# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=724 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 725 --- ## [Holy crap, Xenu's minions tracked me down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-xenus-minions-tracked-me-down/724516)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-xenus-minions-tracked-me-down/724516 "2015-07-09T19:30:11Z")
I am not now nor have I ever been a Scientologist. However, a long time ago on an island far, far away, I got on their mailing list… Flashback to 1981: I’m on a high school trip to Hawaii. On one of our free time days,… --- ## [Fireworks where I live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-where-i-live/724589)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-where-i-live/724589 "2015-07-09T14:38:52Z")
Someone was out flying a drone on the 4th of July, and made this aerial video montage of the show. Note that we don’t have a professional show. These fireworks were set off by the thousands of people who come to the be… --- ## [Supreme Court: Same-sex marriage legal nation wide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-legal-nation-wide/723532)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-legal-nation-wide/723532 "2015-07-09T08:20:38Z")
Breaking news on CNN… --- ## [Please critique my poem / doggerel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-poem-doggerel/724157)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-poem-doggerel/724157 "2015-07-08T23:06:58Z")
Personally, I find this magnificent, but as always, one needs critique from more educated peers. So what do you think? We bring you with this stanza, A rhythm from some dancer, With moves like Tony Danza This grace,… --- ## [Headlines that tell the story.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-that-tell-the-story/724223)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-that-tell-the-story/724223 "2015-07-08T21:44:20Z")
So I was surfing around the news this morning, went to CNN and saw this headline near the top “Man mocks gators, jumps in, dies” That pretty well tells a full story right there. Or at least 99% of the story, leaving on… --- ## [Today is Eiji Tsuburaya's 114th birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-eiji-tsuburayas-114th-birthday/724468)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-eiji-tsuburayas-114th-birthday/724468 "2015-07-08T20:44:57Z")
The guy responsible for the Godzilla suit, Rodan, Anguirus, and those other Toho kaiju effects, not to mention Ultraman (who seems to be featured on the initial Google homepage doodle today) I just read his biography, E… --- ## [Computer glitches everywhere today - coincidences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-glitches-everywhere-today-coincidences/724588)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-glitches-everywhere-today-coincidences/724588 "2015-07-08T20:30:23Z")
All flights on United Airlines were delayed for a while - problems with their computers NYSE is halted - computer problems now WSJ site is down. cyber attacks or just a coincidence? --- ## [Tip Of The Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-the-day/723885)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-the-day/723885 "2015-07-08T19:10:04Z")
I thought people might enjoy posting trivial useful tips they’ve found incredibly helpful. Tip o’ the day: When you lose a credit card, don’t report it lost until you’ve cleaned out the car. How I learned this: I gas… --- ## [So we got a puppy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-got-a-puppy/724454)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-got-a-puppy/724454 "2015-07-08T13:23:34Z")
My family has been badgering me for ages about getting a dog. I kept on saying ‘yeah, later’ for probably too long. I went away to Spain for a week and when I returned, we had an additional family member named Eva. OK… --- ## [How do you comment online course and certificate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-comment-online-course-and-certificate/724207)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-comment-online-course-and-certificate/724207 "2015-07-08T09:48:37Z")
Hello, 1- How do you credit website www.coursera.org ? 2- What is / are the most accredited get-online-certificate websites? 3- Are there any online universities / colleges that they give you a test in a major or cou… --- ## [My ex-uncle the ex-lawyer was on Larry King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-uncle-the-ex-lawyer-was-on-larry-king/123638)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-uncle-the-ex-lawyer-was-on-larry-king/123638 "2015-07-08T09:03:10Z")
Tonight, I was online, chatting and playing solitaire, when I heard my mother cheer loudly. I heard something about Scott Thorson and Larry King in the background. A few minutes later, she came in to tell me what was g… --- ## [Four facts and one lie about yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398 "2015-07-08T08:07:36Z")
I will state four facts and one lie about myself. Try and figure out the lie. A. I am an ordained minister. B. I once was a cook for a boys home for underprivileged youth. C. I have eaten a Super Monster burrito (7-8… --- ## [Interesting article about questions received while giving tours of Southern plantations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-about-questions-received-while-giving-tours-of-southern-plantations/723842)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-about-questions-received-while-giving-tours-of-southern-plantations/723842 "2015-07-08T03:32:23Z")
What’s that we say around here? “It’s taking longer than we thought”? --- ## [How do I cope with my parents growing old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cope-with-my-parents-growing-old/724407)
**Author:** [@Whammo72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo72)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cope-with-my-parents-growing-old/724407 "2015-07-08T03:20:57Z")
This mostly revolves around my father for now. I’m sure I will have the same issues with my mother but for now she is slower but getting around fine. My father, a man of science if there ever was one, has been an avid r… --- ## [Local man and/or woman writes Onion headlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-man-and-or-woman-writes-onion-headlines/724401)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-man-and-or-woman-writes-onion-headlines/724401 "2015-07-08T02:46:07Z")
Hey local men and/or women, can you come up with any Onion-quality headers? I’ll start: Political analysis: Top 100 Republican candidates most likely to win 2016 presidential nomination White House dog weighs in on Gre… --- ## [A lovely visit from Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lovely-visit-from-broomstick/724330)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lovely-visit-from-broomstick/724330 "2015-07-08T01:55:50Z")
Stately Mercotan Manor was graced this morning by the presence of Broomstick, with whom I’ve enjoyed cross-posting and keeping updated on for nigh onto 15 years here at SDMB. We’d never met in person before or even spok… --- ## [Drachillix leves North America for the first time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drachillix-leves-north-america-for-the-first-time/717306)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drachillix-leves-north-america-for-the-first-time/717306 "2015-07-07T23:53:23Z")
30 days and counting. 2 days in Manila 5 days on Palawan 4 days on Boracay Head Home Yes I am meeting someone over there. --- ## [Robot grabs; crushes man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030 "2015-07-07T21:11:51Z")
:eek: They’re here and they are ready. A scene out of the movie Terminator just happened for real. A robot killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen’s production plants in Germany, the automaker said. linky: http://www… --- ## [joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke/723514)
**Author:** [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke/723514 "2015-07-07T21:04:16Z")
Is this the correct forum for riddles? --- ## [SDMB Darwin candidate thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-darwin-candidate-thread/724492)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-darwin-candidate-thread/724492 "2015-07-07T19:41:45Z")
Yeah, we need our own thread to honor those who help clean the gene pool. \*CALAIS, Maine — Authorities said a 22-year-old man died after he launched a firework off the top of his head on Saturday night. According to th… --- ## [Fake security guard strolls out of Walmart with 75 grand.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-security-guard-strolls-out-of-walmart-with-75-grand/724414)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-security-guard-strolls-out-of-walmart-with-75-grand/724414 "2015-07-07T14:14:18Z")
Oops :wink: did you lose something? I think this had to be a former Loomis employee to know their money transfer routine this well. It’ll be interesting to see how this story unfolds in the next few days. --- ## [Did the 1816 Farmer's Almanac predict snow in summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-1816-farmers-almanac-predict-snow-in-summer/724462)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-1816-farmers-almanac-predict-snow-in-summer/724462 "2015-07-07T13:59:32Z")
That’s the claim made by -=- strange to say – my Farmer’s Almanac Desk Calendar. Great story. If true. 1816 was famously “THe Year Without a Summer”, when it actually did snow in places, and the weather was generally c… --- ## [What are some surprising facts about technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-surprising-facts-about-technology/723273)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-surprising-facts-about-technology/723273 "2015-07-07T05:31:53Z")
Hi everyone. I’m looking for a few surprising, weird, or unbelievable (but citable) facts about technology. A couple of examples I’ve found: According to a 2012 survey by Morgan Stanley, 91% of smartphone users have t… --- ## [How to lose money on eBay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-money-on-ebay/723113)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-money-on-ebay/723113 "2015-07-07T03:22:38Z")
It is said that, if you want to make a small fortune, start with a large fortune. This is because most people have no idea how to run a business. eBay has given millions a place to put their entrepreneurial instincts t… --- ## [I'm engaged!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-engaged/684902)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-engaged/684902 "2015-07-06T21:30:06Z")
My boyfriend (now-fiance) proposed yesterday! :D:D:D We’ve got rings mostly picked out, but still need to order them. I found a couple of really nice ringmakers through Etsy, and they are surprisingly affordable. I was e… --- ## [Talk to me about Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-facebook/723220)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-facebook/723220 "2015-07-06T20:19:00Z")
I have never been a member of Facebook and I have no desire to be a member of Facebook. But… Other people I know have Facebook pages. And Facebook makes it as difficult as possible to see anyone’s Facebook page unless y… --- ## [I just saw pronghorn in NM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-pronghorn-in-nm/724400)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-pronghorn-in-nm/724400 "2015-07-06T20:05:06Z")
South of I-10, just west of exit 42. Maybe 10 or so walking south. I know they range into northern Chihuahua, but I’ve never seen them this far south. --- ## [I hate the Fourth of July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-fourth-of-july/724098)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-fourth-of-july/724098 "2015-07-06T19:47:39Z")
Don’t get me wrong. I am as patriotic as the next guy, but I hate, I really hate, fireworks. The family behind us must have spent ten grand on fireworks this year, and they have been shooting them off non stop for days… --- ## [First Maine fireworks death - unbelieveable!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-maine-fireworks-death-unbelieveable/724316)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-maine-fireworks-death-unbelieveable/724316 "2015-07-06T19:22:50Z")
New way of launching fireworks doesn’t quite work out as expected! Calais, ME is on the Canadian border for those unfamiliar with the name. --- ## [Boy Snatched In 1964 Returned To Wrong Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-snatched-in-1964-returned-to-wrong-family/665752)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-snatched-in-1964-returned-to-wrong-family/665752 "2015-07-06T17:32:53Z")
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