# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=704 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 705 --- ## [Home Owning Truth #165](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-owning-truth-165/730104)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-owning-truth-165/730104 "2015-09-15T22:20:44Z")
For the first 4 years of owning a house 95% of all the projects you work on involve creating storage for all of the crap you own for working on projects. --- ## [Nuclear Spinach Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-spinach-dip/731335)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-spinach-dip/731335 "2015-09-15T21:17:00Z")
Yesterday I bought some delicious spinach dip and chips. I went out to the picnic table this morning before work and enjoyed both. Unfortunately, I neglected to take it back to the refrigerator and it sat in the sun al… --- ## [TSA Master Keys Leaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-master-keys-leaked/730538)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-master-keys-leaked/730538 "2015-09-15T21:16:54Z")
The Keystone Kops of the airport strike again, with help from an idiot Washington Post story editor: :smack: :smack: :eek: :mad: --- ## [ALERTS TO THREATS IN 2015 EUROPE (From JOHN CLEESE)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alerts-to-threats-in-2015-europe-from-john-cleese/731388)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alerts-to-threats-in-2015-europe-from-john-cleese/731388 "2015-09-15T18:54:16Z")
A summary of the situation in Europe by an actor, who is also a very tall person. Well worth a read: \ Regards, John Cleese , British writer, actor and tall person And as a final thought - Gre… --- ## [Dilbert gets it! (as always...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilbert-gets-it-as-always/730688)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilbert-gets-it-as-always/730688 "2015-09-15T09:46:54Z")
When Scott Adams nails something, he does it with an excess of 16d nails and a sledge hammer. This nails it. I have lost track of how many Craigslist and similar ads I’ve read that breathlessly claim the poster has a br… --- ## [I have absolutely no pregnancy-dar or how my small business is going to crash and burn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-absolutely-no-pregnancy-dar-or-how-my-small-business-is-going-to-crash-and-burn/711189)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-absolutely-no-pregnancy-dar-or-how-my-small-business-is-going-to-crash-and-burn/711189 "2015-09-14T22:47:49Z")
I can’t believe I did it again! I finally found a decent employee who has been here for a month and is almost up to speed and now she let me know that she’s 3 months pregnant. It’s a little better than the last time whe… --- ## [about my cataract surgery today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-my-cataract-surgery-today/730482)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-my-cataract-surgery-today/730482 "2015-09-14T21:19:41Z")
I can’t remember a damn thing. Some eye drops. Then getting on the gurney, the dr. taping my head to the headrest and drawing an arrow to the eye needing surgery. Then I was awake, shaking from hypoglycemia, fed sick… --- ## [$108/month now or $271/month when I'm 65?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/108-month-now-or-271-month-when-im-65/722626)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/108-month-now-or-271-month-when-im-65/722626 "2015-09-14T21:09:16Z")
Several years ago, I lost a job I thought I would retire from (long story, and I know now that they did me a BIG favor) and shortly afterwards got a letter stating that upon my 65th birthday, which is in 2029, I would be… --- ## [Why was Philospher GWF Hegel in Awe of Napoleon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-philospher-gwf-hegel-in-awe-of-napoleon/731227)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-philospher-gwf-hegel-in-awe-of-napoleon/731227 "2015-09-14T20:03:56Z")
I remember an old short story in which Hegel meets Napoleon…supposedly, Hegel fell to his knees, in awe of him. what did Hegel think Napoleon was-some new god? As far as i can tell, Hegel thought Bonapart was great-why? --- ## [How can I help a homeless person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-a-homeless-person/726539)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-a-homeless-person/726539 "2015-09-14T17:30:20Z")
I was recently robbed. It occurred to me that I should support the homeless people I encounter who are merely begging, and not trying to steal my stuff. But what should I do? Cash is nice, but may go to abused substances… --- ## [Help me have a good relationship with my kid brother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-have-a-good-relationship-with-my-kid-brother/727012)
**Author:** [@Inter\_Alia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inter_Alia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-have-a-good-relationship-with-my-kid-brother/727012 "2015-09-14T16:38:40Z")
I’m a 35yo woman with two brothers: one who is 31 and one who is 11. I’m not really sure how to foster and maintain a good relationship with the 11yo. Not that our current relationship is bad; it’s just kind of there. I … --- ## [Egyptian military fires on tourists, kills at least 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-military-fires-on-tourists-kills-at-least-12/731177)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-military-fires-on-tourists-kills-at-least-12/731177 "2015-09-14T16:37:30Z")
\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EGYPT\_MEXICAN\_TOURISTS\_KILLED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-09-13-23-12-45) Wow. :eek: An international incident caused by trying to stop international in… --- ## [Sailing in the Chesapeake.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-in-the-chesapeake/729904)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-in-the-chesapeake/729904 "2015-09-14T16:20:33Z")
Just got back from a week of sailingin the Chesapeake. Just my son and I. Not our first time but memorable none the less. Sailed out of Annapolis and explored both shores from Chester River down to the Miles River. W… --- ## [Your favorite short jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-short-jokes/501473)
**Author:** [@This\_Just\_In\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_Just_In_2)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-short-jokes/501473 "2015-09-14T14:29:53Z")
What are the best & shortest jokes/play on words/puns etc. you know? Example: Boycott shampoo, demand real poo! --- ## [Dammit, my daughter has pertussis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-my-daughter-has-pertussis/731049)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-my-daughter-has-pertussis/731049 "2015-09-14T13:56:01Z")
Call it fatherly intuition or what you will, but I had a hunch that’s what she had. We took her into the doctor after a week, and got seen by a nurse practitioner. I explained the symptoms (which I will get to in a sec) … --- ## [An Unlabored MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unlabored-mmp/730232)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unlabored-mmp/730232 "2015-09-14T04:26:56Z")
I’m actually off on Labor Day. Who else is? --- ## [Security beats man at Whole Foods over EBT card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-beats-man-at-whole-foods-over-ebt-card/730141)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-beats-man-at-whole-foods-over-ebt-card/730141 "2015-09-14T04:17:43Z")
ok they used to be called food stamps. Now it’s a EBT card that’s used just like a cc in the store’s card scanner terminal. I’ve been in grocery lines behind people using them. It’s no big deal for the cashier anymore. … --- ## [Dad is dying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-is-dying/730773)
**Author:** [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-is-dying/730773 "2015-09-14T00:01:53Z")
Dad has been in hospice care for a couple of months - he had bladder cancer, for which he had surgery and got a urostomy. The cancer returned though. It’s in the same area, and it’s pressing on the nerves in the pelvis r… --- ## [Another Ercoupe crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ercoupe-crash/693607)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ercoupe-crash/693607 "2015-09-13T23:10:05Z")
Occupants walk away from small plane crash near Aurora An 81-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when the 1946 Ercoupe they were flying in crashed into trees near Aurora, Oregon. A 1946 Ercoupe… --- ## [Blue-Headed Bear !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-headed-bear/730668)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-headed-bear/730668 "2015-09-13T23:02:38Z")
Explanations? 1.) It stuck its head into a bucket of chalk used for marking ski runs 2.) It stuck its head in a bucket of blue paint 3.) It’s a new mutation. It is competes successfully, we’ll be awash in blue-head… --- ## [I sold a computer to somebody in Nigeria...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sold-a-computer-to-somebody-in-nigeria/731068)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sold-a-computer-to-somebody-in-nigeria/731068 "2015-09-13T20:21:32Z")
…and didn’t get scammed! Wow! I should play the lottery or something! Just over 45 days ago, I sold my ancient, broken-down (but still mostly functional) 2006 MacBook to a guy in Nigeria. I had it listed on eBay, and I… --- ## [Real Thread Titles That Look Like Spam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-thread-titles-that-look-like-spam/730947)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-thread-titles-that-look-like-spam/730947 "2015-09-12T23:42:31Z")
Thanks to the machines getting closer and closer to sentience, this board is now being infested by spam threads with real-sounding names. They’re being reported and banished as quickly as possible, of course. But what a… --- ## [My new dating strategy (which also won't work)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-dating-strategy-which-also-wont-work/717852)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-dating-strategy-which-also-wont-work/717852 "2015-09-12T23:00:35Z")
I’m finished with face to face rejection. It’s very uncomfortable for both parties, but epecially for the person being rejected, which is always me. So the new idea is to send an email explaining this, that I find her … --- ## [Vote For Me! A little art competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-me-a-little-art-competition/729665)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-me-a-little-art-competition/729665 "2015-09-12T22:52:10Z")
I listen to a fun little podcast called Half Hour Happy Hour with Alison Haislip and Alex Albrecht, a kind of continuation of their show they had on Nerdist once called 4 Points. Like most podcasts, it usually consists o… --- ## [I screwed up my laptop's audio, how do I fix it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-screwed-up-my-laptops-audio-how-do-i-fix-it/730878)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-screwed-up-my-laptops-audio-how-do-i-fix-it/730878 "2015-09-12T22:20:26Z")
I had something on the desk, so in trying to reach around it and type at the same time I somehow pressed on a combination of buttons on the lower left side of the keyboard. I saw something flash on the screen which resem… --- ## [Talk to Me About Parking Garages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-parking-garages/730514)
**Author:** [@Rhinocerosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhinocerosis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-parking-garages/730514 "2015-09-12T15:08:55Z")
As I drove into work this morning, I started thinking about parking garages. Yeah, I know, pretty exciting . . . I wondered what are the various designs of parking garages and how do designers pick them. Questions arose… --- ## [California Dopers, how's the weather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-dopers-hows-the-weather/730637)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-dopers-hows-the-weather/730637 "2015-09-12T09:43:24Z")
I live in northern Virginia and sometimes the heat and humidity make life miserable. I lived in northern California for a few years and then summer weather was beautiful–no discernible humidity and there was always a ni… --- ## [3-D printing--now with glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-d-printing-now-with-glass/730779)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-d-printing-now-with-glass/730779 "2015-09-12T08:52:13Z")
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/540926/3-d-printing-breaks-the-glass-barrier/ --- ## [Jefferson on his death bed being asked to receive a spiritual advisor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-on-his-death-bed-being-asked-to-receive-a-spiritual-advisor/730635)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-on-his-death-bed-being-asked-to-receive-a-spiritual-advisor/730635 "2015-09-12T03:08:43Z")
I remember hearing a story of Thomas Jefferson on his deathbed something similar to the following: A local pastor came to Monticello wishing to speak to Jefferson about the afterlife and salvation. Jefferson knew this … --- ## [Headline: "Scientists Design Killer Robot ..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headline-scientists-design-killer-robot/730660)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headline-scientists-design-killer-robot/730660 "2015-09-12T02:10:21Z")
“…To Protect Celebrated Reef” I don’t care how good their intentions, things can’t be good if scientists are inventing a Killer Robot. We’ve all seen this movie, or read this story\* Anyway, like the Road to Hell, it sp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=703) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=705)