# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=697 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 698 --- ## [Pre-Natal Hearing Study: Beware of cold microphones, ladies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-natal-hearing-study-beware-of-cold-microphones-ladies/733922)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-natal-hearing-study-beware-of-cold-microphones-ladies/733922 "2015-10-08T14:16:17Z")
I heard this on BBC Newshour but found this link for this thread. A neonatalogy research group in Barcelona has confirmed that babies register hearing very early in the fetal stage - 16 weeks. If you scroll down, y… --- ## [Jay-Z's got 99 problems, and they're itemized right here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-zs-got-99-problems-and-theyre-itemized-right-here/732914)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-zs-got-99-problems-and-theyre-itemized-right-here/732914 "2015-10-08T13:54:45Z")
\*Your help in fleshing out the list is greatly appreciated, but bear in mind that a bitch should NOT be included. \* -Ticking from the wind-up clock his grandmother gave him makes it difficult to fall asleep some nights. … --- ## [VW and other European car companies cheating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-and-other-european-car-companies-cheating/733260)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-and-other-european-car-companies-cheating/733260 "2015-10-08T13:37:30Z")
I posted this in the Pit thread about VW, but for some reason it never gained traction. VW is not alone. It turns out that many, perhaps all, of the European auto companies do something similar, although the way they d… --- ## [Funny story - the rock star next door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-story-the-rock-star-next-door/733795)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-story-the-rock-star-next-door/733795 "2015-10-08T13:18:52Z")
Imagine, someone famous lived next door, you never knew it, until one day they show up at a neighborhood event? Anyhow I thought the story was interesting: This man called Jack White of some group called “The Dead Weath… --- ## [I'm being tormented by a mouse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-tormented-by-a-mouse/730761)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-tormented-by-a-mouse/730761 "2015-10-08T12:36:52Z")
I have a mouse. No, not a pet mouse, a city mouse who has moved into my apartment. I have multiple live-catch traps set but he refuses to go into any of them. They’re full of peanut butter, cheese, cheerios, chips, crac… --- ## [RO: Your very own illegally obtained sex slave!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-your-very-own-illegally-obtained-sex-slave/733822)
**Author:** [@KAndre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KAndre)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-your-very-own-illegally-obtained-sex-slave/733822 "2015-10-08T07:42:16Z")
From the The Daily Beast (and I admit, I’m not sure why they had to toss in “red-state”; one of the guys was from California): The FBI apparently decided to one up that old Stone Phillips’ show ‘To Catch a Predator’. T… --- ## [Frustrating and/or funny work stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustrating-and-or-funny-work-stories/733904)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustrating-and-or-funny-work-stories/733904 "2015-10-08T03:53:42Z")
Inspired by some of the posts in my sell my house thread, I would like to hear YOUR frustratingly humorous or humorously frustrating work stories. Here is mine in a more complete form. About a month ago, we were deliv… --- ## [Anybody have a Cuisinart Griddler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-cuisinart-griddler/629855)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-cuisinart-griddler/629855 "2015-10-08T03:46:34Z")
I just got one of these things to replace my Foreman and electric skillet but have one question about it. What’s the difference between the the griddle and the grill setting? If you choose the griddle setting both plat… --- ## [Hot tofu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-tofu/733807)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-tofu/733807 "2015-10-08T03:30:40Z")
Leave the truck. Take the tofu. NWCN said the thieves were a male and a female. So, Portland Dopers… If someone in a white van approaches you, saying there was a mistake at the warehouse and they ended up with a sur… --- ## [Prof at Queen's U wins Nobel prize!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-at-queens-u-wins-nobel-prize/733901)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-at-queens-u-wins-nobel-prize/733901 "2015-10-08T03:21:10Z")
Queen’s professor emeritus wins Nobel Prize for work on neutrinos Oil thigh! --- ## [Its "International Walk To School Day"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-international-walk-to-school-day/733800)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-international-walk-to-school-day/733800 "2015-10-08T01:10:18Z")
Its amazing the kind of trivial shit you learn by watching early morning TV when you can’t sleep. Who would have known? You think something this important would have had a little more ramp-up. What about the homeschooler… --- ## [Nightmare trigger: fire ant rafts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmare-trigger-fire-ant-rafts/733739)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmare-trigger-fire-ant-rafts/733739 "2015-10-07T23:11:42Z")
As if they weren’t hard enough to get rid of already, it seems fire ants can ride out floods (such as the one currently occurring in South Carolina) by forming themselves into living rafts: Speaking as a Texas residen… --- ## [Women that have sex are more likely to get pregnant than those that abstain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-that-have-sex-are-more-likely-to-get-pregnant-than-those-that-abstain/733802)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-that-have-sex-are-more-likely-to-get-pregnant-than-those-that-abstain/733802 "2015-10-07T19:23:37Z")
Wow, who knew? Eureka! --- ## [How to spot spam postings from the list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-spot-spam-postings-from-the-list/733673)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-spot-spam-postings-from-the-list/733673 "2015-10-07T19:01:54Z")
To spot crap-spam postings from the message list, look for these three markers: \[ol\] \[li\]Weird, catchy “one weird trick” sort of subject, not too long\[/li\]\[li\]Bizarre poster name\[/li\]\[li\]Has one reply, by running\_coach,… --- ## [K-Y Intense -- disappearing from shelves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-y-intense-disappearing-from-shelves/733599)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-y-intense-disappearing-from-shelves/733599 "2015-10-07T17:55:32Z")
When K-Y Intense came out a few years ago, we had a thread about it and its internet advertising campaign. I bought some, and it turned out to be one of those products that lived up to its hype. We used it sparingly. But… --- ## [Californians: Free water!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californians-free-water/733517)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californians-free-water/733517 "2015-10-07T17:47:03Z")
A message to our drought-stricken California neighbors: we have some extra water sitting around on the East Coast that we can’t seem to figure out how to use. Come load up! Take enough of it and we might give you a commu… --- ## [The next time you screw up at work, think of this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-you-screw-up-at-work-think-of-this/733732)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-you-screw-up-at-work-think-of-this/733732 "2015-10-07T16:28:57Z")
I came across this story. Sorry, but I think this is hilarious. --- ## [Tonka the Outdoor Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonka-the-outdoor-cat/729245)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonka-the-outdoor-cat/729245 "2015-10-07T13:54:30Z")
When I was in Mississippi the last week of May, (now-)Wifey got tired of Tonka the Indoor Cat begging to go outside with Creamsicle. She let him out. He’s been pretty good about staying close to the house and coming in… --- ## [Sell My House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-my-house/733469)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-my-house/733469 "2015-10-07T10:48:22Z")
I just received a letter with an unsolicited offer to buy my house which I JUST bought and moved into in april. Anyone else have a similar experience and if so what did you do? --- ## [2nd (?) Annual-ish SDMB Coffee Mug Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-ish-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/724823)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-ish-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/724823 "2015-10-07T02:40:10Z")
Alright, so earlier this year, we did a shot glass exchange, which was fun for everyone involved (hopefully). However, not everyone is a huge fan of shooting hard liquor, but instead prefer that amazing substance – caff… --- ## [Ask the former homeless guy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-homeless-guy/606359)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-homeless-guy/606359 "2015-10-06T18:53:36Z")
Prompted by this thread. I spent most of 1990 in this shelter, which was run by Salvation Army at the time. This was a couple of decades ago but if anyone has questions regarding what it was like, I’ll do my best to ans… --- ## [You have 50 pounds of rotting feces trapped in you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-50-pounds-of-rotting-feces-trapped-in-you/733699)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-50-pounds-of-rotting-feces-trapped-in-you/733699 "2015-10-06T17:53:14Z")
This persistent claim of woo sellers of herbal cleansers and purges is so patently absurd and stupid yet it keeps going, almost like people want to believe it maybe because it is more comfortable than admitting they gain… --- ## [Russia Begins Air Strikes in Syria.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-begins-air-strikes-in-syria/733029)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-begins-air-strikes-in-syria/733029 "2015-10-05T20:11:17Z")
They’ve asked the US to stay out of the way. They even said please. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34399164 How worried should I be about this guys? --- ## [Hello everyone! :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone/733464)
**Author:** [@Futurist110](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futurist110)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone/733464 "2015-10-05T15:20:23Z")
Hello everyone! :slight\_smile: I am Futurist110 and I created an account on this forum a couple of days ago. :slight\_smile: Anyway, I myself am a 23-year-old Israeli-American university student (I currently go to UCI). … --- ## [The Sweet Sixteen MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-sixteen-mmp/732801)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-sixteen-mmp/732801 "2015-10-05T10:50:54Z")
Well, my sweet sixteen MMP, anyway. That is correct; sixteen years ago, September 28, 1999, the SDMB became my internet hangout of choice. Happy DoperDay to Me! I asked my dad if he wanted to throw me a sweet sixteen p… --- ## [When and How Did You "Find Your Way"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-how-did-you-find-your-way/733056)
**Author:** [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-how-did-you-find-your-way/733056 "2015-10-05T07:25:23Z")
Find your way. I mean choose a career path, your major of study… figure out what you want to do, for the most part. How’d you figure that out? What age were you? Did anything get in your way? How many times have you… --- ## [Post office blunders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-blunders/732958)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-blunders/732958 "2015-10-04T23:55:17Z")
I ordered an item from eBay back in July. It was sent via Priority Mail with tracking. It didn’t arrive after several weeks. I don’t remember the exact details of the tracking but it was non-conclusive. The seller op… --- ## [Ida, meet Joaquin (storm names)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ida-meet-joaquin-storm-names/733034)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ida-meet-joaquin-storm-names/733034 "2015-10-04T22:15:34Z")
Back when we were discussing 2015 Atlantic storm names, I think I threw in a note that “Ida” gave me a shiver. Mark that as a parapsychological miss; Ida piddled around in the middle of the ocean and blew out before ever… --- ## [Sincere or Sardonic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-or-sardonic/733417)
**Author:** [@tafowler87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tafowler87)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-or-sardonic/733417 "2015-10-04T18:41:12Z")
Is the use of the word sorry when comforting a friend inappropriate? Obviously you are not at fault, but it seems like saying sorry grows into a state of recognition as I get older. Should I say sorry to show empathy or … --- ## [Battle of Britain 75th anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-britain-75th-anniversary/731375)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-britain-75th-anniversary/731375 "2015-10-04T09:52:28Z")
Raise a glass today to the gallant lads of the RAF… “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” - Winston Churchill http://www.raf.mod.uk/campaign/battle-of-britain-75th/ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=696) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=698)