# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=691 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 692 --- ## [How did the Old Dopers find out about OpalCat's passing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-old-dopers-find-out-about-opalcats-passing/652873)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-old-dopers-find-out-about-opalcats-passing/652873 "2015-10-26T05:11:41Z")
Just curious. There are a whole lot of old usernames in her memorial thread - people who haven’t posted here in months or years. I’m just wondering what brought you back - I don’t mean, in Opal’s honor, to pay your respe… --- ## [Freshly sharpened knives...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650 "2015-10-26T04:40:32Z")
They are a thing of beauty. Busted out the Spyderco Sharpmaker today and whetted the edges on all the kitchen knives, my edc knives, the wife’s backpacking knife, and the daughter’s Johnny Cade knife. Pro tip: after y… --- ## [Corey Jones, Nouman Raja and racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-jones-nouman-raja-and-racism/735704)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-jones-nouman-raja-and-racism/735704 "2015-10-26T04:00:43Z")
A few days ago, 31 year-old black man, named Corey Jones, who’s car had broken down and was waiting for a tow, at around 2:15 AM was shot to death by a plain clothes cop who apparently had stopped by to investigate the … --- ## [Mock pornography titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mock-pornography-titles/725985)
**Author:** [@Blues\_Wade\_Shoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blues_Wade_Shoes)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mock-pornography-titles/725985 "2015-10-26T01:40:28Z")
Meat Me in St. Louis --- ## [Any Back to the Future fans planning anything special for October 21, 2015 then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-back-to-the-future-fans-planning-anything-special-for-october-21-2015-then/735120)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-back-to-the-future-fans-planning-anything-special-for-october-21-2015-then/735120 "2015-10-26T00:36:24Z")
Well now it’s hard to believe that in a few days’ time it will be October 21, 2015 which is the date that Doctor Emmett Brown and Marty McFly go forward to in the film Back to the Future Part II and in the film Doctor Em… --- ## [How big is Halloween in your neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-halloween-in-your-neighborhood/735216)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-halloween-in-your-neighborhood/735216 "2015-10-26T00:32:59Z")
Do you participate? If so, how many kids do you get? Is it big in your neighborhood? Does anyone do a home “haunted house” or other big Halloween setup in your neighborhood? --- ## [There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-whales-alive-today-who-were-born-before-moby-dick-was-written/735616)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-whales-alive-today-who-were-born-before-moby-dick-was-written/735616 "2015-10-25T23:25:52Z")
Some of the bowhead whales in the icy waters off of Alaska today are over 200 years old That’s not a lot of evidence, but interesting if true. --- ## [In bed for the weekend and bored. Entertain me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bed-for-the-weekend-and-bored-entertain-me/735605)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bed-for-the-weekend-and-bored-entertain-me/735605 "2015-10-25T23:23:26Z")
Just had chemo this morning, which means I’m pretty much bed-bound all weekend. This sucks because I will be missing the local wedding reception for friends of mine who just married in HI. Also because it’s boring as he… --- ## [Someone has finally pushed altmed on me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-has-finally-pushed-altmed-on-me/735352)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-has-finally-pushed-altmed-on-me/735352 "2015-10-25T20:18:41Z")
and sadly they are too far away to slap. I was on the phone with a guy in our offshore support office in India. He asked how I was doing, referencing the whole cancer adventure. I said fine, all signs are good, I’m doin… --- ## [Kitten rescue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-rescue/735569)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-rescue/735569 "2015-10-25T17:00:04Z")
To show that there is still humanity in the world. --- ## [RIP Harriet Klausner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-harriet-klausner/735699)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-harriet-klausner/735699 "2015-10-25T16:57:39Z")
Someone just sent me a link. Harriet Klausner was a top Amazon reviewer. I think for a number of years she was number one. She reviewed like 1000 books a year, and liked everything. Or I guess if she didn’t like it, she … --- ## [Medical Marijuana thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-thread/735361)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-thread/735361 "2015-10-25T13:23:28Z")
I am kind of surprised at how few threads I see on here that discuss this. I would think it would be a hot topic. I thought I would share my own experience and would be interested in your own. I recently started smo… --- ## [New Billy the Kid photo authenticated. Insured for 5 million.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-billy-the-kid-photo-authenticated-insured-for-5-million/734557)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-billy-the-kid-photo-authenticated-insured-for-5-million/734557 "2015-10-25T11:30:52Z")
I’m impressed with the procedure used to authenticate the photo. They found a diary that describes a wedding attended by Billy and friends. They determined which ranch and even traveled there to find a part of the origin… --- ## [Tell me about Erie, PA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-erie-pa/735220)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-erie-pa/735220 "2015-10-25T06:00:28Z")
I’ll be there for a Thursday/Friday night, Saturday morning in early November. Presque Isle looks really cool. Anything else I need to see/do/eat while I’m there. Is there a nightlife area or funky shopping block? Th… --- ## [Aenea has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aenea-has-died/726238)
**Author:** [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aenea-has-died/726238 "2015-10-25T00:59:01Z")
Aenea was a long time SDMB poster, and many of the old timers on the board will remember her. Some may have known her irl as Janeen Bevan. She was a great friend to Una and to me, I texted nearly every day with her, al… --- ## [Mountain Dew Speech: Yay or Nay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-speech-yay-or-nay/731326)
**Author:** [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-speech-yay-or-nay/731326 "2015-10-24T23:27:45Z")
This is my first post. Excuse me if I am off-base and in the wrong thread— or even the wrong forum. My public speaking professor stated that we must present an introductory speech (2.5-3 mins in duration) on either a pe… --- ## [Any veterans in here that use the VA clinics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-veterans-in-here-that-use-the-va-clinics/734829)
**Author:** [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-veterans-in-here-that-use-the-va-clinics/734829 "2015-10-24T20:02:05Z")
Before the big shake up last year, when they plastered the headlines with all the trouble veterans were having with getting registered and getting appointments, I was not having any trouble getting into see my primary ca… --- ## [More uses for drone strikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-uses-for-drone-strikes/735482)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-uses-for-drone-strikes/735482 "2015-10-24T19:46:55Z")
Televangelists. --- ## [Man Gets Banned From Walmart...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-banned-from-walmart/734878)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-banned-from-walmart/734878 "2015-10-24T18:54:02Z")
http://cafejunky.com/this-womans-husband-got-banned-from-walmart-and-the-reasons-why-are-epic/?utm\_campaign=ServeSpring\_1568&utm\_source=4604&utm\_medium=cpc This guy is awesome From the letter from Walmart… --- ## [The Idaho Government Once Forced Beavers to Skydive With WWII Parachutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idaho-government-once-forced-beavers-to-skydive-with-wwii-parachutes/735523)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idaho-government-once-forced-beavers-to-skydive-with-wwii-parachutes/735523 "2015-10-24T14:20:41Z")
--- ## [Growing pains into the adult world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-pains-into-the-adult-world/735344)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-pains-into-the-adult-world/735344 "2015-10-24T04:45:41Z")
So my youngest daughter was over this weekend and told us a funny story of what happened to her this summer. Daughter and new boyfriend driving home after a long day with some friends and they were discussing what to do… --- ## [Tremors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tremors/735487)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tremors/735487 "2015-10-24T04:04:07Z")
I’m not really asking for advice, I just want to talk about tremors. My mother has noticeably shaky hands, which she says began when she was a child. It makes it hard for her to take good photographs, but doesn’t otherwi… --- ## [When Real Life and Internet Intersect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-real-life-and-internet-intersect/735274)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-real-life-and-internet-intersect/735274 "2015-10-24T02:14:59Z")
I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of IRL people on Facebook asking questions about my online friends (most from LJ) who are also on Facebook. The overriding view seems to be disdain in the “You must not ha… --- ## [I'm a Business, apparently!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-business-apparently/735563)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-business-apparently/735563 "2015-10-24T01:03:59Z")
I did a vanity search on myself the other day, using a different search engine and found …me! I was surprised, because the listing gave not only my name, but also my telephone number and address, including a map showing… --- ## [Have you ever been the victim of crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-victim-of-crime/735215)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-victim-of-crime/735215 "2015-10-24T00:23:19Z")
I remember I once lost £1530 about $3060 to a conman and he said he would give me twice what I had given him but of course he didn’t and someone said that because I had given him the money he hadn’t committed any offence… --- ## [Do you have 'serial' dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-serial-dreams/735484)
**Author:** [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-serial-dreams/735484 "2015-10-23T23:50:35Z")
You have a dream, good or bad, and that’s the end of it? Does anyone have dreams that follow a story, which continue with each, passing dream until a final conclusion or it just ends, without a finale? I have some drea… --- ## [Inventor Comes Up With Home Gasoline Production Device-What Would happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-comes-up-with-home-gasoline-production-device-what-would-happen/735545)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-comes-up-with-home-gasoline-production-device-what-would-happen/735545 "2015-10-23T19:47:07Z")
All hypothetical, but suppose some backyard inventor comes up with a home device that allows you to make gasoline from household garbage and waste. These cost about $500, but you can make about 20 gallons of high octane… --- ## [Chris Kluwe is back :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-kluwe-is-back/735395)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-kluwe-is-back/735395 "2015-10-23T19:29:06Z")
The latest from the sparklepony guy, who eventually lost his job as an NFL punter for not hating gays enough. This time it’s Houston Texans owner Bob McNair: --- ## [Germans: they all look alike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-they-all-look-alike/735552)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-they-all-look-alike/735552 "2015-10-23T17:29:33Z")
→ http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/23/world/schweinsteiger-nazi-doll-legal/index.html --- ## [\[My friend was killed in the\] Oregon community college shooting \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-was-killed-in-the-oregon-community-college-shooting-edited-title/733166)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-was-killed-in-the-oregon-community-college-shooting-edited-title/733166 "2015-10-23T14:35:12Z")
Reports of fatalities are all over the place. As many as 15? I worked at this school, graduated last year. My wife graduated this year. I have friends there, my favorite professor has her office and taught classes in Sn… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=690) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=692)