# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=746 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 747 --- ## [Dutch banker fired for working as a prostitute "on the side"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-banker-fired-for-working-as-a-prostitute-on-the-side/718480)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-banker-fired-for-working-as-a-prostitute-on-the-side/718480 "2015-04-27T21:40:05Z")
A 46-year old high-level employee of the Dutch Central Bank has been fired for her after-hours work, which was that of a high-level (and highly paid) prostitute specializing in S&M services. I knew that the stereotype i… --- ## [Help finding recent news story: person found in bathroom dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-recent-news-story-person-found-in-bathroom-dead/718649)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-recent-news-story-person-found-in-bathroom-dead/718649 "2015-04-27T17:26:01Z")
This was in the past month, and I didn’t get around to reading it–and now I can’t find it… Anyway, a person was found dead, either on the toilet, or just in the bathroom, and it was going to be treated as a homicide. I… --- ## [Help us to drill a new water well.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-to-drill-a-new-water-well/710804)
**Author:** [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-to-drill-a-new-water-well/710804 "2015-04-27T11:31:56Z")
Mod note: the OP has requested permission for this thread and it was granted by the staff. ~Loach- Marketplace Mod Hello and thank you for taking the time to learn of our problem. We live on 6 acres in the country. Our… --- ## [Sweet Merciful Jesus!! Aren't there laws against this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-merciful-jesus-arent-there-laws-against-this/711146)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-merciful-jesus-arent-there-laws-against-this/711146 "2015-04-27T06:32:46Z")
I recently bought a new ink cartridge for my printer and got a little curious about the cost so I started crunching numbers. A 21ml cartridge of Canon PG-240XXL cost $29.83 (tax NOT included.) That means 1ml of ink cos… --- ## [Donuts -- in -- space!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donuts-in-space/718439)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donuts-in-space/718439 "2015-04-27T04:53:51Z")
--- ## [The accentless MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accentless-mmp/718098)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accentless-mmp/718098 "2015-04-27T02:43:35Z")
This week I’m looking forward to easy-to-understand, unaccented English. Unfortunately, this probably means no Jawjan weather forecasts, but as a bonus it probably means no talking plants either. Net win! :wink: Befo… --- ## [Was this person a catfish or just a psychotic demented liar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-person-a-catfish-or-just-a-psychotic-demented-liar/718526)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-person-a-catfish-or-just-a-psychotic-demented-liar/718526 "2015-04-26T21:42:21Z")
Catfish: A catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they’re not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances. I met someone online at a talk grou… --- ## [BF 109s versus The Luftwaffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bf-109s-versus-the-luftwaffe/718511)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bf-109s-versus-the-luftwaffe/718511 "2015-04-26T18:32:45Z")
Yes, it did happen. During the battle for France, German aircraft intruded into Swiss airspace. The Swiss had bought BF 109’s. Without radio etc, so they weren’t the latest things going around. But they shot down Hein… --- ## [The stubbornness of old people (my parents)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stubbornness-of-old-people-my-parents/718277)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stubbornness-of-old-people-my-parents/718277 "2015-04-26T17:24:27Z")
Dad is 80 and has Parkinson disease. He doesn’t shake much, but he is no longer agile (physically or cognitively). Moreover, he is now prone to occasional dizziness and has had several fainting episodes over the past y… --- ## [Gum Infection. Ouch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gum-infection-ouch/718404)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gum-infection-ouch/718404 "2015-04-26T15:31:29Z")
Last Friday, I had dental work done. A small bit of damage was done to my gums by a dental wedge. Today, it is infected, & hurts like dilly-o. I am now on penicillin & codeine tablets. I can’t drive. Or follow the pl… --- ## [I hit my weight loss goal today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hit-my-weight-loss-goal-today/718437)
**Author:** [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hit-my-weight-loss-goal-today/718437 "2015-04-26T15:00:50Z")
It’s been a long road, but I finally hit my goal of 175 this morning! Started at 271 about a year a 2-3 months ago. 96 lbs gone! :smiley: --- ## [Move over, Kate Upton!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-kate-upton/717972)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-kate-upton/717972 "2015-04-25T21:26:44Z")
I have found your successor. And, truth be told, if it had been up to ME and ME alone, no one ever would’ve heard of you had this woman been “discovered” first. (hubba, hubba!!) --- ## [A long time ago in a rather nearby galaxy.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-long-time-ago-in-a-rather-nearby-galaxy/718315)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-long-time-ago-in-a-rather-nearby-galaxy/718315 "2015-04-25T20:25:23Z")
Well, a librarian has discovered an image of Yoda in a medieval manuscript. Obviously the “long time ago” was right on the spot, but the “in a galaxy far away” part appears to be somewhat inaccurate… :stuck\_out\_tongue: … --- ## [Stage Collapse during HS performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-collapse-during-hs-performance/718413)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-collapse-during-hs-performance/718413 "2015-04-25T19:09:35Z")
We started hearing sirens a few hours ago… and there kept being more and more. Turns out a high school about 3-4 miles from my house was having a big annual musical performance of American Pie and during the grand finale… --- ## [100th anniversary Anzac Day commemorations today (25 April)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100th-anniversary-anzac-day-commemorations-today-25-april/718476)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100th-anniversary-anzac-day-commemorations-today-25-april/718476 "2015-04-25T10:33:08Z")
And, unsurprisingly, there was a much larger crowd than normal at the Dawn Service. It was a lovely morning: very clear and very cold. It’s always moving when a large crowd is completely still and silent, even if only fo… --- ## [The bTruth About NASA's Moon Exploration!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-btruth-about-nasas-moon-exploration/713011)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-btruth-about-nasas-moon-exploration/713011 "2015-04-25T03:46:06Z")
Ooooo-kayyyyyyyy. I’d be less concerned about this, but it appears in the freakin’ Washington Post. And it’s not April 1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/02/17/the-truth-about-nasas-moon-ex… --- ## [Where the Buffalo roam (in upstate NY)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-buffalo-roam-in-upstate-ny/718471)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-buffalo-roam-in-upstate-ny/718471 "2015-04-24T23:10:19Z")
A herd of buffalo are on the loose in the Albany area. I guess they’re celebrating their bisontennial. --- ## [Ask the Canuck who went to Cuba as a tourist last Christmas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-canuck-who-went-to-cuba-as-a-tourist-last-christmas/718240)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-canuck-who-went-to-cuba-as-a-tourist-last-christmas/718240 "2015-04-24T22:42:35Z")
Clan Piper went to Cuba for Christmas this past year, along with a group of friends. We stayed at an all-inclusive resort in Varadero, with a day trip to Havana. Had a good time. Feel free to ask a question. --- ## [My kick ass $30 micro android tablet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kick-ass-30-micro-android-tablet/718460)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kick-ass-30-micro-android-tablet/718460 "2015-04-24T19:21:17Z")
Got a Moto G pay as you go smartphone from Best Buythe other day on sale for $29.95. (34.00 delivered). Bypassed the dial up initialization on startup and now I have a very nice supremely portable Android tablet. It’s ev… --- ## [SkyWest Embraer E170 drops 7000 feet/minute, lands safely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skywest-embraer-e170-drops-7000-feet-minute-lands-safely/718320)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skywest-embraer-e170-drops-7000-feet-minute-lands-safely/718320 "2015-04-24T18:14:29Z")
But wouldn’t a descent be a “decline”? --- ## [A bald eagle flew over my head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bald-eagle-flew-over-my-head/718433)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bald-eagle-flew-over-my-head/718433 "2015-04-24T17:20:03Z")
For today’s completely mundane post, a bald eagle just flew directly over my head, above the tops of the tall cedars and being escorted out of the airspace by three or four crows. It had a dead animal, probably a squirr… --- ## [Gang of child- and baby-raping scumbags found guilty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gang-of-child-and-baby-raping-scumbags-found-guilty/718317)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gang-of-child-and-baby-raping-scumbags-found-guilty/718317 "2015-04-24T14:19:02Z")
Words utterly fail me. My visceral reaction is to lock them up and throw away the keys. Thankfully we have judges. --- ## [US Citizen in Pakistan gets kidnapped, begs Obama for help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-citizen-in-pakistan-gets-kidnapped-begs-obama-for-help/621165)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-citizen-in-pakistan-gets-kidnapped-begs-obama-for-help/621165 "2015-04-24T13:19:54Z")
Warren Weinstein was working in Pakistan. Had body guards and everything so he’s really a lot more sympathetic than random college kids romping through Iran or spray painting cars in Singapore. Al Q is demanding a bunch… --- ## [Are Chimpanzees human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-chimpanzees-human/718321)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-chimpanzees-human/718321 "2015-04-24T02:46:51Z")
A judge in New York State has declared 2 Chimpanzees to have human rights. To me,this is opening up a whole huge can of worms… Do they now have to pay taxes? Get a room?? --- ## [Hi ho, Kermit the Costa Rican Tree Frog here...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ho-kermit-the-costa-rican-tree-frog-here/718294)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ho-kermit-the-costa-rican-tree-frog-here/718294 "2015-04-24T01:53:29Z")
Now, all we need is an African warthog that looks like Miss Piggy. --- ## [Did you die during the Zombie Apocalypse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-die-during-the-zombie-apocalypse/717924)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-die-during-the-zombie-apocalypse/717924 "2015-04-24T00:25:48Z")
Remember the Zombie Apocalypse? Remember how after it was over we traveled back through time to keep it from happening in the first place? If you don’t remember, it means you died during the Zombie Apocalypse. --- ## [102-year-old Harlem Renaissance dancer sees herself perform on film for first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/102-year-old-harlem-renaissance-dancer-sees-herself-perform-on-film-for-first-time/718331)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/102-year-old-harlem-renaissance-dancer-sees-herself-perform-on-film-for-first-time/718331 "2015-04-24T00:18:27Z")
A wonderful birthday gift to a special lady. She’d never seen this footage before. Just imagine the flood of memories that she experienced. She’s still very alert for a 102. It was fun fun seeing her face light up and … --- ## [RO: Antivaxxers harass family after baby dies of whooping cough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-antivaxxers-harass-family-after-baby-dies-of-whooping-cough/659548)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-antivaxxers-harass-family-after-baby-dies-of-whooping-cough/659548 "2015-04-23T21:53:28Z")
Toni and David McCaffery lost their four-week-old daughter, Dana, to whooping cough in 2009. She contracted the disease and died before she was old enough to be vaccinated. Then the harassment began. On the day before… --- ## [What is your private drinking game? (do a shot whenever...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-private-drinking-game-do-a-shot-whenever/718105)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-private-drinking-game-do-a-shot-whenever/718105 "2015-04-23T19:12:52Z")
With a nod to the “Hi, Bob!” drinking game (you do a shot whenever a character on the Bob Newhart Show says, "Hi, Bob!)… I do an imaginary shot whenever… \*Alex Trebek says “good for you”. \*A family member on the local… --- ## [How different would the world be if the oceans were filled with gravy instead of water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-would-the-world-be-if-the-oceans-were-filled-with-gravy-instead-of-water/718213)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-would-the-world-be-if-the-oceans-were-filled-with-gravy-instead-of-water/718213 "2015-04-23T17:19:48Z")
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