# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=739 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 740 --- ## [Mom is in hospice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-in-hospice/720153)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-in-hospice/720153 "2015-05-19T00:51:18Z")
It’s been a long 8 year road with cancer for her and we’re at the end now. She’s been in hospice for about 6 weeks. This morning I got a call from the caregiver saying I should come right away, and then the hospice nurse… --- ## [New S Hersh article reveals US Govt version re what happened in killing Bin Laden was 99% BS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-s-hersh-article-reveals-us-govt-version-re-what-happened-in-killing-bin-laden-was-99-bs/719750)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-s-hersh-article-reveals-us-govt-version-re-what-happened-in-killing-bin-laden-was-99-bs/719750 "2015-05-18T21:56:29Z")
Explosive article here - The Killing of Osama bin Laden by Seymour M. Hersh Quite a read. If true it’s a blockbuster story. The main issue is that it relies primarily on the veracity of one source, and as the Rolling S… --- ## [It's "Ride Your Bike To Work Week"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ride-your-bike-to-work-week/720104)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ride-your-bike-to-work-week/720104 "2015-05-18T20:27:02Z")
Don’t know if this is a national thing or local, but I’ll be goddamned if it isn’t raining and snowing here locally! :rolleyes: In fact, the forecast is for pretty crappy weather all week. No good deed goes unpunished. … --- ## [Giving Paypal Credit a try. So far, so good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-paypal-credit-a-try-so-far-so-good/720314)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-paypal-credit-a-try-so-far-so-good/720314 "2015-05-18T20:11:33Z")
I’ve seen Paypal credit offered for awhile and ignored it. I usually prefer paying up front. They’re running a no interest, no payments for six months promo on certain items. The catch is, all that accumulated interes… --- ## [It's all over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892 "2015-05-18T19:25:32Z")
School I mean. Last two grades were finally posted this morning. I have officially completed my AS in Respiratory Care. Of course this doesn’t qualify me to do anything other than take the boards, which I can’t do for at… --- ## [Estimate an American's age from their first name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimate-an-americans-age-from-their-first-name/720098)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimate-an-americans-age-from-their-first-name/720098 "2015-05-18T17:23:51Z")
The median living boy named Sue was born around 1961 and ranges from 28 to 69 years old. And they all had to get tough or die. The data is pulled from the American Social Security database, which explains the precipitou… --- ## [Strange things you've found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-youve-found/719243)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-youve-found/719243 "2015-05-18T17:15:59Z")
I had a job where I did environmental assessments of commercial properties for bank loans. I would often have to tromp around abandoned lots with old buildings. Whenever I found something odd I would take it home (I’m … --- ## [I'm calling bullshit on wine story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-bullshit-on-wine-story/703675)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-bullshit-on-wine-story/703675 "2015-05-18T11:35:54Z")
According to the article, Joe Lentini was dining at a restaurant in Atlantic City and ordered a bottle of wine which he thought cost $37.50. But then we he got the bill at the end of the meal, he saw he was being charged… --- ## [I had a brilliant idea for the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-brilliant-idea-for-the-mmp/719762)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-brilliant-idea-for-the-mmp/719762 "2015-05-18T07:42:33Z")
Emphasis on HAD. Last night before I drifted off to dreamland, I had an idea for an OP this morning, and I thought if I was early enough, I’d use it. It was brilliant. It’s gone. So instead, I’ll share the email resp… --- ## [Gameest paypal scam, how can paypal let this go on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gameest-paypal-scam-how-can-paypal-let-this-go-on/720140)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gameest-paypal-scam-how-can-paypal-let-this-go-on/720140 "2015-05-18T02:30:31Z")
paypal@gameest.com Tried to buy credits for IMVU online game for a young relative through paypal, they said they knew this site was legit.:smack:\ **Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-video-thread/720275 "2015-05-18T00:56:17Z") Just playing around with the 240FPS video on my iPhone… Black powder My 1974 Ruger 10/22 Soda can shot with a Red Ryder BB gun Another can shot with a Pellet ri… --- ## [Kim Jong Un Does it Again: Kills His Defense Chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-does-it-again-kills-his-defense-chief/719905)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-does-it-again-kills-his-defense-chief/719905 "2015-05-17T23:43:34Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/05/12/world/asia/ap-as-nkorea-defense-chief-executed.html?\_r=0 Too many people sleep during important meetings and get away with it; following Kim Jong Un’s example would drasticall… --- ## [Lou Malnati's!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-malnatis/719987)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-malnatis/719987 "2015-05-17T20:27:53Z")
This is truly mundane and pointless, but I’m a happy man. A client, who is based in Chicago, decided to randomly ship our whole team pizza from Lou Malnati’s. This will not be the first time I’ve had Chicago pizza shipp… --- ## [Syttende mai tomorrow! Who's joining in for some ice cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syttende-mai-tomorrow-whos-joining-in-for-some-ice-cream/109357)
**Author:** [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syttende-mai-tomorrow-whos-joining-in-for-some-ice-cream/109357 "2015-05-17T16:04:44Z")
Tomorrow, the 17th of May, is Constitution Day in Norway. A day for parades of kids in their party clothes, hungover teens who will soon graduate from secondary school trying to do goofy things (and they’d manage, too, … --- ## [Seeing shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-shadow/720083)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-shadow/720083 "2015-05-17T14:39:22Z")
Is it vampires or the Easter Bunny who’s shadow you cannot see? Need answer fast! --- ## [Countdown to colonoscopy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-colonoscopy/711396)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-colonoscopy/711396 "2015-05-17T04:39:45Z")
Well, I should have had this done a couple of years ago, but here we go. Next Thursday I go in for the scope. I didn’t realize that I need to start modifying my diet on Monday, and that by Wednesday I’m basically livin… --- ## [I fell eight or nine feet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-eight-or-nine-feet/719667)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-eight-or-nine-feet/719667 "2015-05-17T00:54:18Z")
Fortunately, the distance was horizontal. I just got a new lawnmower. The SO wanted to hear it run, so I went and got a can of gas. I’m carrying the full can to the backyard. I tripped on the edge of the patio and al… --- ## [Las Vegas Observation Strip Wheel is falling short.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-observation-strip-wheel-is-falling-short/714653)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-observation-strip-wheel-is-falling-short/714653 "2015-05-16T14:25:53Z")
Seems extremely over priced too me. Its nothing more than a fancy Ferris Wheel. Who wants to get stuck on a Farris Wheel for 30 minutes? 10 minutes tops is all I’d be interested in and I \*might \*pay 12 bucks. It doesn’t … --- ## [I saw the ultimate rape van today, what was inside of it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-ultimate-rape-van-today-what-was-inside-of-it/719812)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2015, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-ultimate-rape-van-today-what-was-inside-of-it/719812 "2015-05-16T10:05:52Z")
I’m assuming not a crime victim. Today while driving I saw a white monotone mini van. There were no markings implying it was part of a business or a law enforcement vehicle. The only windows were the windshield and the … --- ## [Wookinpanub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wookinpanub/719445)
**Author:** [@Billy-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy-o)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wookinpanub/719445 "2015-05-15T22:46:44Z")
WOOKINPANUB, I’ve been reading your posts here for years, and every single time, my brain at first reads your username as WOOKIEE IN A PUB. Every. Time. And I’m not even a drug user (yet). Anyway, I just want to say … --- ## [I'm going to just put this right here in Elections...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-just-put-this-right-here-in-elections/719944)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-just-put-this-right-here-in-elections/719944 "2015-05-15T22:22:32Z")
--- ## [What is the motivation for fake craigslist ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-motivation-for-fake-craigslist-ads/720063)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-motivation-for-fake-craigslist-ads/720063 "2015-05-15T22:19:49Z")
I’m in the market for some used seventh generation console games and there have been a handful of ads that seem too good to be true (tons of games plus the console for less than $100), and one has some grammar errors tha… --- ## [After all these examples, they still don't get it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-all-these-examples-they-still-dont-get-it/720073)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-all-these-examples-they-still-dont-get-it/720073 "2015-05-15T21:13:21Z")
I think this is the right forum for this matter. Here is the lead paragraph from an article I just ran across: \*Missouri House Speaker John Diehl said Thursday that he is resigning from the Legislature after acknowled… --- ## [Unique, (and preferably cheap), way I can illuminate my room.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-and-preferably-cheap-way-i-can-illuminate-my-room/720016)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-and-preferably-cheap-way-i-can-illuminate-my-room/720016 "2015-05-15T19:11:55Z")
I’m pretty sure I want something colorful, but it’s not mandatory. I’ve considered Christmas lights, but they don’t look appealing to me. Besides trying to figure out what to google so I can see what’s out there, I che… --- ## [Scumpup is goddamned genius.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-is-goddamned-genius/719979)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-is-goddamned-genius/719979 "2015-05-15T16:50:18Z")
I’ve had a Revere mantel clock for some time now that I accumulated from one dead relative or another. It didn’t run when it got dumped on me and the little sticker inside it indicated it had left the jewelry store in 1… --- ## [A theory- are there people who are just "sickly"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-are-there-people-who-are-just-sickly/719787)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-are-there-people-who-are-just-sickly/719787 "2015-05-15T16:19:56Z")
So I was reading this thread and wondering about personal health and how some people seem to be relatively robust, and others seem to be jinxed by the Sickness Gods. I then got to wondering how much of it is hypochondri… --- ## [What's Good For The Goose...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-for-the-goose/720000)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-for-the-goose/720000 "2015-05-15T12:24:56Z")
I got a free pass from my wife, The Angel of Death to play golf last Sunday morning. Since it was Mother’s Day I took the very first tee time at 7:30 AM. Sinc eI was playing solo I got hooked up with two other players. … --- ## [My apologies to everyone for 3-11-2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-to-everyone-for-3-11-2015/719921)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-to-everyone-for-3-11-2015/719921 "2015-05-15T09:01:50Z")
I have been avoiding this wonderful place and all of its wonderful folks that hangout around here due to a most embarrassing case of confusion and stupidity on my part. That day, 3/11/'15, I was extremely tired from lac… --- ## [Live news meme: FHRITP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-news-meme-fhritp/719981)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-news-meme-fhritp/719981 "2015-05-15T08:56:37Z")
What in the world is wrong with people? Some how saying “fuck her right in the pussy” (FHRITP) has become some kind of live broadcast meme that people, mostly guys for obvious reasons, have been saying in live news broa… --- ## [The cat likes Vegemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-likes-vegemite/685096)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-likes-vegemite/685096 "2015-05-15T02:26:26Z")
I wanted a Vegemite muffin for breakfast. When I opened the pail, the cat thought the Vegemite smelled more interesting than his kibble, so I put a tiny, tiny smear on the end of my finger and presented it to him. He s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=738) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=740)