# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=630 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 631 --- ## [It's Billie Joe McAllister Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-billie-joe-mcallister-day/689899)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-billie-joe-mcallister-day/689899 "2016-06-04T01:41:51Z")
Sure is hot out here. Is it dinner time yet? --- ## [Japan Authorities Hostile to Vagina Kayak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-authorities-hostile-to-vagina-kayak/693368)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-authorities-hostile-to-vagina-kayak/693368 "2016-06-04T01:28:10Z")
Yep, it’s the same old story. Um. Actually, no. It’s a story that, in my view, should count as at least a little bit new: Vagina-based kayak designs are, so far as I am aware, a new thing, notwithstanding a certain p… --- ## [A Musical Hell Of Your Own Devising](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-hell-of-your-own-devising/756247)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-hell-of-your-own-devising/756247 "2016-06-03T22:38:57Z")
Through no fault of your own(or so you tell yourself until the end of eternity :p) you end up in Hell. Satan tells you that you are going to be stuck in an elevator with the Musak playing the same three songs over and ov… --- ## [That time I was stuck in traffic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-time-i-was-stuck-in-traffic/756243)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-time-i-was-stuck-in-traffic/756243 "2016-06-03T22:26:38Z")
Back when I was living in LA, I commuted from La Verne to Santa Monica for a while. One day, while mired in traffic on the Santa Monica Freeway, I noticed a fresh cabbage against the divider next to the fast lane. Now, I… --- ## [Taco Bell donations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-donations/756395)
**Author:** [@cowboy1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowboy1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-donations/756395 "2016-06-03T22:02:38Z")
I am in El Paso TX and I pick up a child from school, on the way home the child usually ask for taco from Taco Bell on Zaragoza. I have noticed almost every time the cashier would ask If I would like to donate $1.00 to… --- ## [Do you prefer DVDs or Blu-Rays then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-dvds-or-blu-rays-then/756330)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-dvds-or-blu-rays-then/756330 "2016-06-03T21:08:23Z")
This is for anyone who has used both and do you think there is much difference in picture on the screen and all of this? Anyone able to tell me more about your experiences with this then? --- ## [Strange smoke trails in the sky this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-smoke-trails-in-the-sky-this-morning/756326)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-smoke-trails-in-the-sky-this-morning/756326 "2016-06-03T19:49:49Z")
When I walked out of the house to head to the gym just before 5AM, I saw these weird and wonderful trails in the sky: Anyone else see them? I haven’t heard any conclusive report abo… --- ## ["Ha-a-yee?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-a-yee/755840)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-a-yee/755840 "2016-06-03T18:26:12Z")
I’ve heard more than a few people ask me this, instead of “How are you?”… must be a lazy person’s way of not having to move their mouths too much. Sounds ridiculous, but then again, I find myself saying “'tsup?” or fall… --- ## [NATIONAL DONUT DAY --- Friday 2016/06/03](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-donut-day-friday-2016-06-03/756388)
**Author:** [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-donut-day-friday-2016-06-03/756388 "2016-06-03T17:26:45Z")
One of the most important American commemorative days is happening today, with free doughnuts galore ! — Not to be confused with America’s National Doughnut Day, which is, of course, on 5th November, after All Hallows, … --- ## [will my female cats quit trying to eat my new male kitten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-female-cats-quit-trying-to-eat-my-new-male-kitten/756347)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-female-cats-quit-trying-to-eat-my-new-male-kitten/756347 "2016-06-03T16:43:14Z")
Ok I have 4 mid to late middle aged female cats and haven’t had a male around since they were kittens themselves Well due to cousin in laws dumbness in letting her cat escape while in heat we took two of the 3 kittens … --- ## [My husband has lymphoma and needs a stem cell transplant \[Update, Condolences\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-has-lymphoma-and-needs-a-stem-cell-transplant-update-condolences/745956)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-has-lymphoma-and-needs-a-stem-cell-transplant-update-condolences/745956 "2016-06-03T14:35:35Z")
This is hard for me to do as I’m not used to reaching out to people for help, but we’re in a bind, so here goes… I’ve been with the SDMB since the AOL days, so you don’t need to worry I’m some random spammer, and this ha… --- ## [UCLA shooting: student kills prof over grades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ucla-shooting-student-kills-prof-over-grades/756273)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ucla-shooting-student-kills-prof-over-grades/756273 "2016-06-03T06:40:59Z")
Ho, hum, another campus shooting, this time at my alma mater (MA, PhD). New wrinkle: the student apparently killed his professor over his grades. As someone who has taught his share of ridiculously entitled university … --- ## [Is my life already mapped out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-life-already-mapped-out/592322)
**Author:** [@martin.smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martin.smith)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-life-already-mapped-out/592322 "2016-06-02T23:12:32Z")
So people allow me to take this opportunity to share a bit of my life. I was cycling from Tauranga to Rotorua and I was just a few short clicks from a little town called Te Teko when I got hit by a car,breaking my right… --- ## [Gotthard Base Tunnel opens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotthard-base-tunnel-opens/756274)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotthard-base-tunnel-opens/756274 "2016-06-02T17:20:59Z")
Twenty years in the making, and the longest in the world (57 km / 35 mi), it improves the rail connection between Switzerland and northern Italy. It opened today, with some truly strange ceremonies. --- ## [I refuse major label beers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-major-label-beers/756185)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-major-label-beers/756185 "2016-06-02T17:20:02Z")
Looks like there will be anupcoming merger between AB InBev and Molson-Coors. The Competition Bureau in Canada has said the merger “will not lessen or prevent competition in Canada.” Sure. Right. So the same company w… --- ## [North Korea's version of Facebook "hacked"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreas-version-of-facebook-hacked/756156)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreas-version-of-facebook-hacked/756156 "2016-06-02T05:25:47Z")
I put “hacked” in quotes because of how lame the security was. From The Korea Times comes this info: Yep. You read that right. The password for the admin account was password. Personally, I was hoping that they’d upped… --- ## [Kenneth Starr, who Investigated Clinton's Hanky Panky, Fired Because of Baylor Football Rapes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584 "2016-06-02T04:45:44Z")
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/05/24/kenneth-starr-reportedly-to-be-removed-as-baylor-president-amid-football-scandal/ Hmm. I’ve surprised he wasn’t more sensitive about this, since Clinton’s be… --- ## [Is there anyone you pretend for, or behave differently for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-you-pretend-for-or-behave-differently-for/755864)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-you-pretend-for-or-behave-differently-for/755864 "2016-06-02T01:57:07Z")
By this I mean, is there anything you do that you pretend to other people you don’t? Sill not clear, huh?:stuck\_out\_tongue: Let me give a couple of examples. I cuss, and sometimes feel guilty about it because I know I… --- ## [If you somehow met your child self...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-somehow-met-your-child-self/756029)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-somehow-met-your-child-self/756029 "2016-06-02T01:18:21Z")
…how young would that child self have to be in order for you not to recognize yourself as you? I ask because I’ve seen several shows and movies where an adult character encounters their child self in a dream or via time… --- ## [Which side of your brain is more dominant, the right or left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-of-your-brain-is-more-dominant-the-right-or-left/755286)
**Author:** [@12mgdaily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12mgdaily)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-of-your-brain-is-more-dominant-the-right-or-left/755286 "2016-06-01T21:27:27Z")
Here is a simple visual test, (no questions to answer) which will answer the brain dominance question for you, or confirm what you already know. Look at the dancer. Do you see her spinning in a circle clockwise, or count… --- ## [Things that make you go Hmm: Hotel Bathroom division](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-go-hmm-hotel-bathroom-division/756222)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-go-hmm-hotel-bathroom-division/756222 "2016-06-01T20:17:28Z")
I’m traveling for work. As I laid out my toiletries, I saw that this was the kind of hotel where the maids nicely fold the end of the toilet paper and put a small sticker on the end so it won’t unspool and look messy. I… --- ## [President Park (South Korea) similar to a female bat, says North Korean zoologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-park-south-korea-similar-to-a-female-bat-says-north-korean-zoologist/756241)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-park-south-korea-similar-to-a-female-bat-says-north-korean-zoologist/756241 "2016-06-01T15:47:11Z")
I have just found, on YouTube, my favorite unintentionally hilarious comedy video. This story isn’t fake; you can read it here. --- ## [She's alive, dammit! It's a miracle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-alive-dammit-its-a-miracle/756180)
**Author:** [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-alive-dammit-its-a-miracle/756180 "2016-06-01T14:58:31Z")
In the late nineties my mother, with whom I was still intermittently on speaking terms, informed my that a childhood friend’s mother had died of cancer. I had been very close with this woman when I was a kid, and though… --- ## [Withdrawal method & condom use have about the same level of birth control effectiveness!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/withdrawal-method-condom-use-have-about-the-same-level-of-birth-control-effectiveness/753571)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/withdrawal-method-condom-use-have-about-the-same-level-of-birth-control-effectiveness/753571 "2016-05-31T19:14:35Z")
Withdrawal method only 4% failure - Condom use 3% failure! I would have lost that bar bet! Based on various public health warnings over the years I got the impression that pulling out was almost useless as a birth contr… --- ## [So, PromPosals are a Thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-promposals-are-a-thing/756019)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-promposals-are-a-thing/756019 "2016-05-31T07:49:41Z")
We have driven past large chalk writing of “Prom?” in rainbow colors with a heart for the O. My son is writing out Prom? using pairs of fun socks his gf likes - with the Mona Lisa, The Scream, etc, on them. Girls are c… --- ## [In honor of Memorial Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-memorial-day/756129)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-memorial-day/756129 "2016-05-31T03:24:16Z")
I remember talking about this in high school history class, and being amazed at the honor involved. A Maine family lost their son in the civil war. They had arranged to have his body brought back, and the body in the… --- ## [PSA: To those who cut their own hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-to-those-who-cut-their-own-hair/756023)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-to-those-who-cut-their-own-hair/756023 "2016-05-31T01:20:58Z")
I’ve been buzz-cutting my own hair for a few years now. #3 comb over the whole head. I think I mostly do a good job of it. The hardest part is getting a decent line on the neck. Some guys will use their clippers for this… --- ## [Is Canada's map the world's most difficult to draw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-canadas-map-the-worlds-most-difficult-to-draw/755965)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-canadas-map-the-worlds-most-difficult-to-draw/755965 "2016-05-31T00:43:40Z")
As I look at the world atlas (I love maps, could look at maps for a long time), I cannot think of a country that is more difficult to draw a map of, by hand, by memory, than Canada. All of those islands in the north. C… --- ## [COO-GAH. COO-Gah. Coo-Gah on da perch! Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coo-gah-coo-gah-coo-gah-on-da-perch-newslink/756097)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coo-gah-coo-gah-coo-gah-on-da-perch-newslink/756097 "2016-05-30T17:04:20Z")
Heeeere Kitty-Kitty-Kitty…NICE kitty-kitty-kitty! --- ## [Do the fire alarm sounders really need to be this damn loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-fire-alarm-sounders-really-need-to-be-this-damn-loud/597639)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-fire-alarm-sounders-really-need-to-be-this-damn-loud/597639 "2016-05-30T16:49:47Z")
Monday morning test of the fire alarms has just completed - the sounders are so damn loud and shrill that they make your eyes hurt. Is this really necessary? Before anyone tells me that their intended purpose is to mak… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=629) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=631)