# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=563 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 564 --- ## [Squashing White Bunny Rabbits in Valentine TX on US-90](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squashing-white-bunny-rabbits-in-valentine-tx-on-us-90/781100)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squashing-white-bunny-rabbits-in-valentine-tx-on-us-90/781100 "2017-03-02T09:05:14Z")
Very truly mundane… I was just looking at a map of western Texas and saw the tiny town of Valentine, and it conjured this memory. A few months back I was driving to Big Bend National Park by way of White Sands National … --- ## [The President's Day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310 "2017-03-02T06:00:13Z")
Because some of us gotta get up and earn some dead presidents today.:stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [One of Time's 2014 "People of the Year", an Ebola survivor, dies from childbirth complications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-times-2014-people-of-the-year-an-ebola-survivor-dies-from-childbirth-complications/780997)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-times-2014-people-of-the-year-an-ebola-survivor-dies-from-childbirth-complications/780997 "2017-03-02T04:23:42Z")
She survived a disease that wiped out most of her family, and 3 days after delivering her 4th child by cesarean section started having seizures. She returned to the hospital, where personnel were reluctant to treat he… --- ## [Lovely! They found I have a tumor in my kidney!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436 "2017-03-01T23:00:10Z")
Well, this past tuesday and wednesday I had a full medical check-up, wherein they had a gander at everything that could be important… And they found out that I have a big-ass tumor in my left kidney. In fact it is rough… --- ## [The vultures are back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vultures-are-back/780782)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vultures-are-back/780782 "2017-03-01T19:13:20Z")
I just saw them, at least a half-dozen, majestically swooping over the back yard before roosting in the tall pines. They’re at least two weeks ahead of schedule, probably due to unseasonably warm weather. I’m a bit conc… --- ## [Do you create your own mnemonics? Please share.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-create-your-own-mnemonics-please-share/781006)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-create-your-own-mnemonics-please-share/781006 "2017-03-01T18:04:20Z")
Maybe I’m the only one who does this and this thread will spiral down the toilet. I sometimes create my own mnemonics to memorize things that I think may be useful to know at some point. Here are a few. The order of t… --- ## [Shocking Obituary from Galveston, Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-obituary-from-galveston-texas/781080)
**Author:** [@Fruitbat2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fruitbat2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-obituary-from-galveston-texas/781080 "2017-03-01T15:58:37Z")
Wow. Scroll down and read this! --- ## [Why do you hang out on forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hang-out-on-forums/780898)
**Author:** [@Fruitbat2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fruitbat2)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hang-out-on-forums/780898 "2017-03-01T01:16:19Z")
Or is it “fora?” What do you get out of it, like the most and like the least? Do you hang out online a lot and if so, why? Sometimes my husband says “WTF is wrong with you, Fruitbat2? So someone on the internet was WRO… --- ## [A virtual gift-giving MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-virtual-gift-giving-mmp/604330)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-virtual-gift-giving-mmp/604330 "2017-02-28T22:46:11Z")
It’s the thought that counts, right? Or so we’ve been told… So here’s how it goes: Think about what you’d like to give another Mumper or two or three. Money is no object because if talk is cheap, thoughts can be expe… --- ## [My cat has a fungus.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-a-fungus/781060)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-a-fungus/781060 "2017-02-28T20:20:45Z")
My four year old cat, Binky, was diagnosed on Friday with suspected Histoplasmosis. The vet is still running tests on his blood and urine, but she and her collogues think its most likely Histoplasmosis. Some History on … --- ## [Coaxial Digital Audio Cable - will a standard RCA-plug cable work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coaxial-digital-audio-cable-will-a-standard-rca-plug-cable-work/780863)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coaxial-digital-audio-cable-will-a-standard-rca-plug-cable-work/780863 "2017-02-28T20:09:23Z")
The only way I can connect my Blu-Ray player to my stereo is through a Coaxial Digital Audio output. It looks like a standard RCA jack on both the disc player and the stereo receiver, and about 95% of the dialogue on a … --- ## [Inside the Lords - BBC iPlayer documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-the-lords-bbc-iplayer-documentary/781032)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-the-lords-bbc-iplayer-documentary/781032 "2017-02-28T14:34:21Z")
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08h4k1k/meet-the-lords-series-1-1-joining-the-club Just thought Dopers may find this of interest. A documentary was aired last night on the House of Lords. I thought it was pretty i… --- ## [I solved a 27 year cold case, found my lost uncle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-solved-a-27-year-cold-case-found-my-lost-uncle/780925)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-solved-a-27-year-cold-case-found-my-lost-uncle/780925 "2017-02-28T04:31:25Z")
My Uncle Dick is only 5 years older then me, and growing up in the late 1950s and early 60s, he was more like an older brother. He had a hot rod and was like Fonzie to me. Sadly, Dick developed Paranoid Schizophrenia in … --- ## [Born in East L.A./Coming to America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-in-east-l-a-coming-to-america/781004)
**Author:** [@Navigator66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Navigator66)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-in-east-l-a-coming-to-america/781004 "2017-02-28T01:59:49Z")
Last night I was watching You Tube clips of the Cheech Marin movie, Born in East L.A. The ending where Cheech leads a thousand or so souls across the border in a mass migration/ stampede to the accompaniment of Neil Diam… --- ## [My first pistol competition. I got applause!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-pistol-competition-i-got-applause/780693)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-pistol-competition-i-got-applause/780693 "2017-02-28T01:41:14Z")
The gun range I shoot at most often has an “Outlaw Run and Gun League” for a 6-week run. Last night was week 5 and I finally had a chance to go. I’ve been shooting for about a year and it’s my first competition. I messed… --- ## [So lets say I want to build a killer robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-say-i-want-to-build-a-killer-robot/780927)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-say-i-want-to-build-a-killer-robot/780927 "2017-02-28T00:08:03Z")
One of the parts of the Terminator movies I’ve always been skeptical of is the super strength of the Terminators. Making a robot that can fire weaponry and at least outwardly appear human as long as you don’t try to have… --- ## [Amazon "Add On" Items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-add-on-items/780325)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-add-on-items/780325 "2017-02-27T18:44:05Z")
Amazon is so peculiar sometimes. So I need some stick-on letters to ID a mailbox. There they are, 2 inches, gold on black $2.44… add-on item. No big deal, I add a sheet with more, smaller numbers and letters and a litt… --- ## [My suspicions about my vet are confirmed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-suspicions-about-my-vet-are-confirmed/780773)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-suspicions-about-my-vet-are-confirmed/780773 "2017-02-27T15:12:51Z")
So there’s a vet clinic in the area that my parents swear by. They’re a fairly big practice for the area, employing about 3 or 4 vets. They do both small and large animals and do both boarding and grooming as well. So a … --- ## [Beluga whale crashes wedding picture at aquarium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-crashes-wedding-picture-at-aquarium/780924)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-crashes-wedding-picture-at-aquarium/780924 "2017-02-27T13:34:03Z")
Remember the squirrel that invaded a remotely snapped picture of a couple by a mountain lake a few years ago? This is the same kind of thing. :cool: --- ## [My irises are going crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-irises-are-going-crazy/780768)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-irises-are-going-crazy/780768 "2017-02-27T04:27:36Z")
Flowers, that is. I have some planted in the front yard, facing NW, and they have been blooming and re-blooming and then double-blooming since December. I live in San Francisco, and this year the weather has been very we… --- ## [Truck crashes into Mardi Gras parade, 28 injuries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-crashes-into-mardi-gras-parade-28-injuries/780810)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-crashes-into-mardi-gras-parade-28-injuries/780810 "2017-02-27T03:45:43Z")
Reminds me of the Oklahoma State homecoming parade a couple years ago. Hope everyone recovers. Sending prayers and my best thoughts. --- ## [Unpopular opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-opinions/760780)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-opinions/760780 "2017-02-26T20:23:36Z")
Big bang theory was better than friends What are your unpopular opinions? --- ## [Obama For President. Of France.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658 "2017-02-26T09:05:36Z")
Obama devotees in France hoping for an ‘Obama17’ presidential campaign --- ## [What the hell are my neighbors doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-are-my-neighbors-doing/474114)
**Author:** [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-are-my-neighbors-doing/474114 "2017-02-25T23:58:22Z")
I’ll try not to give too much background information, but anything in here might be a clue . . . My husband and I live in a neighborhood of cookie-cutter houses, built at the same time by the same builder. Our next-door… --- ## [Cancer is unfair. No, it's just cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-is-unfair-no-its-just-cancer/780583)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-is-unfair-no-its-just-cancer/780583 "2017-02-25T21:20:40Z")
I have heard twice in the past few weeks how so and so lived an exemplary clean living life and was a wonderful person and them having cancer was just so unfaiiiiiiiiiiiiir. Really? What about the bad, or perceived to be… --- ## [I think this is why middle aged (and older) adults have a hard time making friends.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-this-is-why-middle-aged-and-older-adults-have-a-hard-time-making-friends/780754)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-this-is-why-middle-aged-and-older-adults-have-a-hard-time-making-friends/780754 "2017-02-25T21:01:54Z")
A couple of days ago I hired a guy to hang a TV on my wall (found him via Google). When he got here, we cliqued fairly well, as we shared a lot of common interests. We wound up talking each other’s ears off the whole ti… --- ## [Ignorance that you're okay with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-that-youre-okay-with/780624)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-that-youre-okay-with/780624 "2017-02-25T20:44:40Z")
I don’t really know how the date Easter falls on the calendar is determined. I believe it may have something to do with being a certain number of weeks before or after vernal equinox or some such balderdash. Or maybe not… --- ## [CrossFit Open 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossfit-open-17/780759)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossfit-open-17/780759 "2017-02-25T18:13:09Z")
Anyone out there participating? --- ## [Warning for travellers through the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-travellers-through-the-us/780478)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-travellers-through-the-us/780478 "2017-02-25T16:27:11Z")
So I’ve been telling folks here that I won’t be travelling to or through the United States for the foreseeable future, because of concerns about how the new administration is treating immigrants, visa holders and visitor… --- ## [Revolving Doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolving-doors/780684)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolving-doors/780684 "2017-02-25T14:01:49Z")
Given a choice between a revolving door or a regular one, which would you choose? I like revolving ones, although I don’t often see them. I was visiting someone at a hospital today and they have a large automatic one, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=562) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=564)