# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=692 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 693 --- ## [Share your halloween costume ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-halloween-costume-ideas/735504)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-halloween-costume-ideas/735504 "2015-10-23T06:03:50Z")
If you’re happy to share your ideas, this is the place :slight\_smile: Here’s where I am: Joffrey from game of thrones: blond wig, sword, medieval style, maybe veins to be dying joffrey? Feels too late though. Ryze fro… --- ## [Driver swerves to hit motorcyclist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driver-swerves-to-hit-motorcyclist/735050)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driver-swerves-to-hit-motorcyclist/735050 "2015-10-23T03:56:40Z")
Driver Who Swerved And Hit A Motorcycle: ‘I Don’t Care’ The driver wasn’t arrested, but will be prosecuted. Sanders apparently wanted to pass the cranky old man because the latter had slowed to 20 mph below the speed … --- ## [How long would it take you to rebuild your life, I.D.-wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-you-to-rebuild-your-life-i-d-wise/735154)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-you-to-rebuild-your-life-i-d-wise/735154 "2015-10-23T02:27:25Z")
Let’s say there is a fire in the middle of the night, and you escape with nothing but the clothes on your back. Unfortunately, all of your identification is burnt to a crisp. Drivers license, credit cards, club cards, … --- ## [An extra $310 a month in retirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extra-310-a-month-in-retirement/735429)
**Author:** [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extra-310-a-month-in-retirement/735429 "2015-10-23T01:54:14Z")
I got the letter from the retirement system stating I would start receiving a retirement check each month for $310. I thought the best I would get would be around $100. Let me explain. From 1974 to 1979 I worked for the… --- ## [Long range Quantum Entanglement receives more validation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-range-quantum-entanglement-receives-more-validation/735432)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-range-quantum-entanglement-receives-more-validation/735432 "2015-10-22T18:29:47Z")
Article here… it’s fascinating and apparently not a measurement artifact. How in the world can this be explained? --- ## [Attn: Johnny LA.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-johnny-la/735424)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-johnny-la/735424 "2015-10-22T15:16:20Z")
Save your nickels and dimes http://www.rimowa-f13.com/#home --- ## [Starting a new job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-new-job/667278)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-new-job/667278 "2015-10-22T14:24:24Z")
(Pre-edit: I’m writing a damn book here. Read at your own risk.) (Pre-edit 2: Seriously, on preview, frakkin’ wall-O’Text to follow) Well, after seven and a half years working as a cook in the convention business, I’m … --- ## [Vortex Bladeless Turbines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vortex-bladeless-turbines/734820)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vortex-bladeless-turbines/734820 "2015-10-22T13:31:15Z")
check it out, I guess. Could be an enormous improvement to wind turbines, eliminating many of the objections (footprint, bird kills, etc.) and, con, http://www.technologyreview.com/news/537721/bladeless-wind-turbine… --- ## [Whoever is running my dreams is an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoever-is-running-my-dreams-is-an-idiot/735151)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoever-is-running-my-dreams-is-an-idiot/735151 "2015-10-22T04:10:43Z")
So last night I had one of my fairly common anxiety dreams - I was in college, it was several weeks in, and I had forgotten what classes I had enrolled in, so I had never attended most of them. Pretty standard, yadda ya… --- ## [My Dating Dilemma (boring, narcissistic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dating-dilemma-boring-narcissistic/735374)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dating-dilemma-boring-narcissistic/735374 "2015-10-22T00:28:10Z")
I figure this is an extremely common problem: I’m struggling to figure out how to present myself to possible dating interests. On the one hand, I am sensitive, caring, respectful, supportive, gentle, and kind. On the oth… --- ## [Do We Really Need Hand Sanitizer? (My Idea.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-hand-sanitizer-my-idea/735126)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-hand-sanitizer-my-idea/735126 "2015-10-21T22:02:14Z")
True story. About 15 or 20 years ago, before hand sanitizers became commonplace, I had this idea. Put rubbing alcohol in a small plastic bottle (you can get at any drug store) and use it to rub on my hands, as an antimic… --- ## [You find real magic 8 ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-real-magic-8-ball/734446)
**Author:** [@Mikeisskeptical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikeisskeptical)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-real-magic-8-ball/734446 "2015-10-21T22:00:27Z")
It comes with instructions. You get to ask it one question and it will give you a straight ‘yes’ or ‘no’. The answer will definitely be factually true, forget about how you know this, you just do. You will be unable to … --- ## [Will "google" persist as a word after Google's gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-google-persist-as-a-word-after-googles-gone/734626)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-google-persist-as-a-word-after-googles-gone/734626 "2015-10-21T21:59:15Z")
“Google” is an Internet service company most famous for its search engine. Because of its popularity, “google” has also become a transitive verb in English, meaning “to use the Internet to find information about a perso… --- ## [How do you do the one-finger salute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-the-one-finger-salute/735381)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-the-one-finger-salute/735381 "2015-10-21T21:46:15Z")
It seems around here we give the finger by holding our hand in a closed fist, thumb across fingers, middle finger extended. But I see on TV sometimes that some fold their knuckles down, thumb extended out and middle fin… --- ## [How Come AT&T Is Proud to Snoop Our Net Traffic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-at-t-is-proud-to-snoop-our-net-traffic/735230)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-at-t-is-proud-to-snoop-our-net-traffic/735230 "2015-10-21T19:11:28Z")
AT&T has been running commercials where they brag that their monitoring of network traffic allows them to combat id theft, fraud, etc. How is that not an invasion of privacy? And if not why did everyone get in such a s… --- ## [Sometimes, you think that your kids are all cute and naïve when in fact, they're hipper than you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-you-think-that-your-kids-are-all-cute-and-naive-when-in-fact-theyre-hipper-than-you/735346)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-you-think-that-your-kids-are-all-cute-and-naive-when-in-fact-theyre-hipper-than-you/735346 "2015-10-21T18:36:44Z")
Inspired by this thread. A few months ago, I was greatly amused by my youngest daughter who was “talking” to our tablet. She repeated “Game Panda kitchen” again and again, articulating each syllable very carefully. “So … --- ## [Interesting deals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-deals/735092)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-deals/735092 "2015-10-21T15:07:50Z")
When I was doing my PhD, I was ready to quit many many times yet my therapist promised me that after I get my PhD I will earn many dollars. I earn about $240/month plus some occasional earnings in my internship I have s… --- ## [A German Deserter in the Great War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-german-deserter-in-the-great-war/734893)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-german-deserter-in-the-great-war/734893 "2015-10-21T12:14:31Z")
For a lot of us it is looking at things from a different angle. However here is a link to a journal from German soldier during the great war. So much is made of the British Commanders living in palatial surroundings whi… --- ## [Theo Bromide Makes You Love & Other Dumb Things People Tell You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theo-bromide-makes-you-love-other-dumb-things-people-tell-you/735219)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theo-bromide-makes-you-love-other-dumb-things-people-tell-you/735219 "2015-10-21T11:32:48Z")
So in a conversation tonight, I say that I don’t feel that “love” is an emotion as much as a response to attraction. And I am told, wait for it-- that Theo Bromide is responsible of my attraction to someone who is attrac… --- ## [So we didn't renew the lease on our deli.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-didnt-renew-the-lease-on-our-deli/653627)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-didnt-renew-the-lease-on-our-deli/653627 "2015-10-21T04:01:47Z")
March 1st was our last day at our cute little deli. We could not come to an agreement with the landlord for a new lease. We wanted a serious rent reduction because we were prohibited from serving alcohol in the attache… --- ## [How can being born deaf or hoh be a gift ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-being-born-deaf-or-hoh-be-a-gift/735093)
**Author:** [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-being-born-deaf-or-hoh-be-a-gift/735093 "2015-10-21T03:15:21Z")
I am having a real hard time understanding how some deaf and hoh people feel that being born this a damn gift!!?? I would had love to been born being able to hear so I could had done better in school and … --- ## [Andean Flutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andean-flutes/735244)
**Author:** [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andean-flutes/735244 "2015-10-21T01:29:37Z")
Pointless but I have no one else to share this with. As part of the company Cultural Enrichment Festival there is an Andean flute player in the lobby. It is good to know that we will not be attacked by guinea pigs. --- ## [How long does it take you to notice you're reading a zombie thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-notice-youre-reading-a-zombie-thread/733602)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-notice-youre-reading-a-zombie-thread/733602 "2015-10-20T23:46:52Z")
Just curious. In the absence of really outstanding evidence (the presence of banned or otherwise long-gone prolific posters), I usually get a good 6-12 posts into a zombie thread before I realize what I’m doing. Then, … --- ## [Let's share our gross discoveries!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-gross-discoveries/735030)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-gross-discoveries/735030 "2015-10-20T23:07:38Z")
I just found out where the “dead animal” smell in our backyard was coming from… A raccoon had gotten itself stuck between the deck and the bottom of my riding lawnmower (when it was parked - I didn’t run over it). I hav… --- ## [The Falklands War started 33 years ago today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-falklands-war-started-33-years-ago-today/716618)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-falklands-war-started-33-years-ago-today/716618 "2015-10-20T22:30:03Z")
And we haven’t forgotten. A big BZ to all the troops who fought. --- ## [Tesla launches 'autopilot' update for its cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-launches-autopilot-update-for-its-cars/734696)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-launches-autopilot-update-for-its-cars/734696 "2015-10-20T21:34:22Z")
thats Telsa! copy/paste chopped off the T The future has arrived. :smiley: This thing navigates, drives and parks itself. But, the driver is still liable for any accidents. So no sleeping or book reading at the whee… --- ## [Do you track your emotions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-track-your-emotions/734764)
**Author:** [@cosp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-track-your-emotions/734764 "2015-10-20T19:22:06Z")
Howdy everyone, tl;dr Do you find it useful to track your mood? Have you ever tried to? I am a Human-Computer Interaction researcher who is working alongside a very talented team to developed a seriously novel way of u… --- ## [Calvin Spann, one of the original Tuskeege Airman pilots, dead at 90](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-spann-one-of-the-original-tuskeege-airman-pilots-dead-at-90/735238)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-spann-one-of-the-original-tuskeege-airman-pilots-dead-at-90/735238 "2015-10-20T16:44:19Z")
It’s a very interesting story here Calvin Spann was a business associate and friend of mine for over a decade. I knew “Spannie” quite well. We used to talk about his piloting experiences, as well as the racism he endure… --- ## [Pleasant surprise from my insurance company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleasant-surprise-from-my-insurance-company/735048)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleasant-surprise-from-my-insurance-company/735048 "2015-10-20T15:42:46Z")
I have had my auto insured with the same company for the past 10+ years. All that time I had a reasonable relationship with them, things went well, nothing untoward. This year I had a rash of bad luck, and two accidents… --- ## [Evil Silliness for Halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-silliness-for-halloween/734794)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-silliness-for-halloween/734794 "2015-10-20T12:18:26Z")
Of course, none of us would ever really do this, but it could be fun to think about it. So, what treats would you like to give out if you didn’t mind pissing off the trick or treaters, their parents, and/or local law en… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=691) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=693)