# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=667 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 668 --- ## [WHO declares west Africa to be Ebola-free; HOWEVER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-declares-west-africa-to-be-ebola-free-however/743204)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-declares-west-africa-to-be-ebola-free-however/743204 "2016-01-15T06:02:40Z")
Less than 12 hours later, two cases, one of them fatal, turned up in Sierra Leone. :frowning: I believe that, like central Africa, this disease has been smoldering all along (and there is some antibody evidence to ba… --- ## [Fisherman saves Seal trapped on the ice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-saves-seal-trapped-on-the-ice/743161)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-saves-seal-trapped-on-the-ice/743161 "2016-01-15T01:59:22Z")
It never occurred to me that a seal could get trapped on the ice and starve. I had assumed they had ways to make a hole in the ice. How have they survived if they can’t? :confused: This fisherman knew the seal had bee… --- ## [Monkey doesn't own copyright to selfies, judge rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-doesnt-own-copyright-to-selfies-judge-rules/742412)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-doesnt-own-copyright-to-selfies-judge-rules/742412 "2016-01-15T00:22:41Z")
I wonder if Naruto, the monkey, was present at the court proceedings and if he wore a suit and tie and carried a briefcase. --- ## [Donald Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump/721829)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump/721829 "2016-01-14T21:17:09Z")
Hi Guys, I don’t care what side your on, but wouldn’t you love to see this guys hair when he gets out of the shower. --- ## [Parents, What Do Your Children Call Other Non Related Adults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-do-your-children-call-other-non-related-adults/583376)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-do-your-children-call-other-non-related-adults/583376 "2016-01-14T20:40:50Z")
When I was a child, there was a strict rule, you NEVER, call adults by anything but Mr Smith or Miss Smith or Mrs Smith. You don’t address adults by their first names. Seems like that rule died out sometime. I’m almost … --- ## [Astonishing advance in DNA editing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astonishing-advance-in-dna-editing/742902)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astonishing-advance-in-dna-editing/742902 "2016-01-14T19:59:06Z")
I attend a discussion group that typically has rather wide-ranging discussions. In the most recent one, I learned about something called CRISPR. It turns out that CRISPR is basically a “do it yourself” kit for editi… --- ## [State of the economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-economy/743080)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-economy/743080 "2016-01-14T18:35:02Z")
Day or so ago, a news post came by Facebook about some Scottish Banker that was stating the end is nigh, and sell off your stocks and get out of the market. I figure most of the smart investors dont need to be told this… --- ## [Brain study on Lotto winner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-study-on-lotto-winner/743153)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-study-on-lotto-winner/743153 "2016-01-14T18:33:29Z")
I wish they would take the big lotto winner in today for a complete brain work up, check all the things they know how to check on the human brain. Do this same work up monthly for the next 2 or 3 or 5 years. Might be int… --- ## [$1,300,000,000. You gonna play? (powerball)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-300-000-000-you-gonna-play-powerball/742754)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-300-000-000-you-gonna-play-powerball/742754 "2016-01-14T17:21:02Z")
That’s an obscene amount of money, and it really needs to go to a doper. You going to invest 2 bucks in it? WTF, it’s only 2 bucks, and I realize it’s a suckers bet, but If I win, I’m buying an island somewhere and … --- ## [General contractors - how to earn my business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-contractors-how-to-earn-my-business/742509)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-contractors-how-to-earn-my-business/742509 "2016-01-14T14:54:23Z")
Easy: write stuff down. Here are the guys I did not hire: GC for a kitchen renovation: I was initially very encouraged, as they guy spent 3 hours go over fine details, climbed around the attic to look at structure, … --- ## [I am going to p!ss off 319 million Americans...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973)
**Author:** [@Mr.Doremro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Doremro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973 "2016-01-14T02:13:21Z")
When I win the $1.4 billion Powerball lottery on Wednesday :smiley: Canadians are apparently going nuts buying tickets. Will this start an international incident if a foreigner wins??? --- ## [My dash cam froze to death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dash-cam-froze-to-death/743085)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dash-cam-froze-to-death/743085 "2016-01-14T02:05:13Z")
We had a sharp temperature drop last over the weekend – temps plunging down as low as zero. That actually makes it a relatively mild winter so far – I don’t think the temp even got as low as the 20 more than a couple of… --- ## [Koch Brothers have finally been Godwinned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koch-brothers-have-finally-been-godwinned/742943)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koch-brothers-have-finally-been-godwinned/742943 "2016-01-13T20:47:16Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/us/politics/father-of-koch-brothers-helped-build-nazi-oil-refinery-book-says.html http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/report-koch-brothers-father-helped-nazis-build-oil-refinery --- ## [Hello...former lurker here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-former-lurker-here/742889)
**Author:** [@Monkey\_mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_mom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-former-lurker-here/742889 "2016-01-13T07:13:19Z")
After popping off and on the Straight Dope for several years I have at long last decided to take the plunge…:eek: Hi I am Monkey Mom! :D:D:D --- ## [What dog breed are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dog-breed-are-you/742382)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dog-breed-are-you/742382 "2016-01-13T06:19:43Z")
Thinking about this thread led to me wonder, if I were a dog, what dog breed would I be and why? http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=780072 I’m tall, long-legged, rather lean, have longer hair I’m a bi… --- ## [how to help someone, teenager, (online) who's brother has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-help-someone-teenager-online-whos-brother-has-died/742998)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-help-someone-teenager-online-whos-brother-has-died/742998 "2016-01-13T04:43:11Z")
I spend time listening to people on a support website online. The person I am talking to now, she is 14?.. her brother just died of a heart attack. He was like 23. I usually don’t talk to teens on this site but due to my… --- ## [I just burned a book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-burned-a-book/742748)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-burned-a-book/742748 "2016-01-13T03:00:01Z")
It was The Ghost Stories of Maine . I actually have a second copy, and like the book. I burned the copy that my little sister trashed long ago. It was scribbled over in pen, And had ripped pages. I was cleaning my sh… --- ## [My new car now has a name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-car-now-has-a-name/742658)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-car-now-has-a-name/742658 "2016-01-13T01:55:34Z")
2016 Mazda3 – The Bitch. My friend Pam thought it looked kinda snarly and angry. I agreed, and she said, “I’m gonna call it The Bitch.” I think it’s a fine name. --- ## [Man gives shirt off his back to recent crime victim shivering in the cold.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gives-shirt-off-his-back-to-recent-crime-victim-shivering-in-the-cold/742876)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gives-shirt-off-his-back-to-recent-crime-victim-shivering-in-the-cold/742876 "2016-01-12T20:30:10Z")
I’m almost speechless at the kindness and generosity that our fellow man is capable of showing. It’s one thing to talk about helping or mailing in a check to a charity. This is walking the walk. "This is how we know wha… --- ## [A sub-zero rainbow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sub-zero-rainbow/742808)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sub-zero-rainbow/742808 "2016-01-12T20:24:17Z")
There’s a rainbow across Lake Monona this morning. The temp is -6. We’re guessing it’s from steam rising from the lake. It’s been so mild this winter up to this point that the lakes haven’t frozen. I wish I could pos… --- ## [Traffic camera captures video of snowy owl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495 "2016-01-12T19:09:03Z")
Story and video here. A little bit of joy for a bleak Friday. --- ## [The human mind is very weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-human-mind-is-very-weird/742753)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-human-mind-is-very-weird/742753 "2016-01-12T14:31:30Z")
This is about as mundane and pointless as it gets, but: I’m watching the (NFL) game while posting in various threads. During a commercial, I got up to go to the bathroom, and as I was doing so, I suddenly started singi… --- ## [2-Car Garage Makeover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-car-garage-makeover/742792)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-car-garage-makeover/742792 "2016-01-12T13:50:05Z")
I have a 2-car garage that currently looks a lot like this. After having the house built, my wife and I decided to wait a bit before deciding how to finish it. Now that I have ordered my Tesla, discussed in this thread,… --- ## [Piper Cub says he'll give me a Viking funeral when I die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-says-hell-give-me-a-viking-funeral-when-i-die/742638)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-says-hell-give-me-a-viking-funeral-when-i-die/742638 "2016-01-12T03:53:13Z")
Over the Christmas hols we watched “What We Did on Our Holiday.” A few days later Piper Cub told me that if I die suddenly he’ll put me on a raft on the Wascana, set it alight, and push it out to the middle of the lake. … --- ## [Fun Coincidences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-coincidences/742846)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-coincidences/742846 "2016-01-12T02:37:08Z")
I got an iPod when I got my new car with plug-in to the console. Of course I went nuts collecting music from amazon and burning my CDs to iTunes. In the process I bought an Arlo Guthrie album since I like some of his s… --- ## [I wonder what it's like for a celebrity to NOT be noticed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-what-its-like-for-a-celebrity-to-not-be-noticed/742211)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-what-its-like-for-a-celebrity-to-not-be-noticed/742211 "2016-01-12T00:36:32Z")
As I age I am familiar with fewer and fewer stars of tv, movies, sports, or music so if say I happened to sit down next to the star of a top tv show for example, I wouldnt know them. So I wonder, what is it like for a c… --- ## [Hello from Trinnity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-trinnity/742780)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Trinnity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Trinnity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-trinnity/742780 "2016-01-11T21:32:55Z")
Don’t know how in the world my name was already taken and had to put Miss in front, but no matter. I’m a veteran of political discussions and I’ll make a thread in politics as well. Does this board have much activity? --- ## [New member introduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-introduction/742804)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Trinnity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Trinnity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-introduction/742804 "2016-01-11T21:16:33Z")
I’m new here. Is there a place to make an introduction thread? Do you all discuss politics? --- ## [Things inexplicably remembered from childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-inexplicably-remembered-from-childhood/742595)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-inexplicably-remembered-from-childhood/742595 "2016-01-11T18:25:01Z")
I read this poem in Boys Life back in the 60’s: The Thunder God went for a ride Upon his favorite philly. “I’m Thor!”, he cried. The horse replied, “You forgot your thaddle, thilly!” And for some reason, out of all… --- ## [Petition launched to name new element "Octarine"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petition-launched-to-name-new-element-octarine/742643)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petition-launched-to-name-new-element-octarine/742643 "2016-01-11T15:02:56Z")
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