# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=650 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 651 --- ## [Quotes about Death...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-about-death/749025)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-about-death/749025 "2016-03-18T19:04:48Z")
…but upbeat! My mom has been the executrix of her oldest sister’s finances, since she had to be homed. (Not Alzheimer’s. Senile dementia. They’re different, according to my mom who could probably give a seminar.) It’ … --- ## [Trendy buzzwords that you find charming, useful, fun or otherwise appreciate...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-buzzwords-that-you-find-charming-useful-fun-or-otherwise-appreciate/749326)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-buzzwords-that-you-find-charming-useful-fun-or-otherwise-appreciate/749326 "2016-03-18T14:52:58Z")
In response to this thread, wherein participants are invited to engage in complaint, disparagement, and murderous plotting against “trendy buzzwords”, current slang and miscellaneous pop language silliness, I invite part… --- ## [Tab (the soft drink)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tab-the-soft-drink/749004)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tab-the-soft-drink/749004 "2016-03-18T14:46:27Z")
Who knew they still made Tab? I was surprised to recently discover they still make and market the stuff. Tab was a Big Deal back in the late 60’s/early 70’s because it WAS the market (well, that and Fresca) on ‘diet soft… --- ## [For fellow SR-71 fanboys...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fellow-sr-71-fanboys/749328)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fellow-sr-71-fanboys/749328 "2016-03-18T13:30:30Z")
I thought I’d share this article I saw today over on Foxtrot Alpha… that-time-an-sr-71-made-an-emergency-landing-in-norway --- ## [Well... I finally got bit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-finally-got-bit/748787)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-finally-got-bit/748787 "2016-03-18T13:23:26Z")
I have a habit of being friendly with dogs I don’t know. Mrs. L.A. warns me every time that one of these days I’m going to be bitten. Well… After not having being bitten by a dog since I was in the single digits, she … --- ## [Artificial Intelligence: AlphaGo beats Human at most complex game - now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-intelligence-alphago-beats-human-at-most-complex-game-now-what/748857)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-intelligence-alphago-beats-human-at-most-complex-game-now-what/748857 "2016-03-18T07:42:07Z")
Here is a link from the LA Times: AlphaGo beats human Go champ in milestone for artificial intelligence So - this feels like a big deal - what do Dopers think about this? A legitimate milestone? --- ## [Potential SCOTUS Nominee Sri Srinivasan's family comes from the coolest village](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-scotus-nominee-sri-srinivasans-family-comes-from-the-coolest-village/749148)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-scotus-nominee-sri-srinivasans-family-comes-from-the-coolest-village/749148 "2016-03-18T04:18:21Z")
The location listed on the byline of the NYTimes article I just read about the potential nominee’s links to his family’s original town? \[QUOTE=NYTimes\] MELA THIRUVENKATANATHAPURAM, India \[/QUOTE\] Oh yeah! :wink: --- ## [If I had a nickel, I'd nickel in the morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-nickel-id-nickel-in-the-morning/749292)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-nickel-id-nickel-in-the-morning/749292 "2016-03-18T03:50:00Z")
If I had a nickel for every time I said, If I had a nickel for every time I said, … --- ## [The Great Salt Lake is Shrinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-salt-lake-is-shrinking/748536)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-salt-lake-is-shrinking/748536 "2016-03-18T03:24:19Z")
Okay, this one blows me away. Apparently the Great Salt Lake in Utah is shrinking, and has been for the past century and a half This astounds me because when I first moved to Salt Lake City the lake was GROWING. It h… --- ## [Color photos of rural life late 1930's.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-photos-of-rural-life-late-1930s/748654)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-photos-of-rural-life-late-1930s/748654 "2016-03-17T19:04:48Z")
I love these photos of life during my mom and dad’s childhood. She was born in 1932. My dad was born in 1927. Very interesting to see the clothing worn by the men in this photo. All the men in the same green shirts. I… --- ## [Thank you for canine comfort/New dog announcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-canine-comfort-new-dog-announcement/749189)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-canine-comfort-new-dog-announcement/749189 "2016-03-17T18:10:59Z")
Thank you, all, for the kind responses to my thread last week about losing my young, beloved dog boy suddenly. Your thread posts and PMs were of great comfort, the Dope has a big heart. And, as these things always seem … --- ## [Anyone been to a snake-handling/drink poison church service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-a-snake-handling-drink-poison-church-service/747559)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-a-snake-handling-drink-poison-church-service/747559 "2016-03-17T16:00:14Z")
This weekend I read a few books about “Holiness/Following the Signs” churches of Appalachia – really excellent reads and respectful of the congregants and their beliefs. Has anyone been to a snake-handling/strychnine/sp… --- ## [Masked man attacks people in 7-11 with hatchet. Armed customer saves everybody.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masked-man-attacks-people-in-7-11-with-hatchet-armed-customer-saves-everybody/748987)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masked-man-attacks-people-in-7-11-with-hatchet-armed-customer-saves-everybody/748987 "2016-03-17T15:43:23Z")
Geez, It’s getting to the point that a man can’t even enjoy his morning coffee anymore. :wink: This guy sure saved the day. He should get free coffee at that 7-11 for a long time. btw several other sources reported it w… --- ## [Post Examples of 'Magic', From Your Childhood...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-examples-of-magic-from-your-childhood/749119)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-examples-of-magic-from-your-childhood/749119 "2016-03-17T15:25:42Z")
It may sound strange to some of you, and you may find it hard to believe. But I could sometimes do magic, as a child. Seriously. I’ll give you all just a couple of examples (because believe me, there are many, from my c… --- ## [I guess this is the best place to say Hello?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-this-is-the-best-place-to-say-hello/749239)
**Author:** [@ConcernedCanuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ConcernedCanuk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-this-is-the-best-place-to-say-hello/749239 "2016-03-17T14:25:12Z")
Yeah - some will recognize my username from DU, DI, and/or JPR. For those that don’t - I joined DU in 2003, DI in 2014, JPR in 2015 - now here. Gotta keep my finger on the pulse of our southern neighbors :wink: CC --- ## [Attention Cat Food Package Designers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-cat-food-package-designers/748856)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-cat-food-package-designers/748856 "2016-03-17T13:53:20Z")
\[crabby opinion\] I wish the people who design these packages would stop putting pictures on them of cats with their tongue out. It is meant to convey licking one’s lips in anticipation, a human cliche which is dubious … --- ## [Don't Forget the Maple Syrup (or anything else, possibly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-maple-syrup-or-anything-else-possibly/749076)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-maple-syrup-or-anything-else-possibly/749076 "2016-03-17T00:57:22Z")
I heard on the news this morning as I was getting dressed that researchers have found something in maple syrup (the real deal, not the maple-flavored stuff) that combats brain cell deterioration, and thus can possibly h… --- ## [What's the opposite of pigeon-toed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-pigeon-toed/749069)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-pigeon-toed/749069 "2016-03-16T23:26:50Z")
Usage varies around the country, I’ve found. One of my students has observed that she is the opposite of pigeon-toed and is wondering what to call it. I said she was What say Dopers? --- ## [New $150 Toilets going for $9.00 in southern CA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-150-toilets-going-for-9-00-in-southern-ca/748922)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-150-toilets-going-for-9-00-in-southern-ca/748922 "2016-03-16T22:01:57Z")
Because of the continuing drought in southern California, regional and local water districts are pretty much giving away new toilets via rebates to get rid of old water wasting toilets. One just goes to Home Depot and b… --- ## [Cat Heaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-heaven/748802)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-heaven/748802 "2016-03-16T20:49:00Z")
This video is absolutely priceless: Having seen even Tigers and other Big Cats get into boxes, I can understand the draw. Our Hermes is a “Box Addict”. He would go nuts in this room! I’m fascinated by the paw gesture… --- ## [A horse in a bespoke suit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horse-in-a-bespoke-suit/748999)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horse-in-a-bespoke-suit/748999 "2016-03-16T14:50:20Z")
For the 2016 Cheltenham Festival. It took 59 feet of genuine Harris tweed. Now have I seen everything? The story. The video. --- ## [Anyone have experience going from full-time to freelance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-going-from-full-time-to-freelance/748945)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-going-from-full-time-to-freelance/748945 "2016-03-16T12:51:52Z")
Currently, I work as a technical writer for a large Silicon Valley firm. It’s a good job, I like my boss, I like the work, and best of all I’m able to telecommute. As jobs go, it’s about as good as I could ask for. But I… --- ## [Help naming my yoga class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-naming-my-yoga-class/749042)
**Author:** [@Jasmine\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine_Z)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-naming-my-yoga-class/749042 "2016-03-16T03:09:36Z")
Hi! Can anyone help me think of clever, creative names for 2 yoga classes? I teach “power” yoga and my classes are pretty challening. In no way sitting and stretching. I have one class that’s a bit more on the mild side … --- ## [I'm a bitter man, please help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-bitter-man-please-help/748871)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-bitter-man-please-help/748871 "2016-03-16T02:47:38Z")
While I’ll try not to bore you all with the details, the last five years have been quite a disappointment to me, and have left me quite embittered and cynical, about everything. My girlfriend said that she noticed it’s … --- ## [Bmi 25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmi-25/749052)
**Author:** [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmi-25/749052 "2016-03-16T02:17:56Z")
After several months of tight diet control, and a quite substantial visit to the bathroom yesterday, my BMI as of this morning is now 24.92. Notwithstanding all the criticisms of BMI as a measure of healthiness, this i… --- ## [Walk A Mile In Her Shoes - Senior Service Project (donation request)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes-senior-service-project-donation-request/744722)
**Author:** [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes-senior-service-project-donation-request/744722 "2016-03-16T00:58:45Z")
Posted with Mod approval I’d like to take this opportunity to ask the Doper community for help supporting my son’s Senior Service Project to bring awareness of and raise funds for victims of domestic violence. Part of t… --- ## [Entire DC subway system to shut down on Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entire-dc-subway-system-to-shut-down-on-wednesday/749112)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entire-dc-subway-system-to-shut-down-on-wednesday/749112 "2016-03-15T21:50:49Z")
Story here. There was a fire that disrupted some of the lines on Monday, and apparently the inspection of that incident turned up something disastrously wrong lurking throughout the whole system. :eek: Now we’re waiti… --- ## [Most interesting money you've received lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-interesting-money-youve-received-lately/748860)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-interesting-money-youve-received-lately/748860 "2016-03-15T14:36:18Z")
I managed to get three Eisenhower dollar coins the last time I went to the bank. I don’t think I have seen any of them in years. A few weeks ago, I got $20 in half dollars from a local bank. One whole roll was all Ben F… --- ## [Company exploiting charitable arm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-exploiting-charitable-arm/747081)
**Author:** [@Batistuta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batistuta)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-exploiting-charitable-arm/747081 "2016-03-15T13:17:45Z")
I’ve had a nagging question for a while, so today I’m finally going to ask out loud. I currently work for a small company - I was the third person to join, and now two years later there are about a dozen of us. You see… --- ## [What crimes could one commit is the US that would get your citizenship rejected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crimes-could-one-commit-is-the-us-that-would-get-your-citizenship-rejected/749047)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crimes-could-one-commit-is-the-us-that-would-get-your-citizenship-rejected/749047 "2016-03-15T10:19:39Z")
Ok, kinda drunk, so bear with me. My (drunk) friend is insisting that marrying someone for money with the intention of getting the other person citizenship to the US is a felony, punishable by loss of one’s own citizensh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=649) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=651)