# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=645 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 646 --- ## [(Non-political) Is anyone attending the Republican convention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875 "2016-04-03T13:46:43Z")
If you are, Jeffrey Dahmer’s childhood home is vacant and available for rental. :smack: :eek: --- ## [We’re about to end my kid’s childhood. Fuck Cancer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-about-to-end-my-kid-s-childhood-fuck-cancer/750671)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-about-to-end-my-kid-s-childhood-fuck-cancer/750671 "2016-04-03T12:24:02Z")
Wife diagnosed with pancreatic cancer yesterday. We’re reeling. Absolutely reeling. Surgery consult on Friday to see if we’re lucky enough to be candidates. We decided to tell him tonight. He needs to know and get comfor… --- ## [Who wanted an old-school acrylic blanket with satin edge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wanted-an-old-school-acrylic-blanket-with-satin-edge/666210)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wanted-an-old-school-acrylic-blanket-with-satin-edge/666210 "2015-11-02T02:32:30Z")
A long time ago someone on this board was looking for a certain type of blanket - the soft acrylic with satin edging. Did they ever find one? Because I think I have what they’re looking for and would be happy to send i… --- ## [I want my April Fool's Day news stories, dammit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-april-fools-day-news-stories-dammit/750788)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-april-fools-day-news-stories-dammit/750788 "2016-04-03T04:14:14Z")
It’s April Fool’s Day here already. I’ve checked both the news sites I regularly read, and I can’t find an April Fool’s day joke item. This means one of two things. They haven’t run one this year - which would make th… --- ## [Google Mic Drop GMail - anyone see it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-mic-drop-gmail-anyone-see-it/750842)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-mic-drop-gmail-anyone-see-it/750842 "2016-04-03T03:44:49Z")
It’s already been turned off. :frowning: It would have been pretty cool. Apparently a few people didn’t notice the different reply button and used it at work. Thats why we can’t have nice things. :cool: Anyone actu… --- ## [Turkey Vulture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-vulture/750844)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-vulture/750844 "2016-04-02T21:29:41Z")
I just saw a big old Turkey vulture in a huge tree a yard away from mine. Kinda big. Kinda weird looking. And, considering I live right downtown, in a city of 365,000, it’s kinda odd too! I’m going to buy a lottery tick… --- ## [Looking without seeing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-without-seeing/750402)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-without-seeing/750402 "2016-04-02T19:17:15Z")
All, Ok, this happens with distressing regularity, I am looking for some object and can walk right by the article numbers of times and not see it, or perhaps just not recognize the item. The object is in plain sight, no… --- ## [Easter Haiku.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-haiku/750865)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-haiku/750865 "2016-04-02T14:11:24Z")
The smell of Easter I need water! Ow, my teeth! Cadbury Creme Egg --- ## [WOW this is so amazing !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-this-is-so-amazing/750838)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-this-is-so-amazing/750838 "2016-04-02T13:15:48Z")
HSBC Sevens World Series Live Stream UFC 196 Live Stream France vs Russia Live Streaming Scotland vs Denmark Live Streaming Colombia vs Ecuador Live Streaming England vs Netherlands Live Streaming Preakness Stakes … --- ## [Why haven't any aliens got Facebook accounts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-any-aliens-got-facebook-accounts/750804)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-any-aliens-got-facebook-accounts/750804 "2016-04-02T05:01:27Z")
Why haven’t aliens connected to the internet? --- ## [April Fool's Pranks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-pranks/750179)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-pranks/750179 "2016-04-02T02:13:07Z")
Here’s a fairly harmless one. Dress kind of geeky or mildly futuristic. Rush hurriedly into a store, restaurant, or bar and excitedly ask the cashier “What’s today’s date?” After they tell you “March 25th” or whatever, … --- ## [Why do they all want my phone number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-all-want-my-phone-number/750692)
**Author:** [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-all-want-my-phone-number/750692 "2016-04-01T21:19:52Z")
I am being assaulted by businesses that want my phone number. Petco, Staples, all of the local grocery stores, Google, and even Netflix. I flat-out refuse to give them my phone number. Why do they want it? --- ## [PayPal: Goods n Services VS Friends n Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-goods-n-services-vs-friends-n-family/750834)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-goods-n-services-vs-friends-n-family/750834 "2016-04-01T20:55:06Z")
I regularly purchase items online from John Q. Public and after confirming the purchase and sending me the total cost with their PayPal address they often sheepishly ask me to click the ‘Friends and Family’ button on the… --- ## [My dad is trolling me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-is-trolling-me/750670)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-is-trolling-me/750670 "2016-04-01T19:05:06Z")
I just came back from visiting my parents over a long weekend and I’m reminded once more why I love my family but choose to live far enough away that visiting involves an airline ticket or hours of driving. On day 1, my… --- ## [Today's my birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-birthday/750831)
**Author:** [@Dinna\_Fash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinna_Fash)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-birthday/750831 "2016-04-01T17:48:50Z")
No, really, today’s my birthday. Always has been. My email is filled with both “Happy Birthday” coupon codes and April Fool’s jokes from lists I subscribe to. I had a “wait, what?” moment on this one: "Happy Birthday! … --- ## [Photos from space of Cities lit by LEDs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-from-space-of-cities-lit-by-leds/750830)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-from-space-of-cities-lit-by-leds/750830 "2016-04-01T15:18:35Z")
…and apparently it makes a difference in Light Pollution levels: After looking at the images, it’s not clear to me that LEDs add to light pollution in all cases, although they do make a difference in the quality of th… --- ## [synergistically repurpose ethical relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synergistically-repurpose-ethical-relationships/750763)
**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synergistically-repurpose-ethical-relationships/750763 "2016-04-01T03:38:18Z")
:smack::eek: is corporate-speak for Improve Office Morale according to The Corporate BS Generator \[QUOTE=The Corporate B.S. Generator\] For the ambitious business professional looking to get ahead in the industry. Daz… --- ## [We need a new "Candy" Holiday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-candy-holiday/750548)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-candy-holiday/750548 "2016-03-31T23:33:16Z")
With the passing of Easter we again enter the DARK HALF of the year. What do those of us with sweet tooths have to look forward to now? Okay, maybe mothers can hope for a box of chocolates on Mother’s day, but that lea… --- ## [Is this normal for a dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-normal-for-a-dog/750193)
**Author:** [@mikeritchie30](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikeritchie30)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-normal-for-a-dog/750193 "2016-03-31T23:19:25Z")
We bought a puppy in April 2015 and were told by the pound we adopted her from that she was a lab terrier mix. The vet who gave her all her shots when we got her thought she might be part pitbull. Despite the fact she ha… --- ## [The grocery store clerk tried to card me for soda yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grocery-store-clerk-tried-to-card-me-for-soda-yesterday/750302)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grocery-store-clerk-tried-to-card-me-for-soda-yesterday/750302 "2016-03-31T23:16:45Z")
When I went to the grocery store I bought among other things, a six-pack of ginger beer. The cashier asked me if I had ID, and I was confused. I showed him my ID and told him I got it from the soda aisle, and didn’t thi… --- ## [The Happy Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-kitchen/750681)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-kitchen/750681 "2016-03-31T22:14:04Z")
For those of you who don’t want to waste time on line at the drive-through. You can waste it at home! (ingenious idea however). --- ## [The "Passengers will always use their cell phones if something goes wrong" assumption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passengers-will-always-use-their-cell-phones-if-something-goes-wrong-assumption/750701)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passengers-will-always-use-their-cell-phones-if-something-goes-wrong-assumption/750701 "2016-03-31T22:10:18Z")
This is truly the definition of a mundane and pointless thread, but I feel the need to vent my frustration over a recurring assumption I read again and again: In particularly with regards to MH370: “Why didn’t the pass… --- ## [Your first annual friendly reminder - Presidential Election Campaign Fund](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-annual-friendly-reminder-presidential-election-campaign-fund/750784)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-annual-friendly-reminder-presidential-election-campaign-fund/750784 "2016-03-31T22:05:50Z")
This is the first of what I hope to be annual reminders that checking the “Give $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign” box on your tax return doesn’t affect your refund. It’s a straight-up, popular vote about how muc… --- ## [SF State dreadlocks incident: Is it for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-state-dreadlocks-incident-is-it-for-real/750590)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-state-dreadlocks-incident-is-it-for-real/750590 "2016-03-31T19:47:42Z")
An incident at San Francisco State University has been getting a lot of attention. A young black woman accused a young white man of cultural appropriation because he was wearing dreadlocks. Part of the incident was caugh… --- ## [The world's biggest maxi pad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-biggest-maxi-pad/749412)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-biggest-maxi-pad/749412 "2016-03-31T18:20:14Z")
Was browsing YouTube for videos on Japan, and found this: Periods in Japan Summary: a young woman, probably Canadian, spends five minutes explaining how women in Japan deal with their periods. Was amused to learn that… --- ## [Egypt Air flight MS-81 has been hijacked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-air-flight-ms-81-has-been-hijacked/750505)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-air-flight-ms-81-has-been-hijacked/750505 "2016-03-31T13:50:21Z")
MSNBC is reporting an Egypt Air flight has been hijacked and has landed in Cyprus. They are reporting 55 people are onboard the plane and there is a report there is a bomb and a lone hijacker. No reports yet about what… --- ## [Media mind control (UK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-mind-control-uk/750732)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-mind-control-uk/750732 "2016-03-31T12:27:59Z")
At my local superstore the newstand by the entrance had the newspapers arranged so that the “significant word” in the front pages of each of the tabloid papers spelled out the “message”: DEADLY EPIDEMIC CRISIS KILLING … --- ## [Schroedinger's Cousin's Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schroedingers-cousins-cat/750449)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schroedingers-cousins-cat/750449 "2016-03-31T11:20:35Z")
You Don’t Know if you’ve Mailed a Cat until you open the box and find out. --- ## [Microsoft introduces teen Nazi sex bot to Twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-introduces-teen-nazi-sex-bot-to-twitter/750031)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-introduces-teen-nazi-sex-bot-to-twitter/750031 "2016-03-31T00:59:44Z")
Not initially, of course. But over the course of a day “learning” from Twitter users she goes full 4chan. --- ## [An internet connection question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-internet-connection-question/750664)
**Author:** [@mikeritchie30](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikeritchie30)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-internet-connection-question/750664 "2016-03-31T00:34:19Z")
If a business can get a fiber optic connection than why are T1 and T3 lines still offered, which can cost hundreds of dollars a month? My home internet is no more than $50 a month through Verizon, very reliable, and I ge… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=644) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=646)