# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=662 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 663 --- ## [Death certificate issued for Lord Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-certificate-issued-for-lord-lucan/745130)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-certificate-issued-for-lord-lucan/745130 "2016-02-05T01:51:30Z")
This allows his son to inherit the title. BBC News. I think he committed suicide within hours of his disappearance. --- ## [Please explain this picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-picture/744557)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-picture/744557 "2016-02-04T23:09:28Z")
They’re from the French Foreign Legion. http://static.lexpress.fr/medias\_10103/w\_605,h\_350,c\_fill,g\_north/legion-etrangere-14-juillet-2014\_5172843.jpg --- ## [Finding Love on Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-love-on-straight-dope/743930)
**Author:** [@TheLadyMage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLadyMage)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-love-on-straight-dope/743930 "2016-02-04T22:46:17Z")
Has anyone ever found love/a relationship by meeting on this forum? I’d like to know. --- ## [care for elderly mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-for-elderly-mother/745013)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-for-elderly-mother/745013 "2016-02-04T12:37:29Z")
My mother is in her mid-70’s and told me last night that she almost called me on my cellphone to request help getting up from the toilet. She lives in her own home and avoids getting any help from professionals. I’m male… --- ## [A eulogy for Lucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-eulogy-for-lucky/745001)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-eulogy-for-lucky/745001 "2016-02-04T01:36:49Z")
Well, I never really thought I’d be writing one of these posts, but I’ve changed my mind. I’m going to write a eulogy for my beloved cat Lucky. We have two other cats, and I think they’re both great, but my relationshi… --- ## [Good-bye Kharma Jean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bye-kharma-jean/745003)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bye-kharma-jean/745003 "2016-02-04T00:26:42Z")
Kharma wasn’t an easy dog to live with. She was so very smart, and always thinking. She was top bitch among the canines and she could rule with just a look. She was protective over Nick and took care of him as if he were… --- ## [Need some advice, debasing personal beliefs in the face of money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-debasing-personal-beliefs-in-the-face-of-money/744826)
**Author:** [@The\_Al-Khemia\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Al-Khemia_King)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-debasing-personal-beliefs-in-the-face-of-money/744826 "2016-02-03T22:42:32Z")
This is probably going to seem stupid to some, but it’s a general question that should be thought about on the basis of the question, not the circumstances for asking it. I was offered a job as a web developer even thou… --- ## [Question for owners of Small Business...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-owners-of-small-business/745033)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-owners-of-small-business/745033 "2016-02-03T19:38:53Z")
How do you take money out of your business if you are not paying yourself a salary? I have a Single Member LLC which I believe is categorized as a Type C Corporation. The business has it’s own EIN and a business checkin… --- ## [Best Battleship Type](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-battleship-type/744253)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-battleship-type/744253 "2016-02-03T14:48:17Z")
This will of course open up many arguments. The Yamato and Tirpitz were obviously excellent ships as were the Iowa class battleships. However, I’d be inclined to go for the Queen Elizabeth class (Warspite etc) given t… --- ## [Problems with Paypal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-paypal/744219)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-paypal/744219 "2016-02-03T04:41:52Z")
I have had a Paypal account for many years. Just now I tried to add to my balance, and the process doesn’t seem to go anywhere. After entering an amount (I’ve tried different amounts, small and large), no confirmation,… --- ## [School lunch stickers - useful? Can I donate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-lunch-stickers-useful-can-i-donate/745009)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-lunch-stickers-useful-can-i-donate/745009 "2016-02-03T02:16:07Z")
Some of my food products come with school lunch stickers. Is there anything useful (to anyone) that I can do with these? Anyone ever donate them? I don’t have kids or really interact with anyone who does. --- ## [The most useful Firefox extension ever: Abe Vigoda Status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-useful-firefox-extension-ever-abe-vigoda-status/290663)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-useful-firefox-extension-ever-abe-vigoda-status/290663 "2016-02-03T01:05:25Z")
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=451&vid=1511 “Gets Abe Vigoda’s status from abevigoda.com, and displays it in the status bar.” --- ## [The cat attached itself to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-attached-itself-to-me/743429)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-attached-itself-to-me/743429 "2016-02-03T00:12:40Z")
Since I bought the condo last summer, I’ve been considering adding a cat - I was put off in my last apartment by the high pet deposit ($500/animal plus pet rent). Yesterday, I went and met a cat who’s fostered through o… --- ## [The House Next Door Burned the Other Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-next-door-burned-the-other-night/744144)
**Author:** [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-next-door-burned-the-other-night/744144 "2016-02-03T00:09:58Z")
So, I woke up a bit after four to hear someone talking outside. Not scared or alarmed, it seemed to me. Just normal talking. Then I heard some glass breaking and, in my still sleep-addled state, what sounded to me lik… --- ## [A question for IT/ITish people about temporary passwords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-it-itish-people-about-temporary-passwords/744806)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-it-itish-people-about-temporary-passwords/744806 "2016-02-02T22:30:46Z")
Do you encounter people who are under the impression that a temporary password has magical properties too? I’d always been under the impression that grown ass adults understand that temporary means short-term, but over t… --- ## [From Clickhole: runner puts injured competitor out of her misery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-clickhole-runner-puts-injured-competitor-out-of-her-misery/744970)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-clickhole-runner-puts-injured-competitor-out-of-her-misery/744970 "2016-02-02T21:30:27Z")
http://www.clickhole.com/article/inspiring-runner-stopped-just-yards-finish-put-col-3845 --- ## [Pet Peeve of the Day: Feb 2 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-of-the-day-feb-2-edition/744957)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-of-the-day-feb-2-edition/744957 "2016-02-02T21:08:27Z")
At the gym, when people monopolize the water fountain to fill their sport bottle-- and then STAND IN FRONT OF THE WATER FOUNTAIN while they quench their thirst from the sport bottle. Get the #($\*# outta my way! --- ## [The Netherlands -- F yeah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-netherlands-f-yeah/744954)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-netherlands-f-yeah/744954 "2016-02-02T18:20:45Z")
The Dutch National Police are training friggin’ eagles to take out friggin’ drones. See a drone hovering over some place it isn’t supposed to be? Release a raptor and take that robot OUT! I think America has lost its… --- ## [Suicide by masturbation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-masturbation/744498)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-masturbation/744498 "2016-02-02T13:52:24Z")
Dude’s on the expressway at 3 in the morning, slips his pants off, decides to pull a little porno up on the old Samsung Galaxy, begins to make love to himself. Needless to say, he crashed and died. That’s probably gonna… --- ## [By the way, I did something cowardly last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-way-i-did-something-cowardly-last-night/744926)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-way-i-did-something-cowardly-last-night/744926 "2016-02-02T06:20:35Z")
This will take me out of the running for the most admired doper, but I pulled a knife on a girl inside a passenger bus. I didn’t cut her or even invade her space. We were sitting beside each other and I took out my knife… --- ## [Well, that was fun (Holiday dinner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-fun-holiday-dinner/741341)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-fun-holiday-dinner/741341 "2015-12-31T20:47:12Z")
Cooking time: 3 hours Dinner time: 32 seconds I am watching “The Perfect Host” for the rest of the afternoon. --- ## [Help me understand this triangle problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-triangle-problem/744593)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-triangle-problem/744593 "2016-02-02T01:54:07Z")
http://gpuzzles.com/quiz/maths-picture-puzzles-with-answers/ This looks on the face of it straightforward. And maybe it is. But I can’t get my head around it. I don’t understand the answer that’s given, can anyone help … --- ## [HS graduates: ever go back for a homecoming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-graduates-ever-go-back-for-a-homecoming/744774)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-graduates-ever-go-back-for-a-homecoming/744774 "2016-02-01T19:25:25Z")
This is a branch from the “high school reunion” thread. Every high school has a “homecoming,” usually involving a football game (I don’t know what the schools that don’t play football do), naming a Homecoming Queen (and… --- ## [Hitler and the Ladyboys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-and-the-ladyboys/744704)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-and-the-ladyboys/744704 "2016-02-01T17:03:54Z")
There have been a series of fake-subtitle scenes from the excellent film Downfall (2004), but this is perhaps one of the best: Hitler and the Ladyboys It’s still good even if you don’t know anything about that Sin City… --- ## [Ask The Aspergian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-aspergian/744092)
**Author:** [@TheLadyMage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLadyMage)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-aspergian/744092 "2016-02-01T14:50:51Z")
Hi, I’m LadyMage and I’m a 22 year old female student with Asperger’s syndrome. I was also diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Not otherwise specified with Depressive features. I’ve faced more than my fair share… --- ## [If Walls Could Talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-walls-could-talk/744742)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-walls-could-talk/744742 "2016-02-01T14:29:53Z")
I live in a house built in 1928, by the harbor that flows into what is known as Lake Michigan. I often wonder about the people who lived here before me. What their lives were like. What conversations were had in the li… --- ## [Do FBI or other Federal agents face meaningful bribery issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fbi-or-other-federal-agents-face-meaningful-bribery-issues/744699)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fbi-or-other-federal-agents-face-meaningful-bribery-issues/744699 "2016-02-01T07:15:38Z")
Do not need answer fast, the reason I’m asking is because with groups like drug traffickers or organized crime it is not uncommon for local cops (or judges and prosecutors for that matter) to be bought off and bribed, at… --- ## [Brrrrrrrrrr in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brrrrrrrrrr-in-the-mmp/744164)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brrrrrrrrrr-in-the-mmp/744164 "2016-02-01T05:36:05Z")
Cold here this morning with “cold” being subjective. What’s your weather situation? Oh, it is 55F. --- ## [The challenges of parenthood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-challenges-of-parenthood/744784)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-challenges-of-parenthood/744784 "2016-02-01T00:58:01Z")
Seen on a Facebook feed: :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Nerf guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerf-guns/744617)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerf-guns/744617 "2016-01-31T16:24:18Z")
I have a fully loaded nerf gun on the stairs to come in the house with a note that says “be prepared”… And I am waiting upstairs with another. My other half will be home any minute… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=661) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=663)