# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=610 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 611 --- ## [Thanks for the bacon and steak, dad. Here. I brought you a mouse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-the-bacon-and-steak-dad-here-i-brought-you-a-mouse/732244)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-the-bacon-and-steak-dad-here-i-brought-you-a-mouse/732244 "2016-08-22T16:53:59Z")
Tonka caught a mouse. He called for me from outside, came in, and lay the dead rodent on the floor. I picked it up with a plastic bag, and he went out again. --- ## [The Quest for Structure and Discipline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quest-for-structure-and-discipline/763197)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quest-for-structure-and-discipline/763197 "2016-08-22T16:29:07Z")
I’m hoping for some inspirational stories here. I don’t do all that well without some kind of imposed structure on my life, and that’s exactly what I don’t have right now. On paper, my life should be perfect, in the sens… --- ## [Your sex toy may be spying on you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sex-toy-may-be-spying-on-you/762390)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sex-toy-may-be-spying-on-you/762390 "2016-08-22T14:56:03Z")
This one does! --- ## [Embarrassing smooch accidents: Kisses gone wrong!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-smooch-accidents-kisses-gone-wrong/763409)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-smooch-accidents-kisses-gone-wrong/763409 "2016-08-22T12:37:14Z")
Saluting JackieLikesVariety’s suggestion (from the IMHO “Polite” thread) for a thread. What kissing accidents have you had or been a victim of? For example, in this thread ^^ I wrote about my discomfort with cheek-kissi… --- ## [Nobody likes slobs in the MMP!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-likes-slobs-in-the-mmp/762891)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-likes-slobs-in-the-mmp/762891 "2016-08-22T01:40:49Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 73 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 94 for the day and maybe rain. The usual forecast for this time of year. Tonight is men’s night over to the church hou… --- ## [When buses collide: Fatal accident in Newark, NJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-buses-collide-fatal-accident-in-newark-nj/763427)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-buses-collide-fatal-accident-in-newark-nj/763427 "2016-08-20T21:06:41Z")
Story here. Two people dead, and horrendous damage. The one bus that was T-boned by the other, which ran a red light, was literally torn in half. --- ## [Anyone catch the meteor shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-the-meteor-shower/762755)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-the-meteor-shower/762755 "2016-08-20T17:28:42Z")
A friend and I drove over 200 miles round trip last night to take some Perseids photos. The Moon was a real problem, but I ended up getting a few nice shots. Here are two of the better ones: … --- ## [Giving to homeless people when your friends/family disapprove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-to-homeless-people-when-your-friends-family-disapprove/763123)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-to-homeless-people-when-your-friends-family-disapprove/763123 "2016-08-20T16:40:24Z")
From time to time I will give money to homeless folks and/or buy or give them food, clothing, etc., but many of my friends strongly frown upon this practice, and much of my family objects to it, too, as well. This puts … --- ## [After Two Long Years Got Into School Program I Wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-two-long-years-got-into-school-program-i-wanted/763373)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-two-long-years-got-into-school-program-i-wanted/763373 "2016-08-20T15:13:47Z")
Ok I hope this doesn’t sound like I’m just patting myself on the back but I felt like sharing. After taking the prerequisites over the past two years, Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Physics, And some other random stu… --- ## [It's 2050: Who is the group struggling for recognition now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2050-who-is-the-group-struggling-for-recognition-now/763189)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2050-who-is-the-group-struggling-for-recognition-now/763189 "2016-08-20T11:20:19Z")
About every 20 years or so, a group comes forward and demands rights and recognition that it formerly did not possess. In the post-war years, it was the blacks; in the 1970s, it was the feminists; then the gays; and now… --- ## [Who lives at your address - Sookeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-at-your-address-sookeo/763156)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-at-your-address-sookeo/763156 "2016-08-20T04:23:16Z")
I’m bored, and had nothing to do, so I googled my address. My husband and I live alone in a nice, small place. To my surprise, Spokeo shows ten people living here. One is our daughter, five are the previous owners and t… --- ## [Flooding in Louisiana - your family ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flooding-in-louisiana-your-family-ok/763010)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flooding-in-louisiana-your-family-ok/763010 "2016-08-20T01:30:19Z")
We’ve been calling various relatives since last night. The flooding in Louisiana is the worst they’ve seen. 30 Parishes are expected to be declared disaster areas. 40,000 homes damaged. Roads closed. Even parts of In… --- ## [Omaha dad finds pot brownies, eats 4 of them, says mean things to cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omaha-dad-finds-pot-brownies-eats-4-of-them-says-mean-things-to-cat/763176)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omaha-dad-finds-pot-brownies-eats-4-of-them-says-mean-things-to-cat/763176 "2016-08-19T22:09:00Z")
It seems some dude in Omaha accidentally ate some pot brownies his grown-up kids left in the car. Hilarity did not ensue for him, but it has for me. I especially like the headline in the Omaha World-Herald: “Omaha dad f… --- ## [Some things just ain't right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-just-aint-right/763185)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-just-aint-right/763185 "2016-08-19T20:23:19Z")
I read a story in today’s yahoo news. It was about a NC couple in a 2016 truck. They were stuck. And asked for help. A good samaritan offered to help for $20. After the unsticking, the good samaritan asked for the … --- ## [How would this eBay scam work? (I had a close escape today!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-ebay-scam-work-i-had-a-close-escape-today/763336)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-ebay-scam-work-i-had-a-close-escape-today/763336 "2016-08-19T20:09:16Z")
I bought a car on eBay two years ago, but am otherwise a relative newbie to the process. I bid on a BMW then went over the selling details one more time. A few things caught my eye and I did some research that yielded t… --- ## [Washing machines in schools increases attendance? Apparently so.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-machines-in-schools-increases-attendance-apparently-so/763127)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-machines-in-schools-increases-attendance-apparently-so/763127 "2016-08-19T16:33:30Z")
I would have never thought of this in a million years, but it at least appears that it works. Supposedly, a lot of poor attendance is due to kids lacking clean clothes to wear. If this article is to be believed, giving t… --- ## [I lost my dog to cancer and it f\*ckin sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-to-cancer-and-it-f-ckin-sucks/762198)
**Author:** [@Omar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-to-cancer-and-it-f-ckin-sucks/762198 "2016-08-19T12:16:29Z")
So I am married, 42 years old, and my 2 “kids” are my Siberan Huskies, Emma and Tulip. Tulip was a rescue, and the rescue named her that. I wouldnt have chosen that name for her, but everyone seems to really find it “dif… --- ## [To whoever misplaced three 747's, please claim them at the KLIA lost and found counter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-whoever-misplaced-three-747s-please-claim-them-at-the-klia-lost-and-found-counter/762958)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-whoever-misplaced-three-747s-please-claim-them-at-the-klia-lost-and-found-counter/762958 "2016-08-19T10:08:59Z")
This story is… strange: 12/08/2015 “Malaysia hunts owners of Boeing 747s abandoned at airport” 12/11/2015 “'Missing’ owner of three Boeing 747s comes forward” “'Missing’ owner of three Boeing 747s comes forward” … --- ## [Freedom in the 50 states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-in-the-50-states/763074)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-in-the-50-states/763074 "2016-08-19T05:02:49Z")
The Cato Institute has compiled freedom rankings for the 50 states, based on a large number of legal and regulatory aspects, both for economic freedom and personal freedom. They rank New Hampshire as the most free, and … --- ## [Anyone else have zero interest in the Olympics this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-zero-interest-in-the-olympics-this-year/762804)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-zero-interest-in-the-olympics-this-year/762804 "2016-08-19T00:22:38Z")
I was never exactly glued to the telly during Olympics past, but I did enjoy a casual interest in who was winning what, and I watched when convenient. For some reason all that has evaporated this go-round. The only cover… --- ## [More Random Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-random-thoughts/762471)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-random-thoughts/762471 "2016-08-18T20:43:18Z")
Not more randomization of thought, but more thoughts which are random in nature. Or in captivity. Either way, so far as I know, they’re original to that dark space I call my mind. When defusing a bomb in any movie, th… --- ## [Literally a thousand miles from nowhere (for certain values of nowhere...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literally-a-thousand-miles-from-nowhere-for-certain-values-of-nowhere/763170)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literally-a-thousand-miles-from-nowhere-for-certain-values-of-nowhere/763170 "2016-08-18T18:08:50Z")
I was listening to a country song this morning, and the phrase “a thousand miles from nowhere” popped out at me. (No, it wasn’t actually the Dwight Yoakam tune with that title.) And it got me thinking… Well, a thousand … --- ## [yet another reason i think people need licences to have kids -kid tries to sell toy for food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-reason-i-think-people-need-licences-to-have-kids-kid-tries-to-sell-toy-for-food/763004)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-reason-i-think-people-need-licences-to-have-kids-kid-tries-to-sell-toy-for-food/763004 "2016-08-18T14:13:14Z")
here ya go … I don’t have words MSN --- ## [Always listen to the sacred chickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-listen-to-the-sacred-chickens/762990)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-listen-to-the-sacred-chickens/762990 "2016-08-18T12:13:17Z")
The whole business with the Roman navy in the First Punic War is just amazing. At the start of the war, Rome has no navy. Rome has never had a navy. The Romans practically wouldn’t recognize a navy if one sat on their fa… --- ## [Beaten Iraqi woman in San Diego dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaten-iraqi-woman-in-san-diego-dies/616791)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaten-iraqi-woman-in-san-diego-dies/616791 "2016-08-17T23:02:49Z")
Link I grew up in San Diego, and I remember Nazi newspapers distributed on people’s lawns. (We played Army with them. My parents were not pleased.) This was when Tom Metzger was the KKK leader there. My oldest frie… --- ## [Train reported found in Poland with WW2 era Gold et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-reported-found-in-poland-with-ww2-era-gold-et-al/728401)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-reported-found-in-poland-with-ww2-era-gold-et-al/728401 "2016-08-17T20:38:46Z")
So some folks are claiming that they found a train in Poland, with WW2 era looted treasure’s. Speculation seems to be focusing on Gold and Art, the folks that came forward, are requesting a 10 percent finders fee, which … --- ## [Hospitalized! Wifey has rare syndrome! (Kind of long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospitalized-wifey-has-rare-syndrome-kind-of-long/762607)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospitalized-wifey-has-rare-syndrome-kind-of-long/762607 "2016-08-17T20:35:22Z")
We’ve been on a long and winding medical journey the last few weeks . . . A few weeks ago Dear Wifey (DW) and I had a short bout of tummy flu. I felt better in a few days, but she kept feeling weaker and weaker. After t… --- ## [What is the last thing you complained about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-last-thing-you-complained-about/762047)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-last-thing-you-complained-about/762047 "2016-08-17T18:11:33Z")
Too much stuff in the freezer --- ## [Raffle tickets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raffle-tickets/762929)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raffle-tickets/762929 "2016-08-17T14:56:03Z")
The subject of this post is a very prevalent thing in my own country, the UK: I don’t know whether it’s equally common, or less so, in other parts of the world. A wide variety of “interest groups” – in the senses both … --- ## [Strange Internet browser glitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-internet-browser-glitch/762943)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-internet-browser-glitch/762943 "2016-08-17T07:10:47Z")
I have this odd computer problem whereby I can use the Internet fine for the first 5-10 minutes of rebooting my computer, but then after about 10 minutes no Internet browser - be it Safari, Firefox, etc. - will work - it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=609) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=611)