# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=714 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 715 --- ## [Unprovoked road rage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unprovoked-road-rage/727395)
**Author:** [@Kimbosquee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimbosquee)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unprovoked-road-rage/727395 "2015-08-13T03:04:59Z")
The browser on my iPad crashed while I was writing this, so this is going to be a lot messier than originally. I feel like I started off on the wrong foot last time I was here, but I still wanted to share this and inquir… --- ## [Window-washin in space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599 "2015-08-13T03:00:13Z")
I washed some windows yesterday and got $25USD. How can I get this job? --- ## [Questions - Chicago in general, Wrigley in particular](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-chicago-in-general-wrigley-in-particular/727488)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-chicago-in-general-wrigley-in-particular/727488 "2015-08-13T02:54:19Z")
As part of our annual trip to visit my wife’s family in Indiana, she and I are taking a little two-day hop over to see Chicago, coming in on Thursday morning and heading back Friday evening. I don’t follow the majors an… --- ## [Dutch teen dies bungee jumping in Spain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-teen-dies-bungee-jumping-in-spain/727654)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-teen-dies-bungee-jumping-in-spain/727654 "2015-08-13T02:26:42Z")
Last tuesday, a 17 year old Dutch teenager died while bungee jumping in Northern Spain. She jumped before her harness had been properly attached, and crashed into the river that ran more than 100 feet below her. The fall… --- ## [How much would the US presidency be worth if sold on the open market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-the-us-presidency-be-worth-if-sold-on-the-open-market/727666)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-the-us-presidency-be-worth-if-sold-on-the-open-market/727666 "2015-08-13T00:19:45Z")
I’ve been randomly speculating about Trump’s candidacy, his purported worth, and how much he or someone like him would be willing to spend to win. But a campaign is long and arduous and even if you have the most money o… --- ## [The Milky Way from last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-milky-way-from-last-night/727391)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-milky-way-from-last-night/727391 "2015-08-12T21:48:15Z")
http://cl.ly/image/1C0w460G1g26 A friend and I went to a spot around 70 miles from Phoenix (15 miles outside of Wickenburg) to take some Milky Way photos last night. I think this one turned out nicely. Almost every pho… --- ## [Google is now Alphabet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-is-now-alphabet/727545)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-is-now-alphabet/727545 "2015-08-12T20:13:11Z")
Google has dramatically reorganizedand is now part of a holding company called Alphabet. Larry Page and Sergey Brin become CEO and President, respectively, of Alphabet. Google will still do Google things like search, A… --- ## [Low fat, sodium, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-fat-sodium-etc/727670)
**Author:** [@Tmitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tmitch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-fat-sodium-etc/727670 "2015-08-12T20:10:57Z")
Why is it when I go shopping now, I cannot find any thing that is not low in something? Everything is either low fat, low sodium, gluten free, “light”, etc. I am 83 years old and normal weight. I bought some pretzels … --- ## [Astronomy geeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-geeks/727649)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-geeks/727649 "2015-08-12T17:58:16Z")
I invite you to watch the video about the Giant Magellan Telescope with Professor McClintock at Harvard and the cFA Video presentation is about an hour. --- ## [My Dream Last Night 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dream-last-night-1/727603)
**Author:** [@LunaBo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LunaBo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dream-last-night-1/727603 "2015-08-12T13:41:56Z")
Steve and I were being arrested at a bed and breakfast because I pushed a girl who was at the party. The girls boyfriend was an idiot and I told her he was an idiot not realizing it was her boyfriend. She got mad and t… --- ## [WTF is with Kanye West Tweeting Kim Kardashian nudes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-with-kanye-west-tweeting-kim-kardashian-nudes/727472)
**Author:** [@InexplicablyUnexplainable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InexplicablyUnexplainable)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-with-kanye-west-tweeting-kim-kardashian-nudes/727472 "2015-08-12T03:15:06Z")
http://reactshare.com/gregorylamb/photos-of-kim-kardashian-courtesy-of-kanye-west/363029 Why would you tweet noodz of your gf to people? weird af --- ## [I don't even believe in prayers. How 'bout some good vibrations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-even-believe-in-prayers-how-bout-some-good-vibrations/727135)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-even-believe-in-prayers-how-bout-some-good-vibrations/727135 "2015-08-12T01:47:06Z")
My husband’s colleague - the guy who spent the night with Tony at the hospital so that my mother-in-law and I could rest, the guy who delivered groceries and dog food to the house for the teenager and toddler and dogs wh… --- ## [Popcorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn/727596)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn/727596 "2015-08-11T23:17:49Z")
My contribution for the day: The Popcorn Board resides in Chicago, on Wabash Avenue. http://www.popcorn.org/EncyclopediaPopcornica/tabid/57/Default.aspx I have a bowl of it in front of me and am scarfing it all down w… --- ## [Free diving Loses Another Star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-diving-loses-another-star/727051)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-diving-loses-another-star/727051 "2015-08-11T21:47:36Z")
I just heard of the loss of a woamn-a star free diver… I guess she was swept away by a current-hasn’t been seen in 3 days…so i guess she won’t be down for breakfast. Anybody know the details? --- ## [How DARE he park his plane there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-he-park-his-plane-there/726743)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-he-park-his-plane-there/726743 "2015-08-11T19:42:17Z")
Man parks plane in driveway And it’s not a fly-in community. In a nutshell: The guy lost his medical (at least temporarily), he’s going through a divorce, and he can’t afford to park his plane at the airport. So he p… --- ## [Maybe the Most Remarkable Six Year Old Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-the-most-remarkable-six-year-old-ever/727359)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-the-most-remarkable-six-year-old-ever/727359 "2015-08-11T19:01:27Z")
After losing both his parents, Jaden Hayes embarks on a mission to cheer up people who’re having a bad day. “I’m trying to make people smile,” said Jaden. CBS News Story Y’know, all too often I get cynical about the st… --- ## [Sitting Down Is Deadly-is Lying Down Worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-down-is-deadly-is-lying-down-worse/727551)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-down-is-deadly-is-lying-down-worse/727551 "2015-08-11T18:10:45Z")
Supposedly, sitting for more than 5 hours per day contributes greatly to the risk of a heart attack, shortened life, etc. Is lying down just as bad? --- ## [Ohio Supreme Court advisory panel: judges cannot refuse to perform gay weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-supreme-court-advisory-panel-judges-cannot-refuse-to-perform-gay-weddings/727565)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-supreme-court-advisory-panel-judges-cannot-refuse-to-perform-gay-weddings/727565 "2015-08-11T17:27:34Z")
Another win for justice and equality. --- ## [Do I Need To Change My Oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-change-my-oil/727459)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-change-my-oil/727459 "2015-08-11T16:45:32Z")
My car has a slight oil leak (pan gasket). I have to add a pint every month. Since I drive about 7000 miles/year, I figure that I would ad the sump capacity (4 quarts) every 8 months. This would indicate that I am gettin… --- ## [Weird petitions of the world, unite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-petitions-of-the-world-unite/727561)
**Author:** [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-petitions-of-the-world-unite/727561 "2015-08-11T16:12:33Z")
Only two signatures… I have half a mind to sign this… but it would certainly qualify as trolling, which I don’t do, and I think my tinfoil hat prevents the guv’ment from doing anything anyhow. Anyhow, have you seen an… --- ## [What to do with a futon bed/chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-futon-bed-chair/727302)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-futon-bed-chair/727302 "2015-08-11T15:55:44Z")
So when I first moved into this apartment many years ago, my uncle and aunt gave me a twin sized futon bed that could fold in on itself like an inchworm to become a large chair. I used it as a bed until I got a real mat… --- ## [Ammunition reloading: Should I be worried about my 71-year-old dad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-reloading-should-i-be-worried-about-my-71-year-old-dad/727286)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-reloading-should-i-be-worried-about-my-71-year-old-dad/727286 "2015-08-11T14:17:44Z")
I’m putting this in MPSIMS, but it may be better suited to GQ. Mods, feel free to move it. Okay, he won’t be 71 until September, but close enough. I don’t see my dad much (my choice - I can’t stand listening to his rac… --- ## [Facebook, why do you tease me like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-why-do-you-tease-me-like-this/727378)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-why-do-you-tease-me-like-this/727378 "2015-08-11T12:07:44Z")
I don’t know if this is a new feature or I just didn’t notice it before, but just now I saw in my News Feed a thread that one of my Facebook friends commented on (something one of his friends posted who is not my friend)… --- ## [The Mystery Chimney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-chimney/727463)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-chimney/727463 "2015-08-11T06:43:33Z")
I said before that my house was built in 1934, and that it’s had three additions (that I know of, though I can’t identify all of them) in the intervening decades. This resulted in a few quirks, one of which is The Myste… --- ## [The Gassinating, or Life Imitates SDMB Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gassinating-or-life-imitates-sdmb-thread/727320)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gassinating-or-life-imitates-sdmb-thread/727320 "2015-08-11T03:02:55Z")
Anyone remember the thread in which the OP claimed that after a long flight, he and his wife slept longer than usual, so robbers must have gassed their hotel room. (Though nothing was taken.) We also had a couple of othe… --- ## [A track inspector for Union Pacific Railroad organizes volunteers to paint elderly couple's home.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-track-inspector-for-union-pacific-railroad-organizes-volunteers-to-paint-elderly-couples-home/727300)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-track-inspector-for-union-pacific-railroad-organizes-volunteers-to-paint-elderly-couples-home/727300 "2015-08-10T23:24:15Z")
Josh Cyganik and several of his railroad coworkers really came through. A facebook posting pulled in all these volunteers. Even the paint got donated. this local link has a slideshow showing the work in progress and mor… --- ## [What are you teaching yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-teaching-yourself/726711)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-teaching-yourself/726711 "2015-08-10T21:17:29Z")
A question for all the autodidacts on the board. What are you currently teaching yourself? What strategies and resources have you used? Any advice for other self learners? --- ## [Helping Johnny Remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-johnny-remember/727452)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-johnny-remember/727452 "2015-08-10T19:53:21Z")
Helping Johnny Remember is a ten-minute, 1956 educational film intended to teach children not to be selfish. This morning I saw this 2:44 version of Helping Johnny Remember. The second link is your Monday Morning Weird… --- ## [Memorization using the Method of Loci](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorization-using-the-method-of-loci/727293)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorization-using-the-method-of-loci/727293 "2015-08-10T18:49:02Z")
I’ve just learned about this system of memorization in this thread (thanks, lynne-42). The relevant posts start with #24. I am first interested in learning all the Best Picture Oscar winners. Shouldn’t be too difficult … --- ## [How old is old, or Relativitiy in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869 "2015-08-10T18:23:49Z")
In light of the recent spate of birthdays (does 2=spate?) I was pondering our concept of what is old. When I was about 5 or 6, I asked my grandmother how old she was. She said 22, so I figured 22 was pretty old. (She … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=713) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=715)