# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=564 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 565 --- ## [Cats be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-be/780722)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-be/780722 "2017-02-25T11:49:37Z")
Long story short, we got a doggie back in December last year. She’s a grown doggie (6yrs old) but not all that au fait with kitties. Yes, we have a kittie, COCO, who is now about 3yrs old. We’ve had her since kittenho… --- ## [Budapest bows out of 2024 Olympics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budapest-bows-out-of-2024-olympics/780607)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budapest-bows-out-of-2024-olympics/780607 "2017-02-25T03:59:52Z")
It’s down to Paris vs. Los Angeles now. And I don’t see the IOC giving the games to LA so France is going to get the Summer Games for the 1st time in a century. --- ## [NASA has discovered 7 Earth-like planets 40 light years away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-has-discovered-7-earth-like-planets-40-light-years-away/780494)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-has-discovered-7-earth-like-planets-40-light-years-away/780494 "2017-02-25T03:51:23Z")
Article here. Very, very exciting stuff! --- ## [Where's Kellyanne gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-kellyanne-gone/780510)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-kellyanne-gone/780510 "2017-02-25T00:34:56Z")
Has she been disappeared? It’s not like her to be off tv for 24hrs. Maybe a house fell on her? Should we be concerned? Should we start looking for her body? Or a pod in the basement perhaps? --- ## [Thank-you presents for 15/16 year-old girls (not family)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-presents-for-15-16-year-old-girls-not-family/780425)
**Author:** [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-presents-for-15-16-year-old-girls-not-family/780425 "2017-02-25T00:32:03Z")
Ok. I am a volunteer coach at our local athletic club. I train kids (ages 7-14) in long jump and triple jump. Standard, after school activity. Strictly amateur, no money involved. I have had a couple of 15/16 year o… --- ## [Having A Cat Does Not Cause Mental Illness, New Study Suggests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-cat-does-not-cause-mental-illness-new-study-suggests/780507)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-cat-does-not-cause-mental-illness-new-study-suggests/780507 "2017-02-24T21:00:54Z")
Having A Cat Does Not Cause Mental Illness, New Study Suggests | HuffPost Life? Speaking as a cat owner, I’d suggest that having cats is a symptom of mental illness, not a cause. --- ## [Stanford Public Opinion Study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanford-public-opinion-study/780489)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanford-public-opinion-study/780489 "2017-02-24T20:40:50Z")
Just got a letter and a password for the Stanford University Public Opinion Study which, upon Googling, appeared to be legit. The online survey took about ten minutes and was about political orientation, views on immigr… --- ## [People with truly unexpected education and experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-truly-unexpected-education-and-experience/780656)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-truly-unexpected-education-and-experience/780656 "2017-02-24T19:45:39Z")
Every once in a while, you learn something like Harrison Ford is an accomplished light plane and helicopter pilot, or John Travolta holds a commercial pilot rating, or Jayne Mansfield spoke five languages. This one threw… --- ## [YouTube suggests I restart my device.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-suggests-i-restart-my-device/780232)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-suggests-i-restart-my-device/780232 "2017-02-24T15:28:42Z")
I was experiencing difficulty streaming music on NPR and a radio station website. But, I had internet radio via iTunes. Heard a nice tune, Shazamed it, and YouTubed the artist. You Tube message says, “If you are havin… --- ## [Alan Colmes (of Hannity & ) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-colmes-of-hannity-has-died/780577)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-colmes-of-hannity-has-died/780577 "2017-02-24T14:42:24Z")
The liberal half of the Fox duo has died. --- ## [People Who Don't Know What A Billion Is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-know-what-a-billion-is/779755)
**Author:** [@Jefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jefferson)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-know-what-a-billion-is/779755 "2017-02-24T07:38:58Z")
I was watching the Wright Stuff this morning and the far-Left ex-soap actor Mark Little when reviewing the papers asked what a billion was, enquiring if it was a thousand million. Matt the Left-wing host, said it was a h… --- ## [Footage of Swedish terrorist attack uncovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-swedish-terrorist-attack-uncovered/780513)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-swedish-terrorist-attack-uncovered/780513 "2017-02-24T07:32:21Z")
Trump’s statement about a terror attack in Sweden were roundly condemned by media outlets as unfounded, but new video footage has been found verifying the claims of a terror attack. The video shows a female terrorist at… --- ## [Nails in trails or why are some people such assholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nails-in-trails-or-why-are-some-people-such-assholes/780553)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nails-in-trails-or-why-are-some-people-such-assholes/780553 "2017-02-24T00:31:23Z")
Someone deliberately put nails in a popular running trail. The mind boggles… :confused: :mad: --- ## [certified letter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certified-letter/780596)
**Author:** [@oldlady\_62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldlady_62)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certified-letter/780596 "2017-02-23T23:57:39Z")
I received a certified letter at the post office but didn’t sign for it because it was after hours. look up where it was mailed from Hartford ct post office 06101 senders name Bourier. they are resending it. Is this cert… --- ## [New low in phishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-low-in-phishing/780483)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-low-in-phishing/780483 "2017-02-23T23:08:40Z")
Well, maybe not a new low (the bar is pretty high \[sic\] on that), but pretty pathetic. This one purports to come from the Canada Revenue Agency and the link I am supposed to click on seems to be that (cra.ca), but the b… --- ## [I told my boss to shave his legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-my-boss-to-shave-his-legs/780390)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-my-boss-to-shave-his-legs/780390 "2017-02-23T22:10:06Z")
He took it as well as can be expected. What happened was, I forwarded both my boss and my wife my updated itinerary for my return from a long business trip. Both of them replied to my message. On my phone, emails with … --- ## [Employee steals $100 million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employee-steals-100-million/780511)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employee-steals-100-million/780511 "2017-02-23T21:39:10Z")
ABB, A major European conglomerate, says one of its employees in South Korea has stolen $100 million. That has got to be a record but I have to wonder how he/she plans to spend it. :eek: --- ## [Ok, my hair is receeding, and I'm afraid to shave it off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-my-hair-is-receeding-and-im-afraid-to-shave-it-off/780247)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-my-hair-is-receeding-and-im-afraid-to-shave-it-off/780247 "2017-02-23T05:57:24Z")
Hi Guys, This is hard for me to write, but I think I got myself into a trap, I always used to cut my hair short up until my mid-twenties, even crew cutted it, but then grew it long, and kept it long-ish ever since. But… --- ## [Do you know someone who would take your children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-who-would-take-your-children/780211)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-who-would-take-your-children/780211 "2017-02-23T03:53:28Z")
After shul today, I was talking with some friends, and we got to discussing what would happen if Jews became the next target of Trump’s ire. We were discussing all sorts of doomsday scenarios where it was like Hitler’s G… --- ## [Where's the worst place you ever woke up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-worst-place-you-ever-woke-up/780257)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-worst-place-you-ever-woke-up/780257 "2017-02-22T21:42:41Z")
The flip side to this thread. Did something change while you were asleep? Campmates move your cot to the outside or into the latrine? Did your fraternity brothers use permanent marker on your face after you passed out… --- ## [My 2-year-old and the Lion King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-2-year-old-and-the-lion-king/780472)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-2-year-old-and-the-lion-king/780472 "2017-02-22T20:04:10Z")
My 2-year-old is crazy about animals, and is obsesses with the movie The Lion King. Of course, the Lion King is not a nature documentary - it includes the incredibly sad scene of a father getting trampled to death while … --- ## [Major Storm LUCIFER to Hit Southern California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-storm-lucifer-to-hit-southern-california/780059)
**Author:** [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-storm-lucifer-to-hit-southern-california/780059 "2017-02-22T18:37:28Z")
If this is my last post… Please tell the authorities to search for my bloated corpse somewhere in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Over two and a half inches of rain are expected to fall in the L.A. area over the next … --- ## [Broke Up A Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broke-up-a-fight/780352)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broke-up-a-fight/780352 "2017-02-22T16:24:53Z")
Climbed down the stairs to the subway turnstiles yesterday. An unkempt old man was yelling at a younger, drunken unkempt man in a leather jacket. “Goof!” The younger man lost it and lunged at him, punching him to the … --- ## [Make like a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-like-a-_______-and-_______/273321)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-like-a-_______-and-_______/273321 "2017-02-22T11:22:27Z")
Make like a rug and roll! Make like a tree and leaf! Make like horse shit and hit the dusty trail! Make like a shepherd and get the flock out of here! Make like Gretzky and get the puck out of here! C’mon, what are … --- ## [She won the lottery at 17. Now she blames Euromillions officials for ‘ruining her life.’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-won-the-lottery-at-17-now-she-blames-euromillions-officials-for-ruining-her-life/779996)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-won-the-lottery-at-17-now-she-blames-euromillions-officials-for-ruining-her-life/779996 "2017-02-22T07:48:41Z")
apparently in the uk you can buy lottery tickets at 16 and she did at 17 and says the emptiness oh having money caused her problems and shes suing to raise the age for the lottery among other things I don’t know it soun… --- ## [Arizona wants death row inmates to BYO.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-wants-death-row-inmates-to-byo/780295)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-wants-death-row-inmates-to-byo/780295 "2017-02-22T00:56:47Z")
Apparently Arizona is looking to solve it’s difficulty acquiring execution drugs; the state wants death row inmates (or their lawyers) to acquire the drugs on their own and give them to the state. :eek: Even if this was… --- ## [How Long has there been Scaffolding and Sheeting around the Lake Shore Drive Totem Pole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-there-been-scaffolding-and-sheeting-around-the-lake-shore-drive-totem-pole/780428)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-there-been-scaffolding-and-sheeting-around-the-lake-shore-drive-totem-pole/780428 "2017-02-21T23:41:07Z")
Do any Chicago Dopers know how long there’s been scaffolding and sheeting around the Totem Pole on Lake Shore Drive? Because if that thing has been covered up since before November, I will be seriously freaked out. --- ## [Why do most people have trouble with this brain teaser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-people-have-trouble-with-this-brain-teaser/129296)
**Author:** [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-people-have-trouble-with-this-brain-teaser/129296 "2017-02-21T22:57:11Z")
I’m sure you’ve had this discussion before, but I couldn’t find it in a search. First, the puzzle: You’re driving a race car on a one mile oval track. You drive one lap at 30 MPH. How fast do you have to drive the se… --- ## [November article: What so many people don't get about the US working class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/november-article-what-so-many-people-dont-get-about-the-us-working-class/780308)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/november-article-what-so-many-people-dont-get-about-the-us-working-class/780308 "2017-02-21T22:43:39Z")
Article in Harvard Business Review: What So Many People Don’t Get About the U.S. Working Class. They don’t hate rich guys, because they don’t know them and assume they worked hard for their money, just like they do: th… --- ## [Anyone else get irritated by 'no subject' emails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-irritated-by-no-subject-emails/780322)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-irritated-by-no-subject-emails/780322 "2017-02-21T21:45:33Z")
I have two co-workers who never–NEVER–enter subject lines. They’re both very competent and personable. And almost every day I have some work related issue that they are seeking advice on. But I guess if that’s all I h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=563) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=565)