# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=608 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 609 --- ## [Really. Fast. Internet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-fast-internet/764113)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-fast-internet/764113 "2016-08-29T01:40:03Z")
That is the message on a billboard near work, advertising their service. What I’d like to know is: was this style of emphasis- word period word period word period a thing prior to the Simpsons? I mean, Comic Book Guy wit… --- ## [Laptop with a component bent out of shape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-with-a-component-bent-out-of-shape/764282)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-with-a-component-bent-out-of-shape/764282 "2016-08-28T21:27:35Z")
So I tried to unscrew a component - \*not \*the battery, apparently, but something that looks kind of like a circuit board; a sizable rectangular pack. Strangely, when I tried to screw it back into place, it wouldn’t go in… --- ## [Blackjack has passed away 2000(?)-2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-has-passed-away-2000-2016/763917)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-has-passed-away-2000-2016/763917 "2016-08-28T15:18:45Z")
Tuesday night he was crying out in obvious distress. He hadn’t been awake for more than an hour a day for a several months but when he was awake he was cheerful and with some help could get around on his rickety legs. Fo… --- ## [Laughing at someone's cluelessness then having a brief, horrible moment in which you doubt yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-at-someones-cluelessness-then-having-a-brief-horrible-moment-in-which-you-doubt-yourself/763708)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-at-someones-cluelessness-then-having-a-brief-horrible-moment-in-which-you-doubt-yourself/763708 "2016-08-28T14:11:01Z")
I was watching an episode of Judge Judy (I know, I know) today and the plaintiff was complaining that the defendant was bullying her online. The P stated that the D had posted unkind memes featuring her. But here’s the … --- ## [Mercedes ad says it all about self-drivers...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercedes-ad-says-it-all-about-self-drivers/764268)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercedes-ad-says-it-all-about-self-drivers/764268 "2016-08-28T13:27:50Z")
I’ve seen this ad and variations in a couple of places, but let’s talk about the one on the inside cover of today’s NYT Sunday Magazine. Usually Mercedes Ooh-Pretty-Car ad, very stylish. Main cutline reads: \*\*\[SIZE=4\]S… --- ## [My dad runs a bestiality site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-runs-a-bestiality-site/763879)
**Author:** [@Leonard33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard33)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-runs-a-bestiality-site/763879 "2016-08-28T12:49:20Z")
I was in class with some friends and pulled out a photo of my dad and showed it them. They couldn’t believe how closely we looked alike. And one asked for a recent photo. Knowing my dad ran a business, I googled him. It … --- ## [29 Years down the tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/29-years-down-the-tubes/763820)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/29-years-down-the-tubes/763820 "2016-08-28T06:09:12Z")
I’m still numb… I’ve been working for the same company for 29 years. This year we haven’t done very well. Today I was one of the almost 200 who were “restructured.” In other words, my job now involves sitting on my couch… --- ## [Afraid of heights? I dare you to watch this video.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afraid-of-heights-i-dare-you-to-watch-this-video/763995)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afraid-of-heights-i-dare-you-to-watch-this-video/763995 "2016-08-28T03:37:10Z")
This makes me queasy. The headline is dumb since it really has nothing to do with science, but it is disturbing if you don’t like heights. --- ## [Taking our cat in for an ultrasound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-our-cat-in-for-an-ultrasound/763929)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-our-cat-in-for-an-ultrasound/763929 "2016-08-28T02:54:56Z")
. . .and my wife is freaking out about it. The cat has a long history of gastric issues and used to vomit a lot. Then we had a long period of infrequent instances. Then we started letting her go outside in front of the h… --- ## [A Fontain Of Youth Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fontain-of-youth-conundrum/763676)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fontain-of-youth-conundrum/763676 "2016-08-28T00:22:32Z")
In exploring a little used trail in Upper East Spotsylvania you have stumbled upon Cortez’ famed Fountain of Youth. Fortunately your grasp of archaic Spanish and Aztec, plus your encylopaedic knowledge of mythology has e… --- ## [Name change: ddsun-\> Sunny Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change-ddsun-sunny-daze/763862)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change-ddsun-sunny-daze/763862 "2016-08-27T21:16:44Z")
I have changed my user name from “ddsun” to “Sunny Daze”. I bring this to the attention of anyone who may wonder who the heck “Sunny Daze” might be. I have been here a while now and do not require a second meeting with… --- ## [My dad had another stroke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-had-another-stroke/764125)
**Author:** [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-had-another-stroke/764125 "2016-08-27T14:14:18Z")
It’s all good, as good as can be. Dad is in his 70’s and had three strokes before (as well as many other illnesses). Mum described them to me, and dad has also given me some information. This summer I visited and took d… --- ## [Tout the virtues of traveling in your own home state!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tout-the-virtues-of-traveling-in-your-own-home-state/763990)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tout-the-virtues-of-traveling-in-your-own-home-state/763990 "2016-08-27T03:39:37Z")
I just got back from a short road trip around Kansas with my mother. We visited a variety of places, some of which are important destinations, and some of which are what might be called roadside attractions. But even t… --- ## [The Great SDMB Summer 2016 Postcard Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-summer-2016-postcard-exchange/755001)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-summer-2016-postcard-exchange/755001 "2016-08-27T00:06:34Z")
Northern Piper, melodyharmonius and jayrey have run them in the past, and they’re always fun, but it’s been awhile. Here’s how it works (as adapted from NP’s previous thread). Our rules, by the numbers, and written wit… --- ## [When kids drive you to the burn unit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kids-drive-you-to-the-burn-unit/763982)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kids-drive-you-to-the-burn-unit/763982 "2016-08-26T23:42:20Z")
Yesterday I asked my three-year-old to climb into her car seat, but she didn’t, so I lifted her in. We then had this conversation: “I didn’t want to climb in, because then I would be dead.” “Honey, remember, we don’t m… --- ## [I have a Facebook friend that HATES Hillary but he keeps promoting her.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-facebook-friend-that-hates-hillary-but-he-keeps-promoting-her/764077)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-facebook-friend-that-hates-hillary-but-he-keeps-promoting-her/764077 "2016-08-26T23:34:37Z")
What he likes to do is share pro Hillary ads, and then underneath, he’ll make a snide comment to go along with it. Except, what he doesn’t realize is, since these ads tend to have thousands of comments on them, his gets… --- ## [Real Life Copies Mad cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-copies-mad-cover/764013)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-copies-mad-cover/764013 "2016-08-26T21:14:14Z")
Today (August 26 2016) on Huffington Post: Mad Magazine #142 cover, April 1971: https://www.google.com/search?q="Mad+Magazine"+poster+"closed+for+repairs"&biw=1280&bih=822&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbwob-o… --- ## [16 yo Teenage Boy Has Sex with Teacher, $6 Million Dollar Settlement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-yo-teenage-boy-has-sex-with-teacher-6-million-dollar-settlement/763722)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-yo-teenage-boy-has-sex-with-teacher-6-million-dollar-settlement/763722 "2016-08-26T20:39:55Z")
This is a truly crazy settlement. --- ## [I think I need to bleach my eyeballs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-need-to-bleach-my-eyeballs/763776)
**Author:** [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-need-to-bleach-my-eyeballs/763776 "2016-08-26T19:56:13Z")
Total rant: I just edited a supposedly scientific paper from a group in Japan. I have NEVER seen such appallingly sexist, patronizing claptrap in my life, and I have seen quite a bit of such garbage. I don’t think this p… --- ## [Newslink. Dodo. Vo-Dodo. Vo-do-de-dah-vo-Dodo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newslink-dodo-vo-dodo-vo-do-de-dah-vo-dodo/764042)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newslink-dodo-vo-dodo-vo-do-de-dah-vo-dodo/764042 "2016-08-26T19:28:56Z")
Dodo skeleton for sale. I accuse Cecil Adams of the vo-do-dodo-cide. --- ## [Honoring the Rock of Chickamauga](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honoring-the-rock-of-chickamauga/726981)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honoring-the-rock-of-chickamauga/726981 "2016-08-26T19:26:49Z")
As some Dopers know, I’m a big admirer of George H. Thomas, a notable Civil War general. I’m sending this letter today. Feel free to adapt it as you see fit, or write an all-new one, and send it to the USPS’s advis… --- ## [Just sign her over to us for a bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-sign-her-over-to-us-for-a-bit/763747)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-sign-her-over-to-us-for-a-bit/763747 "2016-08-26T14:09:22Z")
So I’m a single mom of one and I’ve been battling depression for going on twenty plus years now. It’s recently gotten worse and it’s just the constant cloud of ‘fml’. Meds don’t seem to help much and I just have a const… --- ## [Inventions the world needs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-the-world-needs/763591)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-the-world-needs/763591 "2016-08-26T13:39:20Z")
Popcorn without kernels that get stuck in your teeth. A spray that you spray on dog poop to make it evaporate (I think the movie ENVY was based on this). A food that supplies all the nutrition one needs that is totally… --- ## [NPR's elitism is annoying me today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-elitism-is-annoying-me-today/761650)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-elitism-is-annoying-me-today/761650 "2016-08-26T13:31:57Z")
Something about this exchange irks me, kinda sticks in my craw: When they say “a lot of people are surprised” or “people would think”, which “people” are they talking about? Because obviously, by definition, if $50K i… --- ## [Attention Northern Piper - Piping can kill you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-northern-piper-piping-can-kill-you/763866)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-northern-piper-piping-can-kill-you/763866 "2016-08-26T00:30:42Z")
Piper dies of lung ailment. Beware! StG --- ## [So apparently I am NOT bad at recognizing faces.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-i-am-not-bad-at-recognizing-faces/763717)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-i-am-not-bad-at-recognizing-faces/763717 "2016-08-25T23:08:51Z")
I have always said that I am terrible at facial recognition. Not full-blown prosopagnosia, but low down on the spectrum of recognition where I have trouble recognizing people out of context (such as when meeting a patie… --- ## [My husband is snoring.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-snoring/645916)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-snoring/645916 "2016-08-25T21:38:52Z")
I am so, so tired. And my poor husband has a cold and is snoring the walls down in our bedroom. The spare room is completely filled with boxes and furniture because we’re redoing the basement floor, so I don’t have anywh… --- ## [We left for a 4 day weekend in the summer, came back in the fall.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-left-for-a-4-day-weekend-in-the-summer-came-back-in-the-fall/763926)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-left-for-a-4-day-weekend-in-the-summer-came-back-in-the-fall/763926 "2016-08-25T20:45:36Z")
Last weekend we were gone for 4 days and came back mid-day on Tuesday. About 2 miles from the house I was looking at the road side vegetation and plants and said to my wife that it looked like fall to me. “I was just t… --- ## [University of Texas concealed carry protest - now with more dildos!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-texas-concealed-carry-protest-now-with-more-dildos/763861)
**Author:** [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-texas-concealed-carry-protest-now-with-more-dildos/763861 "2016-08-25T19:58:40Z")
From The Daily Texan: Facebook event page Stay weird, Austin. --- ## [How to get a search warrant:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-search-warrant/763891)
**Author:** [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-search-warrant/763891 "2016-08-25T18:52:17Z")
This is just the story of someone whose bicycle was stolen and they couldn’t get the cops to actually do anything about it until they searched for someone else’s stolen iPad and the bicycle was found at the thief"s house… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=607) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=609)