# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=705 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 706 --- ## [Japanese Hotel Operated by Robots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-hotel-operated-by-robots/730661)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-hotel-operated-by-robots/730661 "2015-09-12T01:55:16Z")
I like the velociraptor desk clerk. Even more amusing is that the cleaning staff is human. Maybe we can sell them a few Roombas. But you couple this with the story about Killer Robots in Australia ( Headline: "Scienti… --- ## [Heart rate slow = Criminal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-rate-slow-criminal/730765)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-rate-slow-criminal/730765 "2015-09-12T01:29:27Z")
http://m.livescience.com/52126-heart-rate-violent-crimes.html “Teens who have a low resting heart rate may be at increased risk of committing violent crimes as adults, a new study from Sweden suggests.” “The researcher… --- ## [Wife caught sexting lover while at Atlanta Braves game with clueless husband.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-caught-sexting-lover-while-at-atlanta-braves-game-with-clueless-husband/726142)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-caught-sexting-lover-while-at-atlanta-braves-game-with-clueless-husband/726142 "2015-09-11T23:57:35Z")
Normally I’d mind my own business if I saw something. But this is just so brazen. Cuddling and affectionate with hubby and sexting your secret lover? This lady had it figured out. Alias for lover boy in her phone. delet… --- ## [Time For a New Roof-Diamond or Rectangular Shingles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-new-roof-diamond-or-rectangular-shingles/730664)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-new-roof-diamond-or-rectangular-shingles/730664 "2015-09-11T19:37:32Z")
Most people here use the rectangular shingles…i always liked the diamond shaped ones. Are there any advantages to the diamond shingles? Do they cost more? also, white versus black-is it better to have a hot roof (black) … --- ## ["Hope for the best; expect the worst."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-the-best-expect-the-worst/730684)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-the-best-expect-the-worst/730684 "2015-09-11T19:29:00Z")
Basically, cautious optimism. So, you’re not negative and you strive for the best and try for the best and keep hope for the best, but psychologically you “insure” yourself for the worst to minimize emotional damages. I… --- ## [In blow, U.S.-trained Syrian rebels captured by al Qaeda wing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-blow-u-s-trained-syrian-rebels-captured-by-al-qaeda-wing/727032)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-blow-u-s-trained-syrian-rebels-captured-by-al-qaeda-wing/727032 "2015-09-11T16:50:34Z")
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/05/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-idUSKCN0QA02Q20150805 The United States said on Tuesday it had indications that Syrian rebels trained by the U.S. military were captured by fighters … --- ## [Amazing Anthropological Find! "New Human-like Species found in South Africa"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-anthropological-find-new-human-like-species-found-in-south-africa/730528)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-anthropological-find-new-human-like-species-found-in-south-africa/730528 "2015-09-11T15:18:29Z")
Hey, take a look at this! (from BBC-News) Amazing, exciting stuff! --- ## [Silly Mnemonics!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-mnemonics/567335)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-mnemonics/567335 "2015-09-11T15:11:02Z")
Over in this thread, I mentioned that I use the mnemonic “Never Eat Soggy Waffles” to walk through the cardinal directions. As I was posting, I thought “wow…that sounds really silly…should I admit that?” A voice in my … --- ## [Let's start silly urban legends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-silly-urban-legends/480450)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-silly-urban-legends/480450 "2015-09-11T11:48:06Z")
The active ingredient in hand lotion is asbestos. That’s why you should never get it near your eyes or mouth. There was this one scientist on TV who confirmed that non-dairy creamer was highly addictive. If you eat to… --- ## [Teen sends nudes, gets charged for sexual exploitation of herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-sends-nudes-gets-charged-for-sexual-exploitation-of-herself/729777)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-sends-nudes-gets-charged-for-sexual-exploitation-of-herself/729777 "2015-09-11T11:44:55Z")
I don’t know where to put this. Maybe there’s a debate to be had but I don’t have any opinions on teen sexting. It just seems very strange to charge her as an adult for a crime against herself as a minor. http://www.fay… --- ## [Take me across the border.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-across-the-border/730576)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-across-the-border/730576 "2015-09-11T09:17:46Z")
I just formed an ambition to cross the US/Canadian border. Repeatedly. Perhaps this should be in the Game Room. For example, starting from Port Angeles, take the ferry to Victoria. Drive to Sidney and take the ferry to… --- ## [How can I Get Access To a garage lift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-access-to-a-garage-lift/730261)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-access-to-a-garage-lift/730261 "2015-09-11T04:03:58Z")
I would like to replace the entire front end of my car (wheel bearings, half shafts, control arms, tie rods. i can do this with part i bought on line. Such a job is impossible without a lift-are there places where you ca… --- ## [When my dog licks me, what is he communicating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-my-dog-licks-me-what-is-he-communicating/730219)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-my-dog-licks-me-what-is-he-communicating/730219 "2015-09-10T23:46:35Z")
Kiko is a 3 year old castrated male. Before we met he was a street dog. I have taught him not to lick my face. But he licks everywhere else. I am not real fond of it. But, I don’t want to deny his investigation of t… --- ## [Listening to women going to the restroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-women-going-to-the-restroom/730588)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-women-going-to-the-restroom/730588 "2015-09-10T23:41:01Z")
I few days ago, I had the opportunity of listening to women using the restroom. I was near some public restrooms that was built in a weird way. It seem that everything echoed and you could hear a pin drop. I stood and s… --- ## [Reporter shooting in Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporter-shooting-in-virginia/728942)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporter-shooting-in-virginia/728942 "2015-09-10T22:24:42Z")
A horrible story is developing in Virginia. A reporter and cameraman were shot and killed live on air. No information on the shooter other than he is still at large right now. The video is circulating and I’ve seen it bu… --- ## [What stuff did "They" stop making just because you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643 "2015-09-10T20:56:31Z")
Inspired by this Schick Razor thread. By “They,” I mean the great Control Room in the Sky that monitors people’s purchases and preferences and \*immediately \*shuts down production of any item/food/gadget that I like at p… --- ## [Video of Russian light tank pulled from the mud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-russian-light-tank-pulled-from-the-mud/730471)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-russian-light-tank-pulled-from-the-mud/730471 "2015-09-10T20:50:21Z")
It’s an old video, though I hadn’t seen it before, but thought I’d share. I often wonder if, 10,000 years from now some future human civilization might find one of these things under the mud in the same way we find mamm… --- ## ["Wrong Then, Wrong Now." The White House Video Rips Cheney For Iran Deal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-then-wrong-now-the-white-house-video-rips-cheney-for-iran-deal/730408)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-then-wrong-now-the-white-house-video-rips-cheney-for-iran-deal/730408 "2015-09-10T19:35:59Z")
I love this video. Especially the music. --- ## [What the Innocence Project has to teach us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-innocence-project-has-to-teach-us/730269)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-innocence-project-has-to-teach-us/730269 "2015-09-10T19:31:44Z")
Ok if you become “known” to police in the area you live, you need to move very far away at the nearest opportunity. Look at any case involving witness misidentification, most involve someone who was on police radar so… --- ## [Stupid Sudafed laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sudafed-laws/658257)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sudafed-laws/658257 "2015-09-10T18:30:23Z")
So I have allergies. I had been taking Claritin, and following with OTC decongestants. The thing is, they don’t make the decongestants in an extended release formula, and it is only somewhat effective, so I would be ta… --- ## [Meet Waffles, the cutest puppy ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-waffles-the-cutest-puppy-ever/730464)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-waffles-the-cutest-puppy-ever/730464 "2015-09-10T14:26:59Z")
He was a wet, shivering stray. of course I had to bring him home. He is the best puppy ever.https://www.shutterfly.com/lightbox/view.sfly?fid=ab70910a97dc1ecc6276141d224b0f78#1441833203550 --- ## [Wow, the Boeing 777's been involved in lots of recent incidents.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-boeing-777s-been-involved-in-lots-of-recent-incidents/730415)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-boeing-777s-been-involved-in-lots-of-recent-incidents/730415 "2015-09-10T13:35:39Z")
It wasn’t long ago that the Boeing 777 was regarded as one of the safest airplanes in the world. And it arguably still is one of the safest. But then the EgyptAir Boeing 777 cockpit fire, British Airways Boeing 777 engi… --- ## [Ashley Madison subscribers choose Rotten Passwords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashley-madison-subscribers-choose-rotten-passwords/729071)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashley-madison-subscribers-choose-rotten-passwords/729071 "2015-09-10T13:27:39Z")
I suppose we should expect this, since we know how bad people are at choosing passwords, but you’d think that on a site dedicated to indiscretions people would be a little more careful. These choices of passwords could … --- ## [West Point Pillow Fight Turns Ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-point-pillow-fight-turns-ugly/730152)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-point-pillow-fight-turns-ugly/730152 "2015-09-10T04:31:42Z")
At West Point Military Academy’s annual pillow fight things got a little out of hand, it seems. The students got the bright idea to take the protective helmets off their heads…and stuff them into their pillows! Thirty c… --- ## [Please translate this Japanese phrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-translate-this-japanese-phrase/730485)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-translate-this-japanese-phrase/730485 "2015-09-10T04:22:28Z")
I don’t know for sure how it’s written, I’ve only heard it in conversation (in Japanese language TV shows on TV Japan, so there aren’t subtitles). Also I don’t know how to do kana or kanji on my keyboard, so I will have… --- ## [National Geographic bought out by Climate Change Denier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographic-bought-out-by-climate-change-denier/730494)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographic-bought-out-by-climate-change-denier/730494 "2015-09-10T04:08:19Z")
Murdoch’s company just bought National Geographic, which is just great, considering that the National Geographic Society’s mission includes giving grants to scientists. --- ## [Weird utterances you can't seem to forget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-utterances-you-cant-seem-to-forget/361992)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-utterances-you-cant-seem-to-forget/361992 "2015-09-09T20:36:24Z")
There have been some strange things I have picked up over the years that took quite a while to memorize. Have there been similar things in your life? Examples: A co-worker helped me figure out some song or whatever t… --- ## [Carlin's Law, the 2015 corollary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlins-law-the-2015-corollary/730300)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlins-law-the-2015-corollary/730300 "2015-09-09T15:48:57Z")
So I’ve always admired and believed in the fundamental truth of (George) Carlin’s Law: "If you nail together two things that have never been nailed together before, some schmuck will buy it." I see examples almost ever… --- ## [Armed security guards at grocery stores. Are these getting to be a thing now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-security-guards-at-grocery-stores-are-these-getting-to-be-a-thing-now/730230)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-security-guards-at-grocery-stores-are-these-getting-to-be-a-thing-now/730230 "2015-09-09T11:15:30Z")
I recently noticed that two of the larger grocery stores in our relatively small tertiary market now have security guards that are packing heat. Is this getting to be a thing now? Are the NRA’s dreams of armed guards at… --- ## [Want a free Federal Park pass? Get yourself a 4th Grader.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-free-federal-park-pass-get-yourself-a-4th-grader/729614)
**Author:** [@WreckingCrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WreckingCrew)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-free-federal-park-pass-get-yourself-a-4th-grader/729614 "2015-09-09T07:17:32Z")
The brand new “Every Kid in a Park” program was just launched by your friends, the federal government. Every 4th Grader, or home-school equivalent, in America can go on-line or work with their class to earn a pass that w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=704) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=706)