# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=688 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 689 --- ## [The BBC's plans for announcement of nuclear war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbcs-plans-for-announcement-of-nuclear-war/736563)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbcs-plans-for-announcement-of-nuclear-war/736563 "2015-11-05T08:17:51Z")
Very interesting article about what the BBC would have announced in the event of a nuclear war. I’m not sure this very vague announcement would have done much to calm me in the event of a nuclear war. The only real ad… --- ## [Serious incident at my kids' school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-incident-at-my-kids-school/734026)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-incident-at-my-kids-school/734026 "2015-11-05T05:54:01Z")
Just got this in an email: Jesus Harold Fucking Christ, why am I just now hearing about this!?! Brave souls, that office staff. I can only hope they were armed! Walking right up to a man like that. Wow. Anything… --- ## [Roundabouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundabouts/736145)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundabouts/736145 "2015-11-05T02:18:27Z")
Roundabouts, or what some would call traffic circles. I go through 10 at a minimum on my way to or from work if I don’t take the interstate. I’m only about 8 miles from work. My little suburb is called the roundabout c… --- ## [Reviving Old Customs, styles? Hard To Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviving-old-customs-styles-hard-to-do/736609)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviving-old-customs-styles-hard-to-do/736609 "2015-11-05T01:56:11Z")
I read in Johann Huzuinga’s “The Waning of the Middle Ages”, that as the Middle Ages gave way to the modern era (1400s), there was a wave of nostalgia for the “good old days”. Some monarchs actually went to the extent of… --- ## [My ability to misplace things is unrivalled in the history of humankind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ability-to-misplace-things-is-unrivalled-in-the-history-of-humankind/736548)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ability-to-misplace-things-is-unrivalled-in-the-history-of-humankind/736548 "2015-11-05T00:06:09Z")
I recently started a new job, which involves a bitch of a commute in Atlanta traffic. My daily driver had been my Honda Ridgeline, but then again my previous commute was less than a mile. Now it is 28 miles each way. S… --- ## [How I'm voting tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-im-voting-tomorrow/736494)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-im-voting-tomorrow/736494 "2015-11-04T23:56:33Z")
Tomorrow is election day & we have lots of positions to vote for as most of the row offices are up for election, including but not limited to: \[ul\] \[li\]school board\[/li\]\[li\]town supervisor\[/li\]\[li\]county commissioner\[/… --- ## [Is my vet lying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-vet-lying/710630)
**Author:** [@Sputnikkk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sputnikkk)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-vet-lying/710630 "2015-11-04T23:38:21Z")
Seems like I have read some posts answered by scientists and biologists on here so I thought maybe someone would be about to tell me if my Vet is lying about whether or not a vaccination he gave to my rabbit will work. T… --- ## [Auvi-Q (epinepherine injector) recall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auvi-q-epinepherine-injector-recall/736635)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auvi-q-epinepherine-injector-recall/736635 "2015-11-04T18:38:56Z")
Not mundane or pointless, but until we have a Medical Questions area, this should work. The maker of the Auvi-Q epinepherine auto-injector used for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis has recalled ALL of their product du… --- ## [Brace yourself, the US economy is going to tank in the next 1-3 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brace-yourself-the-us-economy-is-going-to-tank-in-the-next-1-3-years/736463)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brace-yourself-the-us-economy-is-going-to-tank-in-the-next-1-3-years/736463 "2015-11-04T18:29:28Z")
My cite? I just have a feeling. It’s in my bones. --- ## [Iceland: Prime minister's calls diverted to local woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceland-prime-ministers-calls-diverted-to-local-woman/736624)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceland-prime-ministers-calls-diverted-to-local-woman/736624 "2015-11-04T16:50:22Z")
--- ## [Murals brighten up sidewalks using special paint that is only seen on rainy days.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murals-brighten-up-sidewalks-using-special-paint-that-is-only-seen-on-rainy-days/736429)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murals-brighten-up-sidewalks-using-special-paint-that-is-only-seen-on-rainy-days/736429 "2015-11-04T16:07:42Z")
This is such a wonderful and clever idea. :smiley: I really hope it becomes common in cities everywhere. They said an artist in Seattle is using it. I’m going to try and find this paint and use it on a concrete walkwa… --- ## [DUI motorist plows car into crowd during Oklahoma State University homecoming parade.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-motorist-plows-car-into-crowd-during-oklahoma-state-university-homecoming-parade/735655)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-motorist-plows-car-into-crowd-during-oklahoma-state-university-homecoming-parade/735655 "2015-11-04T16:06:32Z")
:frowning: three people were killed and 22 were injured Oklahoma has the death penalty. I think this case may apply. It seems considerable speed had to be involved. That police motorcycle is totally crumpled and they s… --- ## [Whoops...impressive electical accident (that I caused).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops-impressive-electical-accident-that-i-caused/736579)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops-impressive-electical-accident-that-i-caused/736579 "2015-11-04T16:05:45Z")
First, the pictures. Second, no, I wasn’t hurt, thanks for asking. Third, take a guess. Okay, so here’s what happened. At my work we have reach in coolers. They’re the coolers or freezers you see at grocery stores (… --- ## [Life changing events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-changing-events/736496)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-changing-events/736496 "2015-11-04T15:19:28Z")
Friends, dopers, country-men (and women) the past few months have been quite eventful for me. As some of you may know from my previous posts, my mother was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. I am sorry to post that on Sep 2… --- ## [The Halloween 2015 Trick-or-Treater Count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-halloween-2015-trick-or-treater-count/736319)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-halloween-2015-trick-or-treater-count/736319 "2015-11-04T15:17:16Z")
How many trick-or-treaters did you have at your house this year? I had 52–not bad considering it was windy with sporadic rain showers. --- ## [New font should make it easier for dyslexics to read and write](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-font-should-make-it-easier-for-dyslexics-to-read-and-write/631863)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-font-should-make-it-easier-for-dyslexics-to-read-and-write/631863 "2015-11-04T14:51:20Z")
From here: The article links to a few sites where dyslexics can test if the font makes reading easier for them. If it does, the font is for sale online. What do you think, dyslectic Dopers? Is this useful? --- ## [Won't you take me down to Zippertown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-you-take-me-down-to-zippertown/736532)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-you-take-me-down-to-zippertown/736532 "2015-11-04T11:50:09Z")
I’ve been cleaning out our garage a bit at a time for the past ten years or so. It’s a 2 1/2 car garage, plus I’m a bit lazy. In addition, I repeatedly come across things that demand my undivided attention. Exhibit one… --- ## [Daylight Saving Time Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-ends/736321)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-ends/736321 "2015-11-04T06:08:54Z")
Everyone says that one will get an extra hour of sleep. So why am I still up at dark-thirty? --- ## [2/3 of vegetarian hot dogs found to contain human DNA.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-3-of-vegetarian-hot-dogs-found-to-contain-human-dna/735817)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-3-of-vegetarian-hot-dogs-found-to-contain-human-dna/735817 "2015-11-04T05:16:34Z")
All of the major news outlets are pushing the story of WHO’s announcement that processed meats cause cancer. So maybe we should all switch to vegetarian hot dogs, right? --- ## [Dear feline family members:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-feline-family-members/736031)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-feline-family-members/736031 "2015-11-04T02:53:54Z")
I get that you are carnivores. I get that, owning cats, we will occasionally have your conquests brought in and proudly shown off to all and sundry so we may admire your skills as a mighty hunter. I can see why you wou… --- ## [Amazon Books ---- Offline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-books-offline/736516)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-books-offline/736516 "2015-11-04T02:08:14Z")
You can now buy Amazon Books in an actual non-internet bookstore. What an innovative concept! You can actually pick up the books and flip through them! Having undermined the concept, they’re now going to embrace it. I… --- ## ["200 Reasons Why the Earth is Not A Spinning Ball": what the heck is The Atlantean Conspiracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-reasons-why-the-earth-is-not-a-spinning-ball-what-the-heck-is-the-atlantean-conspiracy/736122)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-reasons-why-the-earth-is-not-a-spinning-ball-what-the-heck-is-the-atlantean-conspiracy/736122 "2015-11-04T01:18:49Z")
Here are the 200 reasons the “spinning-ball” proponents are false: The Atlantean Conspiracy: 200 Proofs Earth is Not a Spinning Ball I thought it was satire. But throw in the Joos and the Olympic Logos, and the Masons a… --- ## [NASA's newest YouTube contribution - Thermonuclear Art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-newest-youtube-contribution-thermonuclear-art/736506)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-newest-youtube-contribution-thermonuclear-art/736506 "2015-11-03T20:21:41Z")
This is stunning. Would love to see this on a 4K TV. Have to settle for 1080p. \* NASA | Thermonuclear Art – The Sun In Ultra-HD (4K)\* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tmbeLTHC\_0 From the video description for those wh… --- ## [First snow of the winter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-snow-of-the-winter/735902)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-snow-of-the-winter/735902 "2015-11-03T14:07:07Z")
Just little flakes, probably melt as soon as they hit the ground, but, SNOW! --- ## [Just once, I'd like to hear...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-once-id-like-to-hear/735833)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-once-id-like-to-hear/735833 "2015-11-03T08:22:11Z")
“…call volumes are unusually low, so we’re connecting your call immediately.” --- ## [Real-life first-person Chat Roulette zombie shooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-first-person-chat-roulette-zombie-shooter/728444)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-first-person-chat-roulette-zombie-shooter/728444 "2015-11-03T04:26:03Z")
This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a lot. Group of nerds creates a first-person shooter complete with zombies and rocket launchers, and puts random people on Chat Roulette in charge. Behind th… --- ## [What are the characteristics of an above-average driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-characteristics-of-an-above-average-driver/735931)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-characteristics-of-an-above-average-driver/735931 "2015-11-02T22:41:22Z")
The whole country is Lake Wobegon when it comes to drivers - everyone is above average. Just ask them. So what does it take to really be an above average driver? Is an accident-free or ticket-free record enough? Or ar… --- ## [What are these called (children's rifle with stock crank?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-called-childrens-rifle-with-stock-crank/736359)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-called-childrens-rifle-with-stock-crank/736359 "2015-11-02T21:21:05Z")
I saw one of my college-age neighbors with one of these, that I seem to remember from my childhood, but I can’t find anything online that looks like it. My Google skills are, I guess, lacking. It’s pretty small, a rifle… --- ## [Waco biker war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waco-biker-war/720312)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waco-biker-war/720312 "2015-11-02T21:06:56Z")
So am I the only one who looked at the news stories of this massive biker gunfight in Waco and thought, “Huh… I thought the Sons of Anarchy finale was back in December…” Nine dead, many injured, “hundreds” of weapons am… --- ## [My new cubical mate \[Halloween\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-cubical-mate-halloween/736191)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-cubical-mate-halloween/736191 "2015-11-02T20:19:02Z")
Seems I’ve got a new cubical mate, I didn’t ask for one, but he showed up this week. For the most part he’s quiet, which is a good thing. This year we were encouraged to decorate our cubes for Halloween. I’ve got a ton … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=687) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=689)