# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=589 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 590 --- ## [Teens Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-online/771532)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-online/771532 "2016-11-13T21:38:14Z")
I was a teen in the era of BBSes, and compared to the rest of the kids around, those of us on the BBSes were a small minority. I actually still keep in touch with a handful of BBS pals (that I met over 20 years ago) now … --- ## [Hi! I'm a newbie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-a-newbie/771274)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-a-newbie/771274 "2016-11-13T20:21:20Z")
Hello All, I’ve been a lurker forever and enjoy the exchanges and information I’ve learned. I recently posted a few comments but apparently my brain is not working on all cylinders because I had to put out other posts e… --- ## [SR71 Photos, Castle Air Museum, Atwater, CA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sr71-photos-castle-air-museum-atwater-ca/771837)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sr71-photos-castle-air-museum-atwater-ca/771837 "2016-11-13T20:08:03Z")
As promised in my IMHO thread here is the photos I took of the SR71 and other planes at Castle Air Museum, not all that I took just a selection. Despite it being entirely awesome, the SR71 is actually not that photogen… --- ## [Personal reactions to the Presidential election results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-reactions-to-the-presidential-election-results/771235)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-reactions-to-the-presidential-election-results/771235 "2016-11-13T18:25:25Z")
I’m interested in how people are doing today… mentally, emotionally… what, so far, do you feel has been the impact of the election results on your state of mind in the very short term (for good or ill)? I’m not asking fo… --- ## [What are your family history "oddities"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-family-history-oddities/771252)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-family-history-oddities/771252 "2016-11-13T16:57:12Z")
The thread about age differences between siblingsmade me think about my family history. One thing I have always considered a bit odd is the number and order of kids along a certain family line. My maternal grandparents… --- ## [Have you ever met someone whom you got instant good vibes from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-whom-you-got-instant-good-vibes-from/770997)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-whom-you-got-instant-good-vibes-from/770997 "2016-11-13T05:56:51Z")
\[Inverse of this thread, figured turn about is fair play\] And, if you did, did it lead to a whirlwind romance? A friendship that lasted a lifetime? I’ve gotten a few from some students over the years. Now, not to put… --- ## [My new pet needs a new name (warning; contents include snake)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331 "2016-11-13T02:13:19Z")
I guess it’s appropriate that i take home my first crawlie critter on Halloween… One of the guys at work had a California Kingsnake that needed a good home, his son got bored with her (the snake is a female), I’ve alway… --- ## [Poll History of National Popular Vote v. Electoral College](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-history-of-national-popular-vote-v-electoral-college/771712)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-history-of-national-popular-vote-v-electoral-college/771712 "2016-11-12T22:54:18Z")
So, I was reading a history of polling numbers on whether Americans want the Electoral College replaced by a National Popular Vote. No shocker that immediately following 2000, Democrats were more in favor than Republica… --- ## [Protesters, use your Indoor Voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-use-your-indoor-voices/771701)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-use-your-indoor-voices/771701 "2016-11-12T21:34:14Z")
Fifty years ago I watched as people’s ears shut the moment they heard a swear word. You cannot affect change when your listeners aren’t listening. Keep it clean for better results. Swear here. --- ## [News Flash! Being unemployed sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-being-unemployed-sucks/770542)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-being-unemployed-sucks/770542 "2016-11-12T19:39:33Z")
So like so many other times in my life, I made a poor judgement call and quit my job. Mostly for mental health reasons. I figured, I’ll take a month off to get myself back together and get back to work. That was three mo… --- ## [Sex Ring Removed from Penis with Bolt Cutters, Hacksaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670 "2016-11-12T06:11:02Z")
With photos! I think they’re Safe for Work, but due to the (heh) sensitive subject matter, I’ll break the link: In my old home of Thailand, of course. Excerpt: “Photos show medics attempting to remove the penis ring w… --- ## [The Cubs won the Series. Does this mean the World is Going to End?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cubs-won-the-series-does-this-mean-the-world-is-going-to-end/770529)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cubs-won-the-series-does-this-mean-the-world-is-going-to-end/770529 "2016-11-12T05:53:28Z")
In one of A. Whitney Brown’s segments on SNL’s Weekend Update, back in the Pleistocene Era, he said something about the Cubs Winning the Pennant being a harbinger of the End Times. “Yes,” he said, “It’s written that whe… --- ## [I got woken up for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-woken-up-for-this/771470)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-woken-up-for-this/771470 "2016-11-12T01:55:57Z")
“They claim he’s a spaniel, but he looks more like a collie.” “Will he understand that he will be gamma to two bitches half his size?” “He’ll learn.” “Who is paying for him?” “Me.” “We are understaffed, dogwise, and… --- ## [MP election-related SIMS that don't fit in other election threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-election-related-sims-that-dont-fit-in-other-election-threads/771571)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-election-related-sims-that-dont-fit-in-other-election-threads/771571 "2016-11-12T01:49:05Z")
\-I was actually taking it easy on Melania Trump, saying maybe she wouldn’t be a terrible First Lady when I realized that she lies as much as her husband. -Lied about graduating from college on her website and had to tak… --- ## [Last food you threw away after one bite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-food-you-threw-away-after-one-bite/769108)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-food-you-threw-away-after-one-bite/769108 "2016-11-11T20:52:03Z")
First some ground rules: it must actually be a foodstuff, and the reason can’t be because it had gone stale / been dropped on the floor / had a bug on it etc: I mean because you found the food intrinsically unpalatable. … --- ## [Christmas Tree - keeping the star from tipping over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-keeping-the-star-from-tipping-over/770464)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-keeping-the-star-from-tipping-over/770464 "2016-11-11T19:54:24Z")
I have one of those large lighted stars that goes on top of my Christmas tree. However, I have an artificial tree that’s also short (about 4’ tall - I don’t bother with a large tree as nobody can see the bottom of it; w… --- ## [Cheapo life insurance ads and such](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapo-life-insurance-ads-and-such/771251)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapo-life-insurance-ads-and-such/771251 "2016-11-11T18:57:59Z")
I’m sure you’ve seen them…sometimes they’re ads on the radio or TV that say “we got soandso a half million dollar policy for just $12.50 a month, even though he’s 73 years old and in terrible shape!”; sometimes they’re t… --- ## [Edmund Fitzgerald Day 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edmund-fitzgerald-day-2016/771397)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edmund-fitzgerald-day-2016/771397 "2016-11-11T18:40:55Z")
I know one of the old threads was bumped a month or so ago, but I didn’t see it on the first page of this forum. Plus, doing the Billie Joe McCallister and Edmund Fitzgerald annual threads is pretty much my place in th… --- ## [Fine, fellow liberals, should I just give up now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-fellow-liberals-should-i-just-give-up-now/771242)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-fellow-liberals-should-i-just-give-up-now/771242 "2016-11-11T17:32:46Z")
I get the emotion of the moment. Seriously, I do. I feel it myself. But reading what fellow liberals are saying, and not just here, it makes me wonder whether they expect me to go on. Either I’ll die in a nuclear holoc… --- ## [Trump fugitives: Nova Scotia welcomes you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-fugitives-nova-scotia-welcomes-you/771311)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-fugitives-nova-scotia-welcomes-you/771311 "2016-11-11T16:00:06Z")
I’ve just been informed of your recent case of Trumpitis, I’m so sorry. I’m not a doctor but I’m sure its not fatal and, if the symptoms are properly managed, it will burn itself out in 4 years (8 years at the most). Ho… --- ## [Hey, I Almost Died!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-almost-died/770958)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-almost-died/770958 "2016-11-11T13:55:33Z")
Had the flu, missed Thursday and Friday at work. Went to the doctor, got some codeine cough syrup and some Tamiflu, started both on Friday. Felt better Saturday, but that night, I kept having to get up to use the bathro… --- ## [Leonard Cohen dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-cohen-dead/771464)
**Author:** [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-cohen-dead/771464 "2016-11-11T11:12:41Z")
Leonard Cohen dead at 82 I thought I heard a release from a new album just this afternoon on the radio. :frowning: --- ## [Holy Shit! Google (finally) Fixed Their Image Search!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623 "2016-11-11T10:21:41Z")
By going back to the old style! You get the pixel dimensions, file size, and most importantly, they ditched that annoying mouse-over component that made the thumbnail enlarge. I can easily click with the scroll wheel t… --- ## [I am a house plan enthusiast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232 "2016-11-11T03:19:00Z")
I am a house plant enthusiast. Last night some kids in orange shirts broke my window and stole my Wandering Jew. --- ## [How close in age are you to your nearest sibling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-in-age-are-you-to-your-nearest-sibling/771115)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-in-age-are-you-to-your-nearest-sibling/771115 "2016-11-11T01:35:55Z")
I’ll start. I’m 1 year, 2 months and 5 days younger than my brother. Any one closer? --- ## [My Obamacare bill is going from $380 to $550/month 1.1.17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-obamacare-bill-is-going-from-380-to-550-month-1-1-17/770756)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-obamacare-bill-is-going-from-380-to-550-month-1-1-17/770756 "2016-11-11T01:31:27Z")
Healthy, non-smoking 57 YO male, single, Maryland resident. As a real estate salesperson and independent contractor I am fully responsible for all my medical bills. My bill increases $ 80 dollars per month to 550 per mo… --- ## [Family debate: isn't this reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-debate-isnt-this-reasonable/755665)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-debate-isnt-this-reasonable/755665 "2016-11-10T23:39:36Z")
There’s a feud brewing in a branch of my family. Three years ago, over my sister’s objections, her former mother-in-law bought my nephew a brand new car (Hyundai hatchback). My sister felt he wasn’t responsible enough ye… --- ## [Trump is the love child of...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-the-love-child-of/771127)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-the-love-child-of/771127 "2016-11-10T22:54:28Z")
This is not a political jab or posting of any sort. Mrs. Guest, Guestling the Eldest, Guestling the Youngest and I are watching the election results on CBS. The picture of Trump being used looks like Trump is the love … --- ## [HOLY CRAP! Spaghetti-O's are disgusting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-spaghetti-os-are-disgusting/454598)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-spaghetti-os-are-disgusting/454598 "2016-11-10T05:57:33Z")
I’ve never licked my cats ass, but it has to taste better than Spaghetti-o’s. Jeebus, that was nasty. Fond memories of childhood aside, spaghetti-o’s taste like the business end of a sewer pipe. I can hardly believe I u… --- ## ["Mourning" a lost job. Common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mourning-a-lost-job-common/770724)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mourning-a-lost-job-common/770724 "2016-11-10T02:01:59Z")
I was recently RIF’ed from a job I had held for 11 years. (It was inevitable. I’ve become disabled and unable to work. That’s another thread perhaps.) In any case, the “big day” was last week and I’ve found myself in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=588) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=590)