# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=644 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 645 --- ## [Being a man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796)
**Author:** [@Dnseaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dnseaman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796 "2016-04-08T22:22:23Z")
The only way I could satisfy four women is if they were cannibals. --- ## [Just discovered that my high arched feet might have caused my walking problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-discovered-that-my-high-arched-feet-might-have-caused-my-walking-problem/751511)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-discovered-that-my-high-arched-feet-might-have-caused-my-walking-problem/751511 "2016-04-08T12:02:52Z")
GF’s have noticed that I have high feet arches before, and mentioned it to me, but I never paid it much attention. But now I’m reading online that this might be the reason why it always hurt/was uncomfortable for me to … --- ## [WW2 Death Count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-death-count/751344)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-death-count/751344 "2016-04-08T07:37:36Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWUaDMuMATM Someone involved with the CANDLES Holocaust Museum in Indiana posted this to FB the other day. I knew that it was high, but the numbers for Russia (thanks in part to Stalin) … --- ## [I had to send my intern home today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-send-my-intern-home-today/750856)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-send-my-intern-home-today/750856 "2016-04-08T03:45:59Z")
…because it was the third time I’ve caught him sleeping on the job this semester. I’m just so frustrated with him. This is his third semester with us, and he did good work the last two semesters. In fact, we were thinki… --- ## [Well, at least I am not Nedra Sanders Evans Clark Broccoli . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-am-not-nedra-sanders-evans-clark-broccoli/624572)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-am-not-nedra-sanders-evans-clark-broccoli/624572 "2016-04-07T18:04:54Z")
I was paging through my bound editions of Variety Obits (in my gracious library, wearing a smoking jacket, as my butler, Tibbles, brought me some digestive biscuits and port), when I came across the horrible story of Ned… --- ## [The Man Who Had His Name Attached To Every Other Usenet Group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-had-his-name-attached-to-every-other-usenet-group/751430)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-had-his-name-attached-to-every-other-usenet-group/751430 "2016-04-07T17:30:10Z")
I seem to recall, when I used Usenet in the late 1990s, there was some man who had his named attached to like every other newsgroup. Well not really “every other” but a lot of them. It was like Alt.fan.Joe.Smith, Alt.Ma… --- ## [Now You Too Can Be a Sumo Wrestler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-be-a-sumo-wrestler/751223)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-be-a-sumo-wrestler/751223 "2016-04-07T12:27:48Z")
As if you needed another reason to love Japan. But now they have invented the sport of Oni Sumo Bubble Jumping. I desperately want to have a go at this. Brought to you by the Superhuman Sports Society. --- ## [Life is weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-weird/750870)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-weird/750870 "2016-04-07T03:58:05Z")
I am just kicking life’s ass right now. I am killing it at work, my golf game is better than it’s ever been, and I’m dating a \[del\]10\[/del\] 12. Why do I feel like shit? I’ve never been depressed before. Maybe just ov… --- ## [I'm not diabetic (\*whew\*)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-diabetic-whew/751260)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-diabetic-whew/751260 "2016-04-07T03:11:09Z")
So in case anyone who read my earlier posts in interested, I went to the doctor, and she ran a few tests, and said I’m not diabetic. She did draw some blood to check my A1C again, and gave me a new schedule for doing my … --- ## [My Medical Bill is a Joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-medical-bill-is-a-joke/751264)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-medical-bill-is-a-joke/751264 "2016-04-07T00:47:14Z")
I had a routine checkup a few weeks ago and I got my explanation of benefits/bill from my insurance provider. It’s split up into three different documents for reasons I can’t determine. Document 1 has one line item: O… --- ## [My Son is an Idiot... It is official](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-an-idiot-it-is-official/751198)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-an-idiot-it-is-official/751198 "2016-04-06T22:25:37Z")
My youngest is a very good kid… he does well in school and is set to attend a prestigious university next year. He mentors grade school kids. He has worked three jobs and saved a lot of money. Overall I’m very proud of h… --- ## [Body Cam footage - the realities of being a cop working alone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-cam-footage-the-realities-of-being-a-cop-working-alone/751348)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-cam-footage-the-realities-of-being-a-cop-working-alone/751348 "2016-04-06T15:33:17Z")
I’m very glad that police forces are implementing body cams. Both for the protection of the public and also to document the realities of being a cop in an unsafe world. Some body cam footage has come out showing cops us… --- ## [Happy Declaration of Arbroath Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-declaration-of-arbroath-day/751337)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-declaration-of-arbroath-day/751337 "2016-04-06T13:52:52Z")
Happy Declaration of Arbroath Day! (Also known as Tartan Day) By a letter to the Pope, dated April 6, 1320, probably drafted by the Abbott of Arbroath and sealed by a group of Scottish nobles, Scotland affirmed its ind… --- ## [Happy square root day everyone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day-everyone/751164)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day-everyone/751164 "2016-04-06T11:07:38Z")
This is the first one since 2009. 4/4/16. The next one won’t be until 2025. --- ## [I'm gonna have to change how I get into bed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-have-to-change-how-i-get-into-bed/751118)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-have-to-change-how-i-get-into-bed/751118 "2016-04-06T11:03:55Z")
I’ve noticed I go through sheets at what seems like a faster rate than one would expect. They always seem to get a small tear around the middle, that spreads until they are useless. Last week I put on some new sheets, a… --- ## [Heading to Vegas- any suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heading-to-vegas-any-suggestions/751165)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heading-to-vegas-any-suggestions/751165 "2016-04-06T01:08:20Z")
I’ve been planning a Las Vegas vacation for my birthday weekend (my birthday is on Sunday, September 25th), and I’ve been analyzing which casinos are best to stay (and gamble in) just for the fun of it. I’ve been aiming … --- ## [I saw Jupiter last night!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-jupiter-last-night/750961)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-jupiter-last-night/750961 "2016-04-05T23:08:50Z")
A month or two ago I bought a 5" Celestron spotting scope, mainly for bird/wildlife viewing, and it’s terrific for that purpose. Last night was beautifully clear and Jupiter was ascending, so I set up on the back deck, n… --- ## [Panamanian banking corruption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panamanian-banking-corruption/751146)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panamanian-banking-corruption/751146 "2016-04-05T22:41:23Z")
U.S. news = crickets. This may have bigger repercussions than the 2008 crash, and among other things is leading for some Icelanders to call for the resignation of their prime minister. :eek: --- ## [British Open Museum of Poop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-open-museum-of-poop/751245)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-open-museum-of-poop/751245 "2016-04-05T16:39:11Z")
Highlights: 1.) Headline: This British Poo Museum Is Literally Full Of Crap 2.) At the very end: 3.) Yes, it turns out the British were beaten to the punch: 4.) This is useful to know. 5.) It’s at the Isle of… --- ## [Keeping Life Interesting For Others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-life-interesting-for-others/750412)
**Author:** [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-life-interesting-for-others/750412 "2016-04-05T15:57:51Z")
Back in the 1990s, I read an article about a person who had died in a very interesting way. He or She had walked across a bridge (they had the footage), walked up to the top of a parking structure (they had that footage… --- ## [Went for a walk. Seemed to have a theme.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/went-for-a-walk-seemed-to-have-a-theme/751018)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/went-for-a-walk-seemed-to-have-a-theme/751018 "2016-04-05T03:04:45Z")
I have a scientific enough mind to not be fatalistic. I attach meaning to events. Not the other way around. Still…I went for a long walk tonight. Everything has been so busy lately and I just wanted to wander and empty m… --- ## [What's your alias?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alias/750207)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alias/750207 "2016-04-04T22:38:46Z")
Do you have a name you give for when you don’t want to give your real name? I have a few: Will DiCoca Mike Johnnyranger (usually when there’s a sign-in sheet) Onowa Ugundalé (online sign-ins) I’ll mix things up with… --- ## [Top Gun 2 to feature submersible jet. - based on the "Beluga concept."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-2-to-feature-submersible-jet-based-on-the-beluga-concept/750825)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-2-to-feature-submersible-jet-based-on-the-beluga-concept/750825 "2016-04-04T18:01:31Z")
It seems Tom Cruise will fly a Hollywood version of the new submersible fighter in the upcoming Top Gun 2 squeal. The aircraft is modeled after an unmanned fighter currently on the drawing boards said to feature scr… --- ## [What does (((((this)))) mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean/750751)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean/750751 "2016-04-04T13:37:35Z")
I see on the internet a lot, someone trying to be supportive of someone else by typing their name like ((((((this)))). What is this supposed to men? --- ## [Storage Warriors, post your best/wierdest finds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-warriors-post-your-best-wierdest-finds/750768)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-warriors-post-your-best-wierdest-finds/750768 "2016-04-04T12:51:49Z")
I occasionally buy abandoned storage units at auction. I usually bottom fish, going for cheaper units - the most I have paid for a unit was $100, I usually stay in the $10-40 range. I only bid on units that contain som… --- ## [Who's the heaviest poster on here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-heaviest-poster-on-here/748514)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-heaviest-poster-on-here/748514 "2016-04-04T09:26:36Z")
How much do you weigh? I’ll Paypal ten bucks to the winner (heaviest poster), if we can find them. I have a feeling I’ll be in the running for possibly winning this (in which case I’ll just keep my money), so I’ll state… --- ## [A good attitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-attitude/751154)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-attitude/751154 "2016-04-04T05:12:54Z")
Today my wife and I saw a fairly good movie, but nothing I’m going to rave about. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. It was fun but not great. However, near the end there was a scene with a guy who lost his legs and the main charact… --- ## [The SuEPs of the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sueps-of-the-mmp/750446)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sueps-of-the-mmp/750446 "2016-04-04T03:14:56Z")
I’ve got a question for the Mumpers. It seems that frequently, I’ll see people post a response/reply to the topic of the week &/or a comment days later; however, since there’s a new MMP on Monday that Sunday evening pos… --- ## [Wish me luck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck/750859)
**Author:** [@mikeritchie30](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikeritchie30)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck/750859 "2016-04-04T02:38:34Z")
I’m having a mental breakdown right now. I was diagnosed Schizoaffective in 2005 which is basically schizophrenia and bipolar combined. I tend to cycle more towards the manic. So, because of my edginess, and anxiety in t… --- ## [SAT cheating now provided by organized crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-cheating-now-provided-by-organized-crime/751029)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-cheating-now-provided-by-organized-crime/751029 "2016-04-03T23:02:49Z")
Law-enforcement officials in this country say that highly organized rings of college-admission-exams imposters—once considered a unique artifact of the high-stakes, test-driven Chinese education system—have arrived on … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=643) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=645)