# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=616 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 617 --- ## [Unpleasant Isamlic terrorist news of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpleasant-isamlic-terrorist-news-of-the-day/761053)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpleasant-isamlic-terrorist-news-of-the-day/761053 "2016-07-28T01:01:18Z")
This thread is just to keep track of the many of Islamic terrorist attacks. Please feel free to ad your links to news stories here. Remember, keep it polite. This isn’t the Pit. --- ## [What was the first home you lived in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-home-you-lived-in/760632)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-home-you-lived-in/760632 "2016-07-27T22:46:12Z")
And how long did you stay there? --- ## [Speed limits and speeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-limits-and-speeding/759971)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-limits-and-speeding/759971 "2016-07-27T21:12:54Z")
I’m not a terribly patient person. This fact is most often brought to my attention when I get behind the wheel of a car. It seems there are a lot of people in this world that are content not only to drive the speed limit… --- ## [Urgent \[temporary rehousing of pets\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-temporary-rehousing-of-pets/760857)
**Author:** [@Madibabygirlxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madibabygirlxo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-temporary-rehousing-of-pets/760857 "2016-07-27T20:47:13Z")
It’s been a horrible couple of months. I’ve been laid off from my job, my landlord decided that my little house which sits next to his, would make a really nice home for his brother, so I am currently homeless, relying o… --- ## [I'm a blogger. Can ya read it and offer critiques?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-blogger-can-ya-read-it-and-offer-critiques/760750)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-blogger-can-ya-read-it-and-offer-critiques/760750 "2016-07-27T18:05:31Z")
I’ve finally got a blog set up today, mostly tales of our holiday to Bali in April, but will have other shit as time goes on. If you have a minute or fifteen to spare, can you check it out for me and critique as needed?… --- ## [Cost of Living Is Poised to Plummet in the Next 20 Years (SingularityHUB)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-is-poised-to-plummet-in-the-next-20-years-singularityhub/760479)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-is-poised-to-plummet-in-the-next-20-years-singularityhub/760479 "2016-07-27T17:44:16Z")
This paints a very bright picture of the future… --- ## [how much does a splunger cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-splunger-cost/760790)
**Author:** [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-splunger-cost/760790 "2016-07-27T17:35:41Z")
So tech geeks, which I am not, my most favorite electronic device, an Acer chromebook I bought for $80 several years ago, has started overheating. I diagnosed the fan was clogged up with dog hair and dirt (we have an abu… --- ## [Utterly bored and looking for inpiration/entertainment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-bored-and-looking-for-inpiration-entertainment/760743)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-bored-and-looking-for-inpiration-entertainment/760743 "2016-07-27T09:20:39Z")
Explained in title. --- ## [Alligator drags away 2-year-old boy in Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligator-drags-away-2-year-old-boy-in-florida/757403)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligator-drags-away-2-year-old-boy-in-florida/757403 "2016-07-27T02:08:25Z")
More horrible news from the Orlando area. A family from Nebraska was staying at a Disney resort hotel and they were “relaxing on the shoreline when the alligator attacked the boy. The father entered the water and tried … --- ## [Is that a Lambo or a Goato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-lambo-or-a-goato/760983)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-lambo-or-a-goato/760983 "2016-07-27T01:20:56Z")
I offer this video without comment: :smiley: --- ## [Hero Worship Slapped Down...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hero-worship-slapped-down/760902)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hero-worship-slapped-down/760902 "2016-07-26T21:18:17Z")
What if you Really liked someone’s work (like Jon Stewart) but you found out that personally, for whatever reason, they Hated you and thought you were an Asshole. Q: What would you do about it? What would you do? --- ## [Why do old men like lawns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-men-like-lawns/760360)
**Author:** [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-men-like-lawns/760360 "2016-07-26T18:37:22Z")
I think lawns are an environmental disaster, and I have never encountered a single woman who thinks lawns are in any way important or even remotely interesting. But I have met a lot of men who think a perfect green expan… --- ## [19 dead, 20 injured in Sagamihara, Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-dead-20-injured-in-sagamihara-japan/760894)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-dead-20-injured-in-sagamihara-japan/760894 "2016-07-26T18:10:47Z")
\[Two sentences on the AP: \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS\_JAPAN\_KNIFE\_ATTACK?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-07-25-17-29-40) Why would anyone attack a facility for the disabled? I mean, w… --- ## [Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-van-houten-recommended-for-parole/752272)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-van-houten-recommended-for-parole/752272 "2016-07-26T16:13:00Z")
News https://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/board-recommends-parole-for-charles-manson-follower#.sl4wAnwo0 I used to say she should die in prison, but John Waters actually changed my mind on the topic for reasons gone… --- ## [Help me proofread and edit a paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-proofread-and-edit-a-paper/324402)
**Author:** [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-proofread-and-edit-a-paper/324402 "2016-07-26T07:08:05Z")
I was wondering if y’all (especally you English major types) would help me with a “personal statment” I had to write for a scholarship application. I am mainly looking for input regarding spelling, grammar, and punctuat… --- ## [How does the physical decline from terminal cancer work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-physical-decline-from-terminal-cancer-work/760702)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-physical-decline-from-terminal-cancer-work/760702 "2016-07-26T00:24:23Z")
Is the answer ‘it depends’? I"ve heard stories of people who have terminal cancer and are doing fine until the last few weeks or months. Is this common? Or is a more common outcome many months, or possibly years, of pain… --- ## [Lumpy...! You're Famous...!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lumpy-youre-famous/760841)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lumpy-youre-famous/760841 "2016-07-25T21:22:00Z")
There I was… watching TV… and suddenly a Famous Poster gets Mentioned on Colbert! Ladies and Gentlemen, lets give a Hand to the First of us to make it to CBS ‘Late Night’…! speech speech :smiley: Jon S… --- ## [Not sure if I'm possessed by satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-im-possessed-by-satan/760776)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-im-possessed-by-satan/760776 "2016-07-25T21:06:35Z")
It happened again a couple nights ago. This has happened maybe four or five times in my life. And leaving my quite scared shitless each time, tbh… I sleep probably 95% of the time on my side, but once in a while I’ll … --- ## [old photograph of the hidden object genre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-photograph-of-the-hidden-object-genre/760888)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-photograph-of-the-hidden-object-genre/760888 "2016-07-25T20:58:45Z")
Looking for an old photograph of the hidden object genre. As I recall the photograph has the following: Victorian Era, I believe Lovely lady in the lower left of the photograph where your eye is drawn to. But you read… --- ## [Idle Thoughts is a poopy-head. Get in on the ground floor! Be there or be a communist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-is-a-poopy-head-get-in-on-the-ground-floor-be-there-or-be-a-communist/760872)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-is-a-poopy-head-get-in-on-the-ground-floor-be-there-or-be-a-communist/760872 "2016-07-25T19:25:01Z")
If you have no idea what this is all about, don’t worry. Neither do I. --- ## [Sleep possible with CPAP machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-possible-with-cpap-machine/760203)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-possible-with-cpap-machine/760203 "2016-07-25T18:23:57Z")
My snoring/gasping at night is reportedly getting out of hand and I’m now scheduled to do the sleep study thang and afterwards meet with the doc to discuss the results. I fully expect they are going to recommend I sleep … --- ## [What time in the day were your children born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-in-the-day-were-your-children-born/760049)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-in-the-day-were-your-children-born/760049 "2016-07-25T17:25:07Z")
05.35 am 13.35pm --- ## [teen picks the day she wants to pass on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-picks-the-day-she-wants-to-pass-on/760658)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-picks-the-day-she-wants-to-pass-on/760658 "2016-07-25T15:51:19Z")
I couldn’t decided if this was sad or inspiring : MSN what yall think? --- ## [Mindset of Parents accepting a lazy kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindset-of-parents-accepting-a-lazy-kid/614659)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindset-of-parents-accepting-a-lazy-kid/614659 "2016-07-25T15:32:49Z")
This is something that is so alien to me, I was curious if anyone dealing with it it and can explain it. I work with a guy who is a great dude, smart, good at his job , fun to grab a beer with. He is in his 50s. His old… --- ## [Unauthorized Parties, Been There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unauthorized-parties-been-there/760741)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unauthorized-parties-been-there/760741 "2016-07-25T14:23:22Z")
On 21-July my neighbor across the street had a party. By midnight it was pretty obvious that the parents were not around. Most of the party broke up by 2 a.m. but a few enthusiastic participants and their hosts continued… --- ## [Waiting for the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-mmp/760194)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-mmp/760194 "2016-07-25T10:42:02Z")
No one started today yet. I got nothing. But we now have a place to begin. Happy Moanday!! --- ## [Scammers are quick off the mark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammers-are-quick-off-the-mark/760483)
**Author:** [@mikewil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikewil)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammers-are-quick-off-the-mark/760483 "2016-07-25T09:00:51Z")
Less than two weeks ago I got a landline in my home for the first time in several years, my number isn’t even in the online white pages yet but today I received my first scam call Someone from the Australian Tax Office … --- ## [Are Roundabouts Becoming More Common in USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roundabouts-becoming-more-common-in-usa/760462)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roundabouts-becoming-more-common-in-usa/760462 "2016-07-25T05:21:47Z")
Here in the Austin area, I’m seeing a lot more roundabouts at intersections in New neighborhoods. They took a while to get used to when I drove in Ireland, but by the time I left, I was thinking “These are great! Why do… --- ## [Recommend a powerful laser polinter to me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-powerful-laser-polinter-to-me/760606)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-powerful-laser-polinter-to-me/760606 "2016-07-24T16:44:42Z")
I work in the traffic accident investigation field, and I’m looking for a laser pointer powerful enough that I can use in daylight to point out something on asphalt. Any recommendations for a unit that would work in suc… --- ## [Shooting in Munich, Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-munich-germany/760610)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-munich-germany/760610 "2016-07-24T14:35:26Z")
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