# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=552 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 553 --- ## [So so tired. Caffeine has been utterly useless.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-so-tired-caffeine-has-been-utterly-useless/784414)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-so-tired-caffeine-has-been-utterly-useless/784414 "2017-04-15T05:30:46Z")
Due to a few different factors, I got very little sleep last night and got up relatively early. All day today I have felt like the walking dead. And I have FILLED myself with caffeine. 1000mg altogether (5 No-Doz tabl… --- ## [Non Sequiturs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sequiturs/193081)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sequiturs/193081 "2017-04-15T03:22:15Z")
Try as I might I can’t seem to come up with a thread that’s not related to other current threads. As soon as I think I have the idea that is fresh and post it, along comes one that’s been up a day or two (or much longer,… --- ## [Saying goodbye to Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-goodbye-to-reuben/784341)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-goodbye-to-reuben/784341 "2017-04-15T01:29:00Z")
This is Reuben. Today is Reuben’s last day. My wife got Reuben as a kitten in Olympia, Washington when she was still in college. He was so tiny he fit in the palm of her hand. He moved and lived with her all over the… --- ## [We Are Going to Adopt a Child!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-going-to-adopt-a-child/768357)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-going-to-adopt-a-child/768357 "2017-04-15T00:52:35Z")
Nine years ago I posted a thread here about my interest in adoption. That’s pretty much always where my heart has been set, and Sr. Weasel has been into it too because his sister is adopted. It’s been a brutal ride throu… --- ## [Girl asks for Poop-themed birthday party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-asks-for-poop-themed-birthday-party/784230)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-asks-for-poop-themed-birthday-party/784230 "2017-04-15T00:48:22Z")
This Little Girl Wanted A Poop-Themed Birthday Party, So Her Parents Threw Her One | HuffPost Life? “embrace the weird”, indeed. Lotsa pictures. I kinda like the “pin the poop on the toilet bowl” game. --- ## [Dang it! Why didn't I respond to that Nigerian e-mail!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-why-didnt-i-respond-to-that-nigerian-e-mail/784477)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-why-didnt-i-respond-to-that-nigerian-e-mail/784477 "2017-04-15T00:26:52Z")
You know, the one that said they were sitting on gobs of money and just needed help from someone with a Western bank account to move it out? It’s too late now: the cops got it: $34M in cash found in empty Nigerian apa… --- ## [I'd rather have a root canal than...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-have-a-root-canal-than/784352)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-have-a-root-canal-than/784352 "2017-04-14T20:26:55Z")
I’m having one tomorrow, so I can test these out. In theory, I’d rather have a root canal than: Sit through any production of “Cats” Get stranded at the Philadelphia Airport Write software documentation Watch an episod… --- ## [reddit Place: crowd-sourced art experiment on April 1st](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-place-crowd-sourced-art-experiment-on-april-1st/784358)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-place-crowd-sourced-art-experiment-on-april-1st/784358 "2017-04-14T18:23:38Z")
It wasn’t really a prank, but it was probably the most fascinating April 1st thingy ever. A blank canvas and for 72 hours, users could choose from sixteen colors and place a single pixel anywhere every five minutes. Be… --- ## [Flawed (but interesting) logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flawed-but-interesting-logic/783947)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flawed-but-interesting-logic/783947 "2017-04-14T16:38:08Z")
A long time ago, I once conversed on a message board with a (probably) Chinese man who was exulting over China’s recent development of stealth jet fighter aircraft. Now, this was nothing surprising - what patriot wouldn… --- ## ["Look at That, You Son of a Bitch!" -- Protest Reaches New Heights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-that-you-son-of-a-bitch-protest-reaches-new-heights/784435)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-that-you-son-of-a-bitch-protest-reaches-new-heights/784435 "2017-04-14T16:20:43Z")
--- ## [A photo that breaks one's heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-photo-that-breaks-ones-heart/784367)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-photo-that-breaks-ones-heart/784367 "2017-04-14T11:49:38Z")
Look at this photo for a moment. A loving mother and father who obviously adore their young son. The boy is adopted and has special needs and the parents seem very proud of him. Now read the story behind the photo. I… --- ## [Have you done your taxes yet? Check-in thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-done-your-taxes-yet-check-in-thread/784198)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-done-your-taxes-yet-check-in-thread/784198 "2017-04-14T04:41:34Z")
We did ours this last Saturday, using Turbo Tax. We owed more than we thought we would, until we remembered that we had switched our 401(k) contributions into the Roth options that our employers now provide. That makes… --- ## [Who is the oldest person you've known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-person-youve-known/784029)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-person-youve-known/784029 "2017-04-14T03:46:02Z")
\[inspiring thread-you can interpret “known” as either a one time meeting, or someone closer…\] My 99 year old (birth) grandmother, who died 4 years ago. --- ## [Biggest WTF moment with my cat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-wtf-moment-with-my-cat/784350)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-wtf-moment-with-my-cat/784350 "2017-04-13T22:08:57Z")
My two cats. Sam is sleeping on the couch on one side of the room, and Momo is sleeping on the ottoman on the other side of the room. For seemingly no reason at all, Momo abruptly wakes up, casually walks over to where… --- ## [Have you ever fallen in love in a flash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-fallen-in-love-in-a-flash/784216)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-fallen-in-love-in-a-flash/784216 "2017-04-13T20:24:17Z")
I was riding my bike, on my way to buy cat food for one of my clients. The air was chill and clean. I passed by a young man, undoubtedly in his twenties, standing outside of a really nice apartment building in Emeryville… --- ## [Wi-Fi sex toy with built-in camera fails penetration test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-sex-toy-with-built-in-camera-fails-penetration-test/784157)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-sex-toy-with-built-in-camera-fails-penetration-test/784157 "2017-04-13T20:18:05Z")
The jokes just write themselves, but seriously, ladies, this is one sex toy you will want to avoid. --- ## [Alabama mega church could get it's own police force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-mega-church-could-get-its-own-police-force/784382)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-mega-church-could-get-its-own-police-force/784382 "2017-04-13T19:44:22Z")
Briarwood Presbyterian, a mega church in Alabama may get it’s own police force. I’ll bet nobody dips in the offering plate. :eek: --- ## [similar forum devoted to learning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-forum-devoted-to-learning/784362)
**Author:** [@jiggletoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jiggletoes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-forum-devoted-to-learning/784362 "2017-04-13T14:54:08Z")
is there one for learning about everything --- ## [Ohh the Dewmanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-the-dewmanity/784274)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-the-dewmanity/784274 "2017-04-13T02:45:35Z")
Some smartass writer was having fun with this story. :wink: --- ## [News story about my daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-story-about-my-daughter/763908)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-story-about-my-daughter/763908 "2017-04-12T22:42:57Z")
http://www.twcnews.com/tx/san-antonio/giving-back/2016/08/24/high-school-freshman-propels-san-antonio-food-bank-to-new-heights.html Obviously, I’m thrilled. Her mother deserves the credit for raising her this way. Not … --- ## [Trolls 3 Shia Labeouf 0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-3-shia-labeouf-0/782045)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-3-shia-labeouf-0/782045 "2017-04-12T22:27:17Z")
Shia Labeouf wanted to live stream “He will not divide us” for the duration of Trump’s presidency. First, the phrase was painted on a white wall outside of a museum in NYC. It quickly became a center of pro Trump prote… --- ## [104-year-old Air Force veteran--newspaper article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/104-year-old-air-force-veteran-newspaper-article/784270)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/104-year-old-air-force-veteran-newspaper-article/784270 "2017-04-12T21:06:00Z")
I thought this was a really interesting article. --- ## [No, you can't live here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-live-here/779875)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-live-here/779875 "2017-04-12T01:56:34Z")
A young feral kitty has set up housekeeping under the back yard shed. Since I don’t want to encourage him to stay, I am only feeding him the least desirable pieces of leftover chicken. I trudge out there and back through… --- ## [Awesome verbal tic!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-verbal-tic/784180)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-verbal-tic/784180 "2017-04-11T18:53:13Z")
Figured I would have to share this with Dopers as I am the only guy from my team in the office today, and it would be a one-way ticket to HR if I spoke to one of my female teammates about this. I just got off the phone … --- ## [Google ad Sevices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ad-sevices/784236)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ad-sevices/784236 "2017-04-11T14:21:22Z")
So I was getting frustrated with google chrome today. I was trying to google “Cooking without oil” and the results brought up air fryers. I wanted to follow the link but nothing would happen when I clicked the link. F… --- ## [Squeaky Floorboard--Maintainence Issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-floorboard-maintainence-issue/783615)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-floorboard-maintainence-issue/783615 "2017-04-11T04:11:33Z")
OK, I live in a 60-odd year old ex-apartment-now-condo. A squeaky floorboard has turned up, after I re-arranged some furniture. Is this a repair issue? Note–this is the first real estate I have ever owned. --- ## [The (Pet)ty Peeve Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pet-ty-peeve-thread/774537)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pet-ty-peeve-thread/774537 "2017-04-11T03:30:12Z")
Today I feel moved to revive a thread I had going a while back. This is the place to share your petty pet peeves. No peeve is too petty if it is a pet of yours. All peeves welcome. This is mine at the moment. I have a … --- ## [Naming Gliese 1132b](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-gliese-1132b/762200)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-gliese-1132b/762200 "2017-04-10T21:46:14Z")
Gliese 1132b is a fairly recently discovered exoplanet that’s 39 ly away. For inexplicable reasons, it wasn’t immediately named Kessel. How do we fix this mistake? 39 ly = 12 parsecs PS if it has any moons, we can name… --- ## [Congrats to the Pulitzer Prize Winners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-to-the-pulitzer-prize-winners/784194)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-to-the-pulitzer-prize-winners/784194 "2017-04-10T19:59:28Z")
Full list I’m sure that our President will be happy to see the “Failing New York Times” won for their Russia investigation, and of course Fahrenthold won for his investigation of Trump’s foundation. --- ## [What relatively inexpensive products do you splurge on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-relatively-inexpensive-products-do-you-splurge-on/783808)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-relatively-inexpensive-products-do-you-splurge-on/783808 "2017-04-10T17:40:53Z")
Several years ago an acquaintance made a remark that has stuck with me. She was eating a Dove ice cream bar and mentioned that it cost $4. Someone in the group expressed astonishment that she would spend so much for an i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=551) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=553)