# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=611 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 612 --- ## [Referral Companies Posing as Businesses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-companies-posing-as-businesses/762595)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-companies-posing-as-businesses/762595 "2016-08-16T22:07:06Z")
So I needed a replacement windshield for my car. I looked around and got some quotes from some well-rated local companies. The lowest quote of these companies was $235 plus tax, from a company called - let’s say - “Joe B… --- ## [The ONLY way to fly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-way-to-fly/762995)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-way-to-fly/762995 "2016-08-16T19:51:03Z")
Oh, ghod-I want to go up on this bird so bad it hurts! It’s almost like you’re Superman. --- ## [I think my marriage is falling apart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-marriage-is-falling-apart/762719)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-marriage-is-falling-apart/762719 "2016-08-16T17:36:15Z")
I don’t know why I am sharing this here. I don’t often like to get personal. But I’m scared about what’s going to happen. It’s never been smooth these 13 years, but I always thought that if I acted in good faith and wit… --- ## [Tim Cook (Apple) Interview: Over Time Every Person in the World Will have a Smartphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-cook-apple-interview-over-time-every-person-in-the-world-will-have-a-smartphone/762841)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-cook-apple-interview-over-time-every-person-in-the-world-will-have-a-smartphone/762841 "2016-08-16T15:47:50Z")
An interesting Washington Post interview with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/wp/2016/08/13/2016/08/13/tim-cook-the-interview-running-apple-is-sort-of-a-lonely-job/ Considering how po… --- ## [The Crabtree Valley Massacre that almost was](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crabtree-valley-massacre-that-almost-was/762988)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crabtree-valley-massacre-that-almost-was/762988 "2016-08-16T13:25:02Z")
Raleigh’s usually pretty uneventful, aside from government drama and transgender bathroom issues. This past weekend, a mass panic ensued when people thought they heard gunfire shots at Crabtree Valley Mall. We may fight… --- ## [Minor Irritation of the Day: Mosquito Coils Are Meant to Be Green, Dammit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-irritation-of-the-day-mosquito-coils-are-meant-to-be-green-dammit/762870)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-irritation-of-the-day-mosquito-coils-are-meant-to-be-green-dammit/762870 "2016-08-16T12:28:04Z")
Not these wishy-washy beige ones that Canadian Tire is hawking at the end of summer! That is all. Feel free to add your MIOTD. --- ## [I mini-pit myself: I hurt the Jeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-mini-pit-myself-i-hurt-the-jeep/762481)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-mini-pit-myself-i-hurt-the-jeep/762481 "2016-08-16T10:53:16Z")
A few days ago I dissembled the Jeep Wrangler top and cavorted around topless. Then, tired from the wind beneath my wings, I took a late afternoon nap and awoke to find that a sudden, drenching thunderstorm had suddenly,… --- ## [My dog thinks he is a cat. Help me help him.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-thinks-he-is-a-cat-help-me-help-him/739950)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-thinks-he-is-a-cat-help-me-help-him/739950 "2015-12-10T10:02:33Z")
Short version: What should I feed to my dog to help him eliminate hair balls. Long: My dog washes himself the way a cat does; but without the cute sand paper tongue. And like a cat he periodically vomits up a bunch of… --- ## [If a kiss could have made him all better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-kiss-could-have-made-him-all-better/762609)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-kiss-could-have-made-him-all-better/762609 "2016-08-16T04:54:34Z")
I’d have covered my little pooch with smooches from nose to tail. But he couldn’t be cured and he was suffering and y’all know the rest. He was 13, a rescue, Westie/Min. Poodle mix, deaf, mostly blind, and those things… --- ## [Please help me show my appreciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-show-my-appreciation/762520)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-show-my-appreciation/762520 "2016-08-16T02:32:38Z")
I had to come to the USA for a surgery that couldn’t be done in my Mexican town. A married couple I have known for over 20 years offered to let me stay with them. I have been here for 3 weeks. I have tried to pay for m… --- ## [Tell me about being a grandparent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-grandparent/762544)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-grandparent/762544 "2016-08-16T02:29:56Z")
Yep, it’s gonna happen 'roundabout February and I’m pretty sure I’m thrilled. I may as well start hiking my pants up to my nipples now. In any case, I’m having a hard time imagining what it will be like, other than I th… --- ## [Hot air ballons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-air-ballons/762810)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-air-ballons/762810 "2016-08-16T01:03:38Z")
Totally useless thought, but did the technology and materials exist in ancient Rome for some clever Roman to have built a functioning hot air balloon? They had canvases and cloth, but did the technology exist to make t… --- ## [Unsecured wireless printer fun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsecured-wireless-printer-fun/762860)
**Author:** [@jasnooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasnooks)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsecured-wireless-printer-fun/762860 "2016-08-16T00:52:12Z")
My old cell phone crapped out on me, so i just got a new one. As i was checking out all the new features, I find out that I now have the ability to print via WiFi… Turned on WiFi, and find out that there’s a unsecured p… --- ## [Color photos from the 1930's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-photos-from-the-1930s/762770)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-photos-from-the-1930s/762770 "2016-08-15T19:26:40Z")
I love the photos of the old stores. The one with the little girl sitting outside is adorable. I’d guess her parents were inside shopping. The chopping cotton photo lead me to some research. They are using a hoe to th… --- ## [Facebook newsfeed sponsored links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-newsfeed-sponsored-links/762917)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-newsfeed-sponsored-links/762917 "2016-08-15T15:52:11Z")
Has anyone else noticed the amount of sponsored posts in their newsfeed increased greatly in the past week? I feel like every third item in my newsfeed right now is a sponsored post for some site or facebook page. --- ## [photographs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs/762907)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs/762907 "2016-08-15T14:38:46Z")
Whenever I see stories involving natural disasters, the victims almost always say losing their pictures is the worst thing since they can’t be replaced. Maybe I’m different (so I’ve been told), but I hardly ever look a… --- ## [Cure what ails me with 1 magic ingredient!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cure-what-ails-me-with-1-magic-ingredient/762275)
**Author:** [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cure-what-ails-me-with-1-magic-ingredient/762275 "2016-08-15T13:57:53Z")
I can’t seem to shake this…congestion and clogged ears. Don’t know if it’s a summer cold or allergies or whatever. I feel AWFUL. So, I’m making my tea. What is the one thing you would add to my tea to make me feel be… --- ## [Gah! My cats CATCH the bugs but they don't KILL the bugs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-my-cats-catch-the-bugs-but-they-dont-kill-the-bugs/762605)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-my-cats-catch-the-bugs-but-they-dont-kill-the-bugs/762605 "2016-08-15T12:58:56Z")
I love my little guys but this annoys me to no end. It’s the ONE thing they can do to “earn their keep” around here and they don’t do it. They just catch’em, play with them for a while, and when they get bored, they let… --- ## [Road Trip! - An Automotive MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120 "2016-08-15T04:36:09Z")
I’m up, caffeinated ,and sheveled. I’m driving north to the hockey Booster Club Convention in an hour. Any body else doing a road trip this summer? Or hijack away, I’m on vacation and don’t care.:smiley: --- ## [Shooting and Bombing in Pakistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-and-bombing-in-pakistan/762208)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-and-bombing-in-pakistan/762208 "2016-08-15T00:47:35Z")
At the town of Quetta in Baluchistan. First reports indicate that a prominent lawyer was shot and killed. Then when members of the bar went to the hospital to mourn, a suicide bomber targeted them. The bar in Pakistan… --- ## [For those who see the ads here, I have a new crush.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-see-the-ads-here-i-have-a-new-crush/762783)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-see-the-ads-here-i-have-a-new-crush/762783 "2016-08-14T23:56:20Z")
If you see the ads here, you’ve no doubt noticed the woman in the blue underwear for the “The #1 trick to MELT belly fat while SLEEPING (effective 83.5% of the time)” ad. I totally have a crush on her. Sure, generally I… --- ## [Ghosts aren't real, are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-arent-real-are-they/762466)
**Author:** [@Declanium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declanium)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-arent-real-are-they/762466 "2016-08-14T22:44:54Z")
Recently was out with friends in a supposedly haunted location. Didn’t see a thing spooky. Prompted a convo re: existence of ghosts. Now I’m not a believer, but I was surprised to hear that some of my friends had weird e… --- ## [Olympic sports you would like to see added...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-sports-you-would-like-to-see-added/14154)
**Author:** [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-sports-you-would-like-to-see-added/14154 "2016-08-14T22:09:40Z")
Myself, I would like to see a watersliding event at the summer olympics. What other ones would you add if you could? I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature! --- ## [Need to shave face again early in day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-shave-face-again-early-in-day/762602)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-shave-face-again-early-in-day/762602 "2016-08-14T22:09:17Z")
Do any others here shave in the morning, sometimes even closely, only to find that when they arrive at their destination… They really “need to shave” again??? (Disposable razors sure come in handy.) I think there may … --- ## [Parents who buried their kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-buried-their-kids/760980)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-buried-their-kids/760980 "2016-08-14T22:01:34Z")
If any parents here have buried their kids, could you share your story? Obviously this is a very sensitive subject so don’t feel the need to share if you rather not, but I am hoping to understand a bit about this as I ha… --- ## [What foreign universities do you see as prestigious? And your own country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foreign-universities-do-you-see-as-prestigious-and-your-own-country/762380)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foreign-universities-do-you-see-as-prestigious-and-your-own-country/762380 "2016-08-14T17:59:50Z")
By “prestigious” I mean both well-known and that, if you heard someone went there, you’d think they were clever. I’m interested because the perceptions of which universities are prestigious does not always correspond to… --- ## [What happened to all those Olympic problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-all-those-olympic-problems/762041)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-all-those-olympic-problems/762041 "2016-08-14T17:48:32Z")
Leading up to the Olympics I saw a lot of articles predicting disaster and criticizing everything from pollution to crime to shoddy construction. I have seen very little about how those problems have actually panned out… --- ## [This new Anker portable USB/120VAC/12VDC battery is cool but it's not $500 cool!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-new-anker-portable-usb-120vac-12vdc-battery-is-cool-but-its-not-500-cool/762744)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-new-anker-portable-usb-120vac-12vdc-battery-is-cool-but-its-not-500-cool/762744 "2016-08-14T02:01:10Z")
I like and use Anker USB power and battery products but come on! It’s a neat unit but it’s $500 AND you want people to pre register to get one like it’s some hot new smartphone? It’s a nice little unit, but at $500 I th… --- ## [Strange Laws That Made You Laugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-laws-that-made-you-laugh/762045)
**Author:** [@grind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grind)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-laws-that-made-you-laugh/762045 "2016-08-13T22:21:56Z")
In Texas, it is illegal to sell your eyeballs. --- ## [Obscure geographic regional names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-geographic-regional-names/761008)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-geographic-regional-names/761008 "2016-08-13T22:17:36Z")
Just the other day, I stumbled upon a heretofore unknown-to-me geographic name: Macaronesia. No, it has nothing to do with a certain kind of pasta, nor is it the opposite of Micronesia. Instead, it’s a collective name fo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=610) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=612)