# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=617 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 618 --- ## [What is the worst job you have ever had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-job-you-have-ever-had/760355)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-job-you-have-ever-had/760355 "2016-07-24T14:03:54Z")
Work experience at college , didn’t doing anything --- ## [THC found in Colorado water supply!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thc-found-in-colorado-water-supply/760617)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thc-found-in-colorado-water-supply/760617 "2016-07-23T22:48:59Z")
Run for your lives! :rolleyes: THC isn’t even soluble in water. Sounds like some private company was using a cheap drug test and someone decided to test some tap water to show a negative result. Unsurprisingly, the chea… --- ## [I took these photos Swiftly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-these-photos-swiftly/760047)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-these-photos-swiftly/760047 "2016-07-23T22:18:36Z")
A set of four Another one Hah? Hah? :smiley: --- ## [I am evil for laughing at subjecting monks to voluntary but painful electrical shocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-evil-for-laughing-at-subjecting-monks-to-voluntary-but-painful-electrical-shocks/760609)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-evil-for-laughing-at-subjecting-monks-to-voluntary-but-painful-electrical-shocks/760609 "2016-07-23T21:46:16Z")
I took a passenger home from work the other day, and he told me some about one of their ongoing studies. They are brain scanning Buddhist monks in a meditative state to compare the scans to “normal” (non-meditative) bra… --- ## [I am fighting the urge to be an ungrateful jackass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fighting-the-urge-to-be-an-ungrateful-jackass/760582)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fighting-the-urge-to-be-an-ungrateful-jackass/760582 "2016-07-23T15:11:20Z")
I have a heart condition and some associated vision problems. Not a lot of energy. I’ve been on medical leave from work for about two weeks now. I hope to go back; have yet another doctor’s appointment Monday to see when… --- ## [Landlord shit. Cue anxiety and/or panic attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-shit-cue-anxiety-and-or-panic-attack/760472)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-shit-cue-anxiety-and-or-panic-attack/760472 "2016-07-23T11:29:35Z")
This is a ramble fueled by anxiety and just general freaking out. You’ve been warned. :frowning: So I own a manufactured home in another city. Flat out. But it’s on a rented lot space. I don’t live there because it’s so… --- ## [Neshoba County Murders in 1964--speeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neshoba-county-murders-in-1964-speeding/760656)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neshoba-county-murders-in-1964-speeding/760656 "2016-07-23T10:59:42Z")
The murders of the three civil rights workers in 1964 was preceded by arresting the three men on trumped up charges of speeding in order to hold them in the county jail while the Klan mobilized their forces. Obviously i… --- ## [In what subjects is your ignorance profound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-subjects-is-your-ignorance-profound/760231)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-subjects-is-your-ignorance-profound/760231 "2016-07-23T10:15:49Z")
Okay, so we’re all ignorant. But in what subjects do you have no clue whatsoever? I’ll start: 7th Century Vietnamese history how to calibrate a Fischer isoscope conversational swahili --- ## [Quite the gallery of losers I stumbled upon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quite-the-gallery-of-losers-i-stumbled-upon/759786)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quite-the-gallery-of-losers-i-stumbled-upon/759786 "2016-07-23T06:32:17Z")
I’m not sure how my random net surfing even brought me to this page (I was looking for information on traffic accidents on the Big Island) but somehow I found a set of mug shots from bookings in Washington County, Utah. … --- ## [Some interesting things I have seen while travelling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-interesting-things-i-have-seen-while-travelling/760339)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-interesting-things-i-have-seen-while-travelling/760339 "2016-07-22T23:55:22Z")
Just back from a trip to Great Britain. Had a great time, thanks for asking. Some interesting things I saw there, mainly done by tourists: Many, many people coming to a complete halt for no apparent reason in the mi… --- ## [Thank you for help in my New Orleans trip.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-help-in-my-new-orleans-trip/760631)
**Author:** [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-help-in-my-new-orleans-trip/760631 "2016-07-22T22:10:35Z")
Over the past year I have posted several questions on this board in regard to taking 18 high school students to New Orleans. We may have not used many of the ideas but at least the ideas and concerns raised here were d… --- ## [Fungus/algae story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fungus-algae-story/760624)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fungus-algae-story/760624 "2016-07-22T22:07:32Z")
This is fascinating. Who knew lichen could be so fascinating. This reads like a fictional crime novel. Or, as we used to say in the Army medics, “At ease disease, there’s fungus among us.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~… --- ## [Forgotten monuments of Road repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-monuments-of-road-repair/760559)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-monuments-of-road-repair/760559 "2016-07-22T19:42:33Z")
Truly Pointless. There was a small corner of the road just down from me in really bad shape for the last year or so. First thing in spring a truck came out with a load of tar and guys with shovels. I was expecting it to… --- ## [Gold: not so useless after all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-not-so-useless-after-all/760573)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-not-so-useless-after-all/760573 "2016-07-22T19:20:59Z")
It seems that gold, one of the softer metals, can be used to make a super-hard alloy with Tungsten. Science Advances article here. --- ## [Sangria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sangria/760543)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sangria/760543 "2016-07-22T19:14:50Z")
It says 12% alcohol, which should make it a little stronger than the strongest ales, and way stronger that weak beer and wine coolers. I’m here to tell you you cannot get buzzed off of Sangria. Don’t bother. Weak rum and… --- ## [Help me witha few generic good call centre customer sevice anecdotes (Real or False)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-witha-few-generic-good-call-centre-customer-sevice-anecdotes-real-or-false/760570)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-witha-few-generic-good-call-centre-customer-sevice-anecdotes-real-or-false/760570 "2016-07-22T11:21:20Z")
I hate with a fiery passion the so-called “Competency based interview”, or as I think of it, the blagger’s charter. Really the only thing that asking people to name a series of specific incidents where x occurred encour… --- ## [Five years ago (](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-years-ago/760575)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-years-ago/760575 "2016-07-22T11:08:36Z")
Five years ago, when the attack on Utøya completely blindsided me, and sent the world to hell for a while, SDMB was there for me and kept me somewhat sane during that crazy week. I just wanted to thank you all for all th… --- ## [How can I get over the fear of growing old and dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-over-the-fear-of-growing-old-and-dying/589734)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-over-the-fear-of-growing-old-and-dying/589734 "2016-07-22T03:16:49Z")
One of our whippersnapper dopers is freaking out over growing up (he/she’s 23). I’d like to ask pretty much the same kinds of question of our much older dopers. I’m 53. I consider 50+ the “dying half of life” for the … --- ## [Explain someone else's user name, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-someone-elses-user-name-please/759756)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-someone-elses-user-name-please/759756 "2016-07-21T23:34:56Z")
Another thread asks posters to explain their own user names. It’s fascinating to see other peoples’ minds working. This is not that thread. Oh, no. This one is much sillier. If you actually know why a poster has that na… --- ## [Punched his own ticket. \[My father died\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punched-his-own-ticket-my-father-died/760025)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punched-his-own-ticket-my-father-died/760025 "2016-07-21T21:38:45Z")
My father died. Last Monday. After talking about it with numerous family members and friends, I didn’t have anything left to say here. What prompted me to post was Dinsdale’s thread in IMHO. According to my mom and my … --- ## [Announcing the new post to my blog, Wandering In L.A.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcing-the-new-post-to-my-blog-wandering-in-l-a/760481)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcing-the-new-post-to-my-blog-wandering-in-l-a/760481 "2016-07-21T21:11:01Z")
It is with great pleasure that I announce the publication of a new blog post, on an old Los Angeles neighborhood which is now nothing but the parking lot for Olvera Street. Block 50 in the 20th Century: Mike Hammer Dete… --- ## [So my wife gets dressed to the nines each Friday night, goes out but doesn't tell me where she goes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-wife-gets-dressed-to-the-nines-each-friday-night-goes-out-but-doesnt-tell-me-where-she-goes/759818)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-wife-gets-dressed-to-the-nines-each-friday-night-goes-out-but-doesnt-tell-me-where-she-goes/759818 "2016-07-21T15:47:47Z")
Should I be worried? I was just now talking to a fellow English teacher. Several months ago I sat in one of his conversation classes. He started off the class asking each person what piqued their interest and so he aske… --- ## [My kitty's sick and we don't know what's wrong with him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kittys-sick-and-we-dont-know-whats-wrong-with-him/760161)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kittys-sick-and-we-dont-know-whats-wrong-with-him/760161 "2016-07-21T15:24:07Z")
A week or so ago, my 7-year-old tabby boy Nabby developed a case of chin acne. I kept an eye on it and made sure to keep his dishes extra clean, but it got worse, so I took him to the vet to get it checked out. They gave… --- ## [North Korea Resumes Coded Numbers Broadcast--newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-resumes-coded-numbers-broadcast-newslink/760450)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-resumes-coded-numbers-broadcast-newslink/760450 "2016-07-21T15:01:12Z")
Cold War-style coded transmissions resume, after decades of silence. Deep-cover agents, being re-activated? --- ## [Possible Norovirus Outbreak at RNC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338 "2016-07-21T13:59:35Z")
Possible Norovirus Among Staffers At Republican National Convention – Consumerist --- ## [Have you ever met a living caricature/stereotype?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-living-caricature-stereotype/760434)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-living-caricature-stereotype/760434 "2016-07-21T02:47:18Z")
The old men and lawns thread triggered an association for me. When I was growing up the old guy that lived across the street was a walking-talking-breathing embodiment of the stereotype hinted at in that thread. This guy… --- ## [Supposedly common dog names that really aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposedly-common-dog-names-that-really-arent/758695)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposedly-common-dog-names-that-really-arent/758695 "2016-07-21T02:32:47Z")
Think about how often you see and hear dog names like Rover, Spot, Spike, or Fido used in a context where it’s implied these names are so common, quintessential, or stereotypical they’re considered almost cliché. When … --- ## [Jingzhou builds Statue of Badass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jingzhou-builds-statue-of-badass/760169)
**Author:** [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jingzhou-builds-statue-of-badass/760169 "2016-07-21T01:48:03Z")
I know what I like, and I like this a lot: a 50 meter tall bronze statue of Guan Yu. --- ## [Third Eye Blind trolls the RNC!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-eye-blind-trolls-the-rnc/760413)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-eye-blind-trolls-the-rnc/760413 "2016-07-21T01:35:48Z")
This is an awesome story if you find this sort of thing amusing. It would seem that when the band was asked to play the convention, instead of turning it down because they had conflicting beliefs they used it as an op… --- ## [Water leaks and billing nightmares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-leaks-and-billing-nightmares/760250)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-leaks-and-billing-nightmares/760250 "2016-07-21T00:39:54Z")
Had a slow water leak under the house. There was no water visible in the yard. My bill went up about $30 last Sept. I blamed it on my yard watering and flowerbeds. Got busy and really didn’t notice the bill during the w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=616) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=618)