# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=686 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 687 --- ## [Veterans Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-day/737327)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-day/737327 "2015-11-12T04:58:49Z")
My heartfelt thanks to all of those, Doper and otherwise, who have served in the United States armed forces. I think at this time about my father (U.S. Army vet) and father-in-law (U.S. Navy vet) in particular. --- ## [Remembrance Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembrance-day/737279)
**Author:** [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembrance-day/737279 "2015-11-12T04:41:29Z")
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We li… --- ## [I lost my kitty \[donation request\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-kitty-donation-request/735203)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-kitty-donation-request/735203 "2015-11-11T20:34:19Z")
This is Púca. - YouTube He has a big, bold personality. He is wickedly smart. He loves people. He loves affection. He will enthusiastically headbutt you and demand pets. I have known him since he was a few hours old – … --- ## [being paid less than advertised for job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-paid-less-than-advertised-for-job/736499)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-paid-less-than-advertised-for-job/736499 "2015-11-11T19:59:32Z")
I’ve had a new permanent job for the past few months that pays by the work done rather than salary or hourly rate. I’m a statutory employee in a well-established small business. After keeping records and doing calculatio… --- ## [Stove Drip Pans - why chrome???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stove-drip-pans-why-chrome/736471)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stove-drip-pans-why-chrome/736471 "2015-11-11T18:55:31Z")
Too mild for a pit, too mundane for IMHO, possibly no factual answer so not going to GQ… I just cleaned the electric stove’s drip pans and am once again baffled as to why they are chrome-plated. They look lovely when b… --- ## [This silly/smutty/wink-wink-nudge-nudge thoroughly English map of England has all real names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-silly-smutty-wink-wink-nudge-nudge-thoroughly-english-map-of-england-has-all-real-names/737223)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-silly-smutty-wink-wink-nudge-nudge-thoroughly-english-map-of-england-has-all-real-names/737223 "2015-11-11T18:53:16Z")
See subject: Gotta love it. --- ## [Is this Slate article about spooning a joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-slate-article-about-spooning-a-joke/736782)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-slate-article-about-spooning-a-joke/736782 "2015-11-11T17:53:02Z")
I’ve been reading Slate for many years. It has some good stuff. It has some stupid stuff. Lately the tide of stupid stuff seems to have been rising. One example isthis article ranting against “infant gender assignmen… --- ## [Today I Did Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-did-nothing/737216)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-did-nothing/737216 "2015-11-11T16:55:50Z")
Nothing at all. Did not do my laundry. Did not tidy up various tasks. Did not venture out into the world. Did not take a shower. Did not answer my cell phone. Did not answer any emails. Nope. Nada. Nothing at all … --- ## [Guys, what have you or your SO named your penis? And gals, your breasts have a name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-have-you-or-your-so-named-your-penis-and-gals-your-breasts-have-a-name/325507)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-have-you-or-your-so-named-your-penis-and-gals-your-breasts-have-a-name/325507 "2015-11-11T16:43:49Z")
Since I couldn’t fit it in the title. TMI, obviously, as if you couldn’t tell from the topic name. My girlfriend used to delight in calling my penis “Choo Choo Train”. Go figure. I’m sure there’s many confessions from… --- ## [The Fly Won't Die!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fly-wont-die/737214)
**Author:** [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fly-wont-die/737214 "2015-11-11T15:02:27Z")
For a month now I’ve had a housefly trapped between my window and screen. He. Won’t. Die. I’m pretty good at trapping them there but usually it’s in the summer and they only last a day or two for lack of water. Due to… --- ## [Hi Everyone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everyone/736927)
**Author:** [@Bering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bering)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everyone/736927 "2015-11-11T13:48:09Z")
New poster, please be gentle. :slight\_smile: Thought I’d better introduce myself! --- ## [Tough blow \[gf leaves me and moves out all while I am gone from the house\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-blow-gf-leaves-me-and-moves-out-all-while-i-am-gone-from-the-house/736874)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-blow-gf-leaves-me-and-moves-out-all-while-i-am-gone-from-the-house/736874 "2015-11-11T10:50:52Z")
Ok, I’m not one to usually post about personal relationship issues but this one really hit me hard. It happened today. I had gotten home from being on the road for a few hours, expecting my dog and the newly acquired c… --- ## ["And a sense of ...." (Sports t.v.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-sense-of-sports-t-v/737252)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-sense-of-sports-t-v/737252 "2015-11-11T03:18:22Z")
My local bar has several televisions turned to various All Sports All the Time stations, for which they use the Closed Captioning option. At least three of the stations frequently display a line, “… And a sense of …” fo… --- ## [Friend With Dementia - Need Advice Desperately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-with-dementia-need-advice-desperately/736904)
**Author:** [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-with-dementia-need-advice-desperately/736904 "2015-11-10T12:58:31Z")
I’m looking for advice/personal experiences - tia. I have a friend who lives quite a distance away. It’s become apparent over the past few months that her memory/cognitive skills have really gone downhill. She’s caring … --- ## [The next big automotive scandal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-big-automotive-scandal/731693)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-big-automotive-scandal/731693 "2015-11-10T09:47:34Z")
Breaking news now, the EPA is claiming that Volkswagen/Audi diesel cars deliberately cheat on emissions tests. Per the article: Whooo boy… At least the General Motors ignition scandal was just a basic case of a flaw … --- ## [Russian airliner crash in Sinai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-airliner-crash-in-sinai/736452)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-airliner-crash-in-sinai/736452 "2015-11-10T06:16:40Z")
I’m a bit surprised the crash of the Kogalymavia/Metrojet airliner in the Sinai on Saturday does not have a topic here. :confused: I would have thought any of the following would have earned it a thread: \*crashes from t… --- ## [My mum is dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mum-is-dying/735087)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mum-is-dying/735087 "2015-11-10T03:47:20Z")
So, I just got the word that Mum is in palliative care with pancreatic cancer. This happened very fast. I don’t have a blog or anything so I’m documenting this here: take it or leave it. My Mum (and dad: 2006) brought… --- ## [So I quit my job last week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-quit-my-job-last-week/737135)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-quit-my-job-last-week/737135 "2015-11-10T01:54:18Z")
It’s actually been inevitable for several years now when corporate decided to bring everyone together into two central locations rather than having most positions as non site specific. That pretty much locked me into my… --- ## [Pics from My Horseriding Vacation in Portugal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-from-my-horseriding-vacation-in-portugal/736979)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-from-my-horseriding-vacation-in-portugal/736979 "2015-11-10T00:52:27Z")
About as M & P as it gets! I’ve always wanted to go on a riding trip and since I just turned 40 and finally received backpay that was due to me, I decided this was my year. It was a 6-day ride in Alentejo, a coastal ar… --- ## [I must be the first one up MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-the-first-one-up-mmp/736407)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-the-first-one-up-mmp/736407 "2015-11-09T20:36:22Z")
Happy Moonday! Where is everybody? It’s daylight savings time donchano and everybody should be waking too early. I awoke at 4:30 wondering why I was up do early, then I realized it’s really 5:30 which is still too ear… --- ## [Scientists determine cats are neurotic and unstable.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-determine-cats-are-neurotic-and-unstable/736306)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-determine-cats-are-neurotic-and-unstable/736306 "2015-11-09T20:30:38Z")
I hear next they are going to start work on the “Sun rises in the east” hypothesis.:wink: --- ## [This is why you should wear a seat belt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-you-should-wear-a-seat-belt/736207)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-you-should-wear-a-seat-belt/736207 "2015-11-09T20:13:03Z")
VICTIM EJECTED ONTO 5 FREEWAY SIGN AFTER CRASH NEAR GLENDALE --- ## [You suddenly die right now. What's the (potentially) longest time before someone finds your body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suddenly-die-right-now-whats-the-potentially-longest-time-before-someone-finds-your-body/724648)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suddenly-die-right-now-whats-the-potentially-longest-time-before-someone-finds-your-body/724648 "2015-11-09T20:10:43Z")
I live alone and my next visitor isn’t set to see me until Saturday. Since it will be a visitor who will become alerted and wondering as to where I was (as opposed to the type of visitor who would just go “Meh, must just… --- ## [Reese's Pieces Pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-pieces-pronunciation/736208)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-pieces-pronunciation/736208 "2015-11-09T19:59:50Z")
I just returned from buying Halloween candy for the kiddos tomorrow. I only got the good stuff, because I was a kid once, too, and crappy candy on Halloween is a bad thing. I picked up Snickers, Twix, M&M’s, and Reese’s … --- ## [Dehumidifier emits sour smell (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehumidifier-emits-sour-smell-need-answer-fast/737088)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehumidifier-emits-sour-smell-need-answer-fast/737088 "2015-11-09T19:14:31Z")
I bought a brand-new 30-pint dehumidifier. As soon as I turned it on, it emitted a distinct sour odor. My previous dehumidifier didn’t do this. Possible coolant leak? Freon, R410a type coolant? Perhaps just “newness” … --- ## [Fred Thompson has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375 "2015-11-09T19:09:27Z")
Link. I liked him as an actor. As a politician, not so much. --- ## [Three yr old kid...tonsils and adenoids being removed. Your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-yr-old-kid-tonsils-and-adenoids-being-removed-your-experiences/735506)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-yr-old-kid-tonsils-and-adenoids-being-removed-your-experiences/735506 "2015-11-09T14:21:41Z")
So my 3 yr old grandson has now being diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnoea. He had a sleep study done a couple of weeks ago, and the report came back today with a recommendation to fast-track him to the top of… --- ## [Elephant Proof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-proof/358270)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-proof/358270 "2015-11-09T13:22:26Z")
I can’t decide if this one is more Pit or MPSIMS, so I apologize if I put it in the wrong place. Since it entails a shitload of money, aggravation, and livestock I figure the pit was the place. When we moved into thi… --- ## [A VERY Strange Coincidence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-strange-coincidence/736825)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-strange-coincidence/736825 "2015-11-09T12:08:46Z")
I am still wonder what (if anything) this means. Briefly, I drive a limo a few nights as a part time gig. A few days ago, an idea popped into my head; I had an idea about a remake of the classic Orson Welles movie “The… --- ## [In Your Opinion, what is the nastiest flavor of medicine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-what-is-the-nastiest-flavor-of-medicine/736658)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-what-is-the-nastiest-flavor-of-medicine/736658 "2015-11-09T06:33:33Z")
From my personal experience, Orange Citrus takes the cake as the worst flavor of medicine [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=685) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=687)