# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=733 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 734 --- ## [Game of Thrones tech comes to Google Maps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-tech-comes-to-google-maps/721970)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-tech-comes-to-google-maps/721970 "2015-06-08T20:19:33Z")
You can now find travel time when traveling by dragon: --- ## [Cops cops cops on the Mass Pike yesterday...anyone know why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-cops-cops-on-the-mass-pike-yesterday-anyone-know-why/721881)
**Author:** [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-cops-cops-on-the-mass-pike-yesterday-anyone-know-why/721881 "2015-06-08T19:44:39Z")
Driving west from Boston yesterday around 10:30 am, we encountered two separate gigantic groups of police cars heading east - blue lights on, generally in a line, no sirens and traveling at a reasonable rate of speed (i.… --- ## [I need Viking pants! (and boots!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-viking-pants-and-boots/721498)
**Author:** [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-viking-pants-and-boots/721498 "2015-06-08T15:44:14Z")
I’m going to dress up as a Viking because… well does one even need a reason to dress like a Viking? Anyway, I’ve decided that the whole mail shirt and spectacle-helm ensemble would be too expensive, complicated, and hot… --- ## [Eyesight suddenly getting worse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyesight-suddenly-getting-worse/721615)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyesight-suddenly-getting-worse/721615 "2015-06-08T06:28:32Z")
My ophthalmologist can’t explain it. I doubt it’s a blood sugar issue since my blood sugar’s been normal for months. Suddenly I can no longer read words (without glasses) at a distance where I used to be able to read the… --- ## [Best "I'm so glad they found each other" couples stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-im-so-glad-they-found-each-other-couples-stories/721719)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-im-so-glad-they-found-each-other-couples-stories/721719 "2015-06-08T05:51:34Z")
I met a new couple the other week through friends of friends and I’ve been hanging out with them and getting to know them. Both of the people in the couple are user experience designers/technologists/product managers and… --- ## [Monty Python discredits Bruce Jenners sex change operation 40 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-discredits-bruce-jenners-sex-change-operation-40-years-ago/721936)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-discredits-bruce-jenners-sex-change-operation-40-years-ago/721936 "2015-06-08T04:17:41Z")
This is a funny clip from 1979 “The Life of Brian” where Stan wants to be a woman and be called “Loretta”. --- ## [The Insomniac MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318 "2015-06-08T03:48:30Z")
Tis 224 AM and I have not yet been to sleep. Today is the first day of the month and a Moanday to boot. I will be very busy and very tired. The reason I am still awake is the dog has a tummy ache and is keeping me up. H… --- ## [Regarding: burnt-orange on gloss black](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-burnt-orange-on-gloss-black/721921)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-burnt-orange-on-gloss-black/721921 "2015-06-07T21:09:04Z")
Many years ago, I was walking along and came upon a factory painted Harley Sportser that was gloss black and had its Harley decal in burnt orange, with a nice deep lacquer (sp?) coating going over both colors and the who… --- ## [Share the two most intellectually interesting websites you know.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648)
**Author:** [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648 "2015-06-07T14:50:14Z")
I don’t know how this goes with the message board’s rules, but I have to share these two websites with you and invite you to do the same. 1- RationalWiki The name is pretty self-explanatory. Check it out please. 2- Ne… --- ## [How many Dopers know about Control Panel--\>Display--\>Medium ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-know-about-control-panel-display-medium/721473)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-know-about-control-panel-display-medium/721473 "2015-06-07T06:30:30Z")
If you’re running Windows 7 and you don’t know already, please select Display from the Control Panel and see if you’re set to Medium (125%) or Smaller (100% default). I’m set to the non-default (“Medium”) but don’t reca… --- ## [Joe Biden's son Beau has died of brain cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bidens-son-beau-has-died-of-brain-cancer/721233)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bidens-son-beau-has-died-of-brain-cancer/721233 "2015-06-07T02:33:57Z")
Damn. Rest in peace, and best wishes to Joe and his family. --- ## ["Deaf people get all of the cool toys"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-get-all-of-the-cool-toys/721672)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-get-all-of-the-cool-toys/721672 "2015-06-07T02:16:16Z")
Or, I am now one of those people who looks like they are walking around talking to themselves. I got a new pair of hearing aids recently, and also opted for a cool accessory - a little device about the size of an iPod t… --- ## [Women reach Kurdish controlled territory and rip off their abayas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-reach-kurdish-controlled-territory-and-rip-off-their-abayas/721845)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-reach-kurdish-controlled-territory-and-rip-off-their-abayas/721845 "2015-06-07T01:18:21Z")
Such wonderful images of reclaimed freedom that gets taken for granted in so many places. Takes off blackness and enters into the light. What a powerful and thought provoking message. That first photo deserves a Time o… --- ## [32-foot fake willy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-foot-fake-willy/721790)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-foot-fake-willy/721790 "2015-06-07T00:15:49Z")
Link The morning news is referring to a 32-foot, fiberglass orca as ‘Fake Willy’, which I find amusing because I’m a silly person. The purpose of this boat was to frighten sea lions away from docks. The sea lions dama… --- ## [Thanks 4 "comfortable chair" replies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-4-comfortable-chair-replies/721831)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-4-comfortable-chair-replies/721831 "2015-06-07T00:07:48Z")
Last Friday I posted asking what office chair you folks found to be comfortable and maybe an hour later my Internet went down due to someone breaking into the office of this place and so the manager just got it, wifi, ba… --- ## [Were you a bully?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-bully/721814)
**Author:** [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-bully/721814 "2015-06-06T22:02:35Z")
Couple of years ago, someone from the my former elementary school class organized a 20y anniversary meeting. About half showed up. Nice bunch. They got fat, bald, etc. Me still relatively fit. Beer to 6 beers, got a word… --- ## [My parents make me break the speed limit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-make-me-break-the-speed-limit/721484)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-make-me-break-the-speed-limit/721484 "2015-06-06T17:10:37Z")
I am 17 and learning how to drive (yeah I know I am late, but whatever). And I have ~10-15 hours of driving under my belt. I’ve been driving around mostly on local roads and a tiny bit on mini-highways recently (roads … --- ## [Ask the Shi\`a Nizari Ismaili Muslim Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-shi-a-nizari-ismaili-muslim-woman/287673)
**Author:** [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-shi-a-nizari-ismaili-muslim-woman/287673 "2013-08-19T13:21:52Z")
After the locked and deleted GD thread – “Ask the Muslim Woman”, and pit thread here, I’ve decided (after some persuasion) to start this thread. I am a Shi\`a Nizari Ismaili Muslim. My background is sub-continental Indi… --- ## [The Dangers of Selfies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dangers-of-selfies/721698)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dangers-of-selfies/721698 "2015-06-06T12:47:28Z")
1.) Your enemies can use them to pinpoint your location --- ## [Styrofoam coolers in hotels - what do you do with them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/styrofoam-coolers-in-hotels-what-do-you-do-with-them/721729)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/styrofoam-coolers-in-hotels-what-do-you-do-with-them/721729 "2015-06-06T11:52:17Z")
I have seen a number of trip reports where people who fly into a city buy a styrofoam cooler from a nearby drugstore and pack it with hotel ice rather than pay for a hotel mini-fridge (or even use it along with the mini-… --- ## [\[RANT\]My two best friends are, put bluntly, fuckups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-my-two-best-friends-are-put-bluntly-fuckups/721503)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-my-two-best-friends-are-put-bluntly-fuckups/721503 "2015-06-06T02:38:14Z")
I guess I’m posting this at risk of sounding like a completely arrogant shit, which I may very well be. Anyway, two childhood, life-long friends are basically losers. I’ve spent most of my life making endless excuses fo… --- ## [White House Wedding in the Offing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-wedding-in-the-offing/721089)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-wedding-in-the-offing/721089 "2015-06-06T00:50:13Z")
A Nairobi lawyer has offered 50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats for the hand of President Obama’s oldest daughter, Malia, with whom he’s been smitten since she was about 10 years old. Story here. No response from the White … --- ## [Nebraska Repeals The Death Penalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000 "2015-06-06T00:47:09Z")
Congratulations, Nebraska! I’d like to show my support by contributing to your economy. Do you sell anything that I need/want? --- ## [Dachshund with back injury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dachshund-with-back-injury/625760)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dachshund-with-back-injury/625760 "2015-06-05T21:53:57Z")
This is my second dachshund with a back injury. My little Brownie had her back injury a few years ago- around age 5- and we were able to nurse her through it without surgery. She was always gimpy and a little delicate a… --- ## [Buying a "Cloned" Automobile Keyless Entry Key Fob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-cloned-automobile-keyless-entry-key-fob/721702)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-cloned-automobile-keyless-entry-key-fob/721702 "2015-06-05T20:14:13Z")
My wife is down to one key for her Volvo car. The dealer wants $415.00 for a new one, a local locksmith wants $285.00 for what he claims is a functional equivalent. Searching the web, there are sites that offer a “cloned… --- ## [Depression is a joke!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-is-a-joke/721508)
**Author:** [@Ze\_Pr0fes0re](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ze_Pr0fes0re)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-is-a-joke/721508 "2015-06-05T18:00:49Z")
Hai everyone. Currently “suffering” from deep, impairing depression that has ruined my social life. Still most advice I find about it is ridiculously simplistic and generalized. (Eat ze pills! Talk about when you were … --- ## [Wagga Wagga!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wagga-wagga/714082)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wagga-wagga/714082 "2015-03-21T19:19:23Z")
I recently learned that there is a place in Australia called Wagga Wagga. This is by far the coolest name EVER! And it’s not a tiny backwater, mind you, but a decent-sized town! I imagine myself standing before a counter… --- ## [Don't forget to wash your grapes ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-to-wash-your-grapes/721661)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-to-wash-your-grapes/721661 "2015-06-05T17:28:44Z")
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/05/27/21-year-old-bitten-by-black-widow-hiding-in-her-grapes/?intcmp=ob\_article\_footer\_text&intcmp=obnetwork --- ## [Bad Stuff you did as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-stuff-you-did-as-a-child/721284)
**Author:** [@SarahR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SarahR)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-stuff-you-did-as-a-child/721284 "2015-06-05T17:14:34Z")
Post the bad stuff you did as a kid that still makes you cringe when you think about it. Nothing too depressing please. For me, I grew up on a farm and like a lot of kids I was given a BB gun at a fairly young age. I us… --- ## [Waffle House Employee filmed masturbating in booth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-employee-filmed-masturbating-in-booth/721296)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-employee-filmed-masturbating-in-booth/721296 "2015-06-05T16:57:58Z")
I always blamed the syrup for the sticky seats at Waffle House. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Now we know the rest of the story. You gotta love the coworker’s snappy comeback. :slight\_smile: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=732) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=734)