# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=632 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 633 --- ## [Where can I buy cyanide overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-cyanide-overnight/662600)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-cyanide-overnight/662600 "2016-05-26T19:43:33Z")
http://www.stjosephpost.com/2013/06/28/sheriff-sodomy-defendants-death-in-courtroom-a-suicide-by-cyanide-poisoning/ :dubious: Hi you’ve reached suicide pills dot com, how may I help you? --- ## [Being smart doesn't mean having common sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-smart-doesnt-mean-having-common-sense/755330)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-smart-doesnt-mean-having-common-sense/755330 "2016-05-26T18:38:32Z")
My son is home from college for the summer. He has a 4.0 at a good private school. He is on track to have his masters in five years. We asked him to do some yard work which he gladly agreed to. In the mean time I went t… --- ## [Startup says that it can detect tendencies for things like terrorism through facial analysis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startup-says-that-it-can-detect-tendencies-for-things-like-terrorism-through-facial-analysis/755655)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startup-says-that-it-can-detect-tendencies-for-things-like-terrorism-through-facial-analysis/755655 "2016-05-26T16:34:58Z")
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/05/24/terrorist-or-pedophile-this-start-up-says-it-can-out-secrets-by-analyzing-faces/ So, homeland security is spending money on a modern day version of phrenolo… --- ## [Sometimes I pretend everyone else is incompetent and unskilled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-pretend-everyone-else-is-incompetent-and-unskilled/681109)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-pretend-everyone-else-is-incompetent-and-unskilled/681109 "2016-05-26T14:00:39Z")
You know how everyone has fantasies about being the best in the world at something? The best golfer or the best speller or the fastest runner or whatever? Often, I picture it like I just hit home runs left and right, o… --- ## [Porn/package instructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-package-instructions/755380)
**Author:** [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-package-instructions/755380 "2016-05-26T07:35:16Z")
I was making stove top stuffing the other day and the last step was: “Fluff with fork”. It occurred to me that if that direction were to be transferred to the set of a porn movie it might be met with some measure of co… --- ## [So I really screwed up my PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-really-screwed-up-my-pc/755540)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-really-screwed-up-my-pc/755540 "2016-05-25T19:13:54Z")
My PC has been wonky every since a power surge in the middle of one of Windows 10’s updates. It has internet connection, but whenever I try to use windows store or any Microsoft product (including Cortana), it says it c… --- ## [Quick, check your FB start page. Are the labels German now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-check-your-fb-start-page-are-the-labels-german-now/755634)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-check-your-fb-start-page-are-the-labels-german-now/755634 "2016-05-25T18:55:53Z")
OK. So I’ve been on Facebook several times today, and there’s been nothing out of the ordinary. I’ve surfed to my start page several times. And now, having just entered from a new Mozilla session, it’s turned German. … --- ## [Amusing headline of the day: Preemies don't make much money or have much sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-headline-of-the-day-preemies-dont-make-much-money-or-have-much-sex/755542)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-headline-of-the-day-preemies-dont-make-much-money-or-have-much-sex/755542 "2016-05-25T16:37:50Z")
From FoxNews, of course. Very premature babies may have lower incomes, fewer sexual encounters than others. I was full term, but had zip income and zero sexual encounters. But that’s just anecdotal. :smack: --- ## [Egads, the innumeracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egads-the-innumeracy/755636)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egads-the-innumeracy/755636 "2016-05-25T15:56:22Z")
I was reading my local newspaper’s article about the soon-to-open public outdoor pool. Included was this tidbit: :smack: Yeah, sure. 1500 swimming pools to fill up an ocean. Ok then. The next day, and before I cou… --- ## [Sad update on Santo Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-update-on-santo-rugger/755154)
**Author:** [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-update-on-santo-rugger/755154 "2016-05-25T08:59:23Z")
Seems like I only come back here for sad news anymore. I just saw Santo Rugger’s mother post the following on the Prayers for Patrick Facebook group his family maintains for updates on him: (Original thread on Santo Rug… --- ## [Stalled on the train tracks...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalled-on-the-train-tracks/755357)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalled-on-the-train-tracks/755357 "2016-05-25T04:41:05Z")
Talking with my mother this morning, and she was telling me about the old town, and the people she knew as a teenager, and how they almost got wiped out by a train when the truck stalled on the railway tracks. 90yo, and… --- ## [Objects useful for purposes other than what they were made for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-useful-for-purposes-other-than-what-they-were-made-for/753640)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-useful-for-purposes-other-than-what-they-were-made-for/753640 "2016-05-25T03:41:28Z")
The best fly swatter in the world is the badminton racquet. Since '86 the only knife I’ve ever used to cut absolutely every single thing (with multiple, daily use) is a cheapo $1.49 breadknife. Yeah, I realise knives we… --- ## [Mesing up with scammers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mesing-up-with-scammers/755546)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mesing-up-with-scammers/755546 "2016-05-25T03:29:01Z")
A few days ago I received a scam email. I decided to create a fake email account… and I am having some fun messing up with the poor scammer. Dear Mariana, I received your email. What do you want with me? Can you send m… --- ## [Man wheeling dead wife's body on dolly through Staten Island is charged with murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wheeling-dead-wifes-body-on-dolly-through-staten-island-is-charged-with-murder/755454)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wheeling-dead-wifes-body-on-dolly-through-staten-island-is-charged-with-murder/755454 "2016-05-25T02:07:02Z")
Story here You cannot make this shit up. --- ## [A new way to test your Internet Speed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-test-your-internet-speed/755271)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-test-your-internet-speed/755271 "2016-05-25T01:46:51Z")
Netflix created a site to test the speed of your Internet connection: fast.com. You don’t need to be a Netflix user to use it. It works great. --- ## [Why is Google wishing me a happy birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511 "2016-05-24T22:40:21Z")
Yeah, I know. I probably gave them a fake one. But why would I choose my daughter’s? That is EMBARRASSINGLY unoriginal. (checking my profile) No entries, no information. Where do they get this shit, and why aren’t … --- ## [What fresh thing do you get a thrill out of "cracking open"? (please see OP for explanation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fresh-thing-do-you-get-a-thrill-out-of-cracking-open-please-see-op-for-explanation/755141)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fresh-thing-do-you-get-a-thrill-out-of-cracking-open-please-see-op-for-explanation/755141 "2016-05-24T21:53:01Z")
I suspect I am not alone in this phenomenon. I really enjoy cracking open a fresh: \[ul\] \[li\]Container of ice cream. Especially if it is slightly softened. That first creamy scoop becomes delicious the moment the scoope… --- ## [Sports Authority closing all stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-authority-closing-all-stores/755483)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-authority-closing-all-stores/755483 "2016-05-24T20:05:22Z")
Another retailer gone. Apparently they’ve been getting pounded by Dick’s for a long time. On the other hand, what with Dick’s being squeezed because of people’s online habits, the whole sector may be in some trouble. --- ## [Favorite Summer Olympic Sport.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-summer-olympic-sport/755558)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-summer-olympic-sport/755558 "2016-05-24T18:31:27Z")
Right now, I’m going with team handball. Lots of action and athleticism. Only down side is finding it. It’s never broadcast in the US, so you have to search the Olympic website. What’s your choice? --- ## [My Baldwin Apple tree isn't quite dead yet…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baldwin-apple-tree-isnt-quite-dead-yet/754933)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baldwin-apple-tree-isnt-quite-dead-yet/754933 "2016-05-24T15:15:04Z")
Out in our hay pasture we have four and a half apple trees, left over from when the 230+ year old property originally had a thriving orchard. The trees are; A Mystery apple tree, it bears intensely sweet yellow apples … --- ## [Interesting article on introverts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-on-introverts/755434)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-on-introverts/755434 "2016-05-24T09:32:34Z")
Just like there are different types of “intelligence,” a few researchers are now saying that there are four types of introverts. There’s a quiz at the end, for people who are interested. I score highest on the “social”… --- ## [Any other curlers here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-curlers-here/754952)
**Author:** [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-curlers-here/754952 "2016-05-24T04:16:47Z")
(The ice sport, not the hair option) I’m an enthusiastic (but not very good) relative newbie to the sport. I started curling two years ago at the tender age of 66 after watching the curling matches during the 2014 winte… --- ## [My job since 2003 may soon be over. I feel sick. \[Great news update!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-since-2003-may-soon-be-over-i-feel-sick-great-news-update/744223)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-since-2003-may-soon-be-over-i-feel-sick-great-news-update/744223 "2016-05-24T04:14:24Z")
I have shit to do but trying to calm down the nausea by being still for a few minutes. The one guy everyone can’t stand is taking a newly-created position, in which he will be head of all the departments. No official an… --- ## [Talk me off a ledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-off-a-ledge/755465)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-off-a-ledge/755465 "2016-05-24T03:41:42Z")
Not THE ledge, but a ledge… I am engaged to be married. At roughly the same time we got engaged, his mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He (involuntarily) left work to be her primary caregiver. Watching him g… --- ## [Siri/Garmin/Voice Navigation Nightmare Stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siri-garmin-voice-navigation-nightmare-stories/755087)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siri-garmin-voice-navigation-nightmare-stories/755087 "2016-05-23T19:34:58Z")
Sorry that I don’t have a specific story that qualifies as a certified horrorshow, but I have had enough issues with voice nav apps (“in 1/2 mile, make a u-turn”) that I’m sure that some of you have some good ones. --- ## [RonRon the Fox has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronron-the-fox-has-passed-away/751669)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronron-the-fox-has-passed-away/751669 "2016-05-23T19:03:49Z")
A series of YouTube videos of a pet fox I’ve been following for over a year now. RonRon wasn’t torn to shreds in a Hunt, nor run over by a car, nor died of hunger or disease. He left this world in a place where he was … --- ## [Michelle Obama's posture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obamas-posture/722061)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obamas-posture/722061 "2016-05-23T16:51:49Z")
Disclaimer: I like her. AFAIK and can see, she is a good person, good citizen, good wife, mother, etc. This post is not about her politics, religion, or nutritional ideas. She has “tall girl” posture… you know, that thi… --- ## [And Now There is only One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-there-is-only-one/755259)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-there-is-only-one/755259 "2016-05-23T16:05:34Z")
I was just reading that there is only a single person left that was born in the 19th century --- ## [Oklahoma Legislature Passes Bill Making it a Felony to Perform Abortions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-legislature-passes-bill-making-it-a-felony-to-perform-abortions/755182)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-legislature-passes-bill-making-it-a-felony-to-perform-abortions/755182 "2016-05-23T15:12:40Z")
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/05/19/oklahoma-legislature-passes-bill-making-it-a-felony-to-perform-abortions/ And Governor Mary Fallin is strongly pro-life: http://www.ontheissues.org/Governo… --- ## [Duct Tape saves lost hiker in mountains.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-saves-lost-hiker-in-mountains/755261)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-saves-lost-hiker-in-mountains/755261 "2016-05-23T04:02:45Z")
Yet another use for duct tape. :cool: Must of been a big roll to spell out such big letters. He kept his composure and didn’t panic. That can make all the difference in survival. Very glad it ended well with no injur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=631) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=633)