# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=596 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 597 --- ## [Mundane Adventures In Medical Land](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-adventures-in-medical-land/768394)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-adventures-in-medical-land/768394 "2016-10-14T18:00:14Z")
Tomorrow (actually today as it is 2:10 AM and I can’t sleep) I will have an adventurous day. After taking the trash out for collection this morning I must get to see my Orthopedic Surgeon about my fractured clavicle (co… --- ## [If you wer going to be a corporate shill...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wer-going-to-be-a-corporate-shill/768159)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wer-going-to-be-a-corporate-shill/768159 "2016-10-14T08:54:07Z")
If you were going to be a corporate shill who would you be most inclined to sell out to? Me? I gotta go with Rockport shoes. Makers of fine footwear for over 40 years! --- ## [Magician amazes orangutan with card trick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magician-amazes-orangutan-with-card-trick/768390)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magician-amazes-orangutan-with-card-trick/768390 "2016-10-13T23:01:44Z")
Cool trick. Any theories on how he did it? Usually you’d assume the volunteer is a plant and in on the trick. I don’t think the orangutan can be accused of that. :smiley: I’ve watched the video several times and am… --- ## [It's Edmund Fitzgerald Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-edmund-fitzgerald-day/737205)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-edmund-fitzgerald-day/737205 "2016-10-13T15:43:21Z")
Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn minutes to hours? the song, of course --- ## [Mike VI transitioned to hospice care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-vi-transitioned-to-hospice-care/768180)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-vi-transitioned-to-hospice-care/768180 "2016-10-13T02:28:17Z")
I know this doesn’t mean anything to most of you, but down here it means a lot. --- ## [\[IDEA\] Earbuds which pick music for you depending on your mood/location(any user data)ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-earbuds-which-pick-music-for-you-depending-on-your-mood-location-any-user-data-ideas/768318)
**Author:** [@eats\_sushi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eats_sushi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-earbuds-which-pick-music-for-you-depending-on-your-mood-location-any-user-data-ideas/768318 "2016-10-13T00:04:53Z")
Dopics are smart ear-buds installed with each user’s DNA identification profile. Through the use of predictive technology, bio-metric data and connection to the IoT, they deliver a new definition the concept of life musi… --- ## [The "Boo!" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boo-thread/768295)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boo-thread/768295 "2016-10-12T20:47:36Z")
The SDMB isn’t doing a “Boo!” forum this year. so I thought I’d start a thread for all the stuff posters would have posted there. No rules other than basic board ones. I’ll start with a very short story I thought up. … --- ## [Code phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-phrases/765847)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-phrases/765847 "2016-10-12T20:09:05Z")
“we need to talk” - when SO says this it really means I am going to criticize you “good first attempt” = damn, that was incompetent “that we can freely disagree about ideas like this is what’s great about this country”… --- ## [Major IRS scam phone call center busted in Mumbai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-irs-scam-phone-call-center-busted-in-mumbai/767798)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-irs-scam-phone-call-center-busted-in-mumbai/767798 "2016-10-12T18:02:35Z")
Apparently the IRS phone scam thing is profitable enough to employ a lot of people in large call centers in India. Story. Has anyone here received a call from these jerkwads? --- ## [Dammit! I think I creeped a girl out at work and now it's bugging me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-i-think-i-creeped-a-girl-out-at-work-and-now-its-bugging-me/718982)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-i-think-i-creeped-a-girl-out-at-work-and-now-its-bugging-me/718982 "2016-10-12T16:59:04Z")
I’m not a very outgoing person at work. I have a handful of friends but I mainly keep to myself. That said, I always make it a point of introducing myself to new employees. I do this because I want them to feel like I’m… --- ## [Germany votes to ban internal-combustion vehicles by 2030](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-votes-to-ban-internal-combustion-vehicles-by-2030/768186)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-votes-to-ban-internal-combustion-vehicles-by-2030/768186 "2016-10-12T06:50:46Z")
Road & Track article. Although it sounds more like the German government formally asking the European Union to adopt such a ban. On one hand, an ambitious goal, especially considering the Germans have a significant autom… --- ## [So apparently "vision boards" are a thing. Do you have one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-vision-boards-are-a-thing-do-you-have-one/768093)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-vision-boards-are-a-thing-do-you-have-one/768093 "2016-10-12T02:49:07Z")
I was reading an article that mentioned “vision boards” in a way that suggested everyone in the world knows what a vision board is. I had no clue so I googled it. Here’s what a “vision board” is. Kind of interesting th… --- ## [Looks like something started on Facebook called my job is better than yours because......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-something-started-on-facebook-called-my-job-is-better-than-yours-because/767368)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-something-started-on-facebook-called-my-job-is-better-than-yours-because/767368 "2016-10-12T01:48:10Z")
Now this would only be for people who actually like their job not someone who hates their job and work at Mcdonald’s. Because you love your job, there is nothing anyone can say to make you feel bad about where you wor… --- ## [::Snicker:: You stole that?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snicker-you-stole-that/767731)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snicker-you-stole-that/767731 "2016-10-11T23:34:10Z")
About a year ago a friend let me take an old 12-speed bike out of his shed to take home and see if I wanted to take up bike riding as exercise. I like the stationary bike at the gym and thought a real ride might be even… --- ## [The Debate: A More Light-Hearted Assessment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debate-a-more-light-hearted-assessment/768230)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debate-a-more-light-hearted-assessment/768230 "2016-10-11T20:14:00Z")
Someone with good editing skills has produced a more-light hearted version of the great debate. --- ## [Stupid SDMB things you do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sdmb-things-you-do/768176)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sdmb-things-you-do/768176 "2016-10-11T18:07:35Z")
Like posting drunken time travel hypotheticals…nope, I mean more silly habits you have when browsing the Dope. I’ve two I do every bloody time. The first is, if I see a thread I think looks interesting I’ll instantly r… --- ## [Land of droughts and flooding rains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-of-droughts-and-flooding-rains/768032)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-of-droughts-and-flooding-rains/768032 "2016-10-11T04:12:49Z")
Hi All, Down here in Australia we’ve had a bit of rain recently after probably a decade or so of drought. The Murray River, one of the main rivers in Aus is currently in flood at it’s highest point I’ve seen since 1974. … --- ## [Nightmare neighbours - have you ever had one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmare-neighbours-have-you-ever-had-one/767770)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmare-neighbours-have-you-ever-had-one/767770 "2016-10-11T03:36:29Z")
Not really - a few years ago a few football balls were popped after I sent them over the fence. --- ## [Kinda By Request: The New MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-by-request-the-new-mmp/767550)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-by-request-the-new-mmp/767550 "2016-10-11T01:00:31Z")
Most of you know parts of this but since its an early start (like packing I do everything in advance) I’ll flesh it out a little. As most of you know, my Dad and I were close to each other. Not so much the constant comp… --- ## [How much liquid soap in grahms is correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-liquid-soap-in-grahms-is-correct/762820)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-liquid-soap-in-grahms-is-correct/762820 "2016-10-10T23:52:25Z")
We have a newly installed Grohe liquid soap dispenser for our kitchen sink. The bottle to hold the soap is under the sink and not easy to get to at all. So the other choice, is to refill it by removing the spigot and pou… --- ## [A clickbait picture on this page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clickbait-picture-on-this-page/767933)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clickbait-picture-on-this-page/767933 "2016-10-10T22:49:40Z")
An ad at the bottom of some pages shows a b&w photo of a woman with one raised arm. and a red circle around her armpit. What is it about this picture that is supposed to “leave me speechless”? --- ## [Voting next month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-next-month/767786)
**Author:** [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-next-month/767786 "2016-10-10T22:16:14Z")
I’m doing one of them those absent t ballots…anyone else? Seems like it would be a lot more relaxing AND I can study all the silly ass questions they have that they want you to vote on. Plus you can always look up the l… --- ## [Why do medical offices not understand the idea of an appointment time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-medical-offices-not-understand-the-idea-of-an-appointment-time/766651)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-medical-offices-not-understand-the-idea-of-an-appointment-time/766651 "2016-10-10T21:20:13Z")
Yet again I set up “an appointment” for a medical procedure, in this case for 3:00, only to hear at the end of the conversation that they need me to arrive and check in at 2:45. “So, the appointment is for 2:45?” “No s… --- ## [Things that you didn't know and other people did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-didnt-know-and-other-people-did/767270)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-didnt-know-and-other-people-did/767270 "2016-10-10T13:10:36Z")
I had never even heard of the Marco Polo game until it was featured in an episode of The Sopranos. Even then I thought they made it up for the show as Tony was all about Italian heroes like Columbus. To be fair we never… --- ## [The Nobel prizes are coming. What have you won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nobel-prizes-are-coming-what-have-you-won/767634)
**Author:** [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nobel-prizes-are-coming-what-have-you-won/767634 "2016-10-10T05:47:32Z")
The physics prize winners were announced today and it gave me the idea for a thread. This board is full of talented and clever people. So what honours have people achieved? Or have a tenuous link to? Feel free to brag a… --- ## [Cats at plant nurseries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-at-plant-nurseries/767994)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-at-plant-nurseries/767994 "2016-10-10T01:23:43Z")
So I’ve been getting into house plants of late. That has had me going to quite a few plant nurseries and such. I’ve found it interesting how some will have a cat out and about, and that cat will always be the most chil… --- ## [Virtual Sunday dinner thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-sunday-dinner-thread/768021)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-sunday-dinner-thread/768021 "2016-10-09T23:47:34Z")
Okay, we haven’t got together for dinner in quite a while. I didn’t want to hijack this thread. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=806760 So, everyone is invited to Sunday dinner at my place! Just o… --- ## [So I went to my first big "swinger's party"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-my-first-big-swingers-party/767608)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-my-first-big-swingers-party/767608 "2016-10-09T23:29:54Z")
And wow. I had no idea such a world existed right along side the regular world. This was hundreds of people (couples and single women) all congregated together with one thing on their minds: sex. This was a big party… --- ## [The Earth really does move for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earth-really-does-move-for-you/768039)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earth-really-does-move-for-you/768039 "2016-10-09T20:32:13Z")
This is a BBC article about the use of seismometers to detect North Korea’s nuclear weapons tests which is interesting in its own right, but it has a rather sweet coda. --- ## [Really? Now? That is another $200,000 minimum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-now-that-is-another-200-000-minimum/767775)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-now-that-is-another-200-000-minimum/767775 "2016-10-09T02:55:47Z")
So I am an infrastructure engineer. I make sure all the servers/switches/routers/computers and such work. This year we upgraded our call center. The CSRs run thin clients. We bought new servers to run VMWare, bought a n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=595) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=597)