# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=665 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 666 --- ## [How can a gun fire by itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-gun-fire-by-itself/743706)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-gun-fire-by-itself/743706 "2016-01-23T04:34:43Z")
Grandma’s gun under pillow shoots grandson dead while sleeping: Can someone please explain how this is possible? I’ve only fired a few guns in my life (both at indoor ranges with strict safety procedures) and it took… --- ## [A little eulogy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-eulogy/743878)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-eulogy/743878 "2016-01-23T03:43:00Z")
For Shack Only a rat, but she was loved just an animal but we still mourn Misunderstood, yet one of God’s creatures She still had the capacity to love. to be loved to give kisses to snuggle to give joy to give … --- ## [East Coast Blizzard Jan. 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-blizzard-jan-2016/743933)
**Author:** [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-blizzard-jan-2016/743933 "2016-01-23T03:21:18Z")
Not sure where to post this thread. It’s not “mundane pointless stuff.” Hoping that all of you in the region weather this storm well. I’m watching reports here on the West coast. It’s going to be a hell of a blizzard. S… --- ## [Holy Roller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-roller/743785)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-roller/743785 "2016-01-23T03:21:09Z")
The American version of the Pope-mobile (the little Fiat that he rode in when he visited America) is going on the auction block in Philly. Anybody bidding? You could have your very own holy roller. --- ## [I quit drinking 15 days ago. Am I over the worst of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-drinking-15-days-ago-am-i-over-the-worst-of-it/562890)
**Author:** [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-drinking-15-days-ago-am-i-over-the-worst-of-it/562890 "2016-01-23T01:58:13Z")
Inspired by rachelellogram’s ‘I quit smoking’ thread I quit drinking 15 days ago. This is a personal challenge to go at least 30 days, though I hope to go longer or just keep it to beer after day 30. I am/was a fairly … --- ## [The Cat won't let me work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-wont-let-me-work/742938)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-wont-let-me-work/742938 "2016-01-22T23:16:16Z")
I guess I have to take the day off. Tonka won’t let me see my data notebook. --- ## [The DEA hired a TSA employee to tell them which passengers had cash in their luggage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dea-hired-a-tsa-employee-to-tell-them-which-passengers-had-cash-in-their-luggage/743768)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dea-hired-a-tsa-employee-to-tell-them-which-passengers-had-cash-in-their-luggage/743768 "2016-01-22T22:24:53Z")
DEA Hired A TSA Informant To Help Take Cash From People's Luggage | HuffPost Latest News? Civil forfeiture, without a conviction of the person or persons involved, should be illegal. It surprises me that it’s even cons… --- ## [Versus Alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/versus-alcohol/742687)
**Author:** [@Blackstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackstock)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/versus-alcohol/742687 "2016-01-22T22:01:23Z")
Not sure if this is the right place to make this post, but I’m not a member of any other message board, so I thought to just give it a try. I’ve been battling alcoholism for almost ten years. You must know at least one … --- ## [Whenever I see / hear \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ I feel compelled to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whenever-i-see-hear-______________-i-feel-compelled-to-__________________/743698)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whenever-i-see-hear-______________-i-feel-compelled-to-__________________/743698 "2016-01-22T21:37:14Z")
With a title like that, it could get pretty raunchy up in here (not that there’s anything wrong with that) but I’m thinking more along the lines of words that elicit a specific response. For instance: I have a foot res… --- ## [I can't beleve Zombo.com is still running](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beleve-zombo-com-is-still-running/743822)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beleve-zombo-com-is-still-running/743822 "2016-01-22T19:02:46Z")
Welcome to Zombo.com. If you’re puzzled, here’s the Wikipedia page about it; I first learned about it back in 1999 shortly after it was put up, and somebody’s been paying to host it for 17 years now. --- ## [My Baby Laughed at a Sound Today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-laughed-at-a-sound-today/743295)
**Author:** [@prettydorky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prettydorky)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-baby-laughed-at-a-sound-today/743295 "2016-01-22T16:08:31Z")
I don’t feel like it is mundane or pointless, but I lack perspective in this situation. My 8 month old, Henry, has an unknown degree of hearing loss. He’s visually impaired too, and is in fact registered with our state’… --- ## [Hallucinations from alcohol withdrawal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinations-from-alcohol-withdrawal/743856)
**Author:** [@Dajn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dajn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinations-from-alcohol-withdrawal/743856 "2016-01-22T14:01:45Z")
I just recently learned that this is a very real thing. My younger brother drinks even more than I do and from what I hear he recently quit cold turkey. Apparently he freaked out and ended up in a detox facility. He w… --- ## [Wowbagger the Photon Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wowbagger-the-photon-cat/743460)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wowbagger-the-photon-cat/743460 "2016-01-22T06:54:47Z")
My cat Wowbagger, recharging for the coming night. Some have expressed concern over his charging status when the photo was taken, due to the red and green lights being on simultaneously. But he seems fully charged now. … --- ## [If you don't know who this is then you are what's wrong with the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-know-who-this-is-then-you-are-whats-wrong-with-the-world/743211)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-know-who-this-is-then-you-are-whats-wrong-with-the-world/743211 "2016-01-22T05:19:32Z")
I found this funny and true. Do you think our world pays little respect to scientists? The name of the Kardashians new child is more known than the name of the first microwave. http://cliptank.com/funny/if-you-dont-know… --- ## [SDMB Secret Santa Gift Exchange 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2015/738273)
**Author:** [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2015/738273 "2016-01-21T23:04:17Z")
Hi! I haven’t posted much this year, but I am back for Secret Santa! Sorry to be so late about it. I have just had a foster/adoptive child placed this past week and it’s been a real roller coaster. Anyway, I will copy f… --- ## [Penguin lighters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguin-lighters/743610)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguin-lighters/743610 "2016-01-21T20:12:10Z")
An offshoot from the Zippo collection thread. Does anyone know anything about Penguin lighters? One type looks like Zippos, but were made in Japan. They seemed to be popular in the '60s. The non-Zippo type, the kind … --- ## [I don't remember bumping my knee.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-remember-bumping-my-knee/743627)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-remember-bumping-my-knee/743627 "2016-01-21T18:18:49Z")
I’ve got a pretty good lump on the outside of the top of my left tibia. It’s sore to the touch. I can ‘tell it’s there’ when I straighten my leg. Funny thing is, I don’t remember bumping into anything yesterday. Weir… --- ## [Help me change the lyrics of "The Pines/Where did you sleep last night" a bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-change-the-lyrics-of-the-pines-where-did-you-sleep-last-night-a-bit/743614)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-change-the-lyrics-of-the-pines-where-did-you-sleep-last-night-a-bit/743614 "2016-01-21T15:19:24Z")
So for some reason I started to sing the chorus of this song to my little boy starting when he was about 6 months old. I never really thought about or recalled any of the other lyrics (the song I think came to mind after… --- ## [How many people do you personally know (or know of) who are age 90 or older?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-do-you-personally-know-or-know-of-who-are-age-90-or-older/743278)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-do-you-personally-know-or-know-of-who-are-age-90-or-older/743278 "2016-01-21T13:34:57Z")
When I was a kid, someone age 67 (as I am now) was o-l-d. Old as dirt. Over the hill. One foot in the grave. Now I’m amazed at how many people I personally know (or know of, as in friends’ parents) who are 90+. For star… --- ## [Weird Stuff Sent into Space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stuff-sent-into-space/743773)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stuff-sent-into-space/743773 "2016-01-21T13:27:33Z")
http://www.littlethings.com/strange-items-sent-into-outer-space/?utm\_source=huffingtonpost.com&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_campaign=pubexchange #20 – If we were going to send The Day the Earth Stood Still into space, why in… --- ## [Things that are measured in metric/imperial in imperial/metric countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-measured-in-metric-imperial-in-imperial-metric-countries/742910)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-measured-in-metric-imperial-in-imperial-metric-countries/742910 "2016-01-21T09:25:34Z")
Even in countries where one measurement standard predominates, there are tiny things that have become exclusively measured in the other. For example, most people know that American large sodas exclusively come in litres … --- ## [Pretty Girls Get Better Grades, Study Says.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-girls-get-better-grades-study-says/743178)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-girls-get-better-grades-study-says/743178 "2016-01-21T07:31:19Z")
Any one surprised? What is your experience? --- ## [Hi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi/743671)
**Author:** [@Teirrah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teirrah)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi/743671 "2016-01-21T02:22:35Z")
Hi… all am new here & needs new friends thanks from Kenya --- ## [I have to euthanize my cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-euthanize-my-cat/743623)
**Author:** [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-euthanize-my-cat/743623 "2016-01-21T01:30:56Z")
A little while ago I found a lump on her neck, then a few days later another one had appeared on her forehead. Took her in, turned out to be cancer. Tried some medicine to keep her comfortable but she expressed her dis… --- ## [\ that Beep!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleep-that-beep/743697)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleep-that-beep/743697 "2016-01-21T01:22:42Z")
There is a BEEP in my house. I have sought the BEEP, but the BEEP cannot be found. It occurs every 15 minutes and is making me a crazy person. Er, a more crazy person. BEEEEEEP. --- ## [A really bad Thursday night...dog related...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-bad-thursday-night-dog-related/743511)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-bad-thursday-night-dog-related/743511 "2016-01-20T23:50:16Z")
So, on Thursday night, we settled into watching Attack of the Clones (what a slog). About 30 minutes in, we heard a ruckus (lots of barking) in the backyard. Both dogs, Opie (13 lbs terri-poo) and Simon (65 lbs husky/lab… --- ## [I hereby register my detest towards the GPA calculation system of universities.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-register-my-detest-towards-the-gpa-calculation-system-of-universities/740636)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-register-my-detest-towards-the-gpa-calculation-system-of-universities/740636 "2016-01-20T22:08:27Z")
My perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA, which has followed me throughout my entire undergraduate career, has now dropped to a 3.98 because I received an A\*\*-\*\* in one of my classes for the quarter; my college doesn’t award the fu… --- ## [Anyone remember this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this/743648)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this/743648 "2016-01-20T20:47:50Z")
When I was in the fourth grade ('98-'99) in Killeen ISD, we had a Crayola truck/van come to our school. It was big enough for a class full of young kids to climb inside and do something, I can’t remember what, with hot, … --- ## [Sandy and Jonas -WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-and-jonas-wtf/743703)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-and-jonas-wtf/743703 "2016-01-20T20:38:04Z")
Our NJ home was substantially impacted by Sandy with 14" of water in house. We made repairs and are just beginning the major process of elevating our house. The belongings that had to be stored to do this are now sitting… --- ## [Widely Used Antidepressants (Paxil, Pexeva, Seroxat, Brisdelle, Rexetin) Linked to Birth Defects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widely-used-antidepressants-paxil-pexeva-seroxat-brisdelle-rexetin-linked-to-birth-defects/743660)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widely-used-antidepressants-paxil-pexeva-seroxat-brisdelle-rexetin-linked-to-birth-defects/743660 "2016-01-20T18:40:08Z")
I know a lot of dopers are on various psychological meds and/or know people who are, and possibly some of these are pregnant or contemplating pregnancy, so I thought this might be of interest. Widely Prescribed Antidep… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=664) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=666)