# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=642 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 643 --- ## [NWS to stop yelling (using all caps)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nws-to-stop-yelling-using-all-caps/751950)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nws-to-stop-yelling-using-all-caps/751950 "2016-04-15T18:06:09Z")
Will still use them in certain situations. Overall a good move but a bit bittersweet. Brian --- ## ["Mind the Gap" voice is no more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-voice-is-no-more/752280)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-voice-is-no-more/752280 "2016-04-15T17:31:53Z")
Phil Sayer, who was the voice of the London Underground warning passed away. It always made me smile when those doors and I heard those three words. RIP Phil --- ## [Wierd/Funny/Odd Bumper Sticker Combos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wierd-funny-odd-bumper-sticker-combos/752002)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wierd-funny-odd-bumper-sticker-combos/752002 "2016-04-15T17:13:47Z")
Though I will not put any on my cars, I like to read the bumper stickers on other vehicles. This morning I saw an SUV with 2 stickers on the back window, one on the left side that said: Choose Life! And one on the oth… --- ## [Someone stole my flip flops!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-stole-my-flip-flops/752119)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-stole-my-flip-flops/752119 "2016-04-15T17:11:05Z")
I live in the tropics. Everyone wears flip flops. I went to an April fools party. At this house, everyone kicks off their flip flops. When it was time to leave, I couldn’t find my flip flops! These weren’t cheapo fl… --- ## [Oregon man finds daughter, 5, at shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-man-finds-daughter-5-at-shelter/752238)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-man-finds-daughter-5-at-shelter/752238 "2016-04-15T01:48:03Z")
What a wonderful ending to a difficult situation. Its just amazing someone he knew spotted her in a town many hours away. He’s got legal custody now and can take care of her. --- ## [Looking for experiences with kids skipping a year in school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-experiences-with-kids-skipping-a-year-in-school/751573)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-experiences-with-kids-skipping-a-year-in-school/751573 "2016-04-15T00:04:11Z")
They decided to start considering having our son skip 2nd grade. He’s already been going to 2nd grade for math most of the year, and they started testing him in reading again and he passed the 4th grade reading just fin… --- ## [I would love to see a film with an all Youtuber cast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-love-to-see-a-film-with-an-all-youtuber-cast/751947)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-love-to-see-a-film-with-an-all-youtuber-cast/751947 "2016-04-14T20:42:46Z")
Imagine an animated comedy in which all of the voice actors were YouTube content creators! You could get people like Superwoman, KSI, PewDiePie and Colleen Ballinger to provide the voices and it would be great. Also, som… --- ## [Incredibly simple tasks (seemingly) everyone but you can do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-simple-tasks-seemingly-everyone-but-you-can-do/751781)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-simple-tasks-seemingly-everyone-but-you-can-do/751781 "2016-04-14T20:02:27Z")
I’ve never quite got the hang of rolling up my shirt sleeves. They either constantly fall down or are tight enough to be cutting off some circulation to my forearms. When I shared an apartment, my flatmate had a lot of … --- ## [Bizarre ways to misinterpret your comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-ways-to-misinterpret-your-comments/752036)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-ways-to-misinterpret-your-comments/752036 "2016-04-14T19:40:02Z")
At work, my boss told me today about something I said in a meeting yesterday that apparently offended someone, let’s say his name was Bob. My statement was about some documentation we’re all working on, stating that I f… --- ## [So long Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-dogface/741169)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-dogface/741169 "2016-04-14T13:56:01Z")
Neither mundane nor pointless but the correct forum. My WW2 and Korean War combat vet father passed away a few minutes ago. Ironically, I’m halfway around the world in Japan with my family en route to a vacation in Okin… --- ## [Bhutan, happiness and thinking about death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bhutan-happiness-and-thinking-about-death/751534)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bhutan-happiness-and-thinking-about-death/751534 "2016-04-14T13:11:59Z")
At the moment I’ve got better things to do with my life than spend a whole five minutes a day thinking about death. --- ## [Loch Ness Monster Found! -- Sorta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loch-ness-monster-found-sorta/752173)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loch-ness-monster-found-sorta/752173 "2016-04-14T11:54:52Z")
Body Parts Of Monster Found In Loch Ness I’ve only seen parts of this movie, which seems profoundly silly. This wouldn’t be the first time that someone claimed to find remnants of a fake water monster, although it mi… --- ## [WV lawmakers suffer stomach illness after drinking raw milk to celebrate legalizing raw milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wv-lawmakers-suffer-stomach-illness-after-drinking-raw-milk-to-celebrate-legalizing-raw-milk/748437)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wv-lawmakers-suffer-stomach-illness-after-drinking-raw-milk-to-celebrate-legalizing-raw-milk/748437 "2016-04-14T08:40:33Z")
--- ## [A House Divided](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-house-divided/751709)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-house-divided/751709 "2016-04-14T05:03:05Z")
Ladies, Gentlemen and Other-Gendered Denizens of the SDMB; It is with Great Sorrow that I announce the start of Mourning in The Guesthouse for our Beloved Leader Emperor of The Lands Behind Appliances Duke of Behind T… --- ## [advice for conflicting roomate sleep schedules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-conflicting-roomate-sleep-schedules/751785)
**Author:** [@Char\_Aznable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Char_Aznable)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-conflicting-roomate-sleep-schedules/751785 "2016-04-14T04:39:58Z")
I have a roommate who overall is an okay guy, but the huge problem we have is that he goes to sleep way earlier than me. I’ve recently built a desktop and when we first met I told him I would probably be on it a lot for … --- ## [Oddest home inspection stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-home-inspection-stories/750675)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-home-inspection-stories/750675 "2016-04-14T04:30:28Z")
We put in a bid on a house last week and today we went through the home inspection. Seller said there was no attic access he knew of, but we found a little panel in one of the closets, just about big enough for a person … --- ## [Look up, look way up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-up-look-way-up/18456)
**Author:** [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-up-look-way-up/18456 "2016-04-14T01:26:54Z")
This thread will probably only make sense to Canadians. The Friendly Giant died today. Sigh That show was a big part of my youth. I feel sad knowing the man who created Rusty and Jerome has died. Dammit, I miss that sho… --- ## [label food containing DNA! It contains dihydrogen monoxide too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/label-food-containing-dna-it-contains-dihydrogen-monoxide-too/749173)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/label-food-containing-dna-it-contains-dihydrogen-monoxide-too/749173 "2016-04-14T01:10:43Z")
80% of the respondents of this survey favor labeling foods that contain DNA. Beyond containing Hydric acid, semen is DNA and no one wants semen in their food. :wink: --- ## [Update on my hip problem--positive!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-hip-problem-positive/752143)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-hip-problem-positive/752143 "2016-04-14T01:02:27Z")
A year or so ago I posted something about my hip problem. I searched for that thread, but found only all sorts of irrelevant threads that contained neither the words “hip” nor “pain” so I will just give the update. Sym… --- ## [Worried about meds.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worried-about-meds/752095)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worried-about-meds/752095 "2016-04-13T23:49:56Z")
So, I take Daytrana patches for my ADHD. I’m down to my last patch. A guy from my pharmacy said on Monday he got more ordered, and should arrive Thursday, but no guarantee. What do I do if it doesn’t come? --- ## [Anyone lose a pair of guided missiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-lose-a-pair-of-guided-missiles/752050)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-lose-a-pair-of-guided-missiles/752050 "2016-04-13T20:19:19Z")
2 Guided Missiles Containers Found Bobbing in the Pacific Both are empty so authorities are still tracking the history. Probably just a couple of empty containers blown out to sea, OTOH, we’ll just have to see if this… --- ## [Tell me about your first driving experience...legal or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-first-driving-experience-legal-or-otherwise/751920)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-first-driving-experience-legal-or-otherwise/751920 "2016-04-13T20:14:23Z")
When I was about 6 years old (circa 1970), my 4 yr old brother and I managed to sneak into the front seat of the family station wagon as it sat parked in our inclined driveway - me in the driver’s seat and him on the pas… --- ## [So, tell me about ALDI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-aldi/178686)
**Author:** [@Phouchg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phouchg)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-aldi/178686 "2016-04-13T19:17:53Z")
Once I stumbled across a rather depressing looking store in a strip mall in Woodbridge, VA. ALDI. I didn’t go in, but I knew it was a grocery store, that it was based in Germany, and it is owned by one of the wealthiest … --- ## [Size Matters at Willy Festival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-matters-at-willy-festival/751086)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-matters-at-willy-festival/751086 "2016-04-13T17:50:16Z")
Most places, in spring a young man’s fancy turns to love. But for the Japanese, bless them, thoughts turn to the annual Shinto Kanamara Matsuri, aka the Penis Festival, and not just young men’s thoughts either. Revelers … --- ## [I love modern medicine - open heart surgery on infant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-modern-medicine-open-heart-surgery-on-infant/752058)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-modern-medicine-open-heart-surgery-on-infant/752058 "2016-04-13T17:14:51Z")
Every once in a while someone will express the opinion that things were soooo much better in the “good old days.” No, they weren’t. I am very happy today because this month my newest grandson is growing and learning t… --- ## [Going to use Uber for the first time in a couple of weeks, and I have questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-use-uber-for-the-first-time-in-a-couple-of-weeks-and-i-have-questions/751531)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-use-uber-for-the-first-time-in-a-couple-of-weeks-and-i-have-questions/751531 "2016-04-13T17:12:04Z")
As I’ve mentioned in another post, I’m going to a friend’s wedding in Tucson in three Saturdays (and no, I haven’t decided what I’m wearing yet). I need to get to the hotel, which is half an hour from the airport. I’m … --- ## [Invite 4 current or historical people to dinner, all of whom were born on your birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551 "2016-04-13T03:08:47Z")
Similar to this recent thread in which I asked Dopers to assemble a band made up of musicians born on their birthday. You are hosting a small dinner party and may invite four guests. Each diner must have been born on yo… --- ## [April Showers Bring the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-the-mmp/751159)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-the-mmp/751159 "2016-04-13T02:31:44Z")
I didn’t see one, so I’m starting one. We had a (mostly) mild winter, and March was nothing to write home about. April, however, started with a BANG! We had a huge cold front literally blow through; when the county’s em… --- ## [Foursquare is creepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foursquare-is-creepy/751645)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foursquare-is-creepy/751645 "2016-04-12T22:10:04Z")
I recently bought a new GPS device for my kids’ car. Garmin has a deal with Foursquare so that when you do a search, some of the results are categorized as Foursquare results. I got the impression that the Foursquare app… --- ## [Who is the oldest member still posting? And what is your number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462 "2016-04-12T12:41:50Z")
Not sure if this should go in MPSIMS or IMHO, seems pretty mundane and pointless, but if the mods dissent… Thread has probably been done before (it’s a natural), but rather than reviving a zombie, we’ll see how this one… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=641) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=643)