# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=621 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 622 --- ## ["Participation trophies" (or their equivalent) are nothing new](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/participation-trophies-or-their-equivalent-are-nothing-new/759515)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/participation-trophies-or-their-equivalent-are-nothing-new/759515 "2016-07-10T04:15:49Z")
I was at an estate/antique sale earlier today, and saw an old, fancy, large (probably 15x20 inches), elaborately framed “diploma” for sale. It certified that (child’s name) had successfully passed the test for the Palme… --- ## [New York Times Headline - Deja Vu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-headline-deja-vu/759480)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-headline-deja-vu/759480 "2016-07-10T02:55:09Z")
I just went to the NYT website (9:43 AM PDT). The large headline gave me a sense of deja vu (or whatever): “GUNMAN IN DALLAS SNIPER ATTACK ACTED ALONE, OFFICIALS SAY” It just felt weird, that’s all. --- ## [Just realized that a barber and therapist have a lot in common](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-realized-that-a-barber-and-therapist-have-a-lot-in-common/759494)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-realized-that-a-barber-and-therapist-have-a-lot-in-common/759494 "2016-07-09T20:49:04Z")
Im sitting in the barbershop now listening to men getting their hair cut complain about their marriage problems and then offering advice and being supportive. Then before you know it all the complaining has to stop beca… --- ## [Cardiologist appointment today. 'm scared and I'm tired.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiologist-appointment-today-m-scared-and-im-tired/759208)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiologist-appointment-today-m-scared-and-im-tired/759208 "2016-07-09T18:29:28Z")
Need to vent. Not asking for advice or commiseration. Earlier this year I was diagnosed with a serious medical condition. It’s been a festival of doctors and referrals and specialists since then. The latest one is this… --- ## [I haz new job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-new-job/750866)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-new-job/750866 "2016-07-09T14:11:53Z")
I’ll soon be leaving my employer of nine years for pastures new, and hopefully greener. That probably doesn’t seem like that long for those of you old enough to remember when you went to work for someone out of college a… --- ## [Girl at my work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-at-my-work/759074)
**Author:** [@Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-at-my-work/759074 "2016-07-09T12:56:37Z")
Hi there lads. I don’t want this thread to be the cheesy “How to kiss her” Or “does she like me” one. But here it goes: There is this new girl at my work…she is intelligent, funny, beautiful like straight from fairy tal… --- ## [Deaf rhymes. And semi-waking ideas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-rhymes-and-semi-waking-ideas/759382)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-rhymes-and-semi-waking-ideas/759382 "2016-07-09T07:11:28Z")
How do deaf people read? What do they hear in their head. Do they hear everything that they need? Or something else instead? That idea sprang to mind as I was waking up this morning, during that partially waking stat… --- ## [Welcome to Jupiter - NASA's Juno spacecraft makes it to Jupiterorbit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-jupiter-nasas-juno-spacecraft-makes-it-to-jupiterorbit/759111)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-jupiter-nasas-juno-spacecraft-makes-it-to-jupiterorbit/759111 "2016-07-09T02:07:22Z")
More information from NASA’s Juno mission here: --- ## [I have an agent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-agent/759337)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-agent/759337 "2016-07-09T01:31:14Z")
As I’ve probably mentioned ;), I write science fiction. And today I took a big step forward: I am now represented by Vaughne Hansen of the Virginia Kidd Literary Agency. The acceptance made me giddy. It turns out sh… --- ## [The Trouble with Being Specific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trouble-with-being-specific/759392)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trouble-with-being-specific/759392 "2016-07-08T20:59:22Z")
This is about as Mundane and Pointless as it gets… While I was out, my hubby asked me to pick up a box of Strawberry Corn Flakes. I was like… umm… I don’t think that’s a thing? Are you sure that’s a thing? He insiste… --- ## [Can You pass this US citizenship test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-this-us-citizenship-test/759004)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-this-us-citizenship-test/759004 "2016-07-08T17:46:26Z")
In honor of Independence Day. 10 questions selected from the real test. --- ## [Today is World Chocolate Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-world-chocolate-day/759301)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-world-chocolate-day/759301 "2016-07-08T15:58:05Z")
Here’s why eating chocolate is good for you. --- ## [Got a Jeep Cherokee or Wrangler? Read this!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-jeep-cherokee-or-wrangler-read-this/759236)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-jeep-cherokee-or-wrangler-read-this/759236 "2016-07-08T15:35:07Z")
Thieves are using laptops to hack and steal Jeeps. --- ## [You kids bought that AWD Huskie. Now the back yard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-kids-bought-that-awd-huskie-now-the-back-yard/759097)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-kids-bought-that-awd-huskie-now-the-back-yard/759097 "2016-07-08T14:16:59Z")
Damn if she isn’t. Four horse B&S. Not a pause. --- ## [Like giraffes? Like Marvin Gaye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-giraffes-like-marvin-gaye/759359)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-giraffes-like-marvin-gaye/759359 "2016-07-08T06:02:40Z")
Have I got a video for you! --- ## [My Underarms Smell Like Vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-underarms-smell-like-vagina/356317)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-underarms-smell-like-vagina/356317 "2016-07-08T03:22:23Z")
I have never had much problem with underarm odor. I have certainly never had strong BO. Many other people’s underarm odor smells like onions or perhaps some canned food gone bad. Mine smells like vagina. I ran out of deo… --- ## [You thought you had a bad day....?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-thought-you-had-a-bad-day/758204)
**Author:** [@ERON](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ERON)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-thought-you-had-a-bad-day/758204 "2016-07-08T01:57:42Z")
Today, out of nowhere, I just got laid off among others, including my boss! And right before having our first kid too… Scary and sad, but we’ll get through it. Maybe a blessing in disguise (may get a better paying job). --- ## [An insufferable wedding announcent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-insufferable-wedding-announcent/758170)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-insufferable-wedding-announcent/758170 "2016-07-08T01:43:39Z")
I’m not convinced that this is even real. It’s hard to find just a few paragraphs that do this justice, you have to read the article, but here are some examples. --- ## [What did you guys think of the Tesla driver crashing after using autopilot mode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-guys-think-of-the-tesla-driver-crashing-after-using-autopilot-mode/759339)
**Author:** [@ERON](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ERON)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-guys-think-of-the-tesla-driver-crashing-after-using-autopilot-mode/759339 "2016-07-08T00:33:49Z")
Supposedly, he was watching Harry Potter when he crashed. I would never trust a machine driving me around. --- ## [Preventing family and friends from "following" what I comment on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventing-family-and-friends-from-following-what-i-comment-on-facebook/758756)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventing-family-and-friends-from-following-what-i-comment-on-facebook/758756 "2016-07-08T00:30:39Z")
I like to comment on political or sports things on Facebook as much as anyone else, unfortunately, my family and/or friends occasionally will see that I posted a political comment and then they will jump in to comment on… --- ## [Words that, to you, don't sound like what they should mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-to-you-dont-sound-like-what-they-should-mean/758706)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-to-you-dont-sound-like-what-they-should-mean/758706 "2016-07-08T00:13:10Z")
For example, before I found out what “swoon” actually meant, I thought it meant puking. Seriously - if you’d never heard that word before, I’d bet five pesos you’d’ve thought the same, no? To me, it totally sounds like p… --- ## [That Abomination Is Here! (cute kitten pics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-abomination-is-here-cute-kitten-pics/759264)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-abomination-is-here-cute-kitten-pics/759264 "2016-07-07T20:39:40Z")
We have welcomed a second family member into our home, whom my husband delights in calling That Abomination. I suspect my boy cat regards her the same way, but I just call her ‘Mina’ for short. She’s 9-10 weeks old, hous… --- ## [What was your fifteen minutes of fame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-fifteen-minutes-of-fame/759103)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-fifteen-minutes-of-fame/759103 "2016-07-07T12:10:01Z")
Or have you not had it yet? Me, I don’t think I’ve had it yet, unless I didn’t notice or I severely underestimated what “fame” would be. I suppose being moderator of this board (and I was mod of another very popular and … --- ## [Straight Dope on the Ikea dresser recall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-the-ikea-dresser-recall/759045)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-the-ikea-dresser-recall/759045 "2016-07-07T02:57:32Z")
I have a Malm dresser that I bought many years ago from Ikea. It has been recalled for tip over concerns. One of the options to returning it to Ikea is to ask a crew to anchor it to the wall for free. However, I rent,… --- ## [Routine pelvic exams and USPSTF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routine-pelvic-exams-and-uspstf/759231)
**Author:** [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routine-pelvic-exams-and-uspstf/759231 "2016-07-07T02:51:17Z")
If you’re a woman, you’ve most likely been forced to undergo repeated pelvic examinations throughout your lifetime in order to obtain birth control. Despite the fact that everyone acknowledges that a pelvic exam is compl… --- ## [Ever have an online fling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-an-online-fling/758956)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-an-online-fling/758956 "2016-07-07T00:27:59Z")
As some have noticed, my marriage is not, um, what one might want and hasn’t been in decades. Some years back I had an online “fling” that lasted a year. Over that time I might’ve fallen in love with her, but I don’t t… --- ## [Asus Laptop Windows 10 Trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asus-laptop-windows-10-trouble/759076)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asus-laptop-windows-10-trouble/759076 "2016-07-06T21:12:11Z")
I upgraded my mom’s laptop to Windows 10 a few weeks ago, and it worked fine. But about 5 days ago, the internet stopped working on it. The Wifi in the house is still fine, other devices still use it, but I reset the r… --- ## [40 years ago.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-years-ago/759101)
**Author:** [@CerebrAl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CerebrAl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-years-ago/759101 "2016-07-06T20:22:35Z")
Who remembers this? I was handling a garment a few minutes ago and I started humming this song…never been in a union. never worked in the garment industry, but I remembered this commercial. I looked this up and found i… --- ## [A summer visit to Toronto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-summer-visit-to-toronto/757703)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-summer-visit-to-toronto/757703 "2016-07-06T17:25:28Z")
My wife, three teenage sons and I will be going in a few weeks. Any suggestions on things to do and see? --- ## [Cool new clutch. There is something new under the sun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-new-clutch-there-is-something-new-under-the-sun/759158)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-new-clutch-there-is-something-new-under-the-sun/759158 "2016-07-06T16:29:27Z")
This new idea for clutch didn’t sound all that different at first. So it uses dog gears, so what, a lot of transmissions do. But that’s not the new part, it adds two electric motors, one to get a car rolling so there’s n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=620) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=622)