# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=592 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 593 --- ## [Share this year's pumpkins at your house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-this-years-pumpkins-at-your-house/770186)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-this-years-pumpkins-at-your-house/770186 "2016-10-31T17:49:44Z")
We did a Tie Fighter and, for the first time ever, a standard face pumpkin. What did you guys do this year? --- ## [Thank you Leslie: Paying it forward.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-leslie-paying-it-forward/770204)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-leslie-paying-it-forward/770204 "2016-10-31T17:35:12Z")
To the lovely lady in Petawawa, Ontario, who saw me struggling down the street from the bus station with my 50 pound bag: thank you. Thank you for offering me a ride. Your name was Leslie, and you were on the way to the… --- ## [First time ER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442 "2016-10-31T17:13:23Z")
I’m in the hospital, getting checked out. And they have WiFi. Hoping I’m okay. Jus letting people know --- ## [I've had the keycat my entire membership here...it's time to say goodbye to her. \[Goodbye\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-the-keycat-my-entire-membership-here-its-time-to-say-goodbye-to-her-goodbye/769416)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-the-keycat-my-entire-membership-here-its-time-to-say-goodbye-to-her-goodbye/769416 "2016-10-31T14:51:34Z")
Well, my cat is sick. Sick as in “I don’t think she’s coming back from this one” sick. While not verified yet, I can tell. I’ve had cats before and I’ve seen the signs many times. And it’s to be expected, I mean, I firs… --- ## [Anyone ever had a dog make it to thier late teens or early twenties??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-a-dog-make-it-to-thier-late-teens-or-early-twenties/769595)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-a-dog-make-it-to-thier-late-teens-or-early-twenties/769595 "2016-10-31T12:59:12Z")
I own several dogs and lurk on several dog forums. One thing that pops up again and again is how long these people’s dogs seem to live. I’ve heard of small breeds/mixes making it anywhere from 18-22 and large breeds/mixe… --- ## [Clowns in woods try to lure children with money, residents say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567 "2016-10-31T04:49:18Z")
This is weird. It’s probably some kind of mass hysteria, but it may lead to some innocent person or persons being shot. At least one adult reported seeing a clown. She said that a large clown with a blinking nose wave… --- ## [Jumper survives wingsuit proximity crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumper-survives-wingsuit-proximity-crash/769957)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumper-survives-wingsuit-proximity-crash/769957 "2016-10-31T03:58:36Z")
Here’s the story. It includes the video from his helmet-mounted camera. It happened near Chamonix, France - something of a world center for this activity. He flew into the tops of some (obviously rather forgiving) tre… --- ## [A Change in Plans MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-change-in-plans-mmp/769580)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-change-in-plans-mmp/769580 "2016-10-31T03:51:09Z")
Blurf. Got up an hour ago, about 5 hours earlier than normal. So, we were going to go see E.T. at the makeshift drive-in theater on Saturday, but when we got there, the place was packed, the screens were nowhere close … --- ## [What animal was making this growling snuffling sound outside my building the other night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-was-making-this-growling-snuffling-sound-outside-my-building-the-other-night/769756)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-was-making-this-growling-snuffling-sound-outside-my-building-the-other-night/769756 "2016-10-30T20:15:57Z")
I’m in a semi-rural area on the edge of a small town. The night before last I was out in my building doing my thing (drinking beer and writing, mostly) and kept hearing this unfamiliar animal noise. The best way I can … --- ## [How difficult is this math problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-this-math-problem/769287)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-this-math-problem/769287 "2016-10-30T15:07:16Z")
Scroll down a bit to see the problem. --- ## [Dumbest Calls to Emergency services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-calls-to-emergency-services/770064)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-calls-to-emergency-services/770064 "2016-10-29T22:49:27Z")
Any really dumb calls you have heard about to the police , ambulance etc. --- ## [Pizza deliverers: how to get a tip - or not get one - in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-deliverers-how-to-get-a-tip-or-not-get-one-in-the-uk/769683)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-deliverers-how-to-get-a-tip-or-not-get-one-in-the-uk/769683 "2016-10-29T19:52:18Z")
You are delivering pizzas in the UK. If you don’t want a tip, absolutely do not notice that the customer has payment (a £20 note) in his hand. Definitely demand payment beforehand. Be sure to give incorrect change (chang… --- ## [I have accidentally invented a squirrel feeder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-accidentally-invented-a-squirrel-feeder/736651)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-accidentally-invented-a-squirrel-feeder/736651 "2016-10-29T15:57:32Z")
So those who live around Oak trees know that Oaks have some coordination in their production from year to year. Most years will be light acorn years, a couple heavy, and every once in a while they will all go crazy and g… --- ## [I did a Firefox refresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-a-firefox-refresh/769874)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-a-firefox-refresh/769874 "2016-10-29T06:46:45Z")
A refresh puts everything in the default stage. All previous add-ons are gone. Add block, flash block, etc. Everything runs so much faster. Sure I have adds now, but I love the speed. Why is this? --- ## [Penn State Ordered to Pay $7.3 Million to Assistant Coach Mike McQueary (Sandusky/Paterno)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912 "2016-10-29T06:27:59Z")
This judgement is vastly excessive (as well as the average $3 million settlement for each Sandusky accuser). --- ## [Russia emails hacked. Russia's fingerprints all over Ukrainian seperatist movement.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-emails-hacked-russias-fingerprints-all-over-ukrainian-seperatist-movement/769951)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-emails-hacked-russias-fingerprints-all-over-ukrainian-seperatist-movement/769951 "2016-10-28T18:35:35Z")
Payback’s a bitch. --- ## [Well...Here I Go Again...(lost job, kinda ranty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-here-i-go-again-lost-job-kinda-ranty/769922)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-here-i-go-again-lost-job-kinda-ranty/769922 "2016-10-28T18:18:06Z")
In what seems to be another chapter in my hellish life, I find myself, once again, losing my job. This would be the third time in my life I have been in this situation (with the fault lying in myself at times) and I don… --- ## [Real estate question or "Why you shouldn't lend money to family"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-question-or-why-you-shouldnt-lend-money-to-family/769859)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-question-or-why-you-shouldnt-lend-money-to-family/769859 "2016-10-28T16:35:40Z")
“Stepson” and his girlfriend bought a fixer-upper house with the intention of (probably) flipping it. They borrowed a substantial amount of money from his father and mother (my girlfriend) for repairs without any formal … --- ## [Huh: fungus more related to animals than plants. Who knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-fungus-more-related-to-animals-than-plants-who-knew/769776)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-fungus-more-related-to-animals-than-plants-who-knew/769776 "2016-10-28T14:26:02Z")
So, was getting caught up with the last few XKCDs and came across this here. After some further reading (for instance, this here) turns out animals and fungi had a common ancestor and branched off from plants about 1.1 … --- ## [What's the longest airplane flight you've taken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-airplane-flight-youve-taken/766803)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-airplane-flight-youve-taken/766803 "2016-10-28T10:08:42Z")
I took one that lasted about fourteen hours. From here (Phoenix, Arizona) to Surabaya, Indonesia. What’s the longest you’ve spent on a plane all at the same time? --- ## [Bob Hoover has died at 94.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-hoover-has-died-at-94/769702)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-hoover-has-died-at-94/769702 "2016-10-28T05:17:43Z")
Minnesota Public Radio reporting that legendary pilot and bad-ass Bob Hoover has died. Aviation buffs will know who he was. For those of you not nerdy in that way, Hoover was a WWII fighter pilot who, after being shot d… --- ## [CAT Phone: one smartphone to rule them all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-phone-one-smartphone-to-rule-them-all/769822)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-phone-one-smartphone-to-rule-them-all/769822 "2016-10-27T20:38:40Z")
I want it, but can’t justify the purchase, so I thought I’d infect someone here with the urge to buy this Android phone bearing the Caterpillar brand. Besides being waterproof and rugged, it has fricking FLIR thermal vi… --- ## [New here..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-here/769664)
**Author:** [@Libbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Libbey)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-here/769664 "2016-10-27T20:18:47Z")
I am not entirely sure where to post this, so I hope here is acceptable! I have been lurking here for a bit, and decided to come out of the shadows and finally join! This seems like a great place, so a big hello to ever… --- ## [Have you ever found something interesting or valuable in a used item you purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-something-interesting-or-valuable-in-a-used-item-you-purchased/769326)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-something-interesting-or-valuable-in-a-used-item-you-purchased/769326 "2016-10-26T21:24:51Z")
I found, within a used book, a reminder note for a 1982 colonoscopy. I’m hoping others have better finds (and I admit the bar is set low). mmm --- ## [Creepy True Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-true-stories/768455)
**Author:** [@inedible\_knapsack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inedible_knapsack)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-true-stories/768455 "2016-10-26T17:03:29Z")
In honor of Halloween, let’s talk about our creepy experiences! Here’s mine: When I was sixteen years old, I awoke up 1:00 a.m. to a quiet crackling noise coming from my closet. I was on my right side facing a wall, wi… --- ## [Eenie, Manny, Moe, and Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenie-manny-moe-and-jack/769424)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenie-manny-moe-and-jack/769424 "2016-10-26T16:51:19Z")
AMC is playing the hell out of Negan’s ‘Eenie… meenie… miney… Moe’ line. And I can’t help but say it in my head as 'Eenie, Manny, Moe, and Jack. --- ## [The strange case of socialised medicine and the pain in the arse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-socialised-medicine-and-the-pain-in-the-arse/769766)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-socialised-medicine-and-the-pain-in-the-arse/769766 "2016-10-26T16:50:21Z")
So socialised medicine is supposed to suck, right? WRONG. Yesterday I woke with a pain in my arse. Literally. Using a mirror it looked like I had sat on something or something had bitten me. It didn’t get better, so wh… --- ## [Unwanted magazines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-magazines/769530)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-magazines/769530 "2016-10-26T15:20:52Z")
I’ve recently started getting magazines I did not order. First Forbes, a couple-three months ago, then ESPN (I didn’t even know they published one) started coming about three weeks ago. I have no use for either magazine… --- ## [Ask the Guy Who Just Got His Hip Resurfaced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-just-got-his-hip-resurfaced/538940)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-just-got-his-hip-resurfaced/538940 "2016-10-26T14:51:53Z")
One week ago I had my hip resurfaced by Dr Edwin Su at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC. I posted a day by day account of my experience here. Hip resurfacing is a recent alternative to total hip replacement. Basi… --- ## [On London, etc...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-london-etc/768976)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-london-etc/768976 "2016-10-26T09:39:31Z")
Just got home from a 12 day trip to England. Spent a week in London and 5 days in the Cotswolds. First day back to work so thought I’d share the experience while still basking in the glow: I’m compelled to agree wit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=591) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=593)