# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=731 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 732 --- ## [Happy 800th Anniversary!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-800th-anniversary/722608)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-800th-anniversary/722608 "2015-06-15T23:38:50Z")
Today is the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, the great-granddaddy of our Constitution. --- ## [Words to Live By: Never Put Fire Ants on Your Genitals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-live-by-never-put-fire-ants-on-your-genitals/722448)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-live-by-never-put-fire-ants-on-your-genitals/722448 "2015-06-15T22:23:07Z")
Something someone should have told this Thai wanna-be stuntman who had stinging ants dropped down his underwear, with predictable results. Probably not something you want to play at work (even though the naughty bits ar… --- ## [If we live in simulation, could we somehow troll our creator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-live-in-simulation-could-we-somehow-troll-our-creator/722515)
**Author:** [@dr\_zippermeyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dr_zippermeyer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-live-in-simulation-could-we-somehow-troll-our-creator/722515 "2015-06-15T16:33:07Z")
According to simulation hypothesis, we all live in (computer?) simulated reality. Or at least I live, who knows if you are bots. Anyways, would it be somehow possible to troll our creator? I was thinking for example doi… --- ## [May have to replace a heater core](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-have-to-replace-a-heater-core/722227)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-have-to-replace-a-heater-core/722227 "2015-06-15T15:40:33Z")
So the wife was using my car and said that as she pulled into work the vent started blowing out steam. I asked if it smelled like antifreeze and in her helpful way I got that it DOESN’T smell like smoke. :rolleyes: I … --- ## [The world's cheapest helicopter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-cheapest-helicopter/722474)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-cheapest-helicopter/722474 "2015-06-15T08:53:00Z")
Afalina It has a maximum speed of about 134 kts, and a payload of 396 pounds. (I’m not sure if that’s with full fuel, or if fuel weight needs to be deducted.) The payload suggests a seat weight of 200 pounds. If that… --- ## [a hynotherapst reckons he can cure my allergy, but can he?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hynotherapst-reckons-he-can-cure-my-allergy-but-can-he/721810)
**Author:** [@spymaniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spymaniac)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hynotherapst-reckons-he-can-cure-my-allergy-but-can-he/721810 "2015-06-15T05:03:54Z")
to wine…ever since I was a child I’ve been extremely allergic to wine, especially red wine. If I have one sip I immediately break out in a rash all over my face, and get a sensation I can only describe as having all the … --- ## [Skeeters in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skeeters-in-the-mmp/721962)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skeeters-in-the-mmp/721962 "2015-06-15T02:50:08Z")
Judging by the numerous itchy spots, I am particularly nummy to skeeters and/or other blood-sucking insects. I’ve been told some people aren’t gnawed on by flying critters of any description. So it’s time to divide the… --- ## [Polyester clothes rip my hairs out, on occasion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyester-clothes-rip-my-hairs-out-on-occasion/722312)
**Author:** [@curious11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious11)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyester-clothes-rip-my-hairs-out-on-occasion/722312 "2015-06-15T01:10:06Z")
Am I the only person on the planet this happens to? I wear poly t-shirts from REI on the weekends and every once in a while, I’ll move and I’ll feel a hair being pulled out. Like once every other weekend, or so. Does t… --- ## [Incorrectly addressed email fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrectly-addressed-email-fun/722092)
**Author:** [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrectly-addressed-email-fun/722092 "2015-06-14T16:34:51Z")
I was round at my dads earlier and he showed me an email he’d just received. It contained the risk assessment, travel and security plans for an imminent Major US News Network trip to a current war-zone. It seems the cam… --- ## [Submitted: Asparagus farts are worse than asparagus pee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submitted-asparagus-farts-are-worse-than-asparagus-pee/722450)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submitted-asparagus-farts-are-worse-than-asparagus-pee/722450 "2015-06-14T15:06:53Z")
Apparently, I have reached such an advanced age that I no longer care if I appear lady-like, hence this thread about farts. Thanks to a sale on asparagus I ended up eating quite a bit of it over the past few days. I was… --- ## [Strange Announcements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-announcements/722223)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-announcements/722223 "2015-06-14T13:47:34Z")
At Love Field today I heard this announcement: “Bill Bingley, Please get to Gate two as quick as you can. We love you , but we will leave you.” said in a male voice that was very arch. Have you heard any funny/odd anno… --- ## [Tell me about home hydroponics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-home-hydroponics/721949)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-home-hydroponics/721949 "2015-06-14T12:20:21Z")
My girlfriend wants to grow some vegetables at home using hydroponics, we live in an apartment with about 10 to 12 meters worth of balconies so I suppose there’s enough space to grow stuff for two people. Having no expe… --- ## ["Cry over spilled milk" - what does it really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-over-spilled-milk-what-does-it-really-mean/722346)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-over-spilled-milk-what-does-it-really-mean/722346 "2015-06-14T01:42:34Z")
Simple discussion. I’ve always thought the cliche “cry over spilled milk” was very similar to “it is what it is”, meaning done is done. Time to move on. Can’t undo it. Wife thinks it refers to an incident that is so … --- ## [Walmart scares me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scares-me/249579)
**Author:** [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scares-me/249579 "2015-06-14T00:21:27Z")
Although most of you would be viewing Walmart and how they suck from the customer’s perspective, and most likely don’t have to spend 9 hours a day there, I’m sure I’m not the only one here who hates them. I work in the … --- ## [Looking for old GWB cartoon with GHWB and Barbara Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-gwb-cartoon-with-ghwb-and-barbara-bush/722470)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-gwb-cartoon-with-ghwb-and-barbara-bush/722470 "2015-06-14T00:03:01Z")
I have a vague yet oddly specific memory of this; that is, I don’t remember exactly what it looked like, it might not even have been a cartoon but a photo with the caption added. Anyway, what I remember is GHWB and Barb… --- ## [I dropped my bottle of Adderall off a balcony, a guy below took off with it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dropped-my-bottle-of-adderall-off-a-balcony-a-guy-below-took-off-with-it/722083)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dropped-my-bottle-of-adderall-off-a-balcony-a-guy-below-took-off-with-it/722083 "2015-06-13T22:50:28Z")
This has been a terrible start for the day. I accidentally dropped my June supply of Adderall from the second floor of the casino where I play professional poker. It was $50! Some asshole on the first floor scooped it up… --- ## [Someone plants a 25 foot tall tree on baseball field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-plants-a-25-foot-tall-tree-on-baseball-field/722368)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-plants-a-25-foot-tall-tree-on-baseball-field/722368 "2015-06-13T21:35:18Z")
It was planted overnight, between the pitcher’s mound and home plate. --- ## [Gaza conflict: "Israel not only met but significantly exceeded international legal standards"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaza-conflict-israel-not-only-met-but-significantly-exceeded-international-legal-standards/722442)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaza-conflict-israel-not-only-met-but-significantly-exceeded-international-legal-standards/722442 "2015-06-13T18:20:33Z")
From the findings of the High Level International Military Group’s fact-finding mission. http://www.unwatch.org/cms.asp?id=7702946&campaign\_id=63111 • “Each of our own armies is of course committed to protecting civili… --- ## [An eccentric billionaire is buying. What'll you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-eccentric-billionaire-is-buying-whatll-you-have/722013)
**Author:** [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-eccentric-billionaire-is-buying-whatll-you-have/722013 "2015-06-13T17:20:24Z")
You’re walking home, late one night, when all of a sudden there’s a rustle in the bushes and a wiry, sparky-eyed little figure leaps out in front of you. Turns out he’s an eccentric billionaire, and tonight he decided th… --- ## [What the!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the/722351)
**Author:** [@peg4x4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peg4x4)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the/722351 "2015-06-13T14:09:56Z")
There are 2 soldiers in camo across the street and a young man doing sit-ups with his toddler son looking on… Jade Helm?? Me and 2 other nosey old ladies went out,just to let them know they’d been spotted;):wink: --- ## [The hidden danger of FitBit, sounding like an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-danger-of-fitbit-sounding-like-an-idiot/721174)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-danger-of-fitbit-sounding-like-an-idiot/721174 "2015-06-13T14:00:58Z")
My company is pushing health, so they bought FitBits for everyone who wanted one, and give an entry into a drawing for a gift card for people who average 5000, 10k or 15k steps a day each quarter. Being miserably out of … --- ## [Ask the Doper who updated his PC and Phone to Windows 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-doper-who-updated-his-pc-and-phone-to-windows-10/722371)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-doper-who-updated-his-pc-and-phone-to-windows-10/722371 "2015-06-13T12:36:17Z")
Hello good people, I’ve bitten the bullet and changed my phone and pc’s Operating Systems to Windows 10. Wednesday the 10th. Windows build 10130 for PC and windows 10 mobile insider preview for the mobile. My initial … --- ## [Windows 10 Upgrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-upgrade/722355)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-upgrade/722355 "2015-06-13T03:24:51Z")
I just noticed when I restarted my computer, that I have the option of upgrading to Windows 10. So, I’ve a few questions regarding that: \[ol\]\[li\]What are the advantages of upgrading?\[/li\]\[li\]What are the disadvantages o… --- ## [Google Earth has disappeared... ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-has-disappeared/722321)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-has-disappeared/722321 "2015-06-13T02:09:16Z")
Went to launch Google Earth from the desktop icon and the icon is missing… :eek: I looked all over for the program. I went to my .exe folder and still had that in place… :confused: Re installed and up pops, “You are ho… --- ## [Where is Super Kapowzler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-super-kapowzler/722386)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-super-kapowzler/722386 "2015-06-13T01:17:54Z")
SK hasn’t been seen on this board since early 2013 (does anyone know what’s up) and was the master of “The Rant” and even when not ranting he had his own style of posting. I really miss the threads and posts he used to… --- ## [Ordered back into my home, by armed police officers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-back-into-my-home-by-armed-police-officers/722118)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-back-into-my-home-by-armed-police-officers/722118 "2015-06-13T01:16:29Z")
So I’m headed out the door to work, just before 4pm this afternoon, it’s literally just across the street and a couple of doors down. Imagine my surprise, as I come up the side of the house and glance up the street to se… --- ## [Cruising to Alaska in September, October or November](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruising-to-alaska-in-september-october-or-november/722366)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruising-to-alaska-in-september-october-or-november/722366 "2015-06-13T00:43:14Z")
Is October the ideal temperature time for an Alaskan cruise - cooler than September but warmer than November? I’m hoping for slightly-chilly temperatures. --- ## [What neat thing did you just learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-neat-thing-did-you-just-learn/721565)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-neat-thing-did-you-just-learn/721565 "2015-06-12T22:45:47Z")
To head you all off at the pass, pineapples don’t grow on trees, ponies are not baby horses, the gas tank is on the side with the arrow, those little tabs are there to hold the aluminum foil in the box… did I forget any … --- ## [What the heck happened to old school acrylic blankets? (aka, I'm neurotic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-old-school-acrylic-blankets-aka-im-neurotic/574697)
**Author:** [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-old-school-acrylic-blankets-aka-im-neurotic/574697 "2015-06-12T18:16:07Z")
Pretty much since my birth, I’ve had an acrylic blanket on my bed. You know, the kind with the 4-inch satin binding at the top and bottom that everyone seemed to have in the 70s and 80s. Since my earliest memory, I’ve h… --- ## [Girls, how do you defend yourselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-how-do-you-defend-yourselves/721775)
**Author:** [@SarahR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SarahR)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-how-do-you-defend-yourselves/721775 "2015-06-12T18:11:23Z")
One mainly for the woman, although fellas feel free to answer to. Do you carry anything specifically to defend yourself, like mace, a taser, gun etc? Or do you do that ‘keys in the hand’ thing when you are walking alone… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=730) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=732)