# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=680 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 681 --- ## [The world's gone NUTS.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-gone-nuts/739057)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-gone-nuts/739057 "2015-11-30T23:42:10Z")
So story here is Australia that Nuttella, a popular hazelnut spread is refusing to personalize a jar of their chocolatey gooeyness for a little girl called Isis. Story here. I’m not sure whether to laugh at the stupidi… --- ## [Great. There's a bird in my chimney.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-theres-a-bird-in-my-chimney/738950)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-theres-a-bird-in-my-chimney/738950 "2015-11-30T23:01:42Z")
I can hear it chirping, and it sounds like a small bird: perhaps a chickadee or nuthatch. The flue is closed and I’m heading out for groceries. I guess I’ll deal with the little guy in a couple of hours. I don’t want … --- ## [Tsk Tsk Tsk Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012 "2015-11-30T19:47:26Z")
Oh Amazon, what are we going to do with you. I needed a new power strip, that would accept 4 or 5 of those wall wart power adapters, and they wouldn’t all fit on my current one. So I went looking on Amazon for one that … --- ## [How to resolve conflict with your conservative Korean parents after moving in with your SO.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-resolve-conflict-with-your-conservative-korean-parents-after-moving-in-with-your-so/738233)
**Author:** [@sarahkb23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sarahkb23)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-resolve-conflict-with-your-conservative-korean-parents-after-moving-in-with-your-so/738233 "2015-11-30T19:06:29Z")
I am not sure where to begin but the main concern I have is how to deal with my conversative Korean parents and if I should go home for Thanksgiving. The problem is that recently I told my parents that I moved in with my… --- ## [Rosemary Christmas Tree -- Safe for Kitties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemary-christmas-tree-safe-for-kitties/738934)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemary-christmas-tree-safe-for-kitties/738934 "2015-11-30T18:19:42Z")
I don’t have children or family nearby, so I don’t do a big holiday tree at home. I do decorate, but no tree. But since seeing those adorable small rosemary Christmas trees a few years ago, I’ve wanted one. (I could put… --- ## [Amazon is weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-is-weird/738997)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-is-weird/738997 "2015-11-30T16:42:38Z")
A few weeks ago I decided reorganizing my huge bead collection would \[del\]be a great way to procrastinate\[/del\] help me make more Holiday presents. I checked Amazon for interesting small containers. I found a plastic box… --- ## [Help Me Find That Interactive Christmas Card With Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-that-interactive-christmas-card-with-dog/277810)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-that-interactive-christmas-card-with-dog/277810 "2015-11-30T16:37:59Z")
For the past couple of years, the ONLY email card I always liked was a Christmas card done by a woman who has a dog that always is a part of her annual email card. Generally, you click on the house and the lights turn o… --- ## [A Day In The Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-the-life/738776)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-the-life/738776 "2015-11-30T16:29:27Z")
I work for a non-profit agency. We were closed yesterday and I walk in today at opening - eventually being asked if I knew anything about plumbing by Big Boss. I wisely said to her, “I am just an amateur…” After a few d… --- ## [how much roadkill is really accidental?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-roadkill-is-really-accidental/738783)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-roadkill-is-really-accidental/738783 "2015-11-30T16:14:20Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of dead cats and squirrels on the road lately, and I have to wonder what percentage are really accidental and what percentage is intentional on the part of the motorists? :dubious: I’ve been drivi… --- ## [Possible mid-air with a drone over the Sepulveda Pass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-mid-air-with-a-drone-over-the-sepulveda-pass/738658)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-mid-air-with-a-drone-over-the-sepulveda-pass/738658 "2015-11-30T11:23:58Z")
Article Of course people are jumping in saying there’s no proof it was a drone. I’ve hit birds with my car, and there’s feathers and blood. I’ve seen bird strikes on aircraft, and there were feathers and blood. So I… --- ## [The Overflowing Sweatshirt Closet MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-overflowing-sweatshirt-closet-mmp/738348)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-overflowing-sweatshirt-closet-mmp/738348 "2015-11-30T05:52:13Z")
I got two new hoodies this month, both from annual events that I do. One I have a collection of over a dozen years worth, the other is an off & one collection of more than double that number of years. The problem is th… --- ## [My first grade teacher died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-grade-teacher-died/738762)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-grade-teacher-died/738762 "2015-11-30T05:18:51Z")
Apparently she fell - if she hadn’t died she would have been paralyzed. Not sure if I would call her my favorite, but she definitely ranked highly. Her daughter and my sister were/are close friends, and her husband was… --- ## [Bought new Kindle Fire HDX 8.9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-new-kindle-fire-hdx-8-9/738814)
**Author:** [@dirty\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirty_hippie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-new-kindle-fire-hdx-8-9/738814 "2015-11-29T20:18:57Z")
And first thing I did was put a full body case on it. The case has a built in screen protector, so no need for a separate screen protector. But then it occurred to me…was there a plastic film that was on the screen to pr… --- ## [Life imitates the Coen Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-imitates-the-coen-brothers/738844)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-imitates-the-coen-brothers/738844 "2015-11-29T18:54:58Z")
My name is pretty unusual, but I learned a while ago that there is a multi-millionaire businessman who lives in another state, who has the same first and last names as me, with identical spelling. As far as I know, we ar… --- ## [BMW Dopers: My new M Series engine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765 "2015-11-29T17:09:31Z")
Here it is . . . --- ## [India Is No.1 for No.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-is-no-1-for-no-2/738596)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-is-no-1-for-no-2/738596 "2015-11-29T15:17:29Z")
On the occasion of World Toilet Day last Thursday, India wins the prize for people shitting outdoors, with 173 million people defecating in the open for every square kilometer in the country. With 774 million citizens st… --- ## [Hamsta Funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamsta-funeral/738857)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamsta-funeral/738857 "2015-11-29T15:03:27Z")
Eleven months ago, we adopted a hamster from the local shelter. He was a tough little guy. He previously had been in a family with four small children, and their constant rough handling had hardened him. He was a fier… --- ## [How unique are you? Opposites at play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-unique-are-you-opposites-at-play/482649)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-unique-are-you-opposites-at-play/482649 "2015-11-29T12:29:36Z")
Inspired by the doppleganger thread, I got to thinking: how unique do you guesstimate to be? Don’t know if this is just a dead-end solo excercise in mundane stuff, but here goes: I’m a human male. Three billion others a… --- ## [New Zealand Prime Minister lets slip his plan for global domination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-prime-minister-lets-slip-his-plan-for-global-domination/738866)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-prime-minister-lets-slip-his-plan-for-global-domination/738866 "2015-11-29T04:03:50Z")
The puppet mediamay pass it off as a joke, but the truth is now out there… \[QUOTE=John Key\] “It’s all part of my global master plan to increase my sphere of influence in the world and make people believe I have so many… --- ## [Have you ever lost your mojo? Did you get it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-lost-your-mojo-did-you-get-it-back/738597)
**Author:** [@tuesdayweld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tuesdayweld)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-lost-your-mojo-did-you-get-it-back/738597 "2015-11-29T01:21:18Z")
Since I will be up all night cooking, I thought maybe I could engage some folks in a conversation to help the time go by. I’m bugged lately by the fact/feeling that I’ve lost my mojo. Not certain how else to describe it,… --- ## [Do you leave your car doors unlocked? Cops will lock 'em for you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-leave-your-car-doors-unlocked-cops-will-lock-em-for-you/600151)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-leave-your-car-doors-unlocked-cops-will-lock-em-for-you/600151 "2015-11-29T00:38:07Z")
Police in Massachusetts look for unlocked vehicles and lock them: http://autos.sympatico.ca/auto-news/9972/left-your-car-open-police-lock-it-for-you I’d be PISSED. I leave my Jeep doors unlocked because a) there’s not… --- ## [I bought gas today for $1.70 a gallon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-gas-today-for-1-70-a-gallon/738786)
**Author:** [@Cold\_Dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_Dish)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-gas-today-for-1-70-a-gallon/738786 "2015-11-28T21:59:40Z")
Gas price today $1.70 at Jonesboro, Arkansas. Yippee! --- ## [Hello Everyone, I'm the newbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759)
**Author:** [@FatalJaY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatalJaY)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759 "2015-11-28T21:41:54Z")
Hello, Noob here. I enjoy reading the board, so I said to myself why not sign up. Is there anyone I need to avoid, is there anyone I need to love. Maybe I’m getting a tad bit creepy so I will be quiet now. Thanks --- ## [Tacky behavior. Can you top it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tacky-behavior-can-you-top-it/26150)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tacky-behavior-can-you-top-it/26150 "2015-11-28T19:42:00Z")
I work as a baker in a fairly well known mental health facility. Our kitchen, in addition to providing cafeteria service and unit-meals for patients and staff, also caters receptions for various facility functions and se… --- ## [Thanksgiving Woes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-woes/738742)
**Author:** [@Kaschua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaschua)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-woes/738742 "2015-11-28T19:03:10Z")
I was raised by a Southern Baptist family that always used family gatherings to speculate about the End Times (which they were sure would happen any day). I stopped going to the gatherings because I got tired of hearing … --- ## [Spell Check Just Appeared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check-just-appeared/738632)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check-just-appeared/738632 "2015-11-28T17:33:08Z")
Spell check showed up on my computer, stayed for 2 days and left again. I really liked it as it worked in all my forums. I have no idea how I turned it on or if it was a function of AOL. Puzzled here. --- ## [Brand new computer, what the heck just happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-computer-what-the-heck-just-happened/738584)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-computer-what-the-heck-just-happened/738584 "2015-11-28T14:12:42Z")
I just got a brand new computer from Dell for my wife. I turned it on and pretty much instantly had a crap ton of malware and other stuff including something that the pre-installed macafee called the artemis! Virus. L… --- ## [Should you fight for something that could be good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-fight-for-something-that-could-be-good/738816)
**Author:** [@Goldfishs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goldfishs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-fight-for-something-that-could-be-good/738816 "2015-11-28T12:35:43Z")
Just like the title says really. Does anyone have any examples of reaching for something that they thought could be positive? Was the outcome positive or negative? I realize this is very vague, but I’m looking for a broa… --- ## [Interview Oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-oddities/738498)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-oddities/738498 "2015-11-28T09:26:58Z")
I was interviewing for a new position at another company the other day (not that I dislike my current job, but nice to know what’s out there). I’m probably not going to end up taking it even if I get an offer, but one th… --- ## [Water Bears (AKA Tardigrades) have non-animal plant & fungal DNA in their genome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-bears-aka-tardigrades-have-non-animal-plant-fungal-dna-in-their-genome/738806)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-bears-aka-tardigrades-have-non-animal-plant-fungal-dna-in-their-genome/738806 "2015-11-28T05:19:41Z")
This was fascinating! The tardigrade genome has been sequenced, and it has the most foreign DNA of any animal [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=679) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=681)