# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=626 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 627 --- ## [NY accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-accents/751509)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-accents/751509 "2016-06-19T16:41:57Z")
Listen to the accent of Eddie Egan in this old commercial. Eddie Egan for Miller LIte 1979 TV commercial - YouTube Egan’s accent is what I think of as the “oldtime” NY accent. My guess is that it is more associated w… --- ## [Epic Mating Fail - happens to the best of us. LOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-mating-fail-happens-to-the-best-of-us-lol/757740)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-mating-fail-happens-to-the-best-of-us-lol/757740 "2016-06-19T12:15:46Z")
:smiley: :cool: I can’t stop laughing at this poor guy. Maybe he shouldn’t have grazed on so much hops and barley earlier that day? :stuck\_out\_tongue: Must have fermented in his stomach. Love makes fools of the bi… --- ## [Invasion of the fricking jogger snatchers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-fricking-jogger-snatchers/757698)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-fricking-jogger-snatchers/757698 "2016-06-19T02:27:26Z")
Joggers. No, not the folks-running-around type joggers, but the tight-cuff (sometimes elasticized) pinrolled pants. Feel like I’m walking around with fucking bell-bottoms now. ok, fuck it…I’m old, then. fuck this… --- ## [Where's George Thornton when you need him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-george-thornton-when-you-need-him/757744)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-george-thornton-when-you-need-him/757744 "2016-06-19T02:18:08Z")
Because Delaware could use some advice …& George Thornton knew what not to do; which was blasting blubber beyond all believable bounds! What? It’s one of the best videos of all time. :smiley: --- ## [When it comes to \[subject\], I always like hearing from \[poster\].](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-subject-i-always-like-hearing-from-poster/757416)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-subject-i-always-like-hearing-from-poster/757416 "2016-06-19T01:19:42Z")
Okay, so…this thread probably won’t get many replies and it might be seen as one of those masturbatory popularity cheerfests (where at least one poster will probably mention about how they’re not listed for anything, eit… --- ## [Things you vowed you'd buy when you were a grown-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-vowed-youd-buy-when-you-were-a-grown-up/757064)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-vowed-youd-buy-when-you-were-a-grown-up/757064 "2016-06-18T23:57:10Z")
Inspired by moseying around a music store while wifey had her guitar re-strung. I grew up poor and there was no disposable income to buy non-essentials; I vowed that when I was an adult I would buy the three things I wan… --- ## [I REALLY don't want to give myself a shot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-want-to-give-myself-a-shot/756455)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-want-to-give-myself-a-shot/756455 "2016-06-18T21:53:01Z")
Every other week I have to take a shot of Humira, which is doing wonders for my psoriasis. When I started using it the dermatologist made me administer the second shot after giving me the first. Unfortunately for me, I … --- ## [San Diego Gay Men's Chorus prevented from singing at Padres game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-gay-mens-chorus-prevented-from-singing-at-padres-game/755642)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-gay-mens-chorus-prevented-from-singing-at-padres-game/755642 "2016-06-18T20:32:15Z")
Story here. This is truly disgraceful. Other Gay Men’s Choruses have sung at other sports venues, and have rarely had a problem. --- ## [The intersection of 480th Street and Epic Avenue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-intersection-of-480th-street-and-epic-avenue/757492)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-intersection-of-480th-street-and-epic-avenue/757492 "2016-06-18T16:20:55Z")
Just to say, mundanely and pointlessly, that I was there today. Briefly. Got out of the car and snapped a few pictures of the street signs with the cell phone. State and Madison, Hollywood and Vine, Michigan and Trumbul… --- ## [Is "opaque couché" (Pantone 448C) the ugliest color in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-opaque-couche-pantone-448c-the-ugliest-color-in-the-world/757044)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-opaque-couche-pantone-448c-the-ugliest-color-in-the-world/757044 "2016-06-18T12:02:23Z")
Australian researchers, looking for an ugly color to use in cigarette packaging, did a survey, and decided that a color called “opaque couché” is the ugliest color in the world, and therefore are applying it to Australia… --- ## [My adventure with super cheap prescription glasses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-adventure-with-super-cheap-prescription-glasses/757636)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-adventure-with-super-cheap-prescription-glasses/757636 "2016-06-17T22:21:50Z")
So… over the last few years I have been buying glasses from www.eyebuydirect.com with generally good results. With applicable sales (I buy when BOGO frame sales are on) the pricing usually comes out to around $35-$60 a p… --- ## [I don't really understand why friends of friends want to friend you on Fb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-really-understand-why-friends-of-friends-want-to-friend-you-on-fb/757613)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-really-understand-why-friends-of-friends-want-to-friend-you-on-fb/757613 "2016-06-17T22:18:05Z")
Seriously. Someone I knew in high school? Ok, if dubiously. But someone who’s their friend and whom I’ve never met? Why are you even asking me? --- ## [Does anyone know if Disney is temporarily closing/modifying some alligator-themed rides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-disney-is-temporarily-closing-modifying-some-alligator-themed-rides/757552)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-disney-is-temporarily-closing-modifying-some-alligator-themed-rides/757552 "2016-06-17T21:39:14Z")
I’ve been to Disney a bunch of times, and I can think of several rides that have some alligator element to them. Jungle Cruise has some animatronic alligators. Splash Mountain has a bunch, one that has Brer Fox by the … --- ## [I am fascinated with anesthesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fascinated-with-anesthesia/757049)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fascinated-with-anesthesia/757049 "2016-06-17T15:25:05Z")
The mechanics of it, how fast it works, how out of it I am…it all intrigues me. I’ve had some procedures recently, some minor, some major, that entailed me getting general anesthesia. Propofol, I believe, is used for t… --- ## [Avocado shortage fuels crime wave in New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-shortage-fuels-crime-wave-in-new-zealand/757471)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-shortage-fuels-crime-wave-in-new-zealand/757471 "2016-06-17T15:11:56Z")
Yeah, I saw that headline and I had to think about that Farside cartoon, the one about a meeting of the bird mafia with the big crime bird saying: “Have all the boids arrived?” I pictured a gangster war that was only mis… --- ## [Piper Cub thinks there's something hinky going on at Buckingham Palace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-thinks-theres-something-hinky-going-on-at-buckingham-palace/756433)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-thinks-theres-something-hinky-going-on-at-buckingham-palace/756433 "2016-06-17T11:37:55Z")
Driving somewhere the other day, and the Cub suddenly says from the back seat: “What’s the name of our Queen, Dad?” “Elizabeth”, I reply, wondering where this one is going. “And who’s she married to?” “Prince Philip… --- ## [What's wrong with my goddamned saliva!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-goddamned-saliva/757502)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-goddamned-saliva/757502 "2016-06-17T04:36:50Z")
Envelopes… Yes…envelopes… I lick the fucking things and they barely stick shut. With stamps I have a little bit better success rate, but nothing to…mail home about? I’m pretty sure I’m not over-licking - I’m always a… --- ## [I was robbed...years ago...apparently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-robbed-years-ago-apparently/757106)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-robbed-years-ago-apparently/757106 "2016-06-16T13:47:21Z")
I went to get an old GPS system (remember those?) that I never used to put out for a yard sale. The box was no longer in plastic but I never opened it and had been sitting on a shelf in my hallway for years. Picked up t… --- ## [Have you seen the illustration of Muhammad Ali entering heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-the-illustration-of-muhammad-ali-entering-heaven/757099)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-the-illustration-of-muhammad-ali-entering-heaven/757099 "2016-06-16T13:18:37Z")
I just came across it on Facebook. Ali is in the center, approaching the entrance to heaven. The aisle, well-lighted, of course, is lined on both sides with gleeful celebrities such as Nelson Mandela, MLK, John Lennon, M… --- ## [Interesting geometry questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-geometry-questions/757411)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-geometry-questions/757411 "2016-06-16T13:13:31Z")
Scroll down to the second image to see both questions. These questions were supposedly given to 10 year old students and baffled their college educated parents. A lot of people have been saying it’s unsolvable but it… --- ## [Anyone know how to get rid of "Quick Read" in AOL's email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-get-rid-of-quick-read-in-aols-email/757486)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-get-rid-of-quick-read-in-aols-email/757486 "2016-06-16T12:35:12Z")
I called it up by accident and now can’t get rid of it, and it’s bothersome, covering up part of the main box the way it does. Would appreciate any help . . . --- ## [Human culture may be much older than previously thought.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-culture-may-be-much-older-than-previously-thought/757398)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-culture-may-be-much-older-than-previously-thought/757398 "2016-06-16T07:00:44Z")
Here’s the story. In 1990, a teenager discovered a massive cave in southern France. Exploring deep underground, others eventually found a massive chamber with broken stalagmites arranged into two circles, evidence that… --- ## [My annual diatribe on humidity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-annual-diatribe-on-humidity/757185)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-annual-diatribe-on-humidity/757185 "2016-06-16T04:45:33Z")
Not pit worthy, just my annual whining about humidity. I’m a Western U.S. girl transplanted to New Jersey. I love every season but summer here is like several months of being shut in a dryer with damp clothes. Out West … --- ## [Clean Desk or Messy Desk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-desk-or-messy-desk/417312)
**Author:** [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-desk-or-messy-desk/417312 "2016-06-16T03:03:29Z")
Advantages, disadvantages of each? I just moved into another department and spent most of today organizing my new workspace and cleaning it as much as I could without taking too much kidding from my co-workers. The pr… --- ## [What breeds of dogs have you owned and would you own them again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-breeds-of-dogs-have-you-owned-and-would-you-own-them-again/756739)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-breeds-of-dogs-have-you-owned-and-would-you-own-them-again/756739 "2016-06-16T02:00:18Z")
So, from childhood to the present, what breeds of dogs have you owned and would you like to own them again? Purebreds or mixes, it doesn’t matter. Siberian Husky: No. When I was five my parents thought it was a GREAT… --- ## [NJ cop brake checks motorist - RO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-cop-brake-checks-motorist-ro/757385)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-cop-brake-checks-motorist-ro/757385 "2016-06-16T00:34:53Z")
Jesus Christ. Motorist is following cop at a reasonable distance going 20-27 MPH in a 25 mph zone (as per the motorists dash cam). Maaaybee the motorist was a litttllle close, it’s hard to tell. But he stopped in time… --- ## [My dad fell for a phone scam....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-fell-for-a-phone-scam/757075)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-fell-for-a-phone-scam/757075 "2016-06-15T23:37:56Z")
Thank god I found out about it within an hour. So my dad gets a call yesterday. Caller id says Dish Network. I was actually there when it happened because I remember noticing the caller id and thinking, sounds like someo… --- ## [Peso's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330)
**Author:** [@jasnooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasnooks)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330 "2016-06-15T23:19:31Z")
My buddy went to Mexico, and was pissed because he had to tip a cabbie 60 peso’s… --- ## [Very weird clouds in PA/NJ!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-weird-clouds-in-pa-nj/757359 "2016-06-15T17:22:35Z")
East Coasters! Quick, look - very strange cloud formations and colors over East Pennsylvania/Central NJ. --- ## [Weird Youtube Annoyance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-youtube-annoyance/757440)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-youtube-annoyance/757440 "2016-06-15T17:21:17Z")
I can watch most any youtube video on my apple cellphone without interruption, but recently the video freezes whenever I watch any music video :eek::dubious:. Sometimes it will freeze right away during the first song. Ot… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=625) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=627)