# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=631 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 632 --- ## [Extreme Almost-Naked Winter Survival Overnight With No Gear - Interesting video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-almost-naked-winter-survival-overnight-with-no-gear-interesting-video/756050)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-almost-naked-winter-survival-overnight-with-no-gear-interesting-video/756050 "2016-05-30T16:16:02Z")
Youtube video here. Draws you in. No artifice just a pure battle to keep warm. Extreme Almost-Naked Winter Survival Overnight With No Gear Makes you appreciate clothing and especially shoes and how limiting it is not … --- ## [Diamond's Fate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamonds-fate/755781)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamonds-fate/755781 "2016-05-30T12:09:08Z")
I so wanted this to be a redemption story. Sixteen months ago, we “accidentally” adopted a new dog, Diamond. As you can see in the original thread, Diamond was a problematic fit in our family from the beginning, instan… --- ## [Is corporate receptionist the most boring job in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-corporate-receptionist-the-most-boring-job-in-the-world/755826)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-corporate-receptionist-the-most-boring-job-in-the-world/755826 "2016-05-30T03:57:46Z")
Let me first stipulate that there is dignity in all labor, and that you gotta do what you gotta do to pay the rent. Not faulting anyone’s choices. Every day as I pass through the turnstiles into my corporate office bui… --- ## [Gov. Rick Snyder target of RICO lawsuit over Flint water crisis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-rick-snyder-target-of-rico-lawsuit-over-flint-water-crisis/755999)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-rick-snyder-target-of-rico-lawsuit-over-flint-water-crisis/755999 "2016-05-30T03:00:34Z")
This should be interesting. Rico allegations 118 page lawsuit --- ## [Annually (or less often, but regularly) revived threads (e.g. the Rudolph special thread).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annually-or-less-often-but-regularly-revived-threads-e-g-the-rudolph-special-thread/755992)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annually-or-less-often-but-regularly-revived-threads-e-g-the-rudolph-special-thread/755992 "2016-05-30T02:54:07Z")
What is the longest running annually revived thread on here? The most obvious example is the Rudolph Christmas special thread that started in November 2000 and has been revived every year since. I don’t recall when t… --- ## [A Slightly Early MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-slightly-early-mmp/755436)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-slightly-early-mmp/755436 "2016-05-30T02:29:36Z")
OK – I am rushing the clock a little for us Amerikans but ---------- I was watching an old rerun of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson just now. This one was from 1974 and I was surprised at how new some of the news was… --- ## [10th Annual SDMB Shot Glass Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/714796)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/714796 "2016-05-29T23:36:48Z")
It’s about that time! This is when dopers from all corners send a shot glass to another doper (usually along with some goodies!). The rules are simple: \[ul\] \[li\]Reply to this thread expressing your interest in the exc… --- ## [Yeah I believe it--most common question per state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-believe-it-most-common-question-per-state/755853)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-believe-it-most-common-question-per-state/755853 "2016-05-29T18:05:58Z")
This article used Google autocomplete to find out what are the most common questions in different states. And mine is “Who won the Civil War?” Totally makes sense, I’m afraid. Feel free to say what you think of yours. … --- ## [limits on depositions-question for lawyers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-depositions-question-for-lawyers/755991)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-depositions-question-for-lawyers/755991 "2016-05-29T14:31:01Z")
inspired by the upcoming legal depositions about the Clinton email issue. What limits are there on questions asked at a deposition? As I understand it, any lawyer who has filed a lawsuit can cause a subpoena to be issue… --- ## [Workers who put in their notice then act the fool their last few weeks on the job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workers-who-put-in-their-notice-then-act-the-fool-their-last-few-weeks-on-the-job/755676)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workers-who-put-in-their-notice-then-act-the-fool-their-last-few-weeks-on-the-job/755676 "2016-05-29T11:56:58Z")
I have a cow-orker who has been miserable with his job for the past few years. He finally took the initiative to find another position in another company and put in his two week’s notice. He’s always been a bit grumpy a… --- ## [I drank too much again..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drank-too-much-again/755719)
**Author:** [@jasnooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasnooks)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drank-too-much-again/755719 "2016-05-29T05:02:49Z")
12 beers while doing yard/house work today, then 7 hot dogs for dinner. Anybody else? --- ## [Take a feather and a hammer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-feather-and-a-hammer/755850)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-feather-and-a-hammer/755850 "2016-05-29T01:46:52Z")
Take a feather and a hammer to the top of a stone wall. Now, set the hammer on the wall, and hit the hammer with the feather as hard as you can without hurting the feather. Examine the hammer for damage. Now, set the fe… --- ## [Vostok and Mercury Astronauts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vostok-and-mercury-astronauts/755909)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vostok-and-mercury-astronauts/755909 "2016-05-28T22:25:17Z")
Just reading that there is currently only 1 of the 7 Mercury Astronauts (John Glenn) and only 2 of the 6 Vostok Astronauts still living (Valery Bykovski and the first female, Valentina Tereshkova) Any bets on who will … --- ## [I could have just bought a different Jeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-have-just-bought-a-different-jeep/755816)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-have-just-bought-a-different-jeep/755816 "2016-05-28T22:19:33Z")
A semi backed into my Prius earlier this month, so I was going to drive my 1999 Jeep Cherokee. It hasn’t been driven much since I’ve been driving Priuses and Mrs. L.A. started driving more for her nursing job. (She swi… --- ## [Need a comeback for glurge righty e-mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-comeback-for-glurge-righty-e-mail/504556)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-comeback-for-glurge-righty-e-mail/504556 "2016-05-28T14:49:05Z")
My right-wing Palin loving Obama hating sister sent this to me today with the subject line: Must Read, Profound Statement “You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. Wha… --- ## [Student charged for stealing free milk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-charged-for-stealing-free-milk/755625)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-charged-for-stealing-free-milk/755625 "2016-05-28T01:22:48Z")
Quite a proud moment for the vigilant police. Nabbed a kid for stealing a 65 cent carton of milk. The school hallways are so much safer now. :rolleyes: Never saw a guard or cop in my school’s. EVER now we need them wat… --- ## [It's the end of an era...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-an-era/755743)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-an-era/755743 "2016-05-28T00:36:19Z")
For 7 years, 10 months of the year, 5 days a week, I got up and drove my son to Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep. We pulled up in front of the school, in the drop off line, and I would say, “Have a good day. Have fun. Try t… --- ## [Craislist scammers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craislist-scammers/755709)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craislist-scammers/755709 "2016-05-27T22:37:08Z")
Dear Craigslist scammers: If you are going to put up an scam ad in Spokane Washington for a car you don’t own, it would be smarter not to use a picture of a car that has palm trees in the back ground. That is all. --- ## [Battle on the Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-on-the-ice/716982)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-on-the-ice/716982 "2016-05-27T20:12:01Z")
I’d never heard of it until yesterday, its anniversary, but a pretty cool battle. Anyone familiar with it? Anymore info to add beyond Wikipedia? --- ## [The President Erdogan Dirty Limerick Contest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-erdogan-dirty-limerick-contest/755244)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-erdogan-dirty-limerick-contest/755244 "2016-05-27T19:55:58Z")
Okay, so the backstory for this is all eloquently explained here, but the gist is that a German comedian read out an insulting poem about Turkish President Recep Erdogan. Since Recep Erdogan, aside from being President … --- ## [Depression or something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-or-something-else/745132)
**Author:** [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-or-something-else/745132 "2016-05-27T19:05:45Z")
Yes, I know this is not medical forum, nor I seek for diagnosis. That would be my regular MD’s job tomorrow, when I’m supposed to see her. But I might need an advice what exactly to tell her, since here you people tend t… --- ## [Cooper the Portugese Water dog's tails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooper-the-portugese-water-dogs-tails/670640)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooper-the-portugese-water-dogs-tails/670640 "2016-05-27T18:56:08Z")
Hi everyone, my name is Cooper, I am a 1.5 year old Portuguese Water Dog (please don’t say "I’m just like the obama’s dog, I’m NOTHING like the First Dog, I actually Like the AR-15!) :wink: I came to live with MacTech… --- ## [Car Recall question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-recall-question/755810)
**Author:** [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-recall-question/755810 "2016-05-27T15:31:13Z")
Hi All: I wasn’t sure which section to put this in, but I’ll start here. Wednesday my car broke down. 2008 Nissan Altima w/115k miles on it. It was the transmission and I knew it right away. So I had AAA tow me to A… --- ## [Who here got married, for the first time, latest in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-got-married-for-the-first-time-latest-in-life/755215)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-got-married-for-the-first-time-latest-in-life/755215 "2016-05-27T15:01:56Z")
… and how long did it take you to adjust to the new situation? I got married on April 22 of this year, about three weeks before my 50th birthday (May 17). First marriage for me, third for her. Things I’m adjusting to: … --- ## [Help needed disposing of dead body. Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-disposing-of-dead-body-need-answer-fast/755621)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-disposing-of-dead-body-need-answer-fast/755621 "2016-05-27T05:43:38Z")
Let’s see. You find a casket with a body in it under your house. You want it moved somewhere other than under your house. However, you have no idea who this person is, and no way of getting the death certificate … --- ## [Anti-vaxxers and pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vaxxers-and-pets/754517)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vaxxers-and-pets/754517 "2016-05-27T01:12:01Z")
I drove by a local vet clinic and they had a sign posted outside reminding people to get their pets vaccinated. And that got me wondering how anti-vaxxers respond to that. Do anti-vaxxers extend their irrationality over… --- ## [We could soon have corporate sponsorships of national parks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-soon-have-corporate-sponsorships-of-national-parks/755750)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-soon-have-corporate-sponsorships-of-national-parks/755750 "2016-05-27T00:26:46Z")
What is this nation coming to? We have enough logos and sponsorships. National parks are a place to get away from them. --- ## [Woohoo! A small celebration of my automotive self-control!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-a-small-celebration-of-my-automotive-self-control/755756)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-a-small-celebration-of-my-automotive-self-control/755756 "2016-05-26T19:52:40Z")
I got really, really close to buying a shiny new car, but at the last moment exerted some self control/cost analysis and made the decision to invest a bit more in my current car (as in: two months’ worth of what payment … --- ## [Fitbit users, a personal questin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitbit-users-a-personal-questin/755628)
**Author:** [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitbit-users-a-personal-questin/755628 "2016-05-26T19:47:50Z")
I’m a little curious about Fitbits. I have a couple of friends with them and they seem to record not only every step you take, but also your physical activity. So this led me to thinking, ALL physical activity? Those … --- ## [Briefly exiting airport during a 4-hour Tokyo layover, what can go wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briefly-exiting-airport-during-a-4-hour-tokyo-layover-what-can-go-wrong/754443)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briefly-exiting-airport-during-a-4-hour-tokyo-layover-what-can-go-wrong/754443 "2016-05-26T19:47:37Z")
So I turns out that I will have a 4-hour layover at Tokyo Narita airport. I am considering going through immigration and technically “setting foot on Japanese soil” and exit the airport for maybe an hour or two before co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=630) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=632)