# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=749 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 750 --- ## [Changing of the palace guard goes wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-of-the-palace-guard-goes-wrong/717705)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-of-the-palace-guard-goes-wrong/717705 "2015-04-15T16:37:05Z")
Poor guy. He recovered quickly considering the circumstances. I’m impressed that his colleagues never lost their composure. I bet they really had a laugh after getting off duty. --- ## [Favourite Cold War era military aircraft? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-cold-war-era-military-aircraft-and-why/717265)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-cold-war-era-military-aircraft-and-why/717265 "2015-04-15T15:42:07Z")
Inspired by an interesting conversation elsewhere on the merits or otherwise of the A-10 Warthog. I’ll throw my own choices out later but I’d be interested to see what other people think first. :slight\_smile: --- ## [65 year old mother of 13 pregnant with quads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-year-old-mother-of-13-pregnant-with-quads/717735)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-year-old-mother-of-13-pregnant-with-quads/717735 "2015-04-15T15:41:04Z")
“My youngest daughter said she wanted a younger sibling” StG --- ## [Procrastination: can it be cured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/procrastination-can-it-be-cured/717341)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/procrastination-can-it-be-cured/717341 "2015-04-15T14:45:23Z")
I finally got around to starting a thread on this (ok, that should have us covered for procrastination jokes…) My master’s thesis was such a last-minute rush job that it actually finishes mid-sentence. Yes, really. At … --- ## [Partridge Family from hell at Cottonwood Arizona Walmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partridge-family-from-hell-at-cottonwood-arizona-walmart/715907)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partridge-family-from-hell-at-cottonwood-arizona-walmart/715907 "2015-04-15T13:11:14Z")
Showdown at Cottonwood Arizona. Sounds like a movie John Wayne might have made. :stuck\_out\_tongue: A family band of Buskers - Matthew 24 were behind the throw down. 8 cops injured, one cop shot in the leg. One busk… --- ## [Could this possibly be Bill Clinton speaking to Von Neumann in the 50's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-possibly-be-bill-clinton-speaking-to-von-neumann-in-the-50s/717683)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-possibly-be-bill-clinton-speaking-to-von-neumann-in-the-50s/717683 "2015-04-15T05:46:50Z")
As the commenters note the boy does look a bit like young Clinton. He is identified as Bill from Arkansas who says he is interested in the law. Von Neumann died in 1957 when Bill was around 11 so it’s just … --- ## [New Motorcycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-motorcycle/710350)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-motorcycle/710350 "2015-04-15T04:27:41Z")
Putting a down payment on a Kawasaki Concours 14. http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/2015-CONCOURS14-ABS It may be cold now, but riding season will eventually get here. I look forward to taking longer trips on the Conco… --- ## [To my customers, who seem unclear on how to treat telemarketers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-customers-who-seem-unclear-on-how-to-treat-telemarketers/717275)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-customers-who-seem-unclear-on-how-to-treat-telemarketers/717275 "2015-04-15T02:40:12Z")
Through my sins in this life and my last, my job is to call companies and send their officers information on my master’s product, and maybe schedule a followup call from a proper salesoid. Fortunately, my master’s other… --- ## [Pandora and the No Good, Very Bad Cat Carrier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandora-and-the-no-good-very-bad-cat-carrier/717401)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandora-and-the-no-good-very-bad-cat-carrier/717401 "2015-04-15T01:09:25Z")
Today, I moved from an extended stay hotel to a furnished apartment. I’ll be staying here until the condo I’m moving to is finished – May 3 is the day! In preparation for the kitties’ trip, I put the carriers out severa… --- ## [What is "the Star Wars cantina"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-star-wars-cantina/717618)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-star-wars-cantina/717618 "2015-04-14T23:04:18Z")
The answer is, the people who have tossed their hat into the presidential candidate ring so far. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Saw that on another board; he said that they reminded him of this. And we have 570 days to go. … --- ## [Dopers at/near UC Riverside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-at-near-uc-riverside/717248)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-at-near-uc-riverside/717248 "2015-04-14T21:01:19Z")
Anyone in the Millions at UC Riverside, or near to/familiar with its libraries? I may need some on-the-ground research assistance (special collections) if anyone’s so inclined. Thanks… --- ## [XFL -- Rate game one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfl-rate-game-one/53074)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfl-rate-game-one/53074 "2015-04-14T15:47:18Z")
As of half time: Thumbs up: The possession scramble at the start of the game. A rugby scrum would have been better, though. Mandatory run/pass for extra point: nice that the PAT has the potential to be something less … --- ## [Twins on the way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twins-on-the-way/717151)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twins-on-the-way/717151 "2015-04-14T14:19:31Z")
So my wife and I have been doing in vitro as she had her tubes tied ~10 years before we met. We did round 1 and it didn’t take. We got to the actual fertilization but none grew. That was hard. We did another round and … --- ## [The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-laid-plans-of-mice-and-men-often-go-awry/717543)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-laid-plans-of-mice-and-men-often-go-awry/717543 "2015-04-14T14:16:26Z")
Saturn junior is away at his grandmother’s house and my wife and I had the entire evening to ourselves, so we decided to visit a new wine bar that opened up recently in the neighborhood. The food was nothing special, bu… --- ## [monstro is the best Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monstro-is-the-best-doper/716848)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monstro-is-the-best-doper/716848 "2015-04-14T07:46:44Z")
If you disagree, you are wrong. My cite: her posting history. --- ## [Why are my dreams so damn good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-dreams-so-damn-good/717299)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-dreams-so-damn-good/717299 "2015-04-14T07:03:38Z")
I mean, top notch shit, man! I obviously can’t go into detail, but I’m talkin’ good stuff! Then I wake up, usually when the goddamn dog starts barking at 8 am (and that’s another thing! How the fuck do dogs tell time?),… --- ## [Why dont police hand their guns over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-police-hand-their-guns-over/717256)
**Author:** [@DooProcess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooProcess)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-police-hand-their-guns-over/717256 "2015-04-14T03:28:34Z")
Not sure if this is the best suited to MPSIMS but why wouldn’t a police officer hand his gun to his partner when there is a situation involving a tussle or on the ground situation. If Cop A needs to do some kind of force… --- ## [Canada to move to plastic banknotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-to-move-to-plastic-banknotes/531344)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-to-move-to-plastic-banknotes/531344 "2015-04-14T02:06:32Z")
Just found this little article on the Globe and Mail. Apparently, as part of the coming austerity program (at least, that’s how it was presented), Canada is moving to replace its paper banknotes with polymer plastic ones… --- ## [Jodi Arias: Life in Prison, No Possibility of Parole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodi-arias-life-in-prison-no-possibility-of-parole/717580)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodi-arias-life-in-prison-no-possibility-of-parole/717580 "2015-04-13T23:18:38Z")
I was surprised at how close this got to a death penalty sentence since it was a crime of passion. I would have sentenced to life with possibility of parole after 25 years. --- ## [Need to get water out of the toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-get-water-out-of-the-toilet/717269)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-get-water-out-of-the-toilet/717269 "2015-04-13T21:31:35Z")
Sometimes you need to get as much water as possible out of a toilet bowl. Maybe you need to move it for some reason. Rather than dip out the water, get a large container of water, like a pail, say a gallon or two, and … --- ## [What can you do with Altoid tins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-do-with-altoid-tins/717457)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-do-with-altoid-tins/717457 "2015-04-13T20:17:12Z")
I have a weakness for ‘cute little containers.’ As in, some people collect baseball cards or stuffed animals or flavored vinegars. I ‘collect’ little boxes/containers and especially Altoid tins. They’re just so darn c… --- ## [Help me make this sex stool out of PVC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-this-sex-stool-out-of-pvc/717092)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-this-sex-stool-out-of-pvc/717092 "2015-04-13T20:06:16Z")
My wife REALLY wants to try this contraption in the bed room for the bounce and queening options. The “Positions” they list are hysterical but she is intrigued by many of them. But the manufacturer seems pretty shady and… --- ## [100 year old man kills 88 year old wife with ax, then commits suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-year-old-man-kills-88-year-old-wife-with-ax-then-commits-suicide/717328)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-year-old-man-kills-88-year-old-wife-with-ax-then-commits-suicide/717328 "2015-04-13T14:56:12Z")
This happened in my neck of the woods. Ya think? --- ## [A Fresh Start MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fresh-start-mmp/716944)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fresh-start-mmp/716944 "2015-04-13T09:01:20Z")
The puns on that last page were getting out of control. So here’s a blank slate for a new batch of puns. Have a good week, all. Hijack away! --- ## [109 love letters - from a hundred years ago - blog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/109-love-letters-from-a-hundred-years-ago-blog/717536)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/109-love-letters-from-a-hundred-years-ago-blog/717536 "2015-04-13T01:57:04Z")
I’m really enjoying this new blog. She’s posting a letter or two a week. Almost like getting one in the mail weekly. :smiley: I find myself quite curious how this relationship develops. Right now they are just friends.… --- ## [Racism And Doughnut Holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-and-doughnut-holes/717506)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-and-doughnut-holes/717506 "2015-04-12T23:21:50Z")
My grandfather and my granduncle are both dead now, and have been for many years. I loved 'em both dearly and I remember 'em fondly… but today, I remember a thing that makes me remember this: The past is a foreign countr… --- ## [Ever click the suggested link in a search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-click-the-suggested-link-in-a-search/717406)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Doubt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-click-the-suggested-link-in-a-search/717406 "2015-04-12T14:57:23Z")
Just because it corrected your spelling? --- ## [Pentagon to protest “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept by Russian Su-27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-to-protest-unsafe-and-unprofessional-intercept-by-russian-su-27/717419)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-to-protest-unsafe-and-unprofessional-intercept-by-russian-su-27/717419 "2015-04-11T23:51:40Z")
http://rt.com/news/248837-us-reconnaissance-aircraft-intercepted/ It’s RT, but it’s worth it for the photo of the Sukhoi-27. A sweet looking jet. It’s all fun and games till someone gets an eye out. --- ## [Decisions, decisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decisions-decisions/717448)
**Author:** [@tuesdayweld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tuesdayweld)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decisions-decisions/717448 "2015-04-11T22:58:48Z")
While I am generally quick to make small matter decisions (what to order off a menu, selecting a paint color), the larger/significant ones tend to vex me. I’m attempting to determine the rent vs. buy (re: a home) scenari… --- ## [Snopes gets a Easter Myth wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopes-gets-a-easter-myth-wrong/717145)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopes-gets-a-easter-myth-wrong/717145 "2015-04-11T14:46:27Z")
“In northern Europe, the hare was considered sacred to Eastre, and therefore was not to be hunted” Read more at Easter Lore and Superstitions | Snopes.com This is totally without any period evidence. In fact almost no… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=748) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=750)