# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=571 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 572 --- ## [So what you you deserve an adulting sticker for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-you-you-deserve-an-adulting-sticker-for/778089)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-you-you-deserve-an-adulting-sticker-for/778089 "2017-01-31T00:02:37Z")
You’ve probably seen things like these :This item is unavailable - Etsy We’ve all had moments that we put on our grown up panties and did what has to be done, even though we didn’t wanna. Yesterday I got up at 5:45, wo… --- ## [Simple things that amaze me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-amaze-me/775587)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-amaze-me/775587 "2017-01-30T17:01:06Z")
How women on Broadway can dance in high heels and not break their ankles. I tried to play tennis with jogging shoes and was constantly twisting my ankle. --- ## [Former KGB chief found dead in his car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-kgb-chief-found-dead-in-his-car/778510)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-kgb-chief-found-dead-in-his-car/778510 "2017-01-30T12:43:33Z")
It’s difficult to tell what is or isn’t true these days but apparently it is true that he’s been found dead and that there’s an ongoing investigation. Some think that he was involved in leaking the unverified “golden sh… --- ## [A Football Follow-up MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-football-follow-up-mmp/777926)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-football-follow-up-mmp/777926 "2017-01-30T07:44:52Z")
From last week: Almost everyone except Flytrap knows the Minnesota Vikings are the Most Lutheran Team in the NFL. Not only are they from Minnesota but they are also just a little bit above average — as Garrison Keillor… --- ## [Okay, I've had enough of despair and hopelessness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-ive-had-enough-of-despair-and-hopelessness/778479)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-ive-had-enough-of-despair-and-hopelessness/778479 "2017-01-30T06:23:28Z")
As I’ve written here before, I completely understand where it’s coming from, and the events and impulses that drive it. But I’m still personally kind of sick of reading people (not necessarily here) look towards the “lik… --- ## [Get in Touch with the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-in-touch-with-the-white-house/778542)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-in-touch-with-the-white-house/778542 "2017-01-30T02:11:06Z")
Do so here. I strongly advise keeping it civil albeit strongly worded. And certainly do not use any threatening language. But that link is where we can all share our opinions of Trump with him. --- ## [Daily News: Muslim ban excludes countries linked to Trump's business empire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-news-muslim-ban-excludes-countries-linked-to-trumps-business-empire/778423)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-news-muslim-ban-excludes-countries-linked-to-trumps-business-empire/778423 "2017-01-29T23:22:29Z")
Yes, it’s the Daily News, but they seem to have their facts straight. --- ## [Somebody Edited the Invertebrate Wikipedia Page to Include Paul Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-edited-the-invertebrate-wikipedia-page-to-include-paul-ryan/778471)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-edited-the-invertebrate-wikipedia-page-to-include-paul-ryan/778471 "2017-01-29T23:22:27Z")
\[Cite\](Wikipedia Invertebrate Page Edited to Include Paul Ryan via @selectall) If the shoe fits… \ Wait…invertebrates don’t wear shoes, right? --- ## [Trump busted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-busted/778343)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-busted/778343 "2017-01-29T10:59:15Z")
Check out the fourth picture in this article. Yes, he’s clearly looking at May’s cleavage! --- ## [a NEW Car!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-car/778433)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-car/778433 "2017-01-29T07:15:25Z")
First new car I’ve ever bought in my life will be delivered by Tuesday this week. A White 2016 Kia Rio Hatchback. Right price, right MPG, & even my mechanic say the brand is really, really reliable. Feels good. … --- ## [3D Printer emissions kill family and their pets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printer-emissions-kill-family-and-their-pets/778460)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printer-emissions-kill-family-and-their-pets/778460 "2017-01-29T03:36:27Z")
Had to be in Berkeley. what a downer, man. Like the establishment finally struck back. Yeah, I read the hippie thread in imho before posting. :smiley: 3D printers are a happening scene today. Seriously, who expects a… --- ## [Feel Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-love/778381)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-love/778381 "2017-01-29T02:32:26Z")
I don’t think this quite rises to the level of witnessing,so I will post this in MPSIMS insted of debates. I think you should learn to feel love, without a specific object attached. Donna Summer hits it in I Feel Love\*,… --- ## [It has been nine days and I still hear:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-has-been-nine-days-and-i-still-hear/778432)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-has-been-nine-days-and-i-still-hear/778432 "2017-01-28T21:37:00Z")
Perhaps it is my dotage. It has been nine days and I still hear: So ya thought ya might like to go to the show. To feel the warm thrill of confusion, that space cadet glow. I got me some bad news for you, Sunshine. … --- ## [Senior members of the Trump administration are continuing to use personal email accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senior-members-of-the-trump-administration-are-continuing-to-use-personal-email-accounts/778200)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senior-members-of-the-trump-administration-are-continuing-to-use-personal-email-accounts/778200 "2017-01-28T20:32:39Z")
During the election were you worried that Clinton was using a private email server? Well, worry no more. Trump has decided there’s nothing wrong with that: Key advisors to the president, Kellyanne Conway and son-in-law … --- ## [How two brave women tricked the Nazis to save Jews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-two-brave-women-tricked-the-nazis-to-save-jews/778382)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-two-brave-women-tricked-the-nazis-to-save-jews/778382 "2017-01-28T15:07:20Z")
BBC story here. It’s a tale that is worth your time to read. --- ## ["Feel Good" News Story: Truck-load of Puppies Crashes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-news-story-truck-load-of-puppies-crashes/778271)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-news-story-truck-load-of-puppies-crashes/778271 "2017-01-28T06:59:08Z")
Wife walks into the room and says, “Did you hear the story about the truck-load of puppies that crashed in New York?”. :eek: It sounds like they are all okay, but, Dammit! Woman! That’s not how to announce something li… --- ## [Moscow Times: Police Arrest Alleged U.S. Spy Working in Heart of Russian Cybersecurity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-times-police-arrest-alleged-u-s-spy-working-in-heart-of-russian-cybersecurity/778321)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-times-police-arrest-alleged-u-s-spy-working-in-heart-of-russian-cybersecurity/778321 "2017-01-28T06:04:53Z")
I’m wondering if someone in the U.S. outed him. --- ## [I've fallen for Autumn sequential threads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-fallen-for-autumn-sequential-threads/767479)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-fallen-for-autumn-sequential-threads/767479 "2017-01-28T04:54:25Z")
Why do people choose to use revolvers? Public suicide Colt Python. The Number One choice of people who kill themselves in public. See the lineup at your gun shop now! --- ## [Have you ever known an ape, personally? (serious question, if clumsily put)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-an-ape-personally-serious-question-if-clumsily-put/777861)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-an-ape-personally-serious-question-if-clumsily-put/777861 "2017-01-28T03:49:06Z")
(Caution: long-winded confession ahead, followed by request for personal anecdotes) I’ve always been fascinated by our nearest kinfolk the Great Apes, and especially with their interactions with us. I was even ignorant … --- ## [The Dutch welcome President Trump in terms he will understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dutch-welcome-president-trump-in-terms-he-will-understand/778052)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dutch-welcome-president-trump-in-terms-he-will-understand/778052 "2017-01-28T01:40:30Z")
Very funny: https://www.facebook.com/zondagmetlubach/videos/1255295904562149/ --- ## [Russian man sells unwanted "psychic" cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-man-sells-unwanted-psychic-cat/778337)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-man-sells-unwanted-psychic-cat/778337 "2017-01-28T00:30:45Z")
Here’s a rather odd story. Somehow it makes sense that this happened in Russia. --- ## [Finally figured out why my low tire pressure warning light was on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-figured-out-why-my-low-tire-pressure-warning-light-was-on/778062)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-figured-out-why-my-low-tire-pressure-warning-light-was-on/778062 "2017-01-27T23:44:28Z")
The damn thing had been on for a couple of months. Shining yellow on the dash, saying I was running with a low tire. Dutifully I checked my tires; all up to recommended pressure. Hmmm. I added less than a pound to each… --- ## [Best spam evar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-evar/778281)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-evar/778281 "2017-01-27T22:57:54Z")
I just had to share this. This came in as spam recently on the board and it has been deleted it. But I wonder how many customers they get aside from other robots: \[QUOTE=some spammer\] Now a day, essay writing is the mo… --- ## [Trump's Wall.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-wall/778169)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-wall/778169 "2017-01-27T21:54:04Z")
How did he manage to act so fast on the Mexican wall? He purchased Hadrian’s Wall! :smiley: --- ## [Resist (banner over WH).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224 "2017-01-27T20:51:56Z")
Greenpeace hangs “RESIST” banner from crane near White House. --- ## [Rude Publishers Clearing House Guy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-publishers-clearing-house-guy/778326)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-publishers-clearing-house-guy/778326 "2017-01-27T20:21:34Z")
My 61 year old dad is semi retired and works from home. He has a standard phone line and a fax line. He got a call on the fax line while I was in the room. The guy identified himself as being with Publishers Clearinghous… --- ## [That's some damn good Presidentin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-some-damn-good-presidentin/778250)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-some-damn-good-presidentin/778250 "2017-01-27T19:05:35Z")
Trump’s approval rating on Inauguration Day was 37%. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...ump-approval-rating-hits-new-low-hours-before Six days later, his approval rating is 59%. --- ## [I want to shoot something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-shoot-something/777348)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-shoot-something/777348 "2017-01-27T17:29:36Z")
Pro8mm announced their ‘One Roll Super 8 Film Challenge’, where you’re supposed to shoot a film on one roll of super-8 film. As it happens, I’ve finally found a pan handle for my vintage Arriflex tripod head, and I’ve r… --- ## [Fun mis-hearings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-mis-hearings/777044)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-mis-hearings/777044 "2017-01-27T03:00:03Z")
So, being somewhat hard of hearing, I don’t always understand what is said, particularly on the TV. And the brain being what it is, it picks a word to fill in what I didn’t exactly catch. This morning, there was a news … --- ## [Update: The shoulder pain mystery (with bonus primary doc mini-rant!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-the-shoulder-pain-mystery-with-bonus-primary-doc-mini-rant/778278)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-the-shoulder-pain-mystery-with-bonus-primary-doc-mini-rant/778278 "2017-01-27T02:51:50Z")
Since you’ve all been holding your collective breaths waiting for an update to my “Mystery of the Shoulder Pain” thread . . . After a very frustrating three-month-long round of seeing four docs (primary-ortho-primary) f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=570) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=572)