck Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-duck-day/788162)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-duck-day/788162 "2017-06-07T04:28:33Z")
I am marking Dead Duck Day with a period of quiet contemplation. Anyone else ? --- ## [Remember Tiananmen Square (YouTube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-tiananmen-square-youtube-video/788215)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-tiananmen-square-youtube-video/788215 "2017-06-07T03:06:04Z")
Was just watching this video on YouTube on one of the channels I follow (China Uncensored), and thought I’d share it here for anyone interested. It doesn’t really go into what happened, and talks more about WHY the CCP … --- ## [I can't keep a barber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-keep-a-barber/788011)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-keep-a-barber/788011 "2017-06-07T02:17:40Z")
There’s a good barber in Belltown, and it was easy to make an appointment and walk over from the office. But our office moved a couple/few years ago. So I found another barber not too far from the new office. I went t… --- ## [Retiring from SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retiring-from-sdmb/788310)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retiring-from-sdmb/788310 "2017-06-06T22:35:18Z")
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