# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=719 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 720 --- ## [White House 9-11 photos released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-9-11-photos-released/726201)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-9-11-photos-released/726201 "2015-07-26T18:00:13Z")
I had seen a similar picture to #6 released not long afterwards, but the others are new to me. Interesting that Camp David was the Vice President’s first “secure undisclosed location.” --- ## [Reply to All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-all/726140)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-all/726140 "2015-07-26T17:51:15Z")
I’ve been at my current company for quite some time, seeing it grow by about a factor of 50 in headcount. The transition between medium company to large carries certain amusements–one of them being the increasing cost o… --- ## [Limo company blames Bob Simon for his own death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limo-company-blames-bob-simon-for-his-own-death/726171)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limo-company-blames-bob-simon-for-his-own-death/726171 "2015-07-26T15:38:48Z")
Story here So, if Simon had been wearing his seatbelt, everything would be hunky dory? --- ## [Police must wear beard nets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-must-wear-beard-nets/726163)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-must-wear-beard-nets/726163 "2015-07-26T14:44:14Z")
Susan Davenport, the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire came out last year as a lesbian --- ## [Lake in Northwest Territories about to fall off a cliff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-in-northwest-territories-about-to-fall-off-a-cliff/726123)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-in-northwest-territories-about-to-fall-off-a-cliff/726123 "2015-07-26T13:51:08Z")
There is a doomed lake in the Northwest Territories which will fall off a cliff soon. The record temperatures in the NWT have been melting the permafrost and the cliff close to the lake has been gradually slumping down. … --- ## [On how to remember how to properly spell my user-name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-how-to-remember-how-to-properly-spell-my-user-name/726129)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-how-to-remember-how-to-properly-spell-my-user-name/726129 "2015-07-26T02:12:28Z")
Imagine a near-sighted guy named Andy putting on his glasses (in one hell of a coincidence, my name is Andy, I’m near-sighted, and I wear glasses). Two eyes, then “Andy”, then four eyes. That is all. --- ## [I don't think I understand the concept of shame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-understand-the-concept-of-shame/726146)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-understand-the-concept-of-shame/726146 "2015-07-25T21:10:27Z")
Like in I don’t think I’ve ever experienced it, I understand regret and guilt kind of if I feel stupid for making a mistake I personally regret. But feeling shame because of what others think of me AKA strangers no, I do… --- ## [COPS (The TV Show) and shirtless males](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-the-tv-show-and-shirtless-males/726118)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-the-tv-show-and-shirtless-males/726118 "2015-07-25T16:27:31Z")
It appears to me that a preponderance of US males just go out walking and driving around in public with no shirt on. Listen, it get’s hot here in Canada too in the summer, but no one actually goes out in public without … --- ## [A story of two people who love each other but couldn't be together. (Long; breakup)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-of-two-people-who-love-each-other-but-couldnt-be-together-long-breakup/725784)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-of-two-people-who-love-each-other-but-couldnt-be-together-long-breakup/725784 "2015-07-25T15:51:37Z")
Preface: Some of you will judge me for my actions. That’s fine, but I respectfully ask you keep it to yourself. For the others, please lend some support. This will be quite a long post, and I apologize for that. But writ… --- ## [Kepler discovers most Earth-like planet yet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kepler-discovers-most-earth-like-planet-yet/725999)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kepler-discovers-most-earth-like-planet-yet/725999 "2015-07-25T13:31:14Z")
At this point I think it can be argued that the most extraordinary claim would be that Earth is the only place with life of some sort. Obviously we have no proof of life elsewhere but it would be strange indeed if we … --- ## [Skeptical Science Founder fakes posts from real pepole. Uses posts in his own studies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skeptical-science-founder-fakes-posts-from-real-pepole-uses-posts-in-his-own-studies/726012)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skeptical-science-founder-fakes-posts-from-real-pepole-uses-posts-in-his-own-studies/726012 "2015-07-25T05:40:15Z")
The Skeptical Science website (which, incidentally, some of the more hysteric climate change believers seem to love so much) was founded by a guy named John Cook. John Cook got to be somewhat famous for his 97% paper tha… --- ## [A hustler told me a bald face lie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hustler-told-me-a-bald-face-lie/725971)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hustler-told-me-a-bald-face-lie/725971 "2015-07-24T21:05:16Z")
I’m heated, and almost 2K dollars poorer. I used to play poker with this guy. He was the master hustler. He not only specialized in poker, but he also card counted in blackjack and seemed to have some kind of system of … --- ## [Cold e-mail solicitations (at work)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-e-mail-solicitations-at-work/725965)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-e-mail-solicitations-at-work/725965 "2015-07-24T19:28:37Z")
Seems like over the past few years, the amount of cold e-mail solicitations has blossomed like black mold in a damp hot basement. I blame it all on LinkedIn. I’m seriously considering closing my account there. I consi… --- ## [Audacity is more than software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audacity-is-more-than-software/725878)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audacity-is-more-than-software/725878 "2015-07-24T19:22:54Z")
I saw this article Obama rediscovers audacity and I’m :confused: Did he use it for his podcasts before becoming President? then it dawned on me that audacity is also a word. One that’s rarely used anymore. Its pretty … --- ## [OWWW!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owww/721876)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owww/721876 "2015-07-24T18:17:35Z")
Holy shit, I experienced some incredible pain in my big toe when shopping earlier. Standing next to my car, I dropped a Perrier bottle no more than two feet, but it landed right on the toe’s “knuckle”, and for several m… --- ## [I upgraded to Win-10 today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-upgraded-to-win-10-today/725581)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-upgraded-to-win-10-today/725581 "2015-07-24T18:06:59Z")
My son’s employer sponsored an upgrade fair today. Since I was visiting, I went along with him with my Surface Pro and also participated. The upgrade went smoothly, although there was a hitch: the battery has stopped w… --- ## [ByeBye Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/byebye-facebook/725875)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/byebye-facebook/725875 "2015-07-24T16:58:31Z")
So after a long period of getting progressively more irritated with FB I deleted my account last night. While I didn’t delete every single item I have ever been a part of, I decided that if I was going to be on social me… --- ## [Human-alien-hybrid undercover agent found dead with huge weapons cache.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-alien-hybrid-undercover-agent-found-dead-with-huge-weapons-cache/726032)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-alien-hybrid-undercover-agent-found-dead-with-huge-weapons-cache/726032 "2015-07-24T06:23:21Z")
This story has everything. Secret government agents, human alien hybrids, missing people, a huge weapons cache, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, SUVs modified to work underwater, etc. It’s difficult to descri… --- ## [The Mating Dance of the Telemarketer -or- Don't fish off the company pier.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mating-dance-of-the-telemarketer-or-dont-fish-off-the-company-pier/725923)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mating-dance-of-the-telemarketer-or-dont-fish-off-the-company-pier/725923 "2015-07-23T23:28:53Z")
I should know better, but they were so doggone cute! Three of us off to take our pee tests. G is late 40s, divorced, a really nice guy, and looks a bit like Fred Flintstone if he were a fullback. A is a charming Nubia… --- ## [What's the closest place to you that you've never heard of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-place-to-you-that-youve-never-heard-of/725718)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-place-to-you-that-youve-never-heard-of/725718 "2015-07-23T22:27:09Z")
Clearly, this will take a bit of research or luck. I noticed while driving yesterday there’s a town called East Bristol to the northeast of Madison. I’d never heard of it before. It’s 20 miles from my door, and Ive li… --- ## [Greetings and stuff from this no longer AWOL 99er](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-and-stuff-from-this-no-longer-awol-99er/725741)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-and-stuff-from-this-no-longer-awol-99er/725741 "2015-07-23T22:24:54Z")
Okay, first of all, I had no idea what to call my title. Hope the lame factor is set to low on that one. It’s been a long time since I did much on the Dope, and a longer time still since I wrote an OP here in MPSIMS. Cu… --- ## [Weird white stuff from the sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-white-stuff-from-the-sky/725392)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-white-stuff-from-the-sky/725392 "2015-07-23T18:19:33Z")
Uh, could we get a little help here? Anyone know anything about this stuff? Is it dangerous? Should we maybe not touch it? Anything fun you can do with it? --- ## [Space Quotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-quotes/725564)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-quotes/725564 "2015-07-23T18:07:02Z")
I am in need of a collection of quotes that relate in some way to space. Rules: Gotta be tweet-length or shorter. No paragraph-long quotes. Nothing too offensive. Mild swears only. Anything from books to video games… --- ## [Cars I have Owned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-i-have-owned/725340)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-i-have-owned/725340 "2015-07-23T17:36:04Z")
So I was sitting in another Branch team meeting (and has anything significant in the history of Human Civilization ever been accomplished due to a Branch meeting? I think not.) and idly started listing all the cars I ha… --- ## [Where are All The Obama Biographies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-obama-biographies/725963)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-obama-biographies/725963 "2015-07-23T17:11:28Z")
JFK was the subject of dozens of biographies. Most presidents have several, written before his term expires. Obama seems to have none (or very few). I am interested in the details of his life-I am told (by many sources)… --- ## [Men in skirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-skirts/725750)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-skirts/725750 "2015-07-23T16:44:25Z")
Lately, I’ve been seeing stories about Susan Sarandon’s son who with some of his band mates will wear dresses. I don’t really have an opinion one way or another other than if it makes someone happy and comfortable, go f… --- ## [Lucid Dreams That Barely Get Off The Ground (Literally)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucid-dreams-that-barely-get-off-the-ground-literally/725711)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucid-dreams-that-barely-get-off-the-ground-literally/725711 "2015-07-23T14:55:50Z")
In my 20s, I used to have lucid dreams fairly often…so much so that I did a bit of research on what to look for, how to “stay in the dream”, etc. Although they happen much less often - maybe 3 or 4 times a year - I stil… --- ## [How much net income do physicians really make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-net-income-do-physicians-really-make/725527)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-net-income-do-physicians-really-make/725527 "2015-07-23T14:03:45Z")
Physician is seen as a lucrative career, but I’m going to guess it isn’t ‘as’ lucrative as it is made out to be when counting net income. Or I could be wrong. Do they have to pay their own malpractice insurance premiums… --- ## [Anyone else excited about this Rosetta comet probe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-excited-about-this-rosetta-comet-probe/704411)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-excited-about-this-rosetta-comet-probe/704411 "2015-07-23T04:27:32Z")
The toaster-sized probe (Philae) is due to separate from the main craft (Rosetta) at 9:03 GMT/UTC (4:03 am EST) Wednesday. Landing will be at 4.02pm GMT/UTC or 11:02am EST. Could be very interesting. The probe had som… --- ## [A Diversity Monitoring Form ... with a trick question in it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-diversity-monitoring-form-with-a-trick-question-in-it/725867)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-diversity-monitoring-form-with-a-trick-question-in-it/725867 "2015-07-23T03:03:12Z")
The purpose of the form was to ensure that everybody is treated equally. It replaced the form previously used … before my landlord, a London Housing Trust merged with an Irish Housing Trust. The previous form simply had … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=718) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=720)