# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=585 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 586 --- ## [What D&D-style power would you find most useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-d-d-style-power-would-you-find-most-useful/773421)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-d-d-style-power-would-you-find-most-useful/773421 "2016-12-02T21:13:21Z")
Summon Lost Object, 1/per day. I need this. continues fruitlessly searching for things --- ## [This is sad, scary and infuriating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-scary-and-infuriating/773656)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-scary-and-infuriating/773656 "2016-12-02T20:35:36Z")
The Chinese judiciary exonerates a man … 21 years after his execution for rape/murder. From the China Daily (online edition): \[QUOTE=China Daily\] China’s top court said on Friday that it had pardoned Nie Shubin, who w… --- ## [PSA - Two Week Warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-two-week-warning/772289)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-two-week-warning/772289 "2016-12-02T19:36:54Z")
If you’re making a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner two weeks from today, now’s the time to make room for it in your fridge. Clear a space, go through the various jars at the back and in the Door of Forgetting so there’s … --- ## [Anyone ever sell Grit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-sell-grit/556579)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-sell-grit/556579 "2016-12-02T16:45:43Z")
I remember seeing ads asking kids to sell Grit in comics of my youth, right alongside the amazing X-ray specs and Charles Atlas ads. Apparently, they were enough for Richie Rich to get started on his millions, but what … --- ## ["President of the United States Donald Trump" still seems vaguely unreal. Anyone else feel this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-of-the-united-states-donald-trump-still-seems-vaguely-unreal-anyone-else-feel-this-way/772928)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-of-the-united-states-donald-trump-still-seems-vaguely-unreal-anyone-else-feel-this-way/772928 "2016-12-02T04:12:52Z")
I wasn’t a huge Hillary fanboy but I voted for her anyway given the choices at hand. Lately in quiet moments while driving or contemplating I find myself saying out loud just to get the feel of it “The President of the U… --- ## [Ever grow out of ALL your clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-grow-out-of-all-your-clothes/773236)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-grow-out-of-all-your-clothes/773236 "2016-12-02T00:29:37Z")
A while back I heard a guy on a call-in radio show lamenting that he had gained so much weight he had virtually nothing he could wear. He spoke of calling in fat to work. I learned yesterday that I could not button my b… --- ## [Not really well known stories of war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-really-well-known-stories-of-war/773486)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-really-well-known-stories-of-war/773486 "2016-12-01T17:02:04Z")
Sad but interesting. Hitler’s former food taster reveals the horrors of the Wolf’s Lair Please share some you have read about. --- ## [ULA kicks off a KSP pricing model](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ula-kicks-off-a-ksp-pricing-model/773539)
**Author:** [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ula-kicks-off-a-ksp-pricing-model/773539 "2016-12-01T16:34:06Z")
Well not really. :slight\_smile: United Launch Alliance is now offering a “build your own launch vehicle” pricing page It’s kind of neat - I went and tried to build a SpaceX Falcon 9 5.5mT GTO vehicle and it came out … --- ## [What people fear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-people-fear/770609)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-people-fear/770609 "2016-12-01T15:58:37Z")
A friend sent me this linkto a CNN slideshow this morning. Different people from all over the country describe what they fear. The pictures are all safe for work unless you have a problem with your co-workers seeing yo… --- ## [Happy birthday sunny daze!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-sunny-daze/773485)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-sunny-daze/773485 "2016-12-01T04:50:56Z")
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUNNY!! Today is the day of the anniversary of the birth of our very own Sunny Daze. Let’s all give her a loud Doper shoutout!! --- ## [Needle and thread skill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needle-and-thread-skill/773280)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needle-and-thread-skill/773280 "2016-12-01T04:38:26Z")
Was in a large national department store this past weekend and noticed they had ONE (1) sewing machine on the sales floor. Maybe they had a run on these things during black Friday, but I seem to recall they used to have … --- ## [Active shooter at Ohio State University](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-at-ohio-state-university/773282)
**Author:** [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-at-ohio-state-university/773282 "2016-11-30T21:38:29Z")
Developing story- OSU says run, hide, fight. Cnn reporting that 7 people have been taken to hospitals. --- ## [wow, I never realized just how biased my news sources are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-never-realized-just-how-biased-my-news-sources-are/771261)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-never-realized-just-how-biased-my-news-sources-are/771261 "2016-11-30T19:31:51Z")
I really didn’t believe it (liberal bias in the news I consume), and I’m still having trouble with it. But all I’ve heard for the last 4 years was how Hillary was going to be our president, and how it was a done deal. … --- ## [Ask the Doper Who Just Started Boot Camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-doper-who-just-started-boot-camp/773322)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-doper-who-just-started-boot-camp/773322 "2016-11-30T18:58:01Z")
No, not military boot camp. The gym kind. My gym has offered it before, but I’ve always balked at the cost ($128 for two days a week for eight weeks, above and beyond the gym membership.) That plus getting up at 4:30 … --- ## [Brilliant marketing strategies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-marketing-strategies/773359)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-marketing-strategies/773359 "2016-11-30T16:39:37Z")
How about freezing 5000 fish into your skating rink? --- ## [Easiest country to gain citizenship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-country-to-gain-citizenship/773408)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-country-to-gain-citizenship/773408 "2016-11-30T13:27:33Z")
Prompted by the GQ thread on statelessness. And this is purely hypothetical, if not up to Skald’s level of hypothetical-fu. Say I’ve got a big stash of cash, and am utterly fed up with North America. I don’t have any r… --- ## [Hope you SE US Dopers are safe (forest fires)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-you-se-us-dopers-are-safe-forest-fires/773361)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-you-se-us-dopers-are-safe-forest-fires/773361 "2016-11-30T04:59:25Z")
I just saw on another website that Gatlinburg, TN and Dollywood are being evacuated and several dozen buildings in the Gatlinburg area are on fire. The air quality is also very bad and that alone would justify getting o… --- ## [LSL Guy, Flight schedual around Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsl-guy-flight-schedual-around-thanksgiving/772816)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsl-guy-flight-schedual-around-thanksgiving/772816 "2016-11-30T04:09:22Z")
LSL Guy and any other knowledgeable person on Air Line operation around the Holiday’s. Do they add extra airplanes? Or actually add separate flights? Are the airways actually more crowded? Has ‘GPS direct’ helped? H… --- ## [Random iPad charger question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-ipad-charger-question/773371)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-ipad-charger-question/773371 "2016-11-29T23:52:51Z")
How likely is it that the connector port on the bottom of my iPad 2 will remain the standard for iPads in the future? I forgot my charging cord and plug at my aunt’s house during Thanksgiving, and can’t get it back unti… --- ## [Santo Rugger (RIP Santo Rugger)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santo-rugger-rip-santo-rugger/495579)
**Author:** [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Replies:** 1056\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santo-rugger-rip-santo-rugger/495579 "2016-11-29T23:31:18Z")
I’ve been meaning to write this for a couple of days but honestly I wasn’t sure what to say. I found out last week that Santo Rugger was in a motorcycle accident and that he broke both his legs, on arm and was in a coma.… --- ## [I actually scored a Cyber Monday deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-actually-scored-a-cyber-monday-deal/773397)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-actually-scored-a-cyber-monday-deal/773397 "2016-11-29T21:11:39Z")
I put a new laptop and a three-year warranty in the shopping cart, then ignored it until late on Monday. The warranty dropped from $250 to $80, which means I saved over $400 on the combined purchase. Score! --- ## [Help Me Prank My Kid at Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prank-my-kid-at-christmas/773020)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prank-my-kid-at-christmas/773020 "2016-11-29T19:42:09Z")
Got my son (23) a whole bunch of Magic the Gathering cards. Not a set, but each sold separately. There’s probably 20-25 of them, but I haven’t counted. Give me creative gift wrapping ideas. We’ve done the little present… --- ## [Zoological weirdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoological-weirdness/772850)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoological-weirdness/772850 "2016-11-29T13:42:23Z")
Ok, so the wife and I are currently having cocktails at Parasol Down in Las Vegas, and our favorite cocktail waitress noted that my very loud shirt had animals on it that really don’t go together- like flamingos and lion… --- ## [No viva Fidel! - Castro 1926 - 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-viva-fidel-castro-1926-2016/773021)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-viva-fidel-castro-1926-2016/773021 "2016-11-29T03:05:22Z")
Well, he survived long enough to see us elect Trump. I wonder if that would have eased his passing any… --- ## [Amazon price reductions are no more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-price-reductions-are-no-more/773160)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-price-reductions-are-no-more/773160 "2016-11-29T02:47:22Z")
Last week, I treated myself to the Kindle Voyage at 199.99, and two days later it drops to 169.99. I emailed and asked for the price reduction, and they informed me that they no longer do this. This was a nice policy t… --- ## [Apollo 12 secrets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-12-secrets/772981)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-12-secrets/772981 "2016-11-29T00:50:46Z")
Did you know several Playboy models hitched a ride to the moon? :smiley: Well, images of the models hitched a ride. LOL The cuff list prank is by far the best. Conrad and Bean got quite a surprise on the moon. They w… --- ## [What an odd insult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-an-odd-insult/772748)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-an-odd-insult/772748 "2016-11-28T22:40:15Z")
I am not entirely certain how to take it either … I was hanging out with a bunch of buddies on teamspeak while they were questioning me about what I planned to make for our American Thanksgiving … \[doing Jas Townsend’s 1… --- ## [This Doesn't Sound Good, Does It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-doesnt-sound-good-does-it/733758)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-doesnt-sound-good-does-it/733758 "2016-07-18T05:19:36Z")
Disclaimer: Not seeking medical advice. But I’m not stupid. My mother in law got it in her head her 75th birthday would be her last. Her SIL died suddenly and quickly right around Christmas last year and her brother … --- ## [Home surgery fails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-surgery-fails/763785)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-surgery-fails/763785 "2016-08-26T01:07:08Z")
I’m prone to sebaceous cysts in my scalp. I had a big one right on the crown of my head when I met my husband over eight years ago. About five years into the relationship, he decided he wanted to have a go at it with a r… --- ## [Why aren't convenience store security cameras at eye level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-convenience-store-security-cameras-at-eye-level/772658)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-convenience-store-security-cameras-at-eye-level/772658 "2016-11-28T16:01:31Z")
On my neighborhood Nextdoorwebsite, the local police posted a picture of a guy who is wanted as a “person of interest” in a crime. A couple of weeks ago, they posted video of a convenience store robbery. In both cases, t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=584) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=586)