# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=700 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 701 --- ## [1-Pound baby born early expected to survive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-pound-baby-born-early-expected-to-survive/732471)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-pound-baby-born-early-expected-to-survive/732471 "2015-09-28T02:50:38Z")
Wow. Would you look at the size of this baby. Given the circumstances of his birth, this is extraordinary. Wishing this young boy the very best of luck. --- ## [List of currently streaming sports events for you to watch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-currently-streaming-sports-events-for-you-to-watch/732719)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-currently-streaming-sports-events-for-you-to-watch/732719 "2015-09-27T21:28:46Z")
Well, actually it’s not. Just exasperated that these sh\*t posts keep getting poured in with such enticing subject lines. So other than that, how’s your fall Sunday going? --- ## [The "fake cough" reflex makes me laugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fake-cough-reflex-makes-me-laugh/732480)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fake-cough-reflex-makes-me-laugh/732480 "2015-09-27T16:24:18Z")
This reflex defies logic or reason, it is a Pavlovian response to seeing something that looks like smoke or a smoker. It has a tell tale soft cough cough with hand put to mouth, why everyyone does it the same I dunno. I… --- ## [Idaho hunter recovering after crawling for days for help following leg injury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-hunter-recovering-after-crawling-for-days-for-help-following-leg-injury/732542)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-hunter-recovering-after-crawling-for-days-for-help-following-leg-injury/732542 "2015-09-27T05:39:30Z")
A major injury is just about the worst thing that can happen to anyone far out in the woods. I’ve turned my ankle a couple times and had a tough time getting off the trail and back safe. Hiking any long distance injured… --- ## [Ex-CNN anchor Lynn Russell’s husband wounded in deadly shootout with gunman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-cnn-anchor-lynn-russell-s-husband-wounded-in-deadly-shootout-with-gunman/724004)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-cnn-anchor-lynn-russell-s-husband-wounded-in-deadly-shootout-with-gunman/724004 "2015-09-27T02:57:59Z")
Don’t mess with a former Green Beret and his wife (a former sheriff’s deputy). This wanna be bad guy picked the wrong hotel room Pretty hairy situation. Odd that the guy wasn’t scared off. He kept firing. Really glad … --- ## ["Did you find everything you were looking for?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-everything-you-were-looking-for/732476)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-everything-you-were-looking-for/732476 "2015-09-27T02:38:18Z")
I know cashiers may be told to say this to seem like they are concerned about your shopping experience, but I’m at the checkout counter. What am I going to say, no, do you have tarragon-scented candles anywhere? And wh… --- ## [Was Neville Flynn on this flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-neville-flynn-on-this-flight/732660)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-neville-flynn-on-this-flight/732660 "2015-09-27T01:05:01Z")
You know, Neville Flynn; I’m just wondering if he was he on this flight, which was delayed three hours because one cute, little baboon tarantula escaped from it’s carrier in the cargo hold? Surely I can’t be the only on… --- ## [Welcome Potato!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-potato/732529)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-potato/732529 "2015-09-26T22:13:48Z")
As it turns outthis was photoshopped, but it’s still funny. It’s an image of someone in a crowd in Cuba greeting the Pope, holding up a sign saying “Welcome Potato!”, with the caption “Never trust Google Translate.” It’… --- ## [Can you pass the written police officer exam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-the-written-police-officer-exam/731635)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-the-written-police-officer-exam/731635 "2015-09-26T17:25:59Z")
Several questions are a bit tricky. I should have concentrated a bit harder. I rated neighborhood watch. take the test and report back how you did. --- ## [I think I know how I'm going to get free coffee from now on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-know-how-im-going-to-get-free-coffee-from-now-on/732469)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-know-how-im-going-to-get-free-coffee-from-now-on/732469 "2015-09-26T03:40:50Z")
This woman self reports that she bought coffee for the two women who were insulting her while standing directly behind her in line. She claims the cashier reacted in surprise at this selfless act, but her story could … --- ## [Penguin Nativity Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguin-nativity-scene/732361)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguin-nativity-scene/732361 "2015-09-26T02:40:41Z")
I have wanted to do this for some time. Mrs. Plant (v.3.0) believes that the neighbors would burn crosses on our lawn, but… I will need Three Wise Penguins, Mary Penguin, Joseph Penguin and Baby Jesus Penguin. How man… --- ## [That is one shitty name!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-is-one-shitty-name/691175)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-is-one-shitty-name/691175 "2015-09-26T01:05:08Z")
I was reading about Ancient Greek naming practices today, and came across a word that I’d never seen before: copronym, literally ‘poop name.’ Yes, it seems that some people gave their children names derived from Gk. κό… --- ## [why so many emissions deficient vehicles on the road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-emissions-deficient-vehicles-on-the-road/731919)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-emissions-deficient-vehicles-on-the-road/731919 "2015-09-25T20:31:48Z")
It seems like almost every day I wind up behind a car at the stoplight which emits a large gaseous plume as it accelerates through the intersection. I quickly roll up all windows and press the recycled air button until t… --- ## [90% on skill, half on wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90-on-skill-half-on-wit/732451)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90-on-skill-half-on-wit/732451 "2015-09-25T18:16:22Z")
Headline on the front page of the NY Times: \[He\] built his stardom 90% on skill, half on wit. I assume any American Doper will know who that was. And the headline is, of course, a takeoff on the wit. --- ## [Beohner to resign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beohner-to-resign/732481)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beohner-to-resign/732481 "2015-09-25T14:30:29Z")
At the end of October. Not just as Speaker, but from Congress entirely. He’s been holding back folks pushing a government shutdown over PP funding. I wonder what will happen now. --- ## [Inuit Study Adds Twist to Omega-3 Fatty Acids’ Health Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inuit-study-adds-twist-to-omega-3-fatty-acids-health-story/732259)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inuit-study-adds-twist-to-omega-3-fatty-acids-health-story/732259 "2015-09-25T13:53:30Z")
I don’t take fish oil pills, but I do try to eat cold water oily fish like sardines at least a couple of times a month. So now I’m wondering if they’ve been doing me more harm than good. This seems to bring a lot of … --- ## [Public Speaking: help me survive this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-speaking-help-me-survive-this/732235)
**Author:** [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-speaking-help-me-survive-this/732235 "2015-09-25T05:44:19Z")
In 27 hours I will be giving my speech on Mountain Dew to a class size of about 20 students, mostly 18-20 years of age. A lot of SDMB members have already helped me greatly in composing my speech-- thank you all so much… --- ## [Unusual family traditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-family-traditions/732339)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-family-traditions/732339 "2015-09-25T03:13:19Z")
When my older brother took first-semester Spanish in early 1964, he started a family tradition: We would ask a simple question in Spanish, and give the answer in English, such as “¿Dónde está the newspaper?” or “¿Qué ha… --- ## [Kid flying camera equipped drone over beach assaulted for being a pervert.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-flying-camera-equipped-drone-over-beach-assaulted-for-being-a-pervert/690659)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-flying-camera-equipped-drone-over-beach-assaulted-for-being-a-pervert/690659 "2015-09-25T02:06:37Z")
Story here. Kid’s phone video of incident here. I may be an old fogey, but I’m siding with the kid on this one. That woman is nuts. What gets me is that even if the kid was doing what the woman suspected (filming woma… --- ## [Was that an aeroplane going through the traffic lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-an-aeroplane-going-through-the-traffic-lights/732436)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-an-aeroplane-going-through-the-traffic-lights/732436 "2015-09-24T22:08:14Z")
Yes it was! Click and enjoy: --- ## [Its 2AM and yes, that is a body in the road.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2am-and-yes-that-is-a-body-in-the-road/731568)
**Author:** [@Gotlift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotlift)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2am-and-yes-that-is-a-body-in-the-road/731568 "2015-09-24T21:44:01Z")
So there I am sitting at the light about to leave work for the night at 2AM. I’ve been at it since 4PM the previous day. I’m hoping for two hours of sleep before the morning since its my last night on shift and I need to… --- ## [Wherein Piper Cub explains squirrel hygiene to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-piper-cub-explains-squirrel-hygiene-to-me/732366)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-piper-cub-explains-squirrel-hygiene-to-me/732366 "2015-09-24T20:36:36Z")
The Cub and I were walking down the street to catch his school bus the other day. It was a wet, moist autumn day, with that deep earthy smell that you get when the leaves have fallen in the rain. I took a deep breath a… --- ## [Teaching math with no teaching/subject background](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-math-with-no-teaching-subject-background/732263)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-math-with-no-teaching-subject-background/732263 "2015-09-24T20:23:21Z")
That’s what I’m being made to do. We have several students who are severely underperforming in math. The solution? Specialists like me (the school librarian) are supposed to teach math to these kids. We have been giv… --- ## [New Yorker article: What Exxon Knew About Climate Change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorker-article-what-exxon-knew-about-climate-change/731942)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorker-article-what-exxon-knew-about-climate-change/731942 "2015-09-24T19:43:08Z")
I was aware, of course, of Exxon’s involvement in climate-denial campaigns. What I wasn’t aware of was their involvement in some of the original research. They haven’t been deluding themselves with their denial campai… --- ## [Peanut Executive sentenced to 28 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-executive-sentenced-to-28-years/732291)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-executive-sentenced-to-28-years/732291 "2015-09-24T17:52:30Z")
I’m sure most of you are familiar with this case of food poisoning in which 9 people died. This probably should be in the pit, but I just don’t have the energy. This sort of thing is one of my personal fears. I put a… --- ## [Care to share your computer's "wallpaper"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-share-your-computers-wallpaper/732218)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-share-your-computers-wallpaper/732218 "2015-09-24T17:34:02Z")
Earlier this month in Pictures of Castles I mentioned that I had just put up this picture as my “wallpaper.” It’s still up and I really like looking at it. Heretofore I have relied on this source for periodic changes to… --- ## [And NO side effects!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-no-side-effects/732308)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-no-side-effects/732308 "2015-09-24T15:05:39Z")
One of the goofier moments in The Fugitive is when the Evil Doctor\*, addressing a heart specialists’ convention, declares that the new heart drug he helped develop (Provasic) has no side effects whatsoever. This was goof… --- ## [Allegedly, David Cameron once shagged a pig.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-david-cameron-once-shagged-a-pig/732087)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-david-cameron-once-shagged-a-pig/732087 "2015-09-24T15:01:33Z")
Top Tory Lord Ashcroft reveals that David Cameron once shagged a pig. It’s possible it’s not true, but as an initiation ceremony for a club founded on the principles of excessive drinking and sexual debauchery, I find i… --- ## [A Bostonian Encounters a Sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bostonian-encounters-a-sunfish/732336)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bostonian-encounters-a-sunfish/732336 "2015-09-24T13:58:09Z")
A Boston man recently saw a sunfish in Boston Harbor; his reaction, including misidentifying it about six times, is hilarious. The video at the linked page has positively Deadwood-level NSFW language, so I’m going to spo… --- ## [Never color your wife's hair...and other marital advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-color-your-wifes-hair-and-other-marital-advice/732226)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-color-your-wifes-hair-and-other-marital-advice/732226 "2015-09-24T13:21:55Z")
\[ul\] Never color your wife’s hair. It’s utterly impossible to be deeply apologetic while still keeping her calm.\[/ul\] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=699) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=701)