# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=618 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 619 --- ## [Freudian mishearings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freudian-mishearings/760422)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freudian-mishearings/760422 "2016-07-20T22:17:53Z")
“We can infer that he and Antinous went there, and memorably enjoyed themselves. Hadrian would not have been Hadrian without finding time for a hump.” Wait, what? Oh, you said “time for a hunt.” Never mind. --- ## [Gender Designation Change Request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-designation-change-request/760140)
**Author:** [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-designation-change-request/760140 "2016-07-20T22:03:42Z")
Use this form to request a change to the gender designation on a driver’s license or identification card. Completed form must be signed by applicant and licensed provider and mailed to Medical Review Services at the abo… --- ## [aahopr deit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aahopr-deit/760247)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aahopr-deit/760247 "2016-07-20T21:49:22Z")
I was struggling through a reconciliation and finally had a breakthrough and found my difference. As I went back to clean up the various ad hoc comparisons and calculations I had thrown hither and yon, I saw the profoun… --- ## [what should I do while I'm in Asheville?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-while-im-in-asheville/760219)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-while-im-in-asheville/760219 "2016-07-20T16:48:17Z")
So I’m going to visit my brother in Asheville, NC for about a week. I’ve got two kid and a wife with me (kids are 17 and 12). We’re already going white water rafting, since my brother is a guide for a living, but I’m … --- ## [I'm looking for videos of William Buckley debating Gore Vidal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-videos-of-william-buckley-debating-gore-vidal/760389)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-videos-of-william-buckley-debating-gore-vidal/760389 "2016-07-20T14:48:08Z")
I’ve got the DVD, but surely there are highlights of the series? --- ## [Neil Diamond UFC Women's Division Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-diamond-ufc-womens-division-odds/760278)
**Author:** [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-diamond-ufc-womens-division-odds/760278 "2016-07-20T00:15:03Z")
No, that is not a bot randomly combining words. I honestly can’t say if this should be in IMHO, MPSIMS, or CS, so shuffle away if need be. In my career as a Surreal Estate Developer I have been approached by a firm of … --- ## [Striking astronomy video (size of stars)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/striking-astronomy-video-size-of-stars/760335)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/striking-astronomy-video-size-of-stars/760335 "2016-07-20T00:02:46Z")
Just a rather striking visualisation from the BBC website I thought I’d share! http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z9rkv4j --- ## [Manatee? Or, MAIN-MAN-a-tee? Newslink.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manatee-or-main-man-a-tee-newslink/760260)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manatee-or-main-man-a-tee-newslink/760260 "2016-07-19T22:10:06Z")
Manatee makes some time with beach babe. --- ## [Weird Earls--Weirder Basement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-weirder-basement/759690)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-weirder-basement/759690 "2016-07-19T20:36:24Z")
…don’t look in the crates…! http://warehousebasement.com/ --- ## [I just can't keep up (with recent killings)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cant-keep-up-with-recent-killings/760266)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cant-keep-up-with-recent-killings/760266 "2016-07-19T20:15:12Z")
I went to the post office today, and saw that the flag was at half-staff. I had to stop for a moment and remember who had recently died. The way things are going, they should probably leave the flags there permanently. --- ## [Attempted Coup in Turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-coup-in-turkey/760001)
**Author:** [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-coup-in-turkey/760001 "2016-07-19T20:13:57Z")
Looks like a coup is underway. Twitter and other social media feeds are down. --- ## [Nomenclature of long-legged bugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nomenclature-of-long-legged-bugs/760261)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nomenclature-of-long-legged-bugs/760261 "2016-07-19T20:00:57Z")
A little survey on regional vocabulary. (A) What do you call this flying thing? (B) What do you call this spider? --- ## [You've lived here your entire life and don't know where anything is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-lived-here-your-entire-life-and-dont-know-where-anything-is/759292)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-lived-here-your-entire-life-and-dont-know-where-anything-is/759292 "2016-07-19T16:31:02Z")
Wife and I spent 4 days in Boston over 4th of July weekend. Hadn’t been there since '04. We were walking and got discombobulated and forgot our touristy little map we had. After a meal I asked the hostess which way we’… --- ## [USAF fighter pilot shortage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usaf-fighter-pilot-shortage/760030)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usaf-fighter-pilot-shortage/760030 "2016-07-19T15:52:59Z")
This article surprised me. Hasn’t “fighter pilot” been, for decades, one of the most coveted slots in the military, with only a tiny minority actually qualifying for the position? Is it akin to the “hospital needs neu… --- ## [The 2016 Danish-Swedish War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-danish-swedish-war/759623)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-danish-swedish-war/759623 "2016-07-19T11:57:56Z")
Denmark and Sweden go at it on Twitter, and it is pretty funny. I hope things don’t escalate until after I leave. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Truck kills dozens of people in Nice, France on Bastille Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-kills-dozens-of-people-in-nice-france-on-bastille-day/759928)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-kills-dozens-of-people-in-nice-france-on-bastille-day/759928 "2016-07-19T10:06:28Z")
Watching live on Sky News. NOT confirmed as a terrorist attack. 30 people reported killed as of now. A truck crashed into a group of people celebrating Bastille Day. --- ## [My OCD flatmate makes me check his car's windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ocd-flatmate-makes-me-check-his-cars-windows/751875)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ocd-flatmate-makes-me-check-his-cars-windows/751875 "2016-07-19T10:00:25Z")
My flatmate has OCD and asks me to check his car’s windows 2-3 times each to see if they’re wound up by getting me to touch them with my finger. He says his wife and the other flatmate no longer will do it. His wife’s fr… --- ## [George W. Bush gets jiggy wit it-- Dallas police memorial edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817 "2016-07-19T08:39:06Z")
During a rousing rendition of “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” George W. was having a real fun time, smiling, dancing, swingin’ his arms, mugging with the first lady. I can almost read Michelle’s thoughts during the ordea… --- ## [Profiting from Hobbies, a MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profiting-from-hobbies-a-mmp/759641)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profiting-from-hobbies-a-mmp/759641 "2016-07-19T02:27:24Z")
I sold a video. WooHoo!!! Around the time of this thread, I was sideswiped by a transit bus. I bought a GoPro to use as a \[del\]dash\[/del\] handlebar cam; however, the battery doesn’t last as long as I ride so I used it… --- ## [YouTube Video....how SpaceX will get us to Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-video-how-spacex-will-get-us-to-mars/760244)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-video-how-spacex-will-get-us-to-mars/760244 "2016-07-19T01:01:53Z")
Don’t know if anyone is interested, but I thought this video was pretty interesting. It basically talks about SpaceX’s plans to try and get the cost of taking a single human to Mars (round trip with expendables) to arou… --- ## [Walmart changes door greeter job and elderly/disabled workers kicked to the curb.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-changes-door-greeter-job-and-elderly-disabled-workers-kicked-to-the-curb/759506)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-changes-door-greeter-job-and-elderly-disabled-workers-kicked-to-the-curb/759506 "2016-07-18T22:13:40Z")
Walmart has always employed elderly or people with disabilities as greeters at their doors. I always thought it was a nice to be welcomed to the store. I’ve gotten to know a few of them at my local store. I’m not sure h… --- ## [Amazon Prime Day 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2016/759729)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2016/759729 "2016-07-18T18:25:33Z")
It’s Prime Day again at Amazon! Last year was kind of an epic fail, for their first Prime Day. Most of the stuff that was on sale was junk, and even so it sold out very quickly. Which is weird because the deals weren’t … --- ## [Boss's grammar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosss-grammar/760214)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosss-grammar/760214 "2016-07-18T17:57:31Z")
My boss keeps using the past tense when he should be using the past participle. “I should have went…” “I could have ran…” I do not understand how a college educated technology company president can do this. --- ## [At least 7 Baton Rouge cops shot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-7-baton-rouge-cops-shot/760123)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-7-baton-rouge-cops-shot/760123 "2016-07-18T17:13:21Z")
Breaking news. Ambush, at least 3 dead. Ongoing. --- ## [Random adaher thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-adaher-thoughts/759868)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-adaher-thoughts/759868 "2016-07-18T07:24:51Z")
Things I’ve been thinking about that aren’t worth threads, but I figured I’d share with you lovely people for my own edification: Trump is the worst candidate for President ever. Hillary Clinton is not actually the sec… --- ## [New, previously unknown structures found in human body that link brain & immune system - Article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-previously-unknown-structures-found-in-human-body-that-link-brain-immune-system-article/760124)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-previously-unknown-structures-found-in-human-body-that-link-brain-immune-system-article/760124 "2016-07-18T05:20:48Z")
Interesting article.. Synopsis is that this newly discovered mechanism that directly connects the brain to the immune system is a paradigm changing way of looking at how the brain and body work especially with respect to… --- ## [Things that make you feel old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-old/759732)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-old/759732 "2016-07-18T02:42:26Z")
Realising people who were born in 1999 are now 17 years old --- ## [Anyone get an an enema lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-an-an-enema-lately/760075)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-an-an-enema-lately/760075 "2016-07-18T02:13:42Z")
Anyone get an an enema lately? If so, how was it? --- ## [Cheap New York Accommodation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-new-york-accommodation/759440)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-new-york-accommodation/759440 "2016-07-17T23:18:19Z")
I want to go to New York next winter, probably around the beginning to middle of December. I’ll be going on my own and I want to go for at least 2 weeks. The trouble is that NYC is notoriously expensive. A 2 week stay… --- ## [What was your first memory in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-memory-in-life/759853)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-memory-in-life/759853 "2016-07-17T21:57:28Z")
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