# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=715 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 716 --- ## [What's In A Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-name/726935)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-name/726935 "2015-08-10T12:39:22Z")
My father is a West Virginian, born and raised, and loves to tell hillbilly jokes. There was this awful joke he told once, about how the new nurse for the County Extension Health Service was making the rounds to all the… --- ## [Seventy Years Ago Today....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventy-years-ago-today/727154)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventy-years-ago-today/727154 "2015-08-10T10:58:15Z")
On August 6, 1945, for the first time, an atomic weapon was used against humans. ISTM that it is appropriate, no matter whether you feel it was right or wrong, to remember that. Forgive, but never forget. Regards, Sh… --- ## [Just joined, need tips.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-joined-need-tips/727353)
**Author:** [@GO\_FOR\_JOE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GO_FOR_JOE)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-joined-need-tips/727353 "2015-08-09T03:28:05Z")
any tips for a brand new doper. --- ## [Usernames for the Nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usernames-for-the-nameless/727340)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usernames-for-the-nameless/727340 "2015-08-09T00:34:26Z")
Merzbow Lullaby True Love Mates Bilociraptor Kartvelia Sputnik (nobody will get this one) That Hamiltonian Woman Home On Lagrange Unsealy Divergent Curl (the impossible hairstyle?) --- ## [The Saga of Ruffian's Mystery Diagnosis (DiagnosES, really)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saga-of-ruffians-mystery-diagnosis-diagnoses-really/726942)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saga-of-ruffians-mystery-diagnosis-diagnoses-really/726942 "2015-08-08T19:40:21Z")
Not exactly mundane or pointless, but in the continuing battle against ignorance I must share. (And WOW, did I encounter an alarming amount of ignorance.) Actually, I am under doctor’s orders to share. I had brain surge… --- ## [Nutty squirrels!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutty-squirrels/727242)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutty-squirrels/727242 "2015-08-08T05:37:43Z")
Well, that hasn’t happened before. I was standing on the patio, when I felt the barest brush of fur on my bare ankles. I thought it was a cat, but I quickly saw two black squirrels running straight away from me across … --- ## [Possess two types of drugs; two different conspiracies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possess-two-types-of-drugs-two-different-conspiracies/727194)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possess-two-types-of-drugs-two-different-conspiracies/727194 "2015-08-08T02:47:29Z")
Another odd question that comes up in the practice of law. Suppose me and another fellow Doper decide that living the straight and narrow isn’t working out, so we turn to a life of crime. We decide that in order to mak… --- ## [What a lovely Friday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-lovely-friday/727247)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-lovely-friday/727247 "2015-08-08T01:24:21Z")
83°F in Denver at the moment. It’s Friday and there’s nothing you really have to do, so come over here and sit with me for a few. Grab a cold beverage of choice (please help yourself to the Pearl Necklace oyster stout–I… --- ## [Can Harrison Fords Ryan ST3KR be restored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-harrison-fords-ryan-st3kr-be-restored/714381)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-harrison-fords-ryan-st3kr-be-restored/714381 "2015-08-08T01:12:01Z")
They are saying Harrison Ford will recover. Great news. :slight\_smile: So, can I ask about the plane? Do you think it can be restored? There’s not that many WWII era planes still flying. It would be a shame to lose a… --- ## [You seldom get a set-up like this IRL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seldom-get-a-set-up-like-this-irl/712095)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seldom-get-a-set-up-like-this-irl/712095 "2015-08-07T21:45:28Z")
I was helping some people move some furniture around in their house and when the teenager and his father were moving the couch, they had to hoick it up over the baby grand piano. At this point, the teenager says, “What n… --- ## [Why do people often represent distances as time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-represent-distances-as-time/726938)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-represent-distances-as-time/726938 "2015-08-07T21:45:21Z")
You can see this commonly referred to in many conversations If some one asks how far it is to a given place, instead of saying 180 miles (or 300 km), they will say 3 hours. I see this happening more and more commonly a… --- ## [Pretty amazing shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-amazing-shooting/727267)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-amazing-shooting/727267 "2015-08-07T20:06:16Z")
The largest annual sports event in Norway, the national rifle championship , was arranged this week. There are three main disciplines: Target shooting (100, 200 and 300m, standing, kneeling and prone), field rapid shooti… --- ## [Am I the only one who's not !OUTRAGED! over the death of Cecil the lion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-whos-not-outraged-over-the-death-of-cecil-the-lion/726506)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-whos-not-outraged-over-the-death-of-cecil-the-lion/726506 "2015-08-07T16:04:40Z")
I understand the he was a beloved local celebrity, and I don’t quite get the thrill of sport hunting lions. It’s not for the meat, and apparently they don’t run and hide from hunters so it’s not difficult (or so I’ve hea… --- ## [hey \[New poster hello thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-new-poster-hello-thread/727005)
**Author:** [@cooleyr38](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cooleyr38)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-new-poster-hello-thread/727005 "2015-08-07T13:20:47Z")
i gues this is where i shoulda posted this message the first time anyways im new here and am looking forward to speaking to people and becoming friends Thanks… --- ## [Oldest Koran found in Birmingham, UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-koran-found-in-birmingham-uk/725871)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-koran-found-in-birmingham-uk/725871 "2015-08-07T04:51:21Z")
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11754962/Oldest-fragments-of-the-Koran-found-in-Birmingham-library.html I’m suspicious of this. The 95% probability range is usually much wider. --- ## [Monster 6 engine, dual fuselage, 385 ft wingspan airplane "Stratolaunch" soon to be a reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-6-engine-dual-fuselage-385-ft-wingspan-airplane-stratolaunch-soon-to-be-a-reality/727008)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-6-engine-dual-fuselage-385-ft-wingspan-airplane-stratolaunch-soon-to-be-a-reality/727008 "2015-08-07T03:06:55Z")
Article and video here. I’m wondering how having the pilot bay on one side for the plane will work out. I wonder how much fuel the rocket is saving being launched high. Short video is worth a look. --- ## [I drove under the leading edge of a rain shower for quite a while today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drove-under-the-leading-edge-of-a-rain-shower-for-quite-a-while-today/727119)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drove-under-the-leading-edge-of-a-rain-shower-for-quite-a-while-today/727119 "2015-08-07T02:02:49Z")
I have been working a lot lately, and had a day off today, so I decided to go on an adventure. I hiked Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton. It was a great hike, and something rare and interesting happened on the drive back h… --- ## [Psycho The Rapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psycho-the-rapist/727173)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psycho-the-rapist/727173 "2015-08-06T23:50:04Z")
Someone from whom people seek advice about their psychological problems --- ## [Suddenly pollution reared it's ugly head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-pollution-reared-its-ugly-head/727180)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-pollution-reared-its-ugly-head/727180 "2015-08-06T19:46:30Z")
On day in the late1950s a scientist appeared on the BBC news and claimed, amongst other things, that 500,000 babies had been killed world-wide by fallout from nuclear testing. I was working in a laboratory at the time. T… --- ## [Hitchbot destroyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchbot-destroyed/726805)
**Author:** [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchbot-destroyed/726805 "2015-08-06T16:28:49Z")
Hitchbot managed to hitchhike across Canada and tried to do the same through the US. He made it as far as Philadelphia before seemingly being vandalized. I guess robots aren’t included in that whole brotherly love thing. … --- ## [UK woman demands refund for daughter’s cake. See OP for the reason.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-woman-demands-refund-for-daughter-s-cake-see-op-for-the-reason/723110)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-woman-demands-refund-for-daughter-s-cake-see-op-for-the-reason/723110 "2015-08-06T16:19:32Z")
I don’t want to influence what you see. Here is the cake. http://static1.nydailynews.com/polopoly\_fs/1.2265888.1434900800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg\_gen/derivatives/article\_400/cake22n-2-web.jpg very pretty cake. Nice … --- ## [Storage Unit Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-unit-questions/714021)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-unit-questions/714021 "2015-03-05T02:32:00Z")
First, a question looking for a factual answer: what percentage of American adults rent a storage unit for their personal household belongings? Then I’ll open a discussion of the merits of renting a storage unit long-te… --- ## [the conquest of Europe: DRUG FUELED FANTASY #2 about the eurocrisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conquest-of-europe-drug-fueled-fantasy-2-about-the-eurocrisis/727040)
**Author:** [@anthonymortadella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anthonymortadella)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conquest-of-europe-drug-fueled-fantasy-2-about-the-eurocrisis/727040 "2015-08-06T01:09:42Z")
I hear tell that German banks are a major contributor to the Greek loan packages, and according to polls, a majority of Germans do not, understandably, want to loan the Greeks one cent more. So the good Frau Kanzlerin s… --- ## [The Oldest Joke You Remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-joke-you-remember/445379)
**Author:** [@uncle\_squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uncle_squeegee)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-joke-you-remember/445379 "2015-08-06T00:31:52Z")
What’s the first joke/riddle/pun you remember learning? For me it’s: What’s big and red and eats rocks? A big red rock eater. Which came from a book called “The Big Red Rock Eater and Other Jokes.” --- ## [Swimming With Sharks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-with-sharks/726826)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-with-sharks/726826 "2015-08-05T23:17:14Z")
A report from Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic explains why I will never go swimming in the ocean forevermore… Story here: Video here: I will stick to fresh-water lakes and streams were the only thing that tr… --- ## [Lizard Man!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lizard-man/727060)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lizard-man/727060 "2015-08-05T21:22:14Z")
This is why I love America. The political loonies get all the press, but stuff like this reminds me there are still real people out there. \[QUOTE=Lizard Man\] It is hard to prove being the “real” #lizardman. I have no d… --- ## [I have proof that suicide isn't necessarily bad, I want some1 to have a court hearing to legalize it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-proof-that-suicide-isnt-necessarily-bad-i-want-some1-to-have-a-court-hearing-to-legalize-it/727085)
**Author:** [@So\_Smart\_s0\_Dumb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/So_Smart_s0_Dumb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-proof-that-suicide-isnt-necessarily-bad-i-want-some1-to-have-a-court-hearing-to-legalize-it/727085 "2015-08-05T20:38:36Z")
I want it to be legalized in the US. What I mean by legalize is make it so one can’t be involuntarily hospitalized for trying to commit suicide, since now one can be involuntarily hospitalized for trying to commit suicid… --- ## [Countdown to Puerto Rican debt default](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-puerto-rican-debt-default/726903)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-puerto-rican-debt-default/726903 "2015-08-05T20:12:35Z")
Puerto Rico is going to default on its (quite large) debt at the end of the day. (Article here.) Seems like it’s a given that this is going to happen. The territorial governor has said repeatedly that they just don’t … --- ## [Saw an odd boy the other day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-an-odd-boy-the-other-day/726998)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-an-odd-boy-the-other-day/726998 "2015-08-05T14:59:12Z")
I was driving to work recently and saw a huge yard sale. It sat back from the road in the homeowner’s side yard and included furniture, lawnmowers, etc kind of like a moving sale. In the midst of it all was a little f… --- ## [I'm overwhelmed. Ill parents and money issues \](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-overwhelmed-ill-parents-and-money-issues-not-a-money-request/723755)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-overwhelmed-ill-parents-and-money-issues-not-a-money-request/723755 "2015-08-05T14:51:53Z")
I am overwhelmed in life right now. In November I met a wonderful woman and I moved in with her a month later. We are getting married in November (if we can find a Rabbi who will just say Yes). My parents decided to mov… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=714) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=716)