# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=706 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 707 --- ## [Smisek Down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smisek-down/730379)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smisek-down/730379 "2015-09-09T01:34:34Z")
My least favorite, at the moment, airline executive has been taken out: --- ## [Outlook 365 Clutter "Feature"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-365-clutter-feature/729056)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-365-clutter-feature/729056 "2015-09-09T00:47:26Z")
Stay the fuck out of my mailbox. --- ## [What happened to the Phillips lady?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-phillips-lady/726944)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-phillips-lady/726944 "2015-09-08T22:46:44Z")
There’s a series of commercials on TV where a lady jumps up in a group of people in a public place, say on a bus, and starts pitching a cure for ‘gas’ or bloating or something like that. There was one actress who did th… --- ## [....MPSIMS trivial, easy workaround, annoying as all hell, Netflix again =](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-trivial-easy-workaround-annoying-as-all-hell-netflix-again/730378)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-trivial-easy-workaround-annoying-as-all-hell-netflix-again/730378 "2015-09-08T21:14:23Z")
From Apr4, 2010, whenever streaming, I just clicked ‘play’ and my selection started automatically with English subtitles. Now, since Sept 1, 2015 I must click ‘play’ and then make a second click to select English subti… --- ## [Do all your cognitive maps have a "north" on them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-your-cognitive-maps-have-a-north-on-them/728750)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-your-cognitive-maps-have-a-north-on-them/728750 "2015-09-08T20:36:12Z")
And have you ever later found them to be wrong? Everyone has cognitive maps of places they are familiar with. Their cities, their neighborhoods, their schools, their office buildings, their malls, homes, Disneyland, etc… --- ## [How many states have you flown within?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-flown-within/729749)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-flown-within/729749 "2015-09-08T19:02:35Z")
Related to this thread. In other words, airport to airport within the state, commercial or private, airport, air strip, or water landing. For me: Alaska California Washington Minnesota USVI --- ## [Inside How Many Countries Have You Flown Domestically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-how-many-countries-have-you-flown-domestically/729566)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-how-many-countries-have-you-flown-domestically/729566 "2015-09-08T14:18:47Z")
I think I count six: The US, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Nepal and Indonesia. --- ## [" This call may be recorded for training purposes." Yeah, right.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-call-may-be-recorded-for-training-purposes-yeah-right/450026)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-call-may-be-recorded-for-training-purposes-yeah-right/450026 "2015-09-08T00:58:00Z")
The title says it all. I’ve always believed that they record the phone calls in case a caller is threatening or abusive, or something they say will be of value in case of a legal dispute. Are calls really used for train… --- ## [She wanted to redecorate the bathroom...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-wanted-to-redecorate-the-bathroom/729913)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-wanted-to-redecorate-the-bathroom/729913 "2015-09-07T19:58:46Z")
So Mrs. L.A. has been wanting to spruce up the bathroom. She wouldn’t tell me what she wanted to do because she thought I’d fuss about it and I’d end up liking it anyway. She finally started. She tore out the vanity a… --- ## [How Helsinki ruined my 30th Anniversary plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-helsinki-ruined-my-30th-anniversary-plans/729109)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-helsinki-ruined-my-30th-anniversary-plans/729109 "2015-09-07T16:36:01Z")
Originally, My Beloved and I thought about going to Worldcon in Spokane this year(a Wordcon within easy driving distance-yea!!)…but a family emergency came up. So, we came up with this brilliant alternate plan of going … --- ## [What's up with the tiff between U.S. and Persian Gulf airlines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-tiff-between-u-s-and-persian-gulf-airlines/730238)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-tiff-between-u-s-and-persian-gulf-airlines/730238 "2015-09-07T14:02:30Z")
I’ve seen advertisements from both sides. There are some disagreements about “Open Skies” arrangements. The WSJ has an opinion piece here that is critical of the U.S. carriers. But I still don’t feel I’m grasping it full… --- ## ["floating spoon" on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-spoon-on-mars/729779)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-spoon-on-mars/729779 "2015-09-07T13:09:20Z")
http://images.techtimes.com/data/images/full/130380/floating-spoon.jpg?w=600 People keep talking about “pareidolia” in relation to this image but that’s not what is interesting. It is definitely “pareidolia” with respec… --- ## [I like living in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, though oddly enough I hate\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808 "2015-09-07T04:15:43Z")
Is there anything specific to your location that despite its being a main draw for your area you hate, or at least have no interest in? For example I live in Florida and I actively hate palm trees, don’t like most seafo… --- ## [Back to School in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/729480)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/729480 "2015-09-07T02:54:13Z")
Some schools have already started, some won’t till after Labor Day, but it’s that time of year again. Is there a particular first day of school that you remember? For me it was first day of 9th grade, also first day of… --- ## [I too have bought a scooter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-too-have-bought-a-scooter/724624)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-too-have-bought-a-scooter/724624 "2015-09-06T22:31:01Z")
Probably not as cool as FloatyGimpys’ I got one of these! My daily commute is about 4km (2 1/2 miles) each way and I’ve been looking for something faster than walking but a bit slower than cycling so I feel like I’m ac… --- ## [Yet again -- introvert versus random button-holer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-again-introvert-versus-random-button-holer/730068)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-again-introvert-versus-random-button-holer/730068 "2015-09-06T10:46:49Z")
Some apologies for yet another post (but this is, after all Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share) on a theme often occurring on Net message boards, on which – as is well known – the introverted / not highly sociable / … --- ## [How to deal with tragedy in the news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-tragedy-in-the-news/729732)
**Author:** [@starryspice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starryspice)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-tragedy-in-the-news/729732 "2015-09-06T06:43:26Z")
I am having a particular thought-circle and I am hoping the kind folks here will help me out. And who knows, maybe this will be helpful to someone else too. I recently read (and watched the video) about a particularly n… --- ## [Anonymous Texan wants to rename Ohio "mountain". . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-texan-wants-to-rename-ohio-mountain/730037)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-texan-wants-to-rename-ohio-mountain/730037 "2015-09-05T23:32:44Z")
. . .after Sarah Palin. Mount Sarah Palin? The jokes practically write themselves. Comments on the article are very funny. --- ## [Times that you were like really really poor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-that-you-were-like-really-really-poor/729715)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-that-you-were-like-really-really-poor/729715 "2015-09-05T16:08:21Z")
Lately, I have been looking back on times when I was very poor. I’ve come a long way, but I try not to forget about my hard times in the past. I was so poor that… -I drank Scope to get drunk. That’s what you call the r… --- ## [No Aston Martin Need Apply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-aston-martin-need-apply/729960)
**Author:** [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-aston-martin-need-apply/729960 "2015-09-05T11:28:13Z")
No, Mr. Bond. I expect your number to come up. A web search’ll turn up others, including a hide-away front plate on an 18-wheeler. Expect an official “war on plate flippers” to be unveiled internationally. “Golden Ea… --- ## [It's impossible to shoot myself with this gun... oops!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-impossible-to-shoot-myself-with-this-gun-oops/729915)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-impossible-to-shoot-myself-with-this-gun-oops/729915 "2015-09-05T07:33:02Z")
Drunken idiot shoots himself in the head while attempting to demonstrate the double safety on his gun. I’m guessing his last words before the shooting were “Hey, watch this!” I think the sheriff’s deputy summed it up … --- ## [I Got the Good Cancer Removed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-good-cancer-removed/729974)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-good-cancer-removed/729974 "2015-09-05T03:16:55Z")
I had a full thyroidectomy last Friday (8/28) and am now dealing with the after effects. I was diagnosed with Stage I papillary thyroid cancer, a slow-growing, easy to get rid of version of the disease. My surgery was o… --- ## [Are you a Browser or a Buyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-browser-or-a-buyer/729852)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-browser-or-a-buyer/729852 "2015-09-05T01:47:37Z")
I know that no one is 100% one way or the other, but generally speaking: Do you like to shop, compare, hold, then look somewhere else, think a while, then perhaps buy that thing you want/need, or do you go straight to y… --- ## [DVD skipped exactly like a vinyl record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-skipped-exactly-like-a-vinyl-record/729782)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-skipped-exactly-like-a-vinyl-record/729782 "2015-09-05T01:32:49Z")
I was watching A Mighty Wind" and at some point it started skipping over a second long interval. I’ve had freezes etc before, but I never seen this. Thank You --- ## [Question for Moms about sons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-moms-about-sons/729689)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-moms-about-sons/729689 "2015-09-05T00:27:04Z")
Society always talks about Dad’s fighting off the boys going after their daughters because the boys only wanted to have sex with their daughters. But I’d like to ask, have you had times you fought off girls going after … --- ## ["Mmm, boogers."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-boogers/729539)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-boogers/729539 "2015-09-04T22:35:38Z")
Someone on Earth has said this at some point, and meant it. --- ## [Things I learned visiting Montreal last week as an American](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-visiting-montreal-last-week-as-an-american/728700)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-visiting-montreal-last-week-as-an-american/728700 "2015-09-04T20:32:54Z")
You don’t swipe your own credit card, or give it to restaurant staff to run it for you. They pull out a old-timey calculator type device which you can even punch in the percent tip on it, then hand it back to the vendo… --- ## [Clinton's staff on UK toffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-staff-on-uk-toffs/729677)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-staff-on-uk-toffs/729677 "2015-09-04T20:12:52Z")
"An adviser to Hillary Clinton warned the US Secretary of State that David Cameron and Nick Clegg were “snobbish” and “arrogant”, according to newly released private emails… He adds that the former Lib Dem leader is “fr… --- ## [I almost rear-ended a car today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-almost-rear-ended-a-car-today/728990)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-almost-rear-ended-a-car-today/728990 "2015-09-04T19:09:23Z")
I had thought there are two types of people in this world: those that speed up when approaching an intersection with a stale green light, and those that slow down. But I discovered that there are also those that will act… --- ## [Is this house haunted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-house-haunted/729084)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-house-haunted/729084 "2015-09-04T16:20:55Z")
Ok, I usually don’t believe in this stuff but I moved into this tract home in early July with my nephew and his daughter and we all have said out loud “this place is haunted” A pair of my pants slid off a chair in my be… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=705) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=707)