# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=720 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 721 --- ## [Nom on Mom -- My Silly Cat Poem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nom-on-mom-my-silly-cat-poem/725148)
**Author:** [@lalaith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalaith)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nom-on-mom-my-silly-cat-poem/725148 "2015-07-23T01:52:33Z")
This is mundane and pointless and, yet, I must share… Nom on Mom – A Silly Cat Poem Yes, my poem. My cats. --- ## [Local NAACP Leader Fabricates Black Ethnicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-naacp-leader-fabricates-black-ethnicity/722357)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-naacp-leader-fabricates-black-ethnicity/722357 "2015-07-22T22:18:36Z")
One of these bizarre stories. Widely reported, but Sample here She went in whole hog too, no half-way measures for her. Strange. --- ## [I am, in theory, cool. But only in theory.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-theory-cool-but-only-in-theory/725475)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-theory-cool-but-only-in-theory/725475 "2015-07-22T20:36:51Z")
The harsh truth is I’m a fat, long-haired geek. But if you were to apply my skills, tastes, interests and occupations to a thin 25 year old person who dresses stylishly and has a great haircut, they would be definitivel… --- ## [Pulled a friend's car, now mine smells funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-a-friends-car-now-mine-smells-funny/725803)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-a-friends-car-now-mine-smells-funny/725803 "2015-07-22T19:48:21Z")
Pulled a friend’s car up a long hill with my car using a chain. I had to go slow to compensate for his lack of power to his power steering. I even reached a point near the top where my car would no longer pull and had … --- ## [More reasons to gripe about the American Red Cross](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-reasons-to-gripe-about-the-american-red-cross/725810)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-reasons-to-gripe-about-the-american-red-cross/725810 "2015-07-22T19:17:48Z")
Previous thread, now closed: Why do some people hate the Red Cross? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board Appalling news from Haiti of lost/misspent/unaccounted-for millions: Red Cross May Not Even Know Wher… --- ## [Happy Birthday, Pancho Barnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-pancho-barnes/725884)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-pancho-barnes/725884 "2015-07-22T17:52:04Z")
Florence Lowe ‘Pancho’ Barnes was born on this day in 1901. I met her son, Bill. Dad kept his planes on leaseback at Barnes Aviation, where I learned to fly. Bill’s widow Shouling was a wonderful lady. Most people kn… --- ## [Ther's a difference between "helpful and generous sibling" and "controlling nutjob," Sis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thers-a-difference-between-helpful-and-generous-sibling-and-controlling-nutjob-sis/725706)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thers-a-difference-between-helpful-and-generous-sibling-and-controlling-nutjob-sis/725706 "2015-07-22T17:43:44Z")
A longish rant about the RhymerClan and why I need a female Doper to hit my sister with the clue stick, as Rule 7 forbids my committing violence against women. First some background. As some of you know, I married with … --- ## [So, James Holmes wasn't insane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-james-holmes-wasnt-insane/725415)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-james-holmes-wasnt-insane/725415 "2015-07-22T17:18:39Z")
(Remember the guy that shot up the movie house in Aurora, Colorado?) “Not nuts” said his jury. I love our judicial system: someone can imagine himself an arch villain and plot an assault like this one, but he’s not c… --- ## [5 dead after balcony in Berkeley, California collapses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-dead-after-balcony-in-berkeley-california-collapses/722669)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-dead-after-balcony-in-berkeley-california-collapses/722669 "2015-07-22T12:16:02Z")
All the dead were young Irish kids over on their J1. The J1 is considered a rite of passage in Ireland. College age kids spend a summer working (and partying) in the US. All the victims were apparently aged between 20 … --- ## [Compare Hampshire and New Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-hampshire-and-new-hampshire/725726)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-hampshire-and-new-hampshire/725726 "2015-07-22T02:16:33Z")
Hampshire - as old as the hills, the heart of England, and more people in it than… New Hampshire - first settled by English colonists 1623, many times the size, and…what? Just for fun, or curiosities, but what do we kn… --- ## [2 expensive vacation mishaps.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-expensive-vacation-mishaps/725778)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-expensive-vacation-mishaps/725778 "2015-07-21T23:19:57Z")
Wife and I are on our vacation, Oregon coast, Redwood and Crater Lake National Parks and the Columbia Gorge on the agenda. The past 2 days had a couple booboos that are going to cost me some money. While at Game Farm Wil… --- ## [What happened to Sex to Sexty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-sex-to-sexty/9579)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 1999, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-sex-to-sexty/9579 "1999-10-20T20:11:00Z")
beginning aboutt 1968, there was an adult-oriented cartoon-and-joke book, in magazine format, titled Sex to Sexty, published in Fort Worth, Texas, by a company called SRI. The latest number of that magazine I ever got wa… --- ## [How to cure acne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cure-acne/725807)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cure-acne/725807 "2015-07-21T20:20:52Z")
An elderly Polish woman who lived in a rural part of Poland where there were no doctors told me this. The sufferer (usually a teenager) sits at a table. On the wall is a large mirror. A folded bath towel soaked in water… --- ## [A new standard for slow shipping. (Ebay purchase)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-standard-for-slow-shipping-ebay-purchase/725327)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-standard-for-slow-shipping-ebay-purchase/725327 "2015-07-21T16:47:08Z")
Last Tuesday I bought a new battery for a camera of mine on Ebay. $5.95 with free shipping. Before buying the battery, I emailed the seller asking if I would have the battery before today, the 16th, as I am leaving on va… --- ## ["Family Guy" skit come to life. Farty tuba accompaniment for KKK march!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-skit-come-to-life-farty-tuba-accompaniment-for-kkk-march/725783)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-skit-come-to-life-farty-tuba-accompaniment-for-kkk-march/725783 "2015-07-21T16:02:41Z")
This is possibly one of the funniest things I have ever seen and was stolen directly from “Family Guy”. Wait until he busts into “Ride of the Valkyries”. Family Guy clip --- ## [When I have money I can waste, I'm going to...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-have-money-i-can-waste-im-going-to/725442)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-have-money-i-can-waste-im-going-to/725442 "2015-07-21T14:13:08Z")
Post your own ideas for projects/endeavors that would be a total waste of money and time, and would exist only to justify your personal whim. It need make sense only to you. For me, I want to make a series of commercial… --- ## [Migration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/migration/725763)
**Author:** [@Carmella\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmella_Edison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/migration/725763 "2015-07-21T11:35:34Z")
We’re looking into migrating our billing into a cloud app but we don’t know how to go about doing this? Is there a company that can help us with the migration? How do we start the process? --- ## [Advice needed from the LGBT community](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-from-the-lgbt-community/725288)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-from-the-lgbt-community/725288 "2015-07-21T09:57:42Z")
After nearly 20 years of celibacy, I think I may have found a girlfriend. I’m 49, and she’s 42. I met her on FetLife, a social-networking site for people with various “kinks”. She lives in my town. I saw her photo, and … --- ## [Fart Tracker - yes my friends there's an App for that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-tracker-yes-my-friends-theres-an-app-for-that/718861)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-tracker-yes-my-friends-theres-an-app-for-that/718861 "2015-04-30T01:03:24Z")
:smiley: :smiley: Technology’s proudest \[DEL\]movement\[/DEL\] moment. Note to self. Never borrow anybody’s fart phone. EVER! Imagine holding it to your face answering a call. http://www.reddit.com/r/shittykickstarters… --- ## [My geeky road trip adventure for tomorrow -- Onward to Oshkosh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-geeky-road-trip-adventure-for-tomorrow-onward-to-oshkosh/725557)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-geeky-road-trip-adventure-for-tomorrow-onward-to-oshkosh/725557 "2015-07-20T19:04:06Z")
I am awash in new technology here in the man cave. New to me, that is, probably about 10-15 years old to most of you. I have a new car, a new smart phone and a new navigation app to play with. And I hope to have the u… --- ## [Ask the Transsexual Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-transsexual-woman/677416)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 679\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-transsexual-woman/677416 "2015-07-20T17:04:34Z")
Hi there. I searched and did not really find an “ask the” thread similar to this, except for an old thread by a transman. So I thought I would go ahead and start one, since I received many PMs over the year asking me t… --- ## [Moving hurts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-hurts/725613)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-hurts/725613 "2015-07-20T16:24:45Z")
I forget until I move just how much hard work is involved with moving. I’m in the process of moving into my new place while also moving out of the old. I had movers for the big stuff and everything that was packed as … --- ## [Fireworks under ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-under-ice/725573)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-under-ice/725573 "2015-07-20T14:32:19Z")
Video Lighting off a skyrocket under the ice of a frozen pond. --- ## [Newbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/708516)
**Author:** [@Carmella\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmella_Edison)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/708516 "2015-07-20T13:19:59Z")
Hello, I’m Carmella and I can’t seem to find an introduction thread. I just started browsing here and so far I enjoy reading it. Looking forward to learn some more from all of you here. Glad that I have joined this forum… --- ## [The Late Night MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-night-mmp/725020)
**Author:** [@Sario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sario)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-night-mmp/725020 "2015-07-20T09:53:53Z")
The Late Night MMP, or if you prefer, the Monday Midnight Post. And now I’m off to crash in the bed, hijack away.:yawn: --- ## [Two kids save two babies from House Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-kids-save-two-babies-from-house-fire/722811)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-kids-save-two-babies-from-house-fire/722811 "2015-06-18T22:57:52Z")
A couple of very brave kids made all the difference. http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fire-prompts-evacuation-at-orange-county-motel/33606738 --- ## [Something really weird, scary even](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-really-weird-scary-even/725072)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-really-weird-scary-even/725072 "2015-07-20T06:57:00Z")
I’m an autistic savant (Asprrger’s) with a bizarre ability to conjure up strange anagrams. Here’s a really odd one. The Lord Cingsen Benbigg came with his angel host from the homonid … --- ## [Nevada ranked "Least American State"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-ranked-least-american-state/725454)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-ranked-least-american-state/725454 "2015-07-20T06:28:40Z")
Considering the nonsensical bullshit they used to reach this “conclusion”, I, as a proud Nevadan, have no problem with this. Fug y’all! --- ## [Tennessee woman arrested for printing own money after reading online Obama had made it legal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-woman-arrested-for-printing-own-money-after-reading-online-obama-had-made-it-legal/725162)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-woman-arrested-for-printing-own-money-after-reading-online-obama-had-made-it-legal/725162 "2015-07-20T00:52:49Z")
What the hell is she using for a news source? --- ## [Bought a new gun today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-new-gun-today/725570)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-new-gun-today/725570 "2015-07-20T00:00:51Z")
Splurged and bought a pricey gun I’ve been looking at for a while. S&W 617 .22lr stainless revolver. 10 round cylinder, same frame as some of their larger revolvers. It was raining like hell when I got home so I haven’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=719) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=721)