# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=615 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 616 --- ## [Pocket Constitutions go on sale for $0. 100% off! Free for the taking! No dollars! Zero cents!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-constitutions-go-on-sale-for-0-100-off-free-for-the-taking-no-dollars-zero-cents/761440)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-constitutions-go-on-sale-for-0-100-off-free-for-the-taking-no-dollars-zero-cents/761440 "2016-08-01T19:04:54Z")
In honor of Khzir Khan whipping out his trusty pocket Constitution at the DNC last week, the ACLU has decided to give away free ones through Election Day. From HuffPo: I ordered mine today, so from now on, get ready t… --- ## [Screw it, I'm upgrading to Windows 10.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-it-im-upgrading-to-windows-10/761184)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-it-im-upgrading-to-windows-10/761184 "2016-08-01T18:37:08Z")
Just clicking ‘go’, not reading any manuals, not backing up anything. Microsoft is my co-pilot. --- ## [Have you ever been the victim of sexism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-victim-of-sexism/760695)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-victim-of-sexism/760695 "2016-08-01T16:01:09Z")
Just wondering --- ## [Omaha?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omaha/761102)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omaha/761102 "2016-08-01T13:50:36Z")
So. I’ve got a two day, one night trip to Omaha next Tuesday into Wednesday. 2nd and 3rd if you’re counting. What to do? Any Dopers to meet for a drink? --- ## [Balloon crash in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-crash-in-texas/761297)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-crash-in-texas/761297 "2016-08-01T08:37:42Z")
A hot air balloon with about 16 people on board crashed and burned in central Texas a little while ago. 7:40 am local, I assume it was a “dawn” flight and that many people probably means there were kids on board. No surv… --- ## [Decorating for a surprise party in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-for-a-surprise-party-in-the-mmp/760840)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-for-a-surprise-party-in-the-mmp/760840 "2016-08-01T06:10:23Z")
Someone in our midst has a birthday on Firday. So be subtle with the decorations and don’t let on that something’s up. Happy Moanday!!! \ --- ## [Pilots - any consensus on what went wrong with the Leonard Skynard crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-any-consensus-on-what-went-wrong-with-the-leonard-skynard-crash/761236)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-any-consensus-on-what-went-wrong-with-the-leonard-skynard-crash/761236 "2016-08-01T05:58:30Z")
How could experienced pilots screw up so badly in a proven and reliable passenger plane? Convair CV-240 are still used some places today. They ran out of gas and crashed a couple hours drive from my hometown. Right on t… --- ## [Purim and shlach manos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-and-shlach-manos/747780)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-and-shlach-manos/747780 "2016-08-01T03:42:31Z")
So, I’m pretty sure I’m not the only Jew here. Does anyone else do shlach manos? Purim is my favorite holiday, and I love making shlach manos. I usually go down to my aunt’s to bake, although this year, I may tweak the … --- ## [Why do people trust Xfinity wifi outside the home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-trust-xfinity-wifi-outside-the-home/761423)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-trust-xfinity-wifi-outside-the-home/761423 "2016-08-01T02:36:47Z")
So a while back, Xfinity introduced a system of free wifi hotspots for subscribers piggybacking off residential and commercial wifi. My question is, why does anyone connect to them? Why can’t a hacker just name his comp… --- ## [Fascinating new 3D printing technology makes much stronger plastic parts vs old 3D technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascinating-new-3d-printing-technology-makes-much-stronger-plastic-parts-vs-old-3d-technology/761389)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascinating-new-3d-printing-technology-makes-much-stronger-plastic-parts-vs-old-3d-technology/761389 "2016-07-31T23:59:31Z")
I looked at this companysince it was reported they just received 70 million in investment funding. The process is a huge improvement over current 3D technology as it can make non-brittle high strength parts vs the curre… --- ## [Why do I want America to burn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-want-america-to-burn/761360)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-want-america-to-burn/761360 "2016-07-31T19:02:58Z")
In the real world, I’m on the path to success, but I’ve noticed in my political stance that I want the person most likely to ruin this country (USA) to win (Trump). What is up with me? It feels as though I would do bette… --- ## [War deaths visualised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-deaths-visualised/761286)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2016, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-deaths-visualised/761286 "2016-07-31T07:53:15Z")
This video is well worth watching. It shows the deaths caused by war over the years, concentrating on WW2. --- ## [Let's play amateur dream analyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-amateur-dream-analyst/761279)
**Author:** [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-amateur-dream-analyst/761279 "2016-07-30T20:26:43Z")
Why is my childhood home frequently the backdrop for my dreams? It’s driving me crazy. I’m sure all of the rooms have been featured, including basement and garage. Light up your cigars and unfold your Freudian couch! --- ## [Microsoft hates me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-hates-me/760847)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-hates-me/760847 "2016-07-30T19:14:51Z")
I haven’t upgraded, I’m managed to thwart all of their sneaky attempts and now they regularly remind me that the free updates end in . . . 6 days, 2 hours and 24 minutes. Ha ha ha! I’m fighting the brave battle. Wish me… --- ## [Nimble navigators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nimble-navigators/761265)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nimble-navigators/761265 "2016-07-30T16:12:55Z")
Just out of curiosity I was wondering if there are any nimble navigators on here? --- ## [Jail Forces Defendant into Court Without Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jail-forces-defendant-into-court-without-pants/761277)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jail-forces-defendant-into-court-without-pants/761277 "2016-07-30T12:43:45Z")
So KNOWING that police brutality is a major problem in the country right now… And KNOWING that oppression of black people is sure to get media attention… Somebody thought it would be okay to march a shoplifting suspect… --- ## [Happy Birthday July 29ers!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-july-29ers/761197)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-july-29ers/761197 "2016-07-30T00:47:40Z")
Happy Birthday July 29ers!!! Wishing all my Doper July 29th brothers and sisters a very happy birthday! Here’s the known list of July 29ers: Agent Foxtrot Bear\_Nenno EJsGirl Kyla Nuveena Reepicheep Mame Moirai … --- ## [More misconstrued Doper user names!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-misconstrued-doper-user-names/761190)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-misconstrued-doper-user-names/761190 "2016-07-30T00:04:04Z")
My search fu failed me trying to find the older threads I know we’ve had on said topic, so opening a new one… In a recent thread (about children you have lost), someone linked to Tokyobayer’s threads on her lost child-a… --- ## [Curse you, Lindsay! \[gender naming conventions\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-lindsay-gender-naming-conventions/761120)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-lindsay-gender-naming-conventions/761120 "2016-07-29T22:43:38Z")
I take a lot of pride in being accurate and professional in my business correspondence. I did not expect today would be any exception to that. I was sent an email from another firm I’m working with regarding a document … --- ## [Video--squirrel harrassing cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-squirrel-harrassing-cat/761168)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-squirrel-harrassing-cat/761168 "2016-07-29T21:26:36Z")
This has GOT to be the most patient, laid-back cat on the planet. The mind boggles. --- ## [Pointless but interesting math puzzles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-but-interesting-math-puzzles/760745)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-but-interesting-math-puzzles/760745 "2016-07-29T20:39:15Z")
This thread is about posting pointless but interesting math puzzles and attempts at solving said math puzzles I’ll start: What number is a lower bound for A, where A = x^y, and x^y = y^x, but x does not equal y. For e… --- ## [Widely Reported Event You Somehow Missed For Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widely-reported-event-you-somehow-missed-for-years/760993)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widely-reported-event-you-somehow-missed-for-years/760993 "2016-07-29T12:18:31Z")
I’m a football fan, college and pros. Not hardcore, but I watch it every weekend during the season. And I lived in Houston when QB Steve McNair, a huge star in college and an all-pro in the NFL, was drafted, so he was … --- ## [Chelsea Manning Could Face Solitary Confinement Following Suicide Attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-manning-could-face-solitary-confinement-following-suicide-attempt/761166)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-manning-could-face-solitary-confinement-following-suicide-attempt/761166 "2016-07-29T12:06:23Z")
Surely this will cure her from attempting suicide again!!! State governments should take note of this and bring back laws banning attempted suicide including mandatory solitary confinement prison sentences!!! --- ## [Things You Should NEVER Google](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-never-google/760323)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-never-google/760323 "2016-07-29T03:19:15Z")
After reading this morning’s Questionable Content comic it got me thinking about all the things I’ve done searches on in my internet wanderings and thought as a service to my fellow Dopers I would build a list of things … --- ## [Texas Rape Victim Was Jailed for Fear She Would Not Testify, Lawsuit Says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-rape-victim-was-jailed-for-fear-she-would-not-testify-lawsuit-says/760660)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-rape-victim-was-jailed-for-fear-she-would-not-testify-lawsuit-says/760660 "2016-07-28T23:53:03Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/us/texas-rape-victim-was-jailed-for-fear-she-would-not-testify-lawsuit-says.html?\_r=0 It’s news to me that rape victims can be forced to testify when they don’t want to testify. This i… --- ## [Jabberquanty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabberquanty/761149)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabberquanty/761149 "2016-07-28T22:44:56Z")
I wrote this in 1998, on the occasion of the failure of the massive high-profile hedge fund Long Term Capital Management. It was circulated at the time in the industry, but I notice that it’s nowhere to be found on th… --- ## [Not sure how I'm supposed to feel...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-how-im-supposed-to-feel/761048)
**Author:** [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-how-im-supposed-to-feel/761048 "2016-07-28T19:14:44Z")
I wrote in a separate thread about the deterioration of my relationship, a relationship with a woman I thought was the kindest, most honest, most decent person I’d ever met. When she broke up with me she told me that she… --- ## [Remembering the LaFayette Clinic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-lafayette-clinic/761019)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-lafayette-clinic/761019 "2016-07-28T16:47:10Z")
I admit, it is an obscure reference, if you’re not from Michigan. So I will fill you in. There was this wonderful mental hospital in Detroit, LaFayette Clinic. Yes, it was a public hospital. But it was a cut above the r… --- ## [I wish Michelle Obama knew me so that we could be friends and we could do car karoke together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-michelle-obama-knew-me-so-that-we-could-be-friends-and-we-could-do-car-karoke-together/760686)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-michelle-obama-knew-me-so-that-we-could-be-friends-and-we-could-do-car-karoke-together/760686 "2016-07-28T16:06:14Z")
Fourteen minutes of coolness The best moment is at 12:28 (“Copywritten so don’t copy me!”) But I also like how in the beginning (1:40) when Corden asks if the president was in the Oval Office, she said, “He better be b… --- ## [Practicle Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practicle-advice/760813)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practicle-advice/760813 "2016-07-28T03:46:33Z")
Peel the stickers off your ripe plums before you trim your fingernails. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Wot you got? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=614) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=616)