# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=734 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 735 --- ## [Should I submit my immune system to medical research?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-submit-my-immune-system-to-medical-research/719527)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-submit-my-immune-system-to-medical-research/719527 "2015-06-05T14:03:42Z")
I will be turning 49 on May 17. The last time I was sick with anything worse than a cold was … 1987 or '88, when I caught chicken pox at the age of 21. I was working as a shoe salesman at Kinney Shoes, so I probably pick… --- ## [I done fucked up with my nephew today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-fucked-up-with-my-nephew-today/721230)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-fucked-up-with-my-nephew-today/721230 "2015-06-05T13:25:29Z")
He’s eight. I’m visiting from out of state, and don’t get to see him in person a lot as a result. We have, or have had, a pretty good rapport. We were playing in the pool, and I threatened to flip him while he was in a… --- ## [I feel I must share this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-i-must-share-this/721693)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-i-must-share-this/721693 "2015-06-05T13:18:17Z")
It wouldn’t be right to keep it for myself: Dschinghis Khan - Moskau - YouTube If you’re curious about the lyrics, you can look here but I recommend you only do so after having watched the first video: Dschinghis Khan -… --- ## [Some peanut butter deadly for dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-peanut-butter-deadly-for-dogs/721423)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-peanut-butter-deadly-for-dogs/721423 "2015-06-05T13:14:24Z")
Line to article. Some peanut butters are using a sweetener called Xylitol. From the article As of now Nuts ’N More - the peanut butter with this sweetener - does not have a warning label. Scary. --- ## [Facebook Does Something \*For\* Privacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-does-something-for-privacy/721438)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-does-something-for-privacy/721438 "2015-06-05T10:40:10Z")
Given Facebook’s general record on privacy issues, this gives me a mental image of a pickpocket using his skills to slip money into people’s pockets… :confused: --- ## [Thoughts on Super Greens Powder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-super-greens-powder/721650)
**Author:** [@Theturkeydidit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theturkeydidit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-super-greens-powder/721650 "2015-06-05T02:28:58Z")
Is anyone here a user of Super Greens Powder. It’s basically a whole bunch of vegetables smashed into power form. Plus these vegetables have exotic names like Spirulina, Alfalfa (Reminds me of Alf lol), etc I’ve been … --- ## [It's Billie Joe McAllister Day (annual thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-billie-joe-mcallister-day-annual-thread/721553)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-billie-joe-mcallister-day-annual-thread/721553 "2015-06-05T01:34:37Z")
I have a frog destined for some girl’s neck at the picture show… Obligatory Video --- ## [Tourist killed by lion at SA lion park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-killed-by-lion-at-sa-lion-park/721377)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-killed-by-lion-at-sa-lion-park/721377 "2015-06-05T01:02:58Z")
An American tourist sitting in a car with it’s passenger side window open was killed by a lioness at a South African lion park. The lion jumped through the open window and bit the woman fatally, wounding the driver in th… --- ## [It's Not A Puppy, It's Not A Kitten...It's CUTER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-puppy-its-not-a-kitten-its-cuter/721546)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-puppy-its-not-a-kitten-its-cuter/721546 "2015-06-05T00:34:09Z")
This one is ticklish and has a name that’s fun to pronounce. I need to get in a tank with one of these. https://www.facebook.com/MrTechnicalDifficult/videos/698504376863602/ --- ## [NYT Article on the Russian Trolling Industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-on-the-russian-trolling-industry/721576)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-on-the-russian-trolling-industry/721576 "2015-06-04T21:59:36Z")
Scary stuff. Orwell for the information age? Please forgive me if it has already been posted, but I thought this was pretty interesting … though Russian trolls are of course not news, the sheer scale, audacity and malev… --- ## [NY Times piece on "the religion of atheism"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-piece-on-the-religion-of-atheism/721256)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-piece-on-the-religion-of-atheism/721256 "2015-06-04T21:10:03Z")
The NYT has a op-ed article that manages to set back public dialogue on atheism at least a couple of decades. We all have “church-shaped holes” in us, and are desperately chasing “secular humanism” as our replacement fo… --- ## [Bad user interface design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-user-interface-design/721359)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-user-interface-design/721359 "2015-06-04T20:48:51Z")
This could really go either here, the BBQ forum or the humble opinion forum, but since I’m posting it just to shoot the breeze rather than rant, I’ll put it here. Over the weekend, a friend (Mary) and I did a trip to an… --- ## [Two June Mornings with Jack Crawford](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-june-mornings-with-jack-crawford/690029)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-june-mornings-with-jack-crawford/690029 "2015-06-04T17:26:58Z")
72 years ago this morning, the brilliant skies over the central Pacific filled with the roar of engines. Hundreds of aircraft roared into the blue and began searching the glittering water below. Thousands of fresh-face… --- ## [Interesting fact about Gerald Ford's wife Betty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-fact-about-gerald-fords-wife-betty/721619)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-fact-about-gerald-fords-wife-betty/721619 "2015-06-04T14:56:30Z")
I stumbled across this yesterday, and it blew me away. I’m surprised no one has mentioned it before. Gerald Ford always has been a surprising president when it comes to names. He was born Leslie Lynch King Jr., after al… --- ## [US Immigration question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-immigration-question/721464)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-immigration-question/721464 "2015-06-04T14:29:55Z")
An acquaintance of mine in NYC is having an immigration problem. I’d love to help the guy, but I don’t know how. If the great and all-knowing Teeming Millions could give me some suggestions, I’d really appreciate it! Mo… --- ## [A question for Opalcat (or whoever knows the answer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-opalcat-or-whoever-knows-the-answer/14399)
**Author:** [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-opalcat-or-whoever-knows-the-answer/14399 "2015-06-04T14:21:43Z")
In the “Why do girls…” thread started by the Great and Mighty troll, you posted this response… A few weeks ago I spent a couple of days in bed ill, and my hair got really tangled. Because of my low blood pressure, I can… --- ## [Are Sixpack Rings Still a Huge Killer of Sea Animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sixpack-rings-still-a-huge-killer-of-sea-animals/721527)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sixpack-rings-still-a-huge-killer-of-sea-animals/721527 "2015-06-04T14:00:33Z")
Years ago, somebody posted a bunch of stuff about the effect of discarded plastic sixpack rings. These are the things that hold the cans together-supposedly, when discarded into the ocean, birds and mammals (baby seals)… --- ## [Body-shamed dancing man gets outpouring of support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shamed-dancing-man-gets-outpouring-of-support/721471)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shamed-dancing-man-gets-outpouring-of-support/721471 "2015-06-04T11:51:32Z")
And a dance party, a Dodgers game, and more: At least there are some decent people left in the world. --- ## [Starting an SDMB thread is like writing a goddamn legal document!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-an-sdmb-thread-is-like-writing-a-goddamn-legal-document/721210)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-an-sdmb-thread-is-like-writing-a-goddamn-legal-document/721210 "2015-06-03T20:21:05Z")
So, I’ve just spent about twenty minutes trying to set the scenario for what I initially thought might be a silly and fun thread. But after trying to think of all the possible diversions, side-questions, hypothetical fig… --- ## [What's your personality type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/721223)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/721223 "2015-06-03T20:15:36Z")
I’m an INFP myself. I’ve heard that ESTJ is the primary personality type in the United States, which doesn’t surprise me because I find that I have very little in common with most people here in terms of my values and in… --- ## [Ray guns should make noise, as Buck Rogers intended!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-guns-should-make-noise-as-buck-rogers-intended/721571)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-guns-should-make-noise-as-buck-rogers-intended/721571 "2015-06-03T20:14:05Z")
Boeing has decided that laser weapons shouldn’t be silent: This isn’t actually a new idea. As I pointed out in my book, Robert Sheckley saw the problems with silent beam weapons back in the 1950s. his short story The… --- ## [Richmond city council opposes space weapons, attracts space cadets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richmond-city-council-opposes-space-weapons-attracts-space-cadets/721425)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richmond-city-council-opposes-space-weapons-attracts-space-cadets/721425 "2015-06-03T16:39:41Z")
On May 19 the city council of Richmond, California passed a resolution in support of the Space Preservation Act of 2001. This bill, which was introduced by Dennis Kucinich but never passed, called for the outlawing of al… --- ## [On dumping acquaintances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dumping-acquaintances/721198)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dumping-acquaintances/721198 "2015-06-03T15:23:42Z")
Me and my SO have hang out with this couple socially that we met a while back - maybe a year and a half ago. They are pretty interesting people, and we have a good time with them when we hang out. Recently, we went to … --- ## [How powerful is American/UK/France/China/Russia/India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-is-american-uk-france-china-russia-india/721523)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-is-american-uk-france-china-russia-india/721523 "2015-06-03T13:02:16Z")
I am on a trip atm and was at the airport just surfing about and found this series of YouTube videos that talks about various countries and how powerful they are, so thought I’d link to them if anyone is interested. The… --- ## [Piper Cub defends us from vampires by laying down a strategic garlic perimeter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-defends-us-from-vampires-by-laying-down-a-strategic-garlic-perimeter/721295)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-defends-us-from-vampires-by-laying-down-a-strategic-garlic-perimeter/721295 "2015-06-03T12:05:18Z")
Mrs Piper is a good gardener, and we still have a box with several bulbs of garlic from last year’s harvest. The other day, I found a bulb of garlic on the floor near the TV. Then one near the Cub’s toy box. And one on … --- ## [Weird way of holding iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-way-of-holding-iphone/721291)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-way-of-holding-iphone/721291 "2015-06-03T05:38:59Z")
I’ve noticed people holding their iPhones in a weird way lately. Basically, holding the end of it (that is, the side where you plug in the charger or USB) up to their ear. It doesn’t seem like they’re talking on it. It l… --- ## [Parents in India go all out to help their kids cheat on exams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-in-india-go-all-out-to-help-their-kids-cheat-on-exams/721321)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-in-india-go-all-out-to-help-their-kids-cheat-on-exams/721321 "2015-06-03T04:33:31Z")
I know some parents will go all out to help their kids do well, but in India this is to the extreme. Please check out this article with pictures - LINK The article tells about how 600 10th grade Indian students were exp… --- ## [Confused cat rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-cat-rape/721169)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-cat-rape/721169 "2015-06-03T03:16:41Z")
So this morning I got up and took a shower to get ready for work. When I got out of the shower I heard our cat Ursula making an odd noise. Ursula is a stray that got stuck in a drainage pipe on the side of our house. Bei… --- ## [My sister's coffee can](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sisters-coffee-can/720987)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sisters-coffee-can/720987 "2015-06-03T01:58:14Z")
My nephew came to visit recently and brought my sister’s coffee can. This one happens to be a 2 pound Maxwell House Lite can, and it was the latest in a long line of similar cans dating back to when she was a little girl… --- ## [Job ad: SAP Operations, SE USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-ad-sap-operations-se-usa/720529)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-ad-sap-operations-se-usa/720529 "2015-06-02T23:32:21Z")
This would normally go in the Marketplace but I can’t post there - posted with moderators’ permission. Permanent position for SAP in-house support (Core) in SE USA. British multinational seeks a permanent employee, bas… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=733) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=735)