# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=689 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 690 --- ## [At what point did you give up your dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-did-you-give-up-your-dream/736250)
**Author:** [@TheSpeculationElucidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSpeculationElucidation)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-did-you-give-up-your-dream/736250 "2015-11-02T19:13:21Z")
I need advice. Backstory, you don’t really have to read it but I want to explain why this is difficult for me: \[Spoiler\]I grew up super poor (I think I’ve said that on here before).I am the youngest of 4 girls, and my … --- ## [Electronic devices are out to get me !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-devices-are-out-to-get-me/736401)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-devices-are-out-to-get-me/736401 "2015-11-02T07:41:56Z")
Not really but what happened last night was quite peculiar and infuriating. Today is my first day off in months and I was really looking forward to getting a good night’s sleep as the past couple of months at work have … --- ## [It's Halloween in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777 "2015-11-02T03:35:16Z")
Boo! --- ## [It Looks Like This](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-like-this/733688)
**Author:** [@birdbrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birdbrain)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-like-this/733688 "2015-11-01T22:34:15Z")
It’s a photograph of my television set taken from my phone as it miracasts to my television set. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/05/b56b594005652cc484fe5a54acd7f7d6.jpg seemed mundane enough to share --- ## [Questions delivered to God (aka The Supreme Consciousness)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-delivered-to-god-aka-the-supreme-consciousness/735206)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-delivered-to-god-aka-the-supreme-consciousness/735206 "2015-11-01T14:07:33Z")
Hi! I’m Universal Consciousness and I just took over a human body. Figured I would introduce myself :smiley: Normally when this happens it is custom to be much more modest about it, but we are experimenting with a new … --- ## [Austin-Bergstrom Airport Tower flooded, inop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-bergstrom-airport-tower-flooded-inop/736255)
**Author:** [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-bergstrom-airport-tower-flooded-inop/736255 "2015-11-01T04:37:23Z")
For the aviation buffs on the board, the Austin-Bergstrom Airport (KAUS) is operating without a control tower today. Apparently the basement flooded sometime yesterday afternoon and knocked all the radios and electronic… --- ## [EMT Suspended For Stopping Ambo to Help Choking Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emt-suspended-for-stopping-ambo-to-help-choking-girl/736141)
**Author:** [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emt-suspended-for-stopping-ambo-to-help-choking-girl/736141 "2015-10-31T19:15:56Z")
A little RO here, though I think the EMT will be just fine. Twenty five year old Qwasie Reid works (worked) for a private ambulance service when he was flagged down by a frantic school teacher and school safety employee … --- ## [Too drunk to consent to a sobriety test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-drunk-to-consent-to-a-sobriety-test/736179)
**Author:** [@Kiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiber)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-drunk-to-consent-to-a-sobriety-test/736179 "2015-10-31T17:41:55Z")
Story here. Short version - The Georgia Supreme Court just upheld a ruling that drivers caught for DUI can argue that they were too drunk to consent to voluntary breath, blood or urine tests. I’d never thought of this … --- ## [A kid's intergalatically awesome snowspeeder Halloween costume. Fits onto his wheelchair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kids-intergalatically-awesome-snowspeeder-halloween-costume-fits-onto-his-wheelchair/736212)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kids-intergalatically-awesome-snowspeeder-halloween-costume-fits-onto-his-wheelchair/736212 "2015-10-31T13:11:52Z")
This kid has the coolest Halloween costume. Designed and built by his dad to fit onto the kid’s wheelchair. I can’t imagine how much time it took to build that snowspeeder with so much detail. It could be used as a prop… --- ## [Internet Art: the parbunkells billboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-art-the-parbunkells-billboard/736185)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-art-the-parbunkells-billboard/736185 "2015-10-31T11:51:17Z")
Described here: http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/heres-whats-up-with-the-parbunkells-billboard-in-brooklyn A woman found a 17th century word in a rare book at the NY Library. It had no Google search results. … --- ## [sex eyes closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-eyes-closed/735683)
**Author:** [@blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blind)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-eyes-closed/735683 "2015-10-31T09:41:04Z")
In the 1990”s I read an article in the Toronto Star stating that people who close their eyes during sex with a partner are masturbating. The article also said that people who close their eyes during sex are fantasizing … --- ## [Please help me if you can (themes: beloved dog, vet, epilepsy, euthanasia...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-if-you-can-themes-beloved-dog-vet-epilepsy-euthanasia/736189)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-if-you-can-themes-beloved-dog-vet-epilepsy-euthanasia/736189 "2015-10-30T17:16:54Z")
To everyone reading this, I am begging for your help if you can give it. My family is my dogs, I have two. No hubby, no kids. My home is where my dogs are. They are extraordinarily important to me. My younger dog, th… --- ## [Calls from unknown numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calls-from-unknown-numbers/735402)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calls-from-unknown-numbers/735402 "2015-10-30T15:38:36Z")
Seem to be getting a rash of calls from unknown numbers recently. Sending them directly to voicemail, but they’re not leaving messages. It’s getting excessive. At least bill collector is leaving a message. I’m on the… --- ## [Dog Named 'Trigger' Shoots Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-named-trigger-shoots-owner/735869)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-named-trigger-shoots-owner/735869 "2015-10-30T15:20:50Z")
I suppose you ought to expect this kind of thing if you name your dog “Trigger”. The Lone Ranger better be careful, and be sure he leaves the safety on. --- ## [Australian accent is a product of early settler's heavy drinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-accent-is-a-product-of-early-settlers-heavy-drinking/736098)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-accent-is-a-product-of-early-settlers-heavy-drinking/736098 "2015-10-30T12:22:03Z")
--- ## [Finding a stranger in your house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-stranger-in-your-house/736024)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-stranger-in-your-house/736024 "2015-10-30T05:00:35Z")
Ok, let’s say you head home, and find a stranger in your house. Actually, much like Goldilocks, you find a stranger sleeping in your bed. What would you do? Well, if you’re a dude in Vancouver, you find it hilarious, … --- ## [A groundhog is gunning for the Little Girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-groundhog-is-gunning-for-the-little-girls/736054)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-groundhog-is-gunning-for-the-little-girls/736054 "2015-10-30T02:24:23Z")
My Little Girls (a pair of terrier crosses) haven’t made any kills lately, but their reputation appears to have gotten around. If you have ever seen more than two Cowboy Movies you’ve encountered the trope in which a gu… --- ## [How do people not understand wanting to live in the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-not-understand-wanting-to-live-in-the-country/670908)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-not-understand-wanting-to-live-in-the-country/670908 "2015-10-29T22:33:16Z")
I understand City life - I grew up in Rhode Island. That means NYC and Boston, two of the biggies, were NEVER far away, and Providence is nothing to laugh at. I understand Suburb life too - again I grew up in Rhode Isla… --- ## [So why is someone from Ecuador calling my cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-is-someone-from-ecuador-calling-my-cell-phone/736085)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-is-someone-from-ecuador-calling-my-cell-phone/736085 "2015-10-29T21:00:31Z")
I get a “phone call missed” message. I check the phone call number “593.” I google it. Ecuador? My family is pretty far reached, but none of them that I know of are in South America. Any clues how that happened? --- ## [Favorite Doper names.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190 "2015-10-29T18:34:05Z")
I’ve always been fond of those long, funny ones. Really Not All That Bright you with the face It’s Not Rocket Surgery! Least Original User Name Ever (who I often get confused with Really Not All That Bright) Well, h… --- ## [Does This Dream Bear Any Resemblance to Reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-dream-bear-any-resemblance-to-reality/735809)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-dream-bear-any-resemblance-to-reality/735809 "2015-10-29T17:31:45Z")
I had this dream years ago. I never forgot it, because it was so realistic. It went like this: -I was a reporter for a large newspaper, stationed in Hanoi, French Indochina. It was some time after the fall of France, an… --- ## [Why not King of Darkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-king-of-darkness/735844)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-king-of-darkness/735844 "2015-10-29T15:11:23Z")
Since there is no one above him, in the dark realm anyway, why is Satan the Prince of Darkness and not King. Hey, it’s almost All Hallows’ Eve. :smiley: --- ## [Things i don't care anout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-dont-care-anout/735813)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-dont-care-anout/735813 "2015-10-29T11:07:39Z")
Toothbrushes. I had my checkup today and got my free toothbrush with it. I realized that it is exactly the same as the one I was using, which seemed an odd coincidence. Then I realized I’ve been using the toothbrush… --- ## [Employer Discount Programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-discount-programs/734854)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-discount-programs/734854 "2015-10-29T07:30:21Z")
So my latest employer offers “discounts” from various companies. All I have to do is create a profile on their program site and then can access various discounts from national companies, like “up to a 16% off Verizon” an… --- ## [Ken Taylor, former Can. Ambassador To Iran, has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768 "2015-10-29T03:45:58Z")
His (somewhat factionalized) story was covered in the movie Argo. He was a good man and a great Ambassador and was crushed when Harper closed the embassy there, felt it was a really grave error. He made us all proud. (N… --- ## [Hobby Lobby Owners under investigation for Alleged Illegal Import of Artifacts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobby-lobby-owners-under-investigation-for-alleged-illegal-import-of-artifacts/736032)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobby-lobby-owners-under-investigation-for-alleged-illegal-import-of-artifacts/736032 "2015-10-29T02:44:18Z")
Well, I didn’t see this coming. From the article: “The Green family, which owns the craft store giant, plans to exhibit its large collection of religious artifacts in the Museum of the Bible. The facility is schedule… --- ## [Feeling threatened by the opposite sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-threatened-by-the-opposite-sex/735974)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-threatened-by-the-opposite-sex/735974 "2015-10-29T01:14:46Z")
Interesting experience I just had There are a number of topics that have been posted where there is a discussion where a female sometimes feels physically intimidated by the opposite sex I had an experience that if tak… --- ## [Anyone tried the free AT&T Internet Security Suite (powered by McAfee) UVerse is offering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825 "2015-10-29T00:46:04Z")
I got an email notification earlier this afternoon. Seems like a sweet freebie perk. Its for high speed U-Verse customers. Anyone installed it yet? Any ads or other annoyances? I already have a 3 license pack with McA… --- ## [I've come to the sad conclusion that my dogs are morons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-come-to-the-sad-conclusion-that-my-dogs-are-morons/735746)
**Author:** [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-come-to-the-sad-conclusion-that-my-dogs-are-morons/735746 "2015-10-29T00:30:48Z")
It’s stinkbug season here in the heartland, and they all seem determined to find their way inside my home. I have finally figured out the best way to dispatch them with minimal “stink” (quickly scooping them up in a wad … --- ## [$2.8 billion penis floating over Pennsylvania](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-8-billion-penis-floating-over-pennsylvania/736027)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-8-billion-penis-floating-over-pennsylvania/736027 "2015-10-28T23:57:18Z")
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