# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=646 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 647 --- ## [Quick tech question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-tech-question/750617)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-tech-question/750617 "2016-03-30T23:34:15Z")
If I had an external solid state HD with a Time Machine (OSX) backup on it, would I be able to, say, use Firefox on another Mac and have my bookmarks/passwords, preferably without any rebooting? --- ## [Something slams into Jupiter. Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-slams-into-jupiter-again/750623)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-slams-into-jupiter-again/750623 "2016-03-30T22:30:52Z")
Boy, first Shoemaker-Levy hits Jupiter in a string of collisions back in 1994, and now this: If Jupiter is getting hit every 20 years or so by space debris, it’s a clear sign that this is a dangerous cosmic neighborho… --- ## [Tell me about your epilepsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-epilepsy/750029)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-epilepsy/750029 "2016-03-30T21:52:16Z")
So Monday was happening, I was just hanging out working at my computer desk. Next thing I know I’m laying on the floor with coworkers fussing over me and I couldn’t remember a damned thing. One of the fussing coworkers t… --- ## [Trump's grandfather and the sex trade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-grandfather-and-the-sex-trade/750368)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-grandfather-and-the-sex-trade/750368 "2016-03-30T18:50:14Z")
Interesting article in the Oregonian this morning that I can’t link to for some reason. Apparently, The Donald’s grandfather, Friedrich Trump, was a noted brothel owner in the Pacific Northwest, and made a good living at… --- ## [Lockheed wants to build a mach 6 SR-72](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockheed-wants-to-build-a-mach-6-sr-72/750352)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockheed-wants-to-build-a-mach-6-sr-72/750352 "2016-03-30T18:14:30Z")
Unfortunately unmanned. I doubt it will happen as it just doesn’t seem to have a role that can’t be fulfilled cheaper by satellites and stealth drones. Still “it can take off from California and be over north korea in … --- ## [Torn Retina - Twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torn-retina-twice/750640)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torn-retina-twice/750640 "2016-03-30T17:20:53Z")
Short version: this sucks, I just want to complain; have you had a retinal tear or detachment? I am 54, in good health other than needing to lose weight. I wear eyeglasses which correct my vision to 20/15. Five weeks ag… --- ## [Supreme Court irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-irony/750564)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-irony/750564 "2016-03-30T15:10:51Z")
This case (to overturn the requirement for non-union workers in a union environment to pay their “fair share” of dues anyway) might have been decided differently if there were a full complement on the court; instead it g… --- ## [FML: Eff My Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fml-eff-my-life/750440)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fml-eff-my-life/750440 "2016-03-30T14:57:24Z")
Why why why does this happen? Over a year ago I posted this nonsense: And last month I posted this nonsense: Go ahead and read, and laugh. I’ll wait. Done? Okay. I took everybody’s advice in the first thread, bu… --- ## [I left my unlocked iPhone in a McDonald's restroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-unlocked-iphone-in-a-mcdonalds-restroom/750506)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-unlocked-iphone-in-a-mcdonalds-restroom/750506 "2016-03-30T14:56:07Z")
Not because it seemed like a good idea at the time, but \[tmi\]I was on the dope while on the can\[/tmi\] and I put the iPhone on the toilet paper dispenser when I was, ah, getting ready to leave. So, off I go to my next cl… --- ## [Sleep study at sleep clinic - terribly expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-study-at-sleep-clinic-terribly-expensive/750401)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-study-at-sleep-clinic-terribly-expensive/750401 "2016-03-30T02:34:57Z")
I’m considering visiting a sleep clinic for my big sleep issues - but have no idea of cost. Would it take several nights and be horrifically expensive? (Assume that insurance won’t cover) --- ## [Being fussy - "sharp knees" on a woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-fussy-sharp-knees-on-a-woman/750422)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-fussy-sharp-knees-on-a-woman/750422 "2016-03-29T22:04:14Z")
edit: might be related to my topic bans. --- ## [Breaking the news that I'm living in sin to my super conservative parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-news-that-im-living-in-sin-to-my-super-conservative-parents/553823)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-news-that-im-living-in-sin-to-my-super-conservative-parents/553823 "2016-03-29T20:41:08Z")
My boyfriend and I have been living together since April of last year. We’ve been dating since the January before that. We are in a stable and serious relationship. We’ve met each others extended families. I’m 28 and he’… --- ## [Easter egg hunt turns bloody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-egg-hunt-turns-bloody/750421)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-egg-hunt-turns-bloody/750421 "2016-03-29T19:00:05Z")
Pez Easter egg hunt turns bloody as greedy parents rush in ‘like locusts’ and steal all the candy Well, one kid did apparently get a bloody nose when he was pushed down. Pez held an Easter egg hunt. Or they tried to. … --- ## [Ever been invited to an April Fools day party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-invited-to-an-april-fools-day-party/750529)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-invited-to-an-april-fools-day-party/750529 "2016-03-29T18:35:44Z")
Going to one this Friday night. Never been to one before. What to do? --- ## [After 75 years, Pearl Harbor remains are identified](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-75-years-pearl-harbor-remains-are-identified/748452)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-75-years-pearl-harbor-remains-are-identified/748452 "2016-03-29T16:05:35Z")
Today we (WI state employees) got an email from the governor’s office. “Today Governor Walker issued Executive Order #188, relating to a proclamation that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisco… --- ## [Review of rental cottage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-of-rental-cottage/749983)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-of-rental-cottage/749983 "2016-03-29T15:20:19Z")
I am going to review a lakeside cottage I’m renting for vacation. I’m torn between, “decorated throughout with inspirational messages” or “littered with religious glurge.” --- ## [Soon, you shall bow and call me Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-you-shall-bow-and-call-me-master/750290)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-you-shall-bow-and-call-me-master/750290 "2016-03-29T15:12:06Z")
In June, assuming all goes as planned I will graduate with a B.Sc. in History with a minor in Political Science. It’s been five years plus a bit in the making, going to school part-time and evenings while working more-or… --- ## [Another year gone by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-year-gone-by/750226)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-year-gone-by/750226 "2016-03-29T14:29:07Z")
I’m 76 years old today and I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. I thought I had found a career path: I thought about becoming an Ancient Astronaut Theorist until I remembered that every lie I ever told c… --- ## [Why We Won't Be Taking a Cruise on Carnival Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-wont-be-taking-a-cruise-on-carnival-again/750388)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-wont-be-taking-a-cruise-on-carnival-again/750388 "2016-03-29T13:04:04Z")
The Carnival Victory Cruise: Well, the best I can say is it was Decent. The crew on board went out of their way to help us, but bottom line, there were things we shouldn’t have had to deal with. We got a handicapped a… --- ## [(Fake story) The police want people to bring in their meth to be checked for Ebola and anthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-story-the-police-want-people-to-bring-in-their-meth-to-be-checked-for-ebola-and-anthrax/750078)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-story-the-police-want-people-to-bring-in-their-meth-to-be-checked-for-ebola-and-anthrax/750078 "2016-03-29T03:37:00Z")
There are several official-looking memes circulating right now stating that a super-virulent strain of Ebola (in some areas) or anthrax (in other areas) has contaminated the local supply of methamphetamine, and the polic… --- ## [Tell us about your closest brush with death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-closest-brush-with-death/750040)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-closest-brush-with-death/750040 "2016-03-29T02:24:09Z")
Inspired by the Sickest you’ve ever been thread, what is the closest you have come to buying the farm, kicking the bucket, joining the choir eternal, etc.? I can’t really think of any time where I was in a touch-and-go … --- ## [Tell me about yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-yourself/749837)
**Author:** [@mikeritchie30](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikeritchie30)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-yourself/749837 "2016-03-28T20:41:29Z")
Ok, here’s a place to get to know a little bit about one another. How old are you? Are you male or female? If you want to share a little more you can? If you are too young, too old, or just don’t want to share you can ho… --- ## [Has anyone here ever had ankle peroneal tendonitis or subluxation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-had-ankle-peroneal-tendonitis-or-subluxation/750480)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-had-ankle-peroneal-tendonitis-or-subluxation/750480 "2016-03-28T20:03:13Z")
I was wondering if anyone here has ever had ankle peroneal tendonitis or peroneal subluxation? There is not much in the way of people talking about their recovery from it, compared to say ACL tear or herniated disk. Ankl… --- ## [Doctor, it hurts when I do this in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-it-hurts-when-i-do-this-in-the-mmp/749741)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-it-hurts-when-i-do-this-in-the-mmp/749741 "2016-03-28T18:31:31Z")
No idea where to go with this. Wanna talk about doctors? Wanna talk about pains? Wanna talk about bad jokes? Wanna go off on a totally unrelated tangent? I’ll take care of pains. As expected, I’m achy this morning … --- ## [A Different body switching scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-body-switching-scenario/749910)
**Author:** [@mikeritchie30](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikeritchie30)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-body-switching-scenario/749910 "2016-03-28T18:08:44Z")
No its not a fetish as I’m sure some of you are thinking. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to become somebody else. No, not to have another body which I control. To literally internally metamorphisize into some… --- ## [Weird Things that a Tired Mind Will Do: "Spring Time for Hitler" en français](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-that-a-tired-mind-will-do-spring-time-for-hitler-en-francais/750442)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-that-a-tired-mind-will-do-spring-time-for-hitler-en-francais/750442 "2016-03-28T16:15:29Z")
The mention of “The Producers” over in one of the Donald Trump threads reminded me of a weird tired mind episode. Late night, and Mrs Piper and I are watching “The Producers” on DVD. At some point in the proceedings, I… --- ## [Attention all Londopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-londopers/750371)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-londopers/750371 "2016-03-28T11:07:39Z")
Any dopers in the London area want to meet up any time soon? --- ## [Religion makes children mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-makes-children-mean/750301)
**Author:** [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-makes-children-mean/750301 "2016-03-28T08:29:24Z")
--- ## [First muder of 2016 in Montreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-muder-of-2016-in-montreal/750418)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-muder-of-2016-in-montreal/750418 "2016-03-28T02:58:30Z")
I think it was on Thursday night, a taxi driver was shot for no apparent reason and died on Friday. First murder of the year in the city. Just had to share that. --- ## [My Mama is gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mama-is-gone/749696)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mama-is-gone/749696 "2016-03-28T02:38:52Z")
Last Saturday evening, my sister called me. She asked “are you sitting down?” ( never a good way for a conversation to start) She told me that one of the neighbors had found my mother had died in her sleep. The next 2… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=645) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=647)