# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=748 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 749 --- ## [Do present day Germans consider the Nazis to have hijacked the country or to have arisen organically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-present-day-germans-consider-the-nazis-to-have-hijacked-the-country-or-to-have-arisen-organically/717998)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-present-day-germans-consider-the-nazis-to-have-hijacked-the-country-or-to-have-arisen-organically/717998 "2015-04-19T18:07:59Z")
At their peak the nazis had about 44% of the vote in German elections, but one would assume that 44% came with heavy use of the SA to suppress opposition and manipulate the vote. Do contemporary Germans think that the N… --- ## [Does anyone else have knee pain when they drive certain vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-knee-pain-when-they-drive-certain-vehicles/717949)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-knee-pain-when-they-drive-certain-vehicles/717949 "2015-04-19T17:15:57Z")
My right knee kills me when Im driving my Ford Explorer 4 wheel drive. Ive driven it, a Ford f-150, Chevy HHR and Chevy Colorado, and its been the same thing every vehicle: the foot pedal is either right where my right f… --- ## [Bit of advice on dealing with someone on chemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-of-advice-on-dealing-with-someone-on-chemo/717799)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-of-advice-on-dealing-with-someone-on-chemo/717799 "2015-04-19T01:43:12Z")
Should say bit of advice needed. I just got off the phone with my sister, and have been shaken to the core. She was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer and has just gone on a fairly complicated, … --- ## [Sunday in the Graveyard with Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-in-the-graveyard-with-eve/717839)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-in-the-graveyard-with-eve/717839 "2015-04-18T17:41:27Z")
Posted with permission of Her Grace: For Dopers who plan to be in the NYC area on Sunday, May 31, there will be a walking tour of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx conducted by our very own… wait for it… wait for it… Ac… --- ## [The birds are after me with their shit bombs and think my car is Tippi Hedren!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-are-after-me-with-their-shit-bombs-and-think-my-car-is-tippi-hedren/717840)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-are-after-me-with-their-shit-bombs-and-think-my-car-is-tippi-hedren/717840 "2015-04-18T07:18:33Z")
This is an outrage. For four days straight now, my car has been bombarded with bird shit, heaps of bird shit, while parking in my driveway. Each and every time only on the sides of both front doors, not a speck on the ro… --- ## [I'm back at work for the first time since I got sick ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-at-work-for-the-first-time-since-i-got-sick/717733)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-at-work-for-the-first-time-since-i-got-sick/717733 "2015-04-18T03:18:50Z")
… and I’m already exhausted. It’s only been two hours. I don’t feel sick exactly, but just reading reports has taken all my energy. Any advice other than mainlining coffee? --- ## [Cell phone games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-games/717864)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-games/717864 "2015-04-18T02:15:59Z")
I’ve had Straight Talk for phone service for about 3 years and have been very, very happy with it. I bought a new phone and after a month decided I don’t like it. So I was just going to switch back to my old phone. But … --- ## [Cool stuff that's gone (Plus: Cecil's column!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-stuff-thats-gone-plus-cecils-column/520064)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-stuff-thats-gone-plus-cecils-column/520064 "2015-04-18T00:04:35Z")
Svobada’s Nickelodeon Tavern- Bar and grill with antique amusment collection. Riverview- Amusement park. Kiddieland- Another amusement park near Stony and 95th. The Pickle Barrel- Restaurant with peanut shells on the … --- ## [Maine police pay up after getting stung by ransomware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-police-pay-up-after-getting-stung-by-ransomware/717722)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-police-pay-up-after-getting-stung-by-ransomware/717722 "2015-04-17T22:22:27Z")
Story here. It seems that a large chunk of the Police Department in Maine has had its storage encrypted by ransomware. They paid the ransom in bitcoins. I’m fairly horrified (while simultaneously not really being surpri… --- ## [Oh, boy !! The scorpions and wasps are back !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-boy-the-scorpions-and-wasps-are-back/717303)
**Author:** [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-boy-the-scorpions-and-wasps-are-back/717303 "2015-04-17T21:40:02Z")
Well, it is officially spring here in central Texas. The signs are everywhere – birds are chirping loudly with their mating carcophony, the seasonal April showers are starting their march across the plains as they move W… --- ## [Teacher attacked by parent in NY.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-attacked-by-parent-in-ny/717918)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-attacked-by-parent-in-ny/717918 "2015-04-17T20:35:00Z")
A new low for the schools and out of control violent students. They’ve brought in security guards and even metal detectors to make schools safe. This still happened. The lack of respect and self control extends not jus… --- ## [The good china and silverware. WYF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-china-and-silverware-wyf/717027)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-china-and-silverware-wyf/717027 "2015-04-17T17:05:36Z")
When the wife and I got married in 1980 we received a set of china and silverware. Tonight my daughter Saxony, and son in law, and my son Jimmer and his wife came over for dinner. My other son Maxwell and his wife just … --- ## [Kiity Videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiity-videos/717537)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiity-videos/717537 "2015-04-17T02:43:44Z")
While mindlessly surfing the web I ran across this, and thinking about the requests for kitty pics here I thought I would share this link. (Safe for work, but it involves BIG kitties and cardboard boxes) Enjoy. --- ## [Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Ask...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-stuff-i-must-ask/717867)
**Author:** [@BenOliver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BenOliver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-stuff-i-must-ask/717867 "2015-04-17T00:48:22Z")
What is the call signature Stephen always signs off on Hearts of Space? “Stay safe, space fans”? Is that it? --- ## [Furniture that must go.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furniture-that-must-go/717670)
**Author:** [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furniture-that-must-go/717670 "2015-04-16T23:14:50Z")
I inhertited the cube thing from a friend who stored some stuff at my home. After me shoving this offensive item around the house for a couple of years, he’s decided he doesn’t need it. I can have it. And by ‘have’ it, … --- ## [Entertaining News Headline of the Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertaining-news-headline-of-the-day/580289)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertaining-news-headline-of-the-day/580289 "2015-04-16T20:26:03Z")
Maybe a running thread of entertaining news headlines would be a good idea. Recently, I saw "Man In Cow Suit Steals Milk From Walmart" and "Birther Massacre at the Long Form Corral" --- ## [Have you ever been the beneficiary of a trust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-beneficiary-of-a-trust/717260)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-beneficiary-of-a-trust/717260 "2015-04-16T20:23:46Z")
Many people leave money to their heirs through trusts. Have you ever been the beneficiary of such a trust? Were there any issues dealing with the trustee - corporate or otherwise? If you were leaving assets to heirs… --- ## [When was the last time you Shotgunned a beer? (If ever)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-shotgunned-a-beer-if-ever/717614)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-shotgunned-a-beer-if-ever/717614 "2015-04-16T19:32:30Z")
I was thinkin’ ‘bout a great iconic film\* Beerfest \*while hangin’ out in the garage playing pinball, specifically the scene where Gil shotguns a brew at Phil’s funeral. Not sure why. It got me to wondering… When was the… --- ## [Ask the juror](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-juror/716557)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-juror/716557 "2015-04-16T15:53:28Z")
I just finished a term on a jury for an actual criminal trial. It was fascinating. It was an arson case. Some of the things I learned: \[ul\] \[li\]It’s not a good idea to discuss a criminal conspiracy using a jail phon… --- ## [Idioms/Proverbs/Sayings That Don't Make Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-proverbs-sayings-that-dont-make-sense/672243)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-proverbs-sayings-that-dont-make-sense/672243 "2015-04-16T14:34:15Z")
“You’ve made your bed, now you’re going to have to lie in it”. Most people lie in an unmade or turned-down bed, no? --- ## [Good news, everybody! The Western Black Rhino will no longer be hunted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-everybody-the-western-black-rhino-will-no-longer-be-hunted/717684)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-everybody-the-western-black-rhino-will-no-longer-be-hunted/717684 "2015-04-16T13:45:18Z")
The Western Black Rhino has been officially declared extinct. You see? Poaching is a self-resolving problem! Once all of a species are dead, the poachers no longer poach them! --- ## [The greatest mystery of the human condition finally solved.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-mystery-of-the-human-condition-finally-solved/717820)
**Author:** [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-mystery-of-the-human-condition-finally-solved/717820 "2015-04-16T13:15:50Z")
That cracking noise. When you crack your knuckles? It’s caused by a bubble forming (rather than collapsing) inside the fluid between the joints. Article. Cecil’s column on this weighty matter. --- ## [Juggling: Need help with consistent tosses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juggling-need-help-with-consistent-tosses/717383)
**Author:** [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juggling-need-help-with-consistent-tosses/717383 "2015-04-16T12:02:55Z")
About two weeks ago I decided to learn to juggle three balls. I found a few websites and watched a few videos. I started with one ball, then two, and then three, progressing to the next level when I could toss and catch… --- ## [Today's Google Doodle -- Anniversary of Pony Express (and game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-doodle-anniversary-of-pony-express-and-game/717642)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-doodle-anniversary-of-pony-express-and-game/717642 "2015-04-16T11:20:47Z")
I can’t get the game to run on my computer now, but evidently today’s Google Doodle, which celebrates the 155th anniversary of the Pony Express, has a game that you start by clicking the arrow in the “O” of “Google”: --- ## [Grocery stores are changing and its making shopping much more difficult for disabled and elderly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-stores-are-changing-and-its-making-shopping-much-more-difficult-for-disabled-and-elderly/717138)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-stores-are-changing-and-its-making-shopping-much-more-difficult-for-disabled-and-elderly/717138 "2015-04-16T08:33:22Z")
I’ve recently seen two my of my local Kroger stores reorganize their aisles. Traditionally there’s always been a center aisle that runs horizontally across the width of the store. You walk down the center aisle, and tur… --- ## [Chemo update - brought to you by insomnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemo-update-brought-to-you-by-insomnia/716783)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemo-update-brought-to-you-by-insomnia/716783 "2015-04-16T01:07:56Z")
Well, I’m more than halfway through. I’m done with the supposedly nastier AC and I’ve had one infusion of Taxol. I’d say overall the Taxol is easier but the sonofabitching heartburn has unfortunately gotten more recalcit… --- ## [Apparently Schroedinger's cat IS both dead and alive ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-schroedingers-cat-is-both-dead-and-alive/717678)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-schroedingers-cat-is-both-dead-and-alive/717678 "2015-04-16T00:32:06Z")
… or possibly doesn’t exist at all, according to this article about a “quantum reality” study. I always knew that none of you were real. --- ## ['F\_\_k your breath!' Another dead suspect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f__k-your-breath-another-dead-suspect/717677)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f__k-your-breath-another-dead-suspect/717677 "2015-04-15T21:57:27Z")
Shot and gasping for air, Tulsa police officer tells dying man, ‘F\_\_k your breath’ In the video, the suspect is on the ground. There is a gunshot, and someone says, ‘Oh. I shot him. I’m sorry.’ The dying man says he… --- ## [What happens to adult children who never move out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-adult-children-who-never-move-out/717413)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-adult-children-who-never-move-out/717413 "2015-04-15T19:04:26Z")
I know a guy who hit 50 last year and is still living with his mom. He has never moved out on his own. He had a full time job until the recession but has just been working part-time since then. Even with the improving … --- ## [Some of your favorite sounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-your-favorite-sounds/717163)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-your-favorite-sounds/717163 "2015-04-15T17:26:12Z")
I really like it when jet engines emit a dull, comforting roar. Not a high-pitched shriek, though, that’s painful. Also, French horns. And the sound of a really huge crowd cheering or applauding. And thunder, too. What… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=747) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=749)