# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=683 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 684 --- ## [Work's making me a mental wreck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-making-me-a-mental-wreck/737900)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-making-me-a-mental-wreck/737900 "2015-11-22T16:22:43Z")
Alright, I’m mostly a lurker here but something’s going on at work that I just need to vent about. I’ll try to keep it short and sweet. I work at a call center for one of the three major US cell phone providers. I’ve wor… --- ## [How are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you/738110)
**Author:** [@Leonard33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard33)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you/738110 "2015-11-22T14:29:53Z")
I believe that this question isn’t asked enough. So, how are you?:slight\_smile: --- ## [Car battery: How to distinguish between calcium and lead-acid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-how-to-distinguish-between-calcium-and-lead-acid/738054)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-how-to-distinguish-between-calcium-and-lead-acid/738054 "2015-11-22T08:30:31Z")
A hobby of mine is to find discarded 12 volt car batteries and rejuvenate them. I don’t do anything clever: if they show 12v then I shake them to move the acid around and then charge. I have an intelligent charger which … --- ## [Jared from Subway Pleads to Child Porn Charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-from-subway-pleads-to-child-porn-charges/728219)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-from-subway-pleads-to-child-porn-charges/728219 "2015-11-21T20:25:39Z")
This is just horrible. Part of me hopes he gets the Jeffrey Dahmer treatment in prison. --- ## [Medieval Manor is Closing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-manor-is-closing/738075)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-manor-is-closing/738075 "2015-11-21T19:08:54Z")
In the latest in a series of long-time Boston Institutions disappearing, Medieval Manor has announced that it will be shutting its doors at the end of the year. It’s been around for 40 years. http://www.boston.com/food-… --- ## [A hilarious ad for a serious product](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hilarious-ad-for-a-serious-product/738181)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hilarious-ad-for-a-serious-product/738181 "2015-11-21T17:23:35Z")
linky Summary: this is an ad for a footstool that raises your feet so you can poop from a “squatting” position while sitting on a toilet. It’s pretty well documented that pooping in a squatting position is easier and b… --- ## [The most-neglected do-it-yourself car maintenance task...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-neglected-do-it-yourself-car-maintenance-task/738079)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-neglected-do-it-yourself-car-maintenance-task/738079 "2015-11-21T16:55:18Z")
…is checking the air pressure in the spare tire. No need to ask how I know this… --- ## [I Have The Hiccups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-the-hiccups/738185)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-the-hiccups/738185 "2015-11-21T15:35:27Z")
And the sneezes. Ever hiccup and sneeze at the same time? I think that is why they invented the word “Weird”. --- ## [I saw an electric bus today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-an-electric-bus-today/738112)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-an-electric-bus-today/738112 "2015-11-21T14:46:27Z")
Huh. So, Columbia is the first city in Missouri (and one of the first in the US) to use electric buses. In September, the local transit provider, COMO Connect, took delivery of the first of four battery-powered buses. … --- ## [Ask the Atheist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist/737704)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist/737704 "2015-11-21T13:52:23Z")
I did a thorough search and found nothing like this posted. I am an atheist. I have been an atheist since 2008. My background: I was born Roman Catholic in SW Michigan. I married my wife who is also Roman Catholic a… --- ## [Ask the guy who's had hair restoration surgery...twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-had-hair-restoration-surgery-twice/627313)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-had-hair-restoration-surgery-twice/627313 "2015-11-21T06:10:23Z")
Inspired by this thread, here’s my ‘Ask the…’ thread on my experience with hair restoration surgery. Let me preface this thread by saying that any responses I give to questions in this thread are based on my personal ex… --- ## [Tell me about your dumb fights and or bickering!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dumb-fights-and-or-bickering/737730)
**Author:** [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dumb-fights-and-or-bickering/737730 "2015-11-21T04:43:07Z")
My wife and I always have one fight when on a vacation, never about anything of substance, always stupid. We know we’re going to have one. We talk about it. Still happens. I think the best(?) one was when we were wal… --- ## [A bald guy at my job asked me when am I going to shave off all my hair since my hair is thinning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bald-guy-at-my-job-asked-me-when-am-i-going-to-shave-off-all-my-hair-since-my-hair-is-thinning/737844)
**Author:** [@tarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarrel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bald-guy-at-my-job-asked-me-when-am-i-going-to-shave-off-all-my-hair-since-my-hair-is-thinning/737844 "2015-11-21T01:30:58Z")
LOL, that made me chuckle because I guess he needs to feel better about his decision to go bald if I decided to cut off all my hair. My answer to him was “NEVER” since I am secure enough to still keep my hair cut low … --- ## [The Bible, homosexuality, and my friend Keith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-homosexuality-and-my-friend-keith/737977)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-homosexuality-and-my-friend-keith/737977 "2015-11-20T23:08:33Z")
Keith is a conservative Christian; I’m also a Christian but a liberal as these things go. At lunch on Friday, we got to talking about the Supreme Court’s recent legalization of same-sex marriage, which he opposed and I … --- ## [Dopest sidewalk sign ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopest-sidewalk-sign-ever/738088)
**Author:** [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopest-sidewalk-sign-ever/738088 "2015-11-20T20:59:43Z")
I live in a hipster neighborhood, where snarking on sidewalk signs is an art form. This morning I saw the most Dope-appropriate sign ever outside a coffee shop, and I had to share: Your Beautiful Come inside and tell… --- ## [A curious sperm whale swims right up to tourists snorkeling in the Dominican Republic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-curious-sperm-whale-swims-right-up-to-tourists-snorkeling-in-the-dominican-republic/738071)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-curious-sperm-whale-swims-right-up-to-tourists-snorkeling-in-the-dominican-republic/738071 "2015-11-20T20:02:48Z")
I’ve never seen sperm whales up close like this before. :cool: They are so massive compared to people. This one wanted a belly rub. :smiley: --- ## [Why can't I connect to Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-connect-to-facebook/738053)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-connect-to-facebook/738053 "2015-11-20T16:58:33Z")
This may have a factual answer and belong in general Questions, however there may be multiple answers to this, so let’s start here. When I attempt to connect to Facebook I get a message stating “The connection has timed… --- ## [You suck at Frogger, or how I almost helped someone get run over.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suck-at-frogger-or-how-i-almost-helped-someone-get-run-over/738037)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suck-at-frogger-or-how-i-almost-helped-someone-get-run-over/738037 "2015-11-20T11:50:22Z")
I had to cross a wide road at lunch. It was rainy and windy and crappy, and I didn’t feel much like waiting for the walk signal, for one notoriously long cycle. There was a kid , maybe 18, all pulled tight in his hoodie… --- ## [Driving stories: in the right, but still an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-stories-in-the-right-but-still-an-idiot/737973)
**Author:** [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-stories-in-the-right-but-still-an-idiot/737973 "2015-11-20T10:16:04Z")
A while back I was approaching a stale green light which went yellow. I considered going through, but thought “nah, I’ll play it safe” so put my foot down on the brake and stopped. Next thing I know the truck behind me p… --- ## [It's a mite breezy out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-mite-breezy-out/737842)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-mite-breezy-out/737842 "2015-11-20T02:17:43Z")
Article with photos and video where I live. Video I shot around noon today. --- ## [The SDMB has made my salvation impossible. Here's why!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-has-made-my-salvation-impossible-heres-why/737956)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-has-made-my-salvation-impossible-heres-why/737956 "2015-11-20T01:22:57Z")
Have I mentioned lately how much I hate you people? T’was a time when I wasn’t cynical; I was a happy-go-lucky Joe who, when he saw a silver lining, didn’t immediately start searching for the inevitable cloud. Those da… --- ## [This is what happens when you give Adults a child's coloring book.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-happens-when-you-give-adults-a-childs-coloring-book/737990)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-happens-when-you-give-adults-a-childs-coloring-book/737990 "2015-11-20T01:00:30Z")
Chive posted several of the funniest and naughtiest. I don’t think these were quite the responses the children’s book publishers anticipated. :smiley: my two favorites are the Little Mermaid and the flying, pooping dra… --- ## [A Craigslist tale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-craigslist-tale/737959)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-craigslist-tale/737959 "2015-11-20T00:23:22Z")
I have never bought anything from the ultimate egalitarian flea-market that is Craigslist but I decided to this week. I wanted a new CPAP machine to help me sleep. I have had sleep apnea since I was a rail thin child and… --- ## [My leather bag died in the line of duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-leather-bag-died-in-the-line-of-duty/737826)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-leather-bag-died-in-the-line-of-duty/737826 "2015-11-20T00:03:18Z")
I got it the year after I became a teacher so fall of 1997. The bag has been slung over my shoulder for at least 185 days for 18 years - many years serving with me when I had two jobs. Today I grabbed it and the side j… --- ## [How do I undo a blocked alert on Safari in iOS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-undo-a-blocked-alert-on-safari-in-ios/738028)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-undo-a-blocked-alert-on-safari-in-ios/738028 "2015-11-19T23:23:06Z")
There’s a website I use that gives a confirmation alert whenever you choose to delete a PM. While using it on mobile, because it was cleaning out my inbox and the website was alerting me so much, iOS asked me if I wanted… --- ## [Old friends you can't find online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-friends-you-cant-find-online/732367)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-friends-you-cant-find-online/732367 "2015-11-19T18:50:33Z")
Old friends you can’t find online or Childhood friends you expected to be Internet-savvy, but apparently aren’t. Exhibit A: My friend Roger. I last saw Roger in the summer of 1983. Roger is four years younger than I a… --- ## [A love letter to France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-love-letter-to-france/737722)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-love-letter-to-france/737722 "2015-11-19T17:52:01Z")
I was going through old floppy disks recently, looking at things I wrote a long time ago. One of the files, from 2003, has been very much on my mind the last few days, for reasons that will become obvious. I might have… --- ## [You HAD handy skills/tricks, but the world changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-handy-skills-tricks-but-the-world-changed/731444)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-handy-skills-tricks-but-the-world-changed/731444 "2015-11-19T14:23:58Z")
As I was lecturing to a Graphic Design class today, I realized that a number of my old pre-computer skills are utterly useless now. (I stopped myself from telling this story, instead I stared off into space and thought … --- ## [What are some websites you visit at least once a day or every other day without fail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-websites-you-visit-at-least-once-a-day-or-every-other-day-without-fail/737835)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-websites-you-visit-at-least-once-a-day-or-every-other-day-without-fail/737835 "2015-11-19T12:21:57Z")
For me: Facebook Youtube Google email Steam Obviously here and a few other boards (SomethingAwful, SitcomsOnline, FansofRealityTV, Giraffeboards, sometimes TheHighRoad, PuffForums, and Fark) Ebay and Craigslist may… --- ## [Famous lasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-lasts/737961)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-lasts/737961 "2015-11-19T10:23:41Z")
I thought I had a great idea for a trivia question. The date of the first artificial Earth satellite is well known, October 4th, 1957. But I knew that some of those early satellite missions were fairly short. So what,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=682) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=684)