# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=542 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 543 --- ## [The pitter-pat of puppy paws, joy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitter-pat-of-puppy-paws-joy/787318)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitter-pat-of-puppy-paws-joy/787318 "2017-05-25T05:47:31Z")
I’m halfway to being a doggy mom, again. Today’s phone interview went well. Tomorrow is the house inspection and canine-human introduction. I’m pretty confident I and my home will pass inspection, but a few crossed fi… --- ## [Where are they now?...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-they-now/783362)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-they-now/783362 "2017-05-25T04:34:21Z")
Just saw an old thread linked from a current BBQ thread with a poster I’ve not seen here for a while: Great Sun Jester, formerly, Inigo Montoya. He was good people. Maybe he still lurks. If so, hey! Who do you miss? … --- ## [Anybody got any clever jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-any-clever-jokes/786602)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-any-clever-jokes/786602 "2017-05-25T03:27:12Z")
If not then you better make like Odysseus and get lost. :smiley: --- ## [This old rifle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-old-rifle/787018)
**Author:** [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-old-rifle/787018 "2017-05-25T02:27:26Z")
So, just have to ‘glee’ about something I’ve managed - I just recieved an antique rifle - 127 years old - in REALLY great shape. It’s a shooter,\*\*\*\*\* but I paid ‘wall-hanger’ prices for it. (It’s been in the works for a … --- ## [My unique way of playing the lottery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unique-way-of-playing-the-lottery/787296)
**Author:** [@mmkt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmkt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unique-way-of-playing-the-lottery/787296 "2017-05-25T01:57:24Z")
If I play a number tonight I don’t watch the live drawing on TV later tonight. Instead I will check the winning numbers three or four days later. I do this so that I can give myself hope and make it seem like I have a… --- ## [Artist put 15,000 coins up for grabs. This is what happened.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-put-15-000-coins-up-for-grabs-this-is-what-happened/787171)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-put-15-000-coins-up-for-grabs-this-is-what-happened/787171 "2017-05-24T21:36:19Z")
Interesting social experiment. It would be fun replicating it in the US with 40,000 pennies ($400). That’s how much these artists spent. Several people played with the coins. A few took selfies with them. Eventually (a… --- ## [Explosions in Jakarta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-in-jakarta/787347)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-in-jakarta/787347 "2017-05-24T17:06:09Z")
Two explosions, at least two dead, including one police officer. Suspected to be suicide bombings. Straits Times article here. ((Jakarta)) --- ## ["My name is Inigo Ailes. You killed my father. Prepare to die."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-inigo-ailes-you-killed-my-father-prepare-to-die/787194)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-inigo-ailes-you-killed-my-father-prepare-to-die/787194 "2017-05-24T12:16:34Z")
Or something like that: “I’m coming after them … and hell is coming with me”: Roger Ailes’ grieving teenage son lashes put at the women who accused his father of sexual harassment during emotional eulogy." ETA: mixed … --- ## [I can still shoot straight. :D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-still-shoot-straight-d/787000)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-still-shoot-straight-d/787000 "2017-05-23T18:33:23Z")
Well, I can still shoot straight… at 5 ft and 10 ft. :smiley: Not too challenging. I had to renew my CCL. $60 online and $40 at the range. $100 for five years. Their biggest concern is verifying gun safety procedures … --- ## [Visitors from another time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visitors-from-another-time/786408)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visitors-from-another-time/786408 "2017-05-23T18:28:22Z")
Over the last three days, I have seen them with my own eyes. Mysterious troglodytes, quietly emerging from their secret places underground, creeping across the lawns and footpaths behind our place. First one, then a ha… --- ## [Trump- "I Come To Deliver A Message Of Love"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-come-to-deliver-a-message-of-love/787156)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-come-to-deliver-a-message-of-love/787156 "2017-05-23T15:34:08Z")
Video of this quote So, is he just a Burke grabbing at straws… or a strawman grabbing at Burkas? I haven’t seen reactions yet to this trade program of free guano for every Muslim man, woman, or child, but somehow I don… --- ## [Who wants a free Italian castle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-a-free-italian-castle/787234)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-a-free-italian-castle/787234 "2017-05-23T06:05:08Z")
If you’ve ever wanted to live in an Italian castle for the low low price of absolutely nothing, today is your lucky day. Thanks to a new scheme by the country’s government-run State Property Agency, Italy is giving away … --- ## [Anyone else a huge fan of Google's "Zeitgeist" (end of year review)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-a-huge-fan-of-googles-zeitgeist-end-of-year-review/787250)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-a-huge-fan-of-googles-zeitgeist-end-of-year-review/787250 "2017-05-23T02:30:24Z")
So every year, starting three years ago, I always countdown to the end of the year when a new one of these videos come out. Anyone else always waiting for the end of the year so they can watch the yearly Google Zeitgeist… --- ## [Random thoughts and questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts-and-questions/787206)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts-and-questions/787206 "2017-05-22T23:46:02Z")
I did one of these before and it was fairly well received, so here’s another: Apparently they do still give tickets for jaywalking. I got one for $63 a few days ago. I totally did it, so I didn’t argue and I won’t con… --- ## [Boss came over at 4:00. I knew why.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-came-over-at-4-00-i-knew-why/786983)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-came-over-at-4-00-i-knew-why/786983 "2017-05-22T20:48:41Z")
My sales were less than 1/4 where they should be. Before she went into my prospects for Friday I offered my boss in sacrifice. Some of those kids are more fucked up than me. Others haven’t dragged their sorry butts th… --- ## [Bad Logos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-logos/787205)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-logos/787205 "2017-05-22T19:55:54Z")
I don’t mean here the kind of clueless logos that look stupid or obscene, although, Og knows, there are plenty of those. a logo ought to be simple, stark, and aesthetically pleasing and ought to be immediately understan… --- ## [Head Skeleton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-skeleton/787218)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-skeleton/787218 "2017-05-22T19:37:53Z")
I first saw the term “Head Skeleton” on a poster of an Allosaurus Skull out in Utah. It was a reproduction from some scientific paper, and it was the first time I saw the use of “head skeleton” rather than “skull”. I tho… --- ## [2016 story where grandson swindles grandparents out of their home. Were there any updates on this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173 "2017-05-22T11:57:38Z")
Ran into this very sad story Elderly couple scammed out of their home by greedy grandson and here Couple scammed out of home by grandson will move into mobile home A picture of the dirtbag is in the slideshow here -El… --- ## [Dutch King reveals he's been a pilot for KLM for the last 20 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-king-reveals-hes-been-a-pilot-for-klm-for-the-last-20-years/787029)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-king-reveals-hes-been-a-pilot-for-klm-for-the-last-20-years/787029 "2017-05-22T10:57:25Z")
King Willem Alexander flies passenger jets for KLM as a hobby. Cool! StG --- ## [Breakfast in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-in-the-mmp/786640)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-in-the-mmp/786640 "2017-05-22T03:39:27Z")
I expect most of us were told it’s the most important meal of the day. For years, I skipped breakfast because I just didn’t want to eat first thing in the morning. Now I need to have something with a little protein to … --- ## [I will fly you (and you ALONE) to anywhere in the US. A few rules, however...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-fly-you-and-you-alone-to-anywhere-in-the-us-a-few-rules-however/786801)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-fly-you-and-you-alone-to-anywhere-in-the-us-a-few-rules-however/786801 "2017-05-22T01:10:30Z")
Let’s say I will pay your ticket for a ROUND TRIP to any city/place in the US (and then back again to where you live…or started from, at least). I have four rules, though. You must already either live in the US, curre… --- ## [Your Life is a Lie: NASA Unveils New Zodiac Sign, Changes The Rest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-life-is-a-lie-nasa-unveils-new-zodiac-sign-changes-the-rest/766643)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-life-is-a-lie-nasa-unveils-new-zodiac-sign-changes-the-rest/766643 "2017-05-21T22:26:10Z")
NASA has unveiled a new zodiac sign. So, because of this, the rest all changed. Everything you thought you knew about yourself is a lie!! So what’s everyone’s new sign? How does it make you feel? Did anyone’s horoscop… --- ## [Storm Damage - tree on my roof.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storm-damage-tree-on-my-roof/782727)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storm-damage-tree-on-my-roof/782727 "2017-05-21T20:23:46Z")
Bummer. There’s definite damage and a bit of water coming in. Storm damage 1, 2 and 3. House in happier times. I’m okay, the dogs, cats and horses are okay and I’m well-insured. But still a pain in the ass. StG --- ## [Workplace safety problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-safety-problem/787108)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-safety-problem/787108 "2017-05-21T18:06:06Z")
I’m trying hard to mind my own business about this, but it’s bothering me. There’s a house being remodeled across the street from me. They’ve brought in a crew to pave the walkways and driveway with some sort of composi… --- ## [My Jedi powers...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jedi-powers/787094)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jedi-powers/787094 "2017-05-20T23:44:26Z")
Every so often, I will check to see if I have “Jedi” powers. I typically check for this ability after I have made myself comfortable only to realize I left a light on or I left my glasses in the other room. Well, last n… --- ## [Apparently, I have the look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-the-look/786857)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-the-look/786857 "2017-05-20T21:18:46Z")
I went to a hot dog stand on the corner. The proprietor was busy, so I started digging in one of the ice chests for a Diet Coke. I didn’t see one right away, and the guy was no longer talking to someone else so I asked i… --- ## [Just now while i was talking on my phone i was...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833 "2017-05-20T20:35:19Z")
…vaguely looking around for my phone. --- ## [Need help christening a dock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-christening-a-dock/787044)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-christening-a-dock/787044 "2017-05-20T19:51:34Z")
Wasn’t sure where to put this, but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas/advice for a project I’m working on. The project is this: my brother and I want to build a new dock at our summer place. Basically it’s going to … --- ## [Grey Whales spotted here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-whales-spotted-here/786998)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-whales-spotted-here/786998 "2017-05-20T15:37:45Z")
Grey whales spotted in Birch Bay I’ve lived here since the end of 2003, and this is the first time I’ve heard about whales in the area. The bay is very shallow. You can walk waaaaaaay out and only be knee-deep in the… --- ## [My mother died yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-died-yesterday/786900)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-died-yesterday/786900 "2017-05-20T10:11:35Z")
My mother died yesterday in her home. She was 83, but she was in reasonably good health (apparently). It was rather sudden. My sister, who lives next door to my mother’s flat, went to check on her after having been unab… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=541) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=543)