# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=751 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 752 --- ## [How hard is it to become a medical researcher with anxiety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-become-a-medical-researcher-with-anxiety/717001)
**Author:** [@90125](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/90125)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-become-a-medical-researcher-with-anxiety/717001 "2015-04-08T14:14:33Z")
Hi. :slight\_smile: This is my first post. I am a first year at U of T St George. I’m doing alright, and I usually get 80s in my evaluations. But because of my anxiety and depression, I am a bit off. I don’t talk at all… --- ## [Anyone else who does not remember dreams, just remembers having dreamed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-who-does-not-remember-dreams-just-remembers-having-dreamed/717031)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-who-does-not-remember-dreams-just-remembers-having-dreamed/717031 "2015-04-08T13:46:02Z")
Of a morning I often am amazed by and envious of my SO’s account of a dream she had - often a longish plot of events (that, of course, do not make sense - so it’s been a dream not a fantasy). On the other hand I, when I… --- ## [Stupid Criminals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminals/716589)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminals/716589 "2015-04-08T13:32:19Z")
I feel we need an omnibus stupid-criminal thread, so I’ll start one. Feel free to contribute. I’ll start it off with this Einstein: He served 15 years in prison in New Jersey for sticking up a shoe store. What does he d… --- ## [How did they know I am a male heterosexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-know-i-am-a-male-heterosexual/717044)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-know-i-am-a-male-heterosexual/717044 "2015-04-08T08:38:52Z")
My computer recently died and I have been using the IPad. I have never used the IPad to search porn. I went to a site to view a TV series. When I clicked on the episode, a bunch of porn pages opened. The computer has fl… --- ## [Chicago Non-profit Feline Rescue Needs IT Volunteer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-non-profit-feline-rescue-needs-it-volunteer/716389)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-non-profit-feline-rescue-needs-it-volunteer/716389 "2015-04-08T04:14:02Z")
Help! (Approved by mods last week, took a while to get needs hashed out to try to make sense here.) The shelter I work for has two locations in Uptown and Bucktown. Both have relatively small networks, the largest at th… --- ## [Are there really nice fake wedding/engagement rings out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-nice-fake-wedding-engagement-rings-out-there/716509)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-nice-fake-wedding-engagement-rings-out-there/716509 "2015-04-08T04:12:46Z")
OK, so I’ve been married 25 years. The rings I wore when first married don’t fit any more, and to size them up would mean having the jeweler add gold–pretty pricey. And besides, my tastes have changed with age, and I’d l… --- ## [Congressional Budget Plans Get 2/3 of Cuts From Programs for People With Low to Moderate Incomes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressional-budget-plans-get-2-3-of-cuts-from-programs-for-people-with-low-to-moderate-incomes/717080)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressional-budget-plans-get-2-3-of-cuts-from-programs-for-people-with-low-to-moderate-incomes/717080 "2015-04-08T00:59:08Z")
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=5289 I strongly oppose such changes. This society should help people at the bottom of the economic ladder. While I think Obama’s vetos will prevent much change while he is … --- ## [Nixon's San Clemente home on the market for $75 million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixons-san-clemente-home-on-the-market-for-75-million/716983)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixons-san-clemente-home-on-the-market-for-75-million/716983 "2015-04-08T00:22:08Z")
Dang! Who knew? I have no idea he managed to accumulate enough dough to afford this place, and it’s undoubtedly better decorated now than it was when he had it, but I’d have felt a lot less sorry for Nixon as he helicop… --- ## [English dialect map of the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-dialect-map-of-the-us/717008)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-dialect-map-of-the-us/717008 "2015-04-08T00:03:34Z")
Interesting. I wonder how accurate it is. I live in the NYC area and know exactly two people with that accent. Three if you count my late grandmother. --- ## [Why I love SDMB and my husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-love-sdmb-and-my-husband/716764)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-love-sdmb-and-my-husband/716764 "2015-04-07T21:59:30Z")
My husband just walked in as I was browsing SDMB on my iPad. I said, “Let my show you why I love Straight Dope.” I scrolled down the thread, and my husband observed, “It’s all words.” Then I pulled up Facebook, and said … --- ## [Creator of the Pillsbury Doughboy Dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creator-of-the-pillsbury-doughboy-dies/716702)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creator-of-the-pillsbury-doughboy-dies/716702 "2015-04-07T16:40:44Z")
Rudy Perz, at 89 I’ve been trying to think of a clever remark, and none comes to mind. I’m sure the SDMB will soon fix that. But I can’t help thinking it’s a good thing they didn’t announce this two days ago – no one… --- ## [Getting 'Fish and Chips' hilariously wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-fish-and-chips-hilariously-wrong/716719)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-fish-and-chips-hilariously-wrong/716719 "2015-04-07T15:46:17Z")
Just had to share. The canteen in the building I work in can be pretty decent if all you want are burgers and sandwiches, but they seem to insist on having lunch specials that look plausible on paper but somehow compete… --- ## [The Great SDMB Winter 2015 Postcard Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973 "2015-04-07T03:01:44Z")
Northern Piper, melodyharmonius and jayrey have run them in the past, and they’re always fun, but it’s been awhile. Here’s how it works (as adapted from NP’s previous thread). Our rules, by the numbers, and written wit… --- ## [Fiat started for the first time in a Century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiat-started-for-the-first-time-in-a-century/706101)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiat-started-for-the-first-time-in-a-century/706101 "2015-04-06T23:42:40Z")
28.5 litres! :eek: And it’s only a four-cylinder. The Fiat S76 was built to beat a speed record. With 300 hp, it set a new record of 116 mph. --- ## [I hired a herd of Millennials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hired-a-herd-of-millennials/716113)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hired-a-herd-of-millennials/716113 "2015-04-06T16:57:05Z")
One of the departments I mange is our (customer-facing, 24X7) support desk. I’ve had a lot of turnover, mainly due to the staffing model I inherited (too few people working way too many hours). I changed the staffing mod… --- ## [Happy Easter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter/716866)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter/716866 "2015-04-06T16:17:34Z")
Some silly pics for Easter: http://imgur.com/a/pRp9M Have a hoppy day.:slight\_smile: --- ## [Respringing into Spring?- A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respringing-into-spring-a-mmp/716330)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respringing-into-spring-a-mmp/716330 "2015-04-06T15:31:28Z")
“Spring” began last week, but you wouldn’t know it. I’m all verklempt, talk amongst yourselves. --- ## [What's the largest amount of liquid you've ever spilled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-amount-of-liquid-youve-ever-spilled/716805)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-amount-of-liquid-youve-ever-spilled/716805 "2015-04-06T15:26:33Z")
Me, a gallon of paint in a church I was painting. It was in a hall, with a slight incline. It went all the way from the choir room to the nave. --- ## [Phone reps are creeping me out with the baby talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-reps-are-creeping-me-out-with-the-baby-talk/716934)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-reps-are-creeping-me-out-with-the-baby-talk/716934 "2015-04-06T10:13:22Z")
I try to avoid calling in to phone reps if I can avoid it doing stuff with the account online instead, but sometimes you have no choice. God good their weird way of speaking and praising like they are talking to a toddl… --- ## [Packaging of organic and non-organic breads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packaging-of-organic-and-non-organic-breads/716926)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packaging-of-organic-and-non-organic-breads/716926 "2015-04-06T04:58:05Z")
I buy a particular brand of 9-Grain bread from a local grocery store. Depending on which is cheapest in a given week I’ll buy either the organic version of that bread or the non-organic version (same brand). I’ve noticed… --- ## [Lover boy tortoise falls down on the job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lover-boy-tortoise-falls-down-on-the-job/716872)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lover-boy-tortoise-falls-down-on-the-job/716872 "2015-04-06T00:42:49Z")
Poor guy gets in just the right position and there’s an epic failure to stay erect. :smiley: Then the lady leaves him struggling in the mud. Romance is not all its cracked up to be. This tortoise gets interrupted b… --- ## [Ack, Home Appraisal tommorrow...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-home-appraisal-tommorrow/715354)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-home-appraisal-tommorrow/715354 "2015-04-05T20:46:53Z")
and I’m really nervous about it. I’ve been meaning to refi for about a year. Last week I checked the rates at my bank and they were at 3.99% (4.125 APR), I’m currently at 4.95%, so I finally pulled the trigger and put … --- ## [Has anyone been addicted to an internet site? (Reddit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-addicted-to-an-internet-site-reddit/716721)
**Author:** [@Neem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neem)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-addicted-to-an-internet-site-reddit/716721 "2015-04-05T20:05:34Z")
Hi. I came here because I realized I was pretty much (psychologically, of course) addicted to the internet site Reddit. I would always check it when I first woke up, read it before bed, read it in between classes, etc. I… --- ## [Sugar loaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-loaf/716874)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-loaf/716874 "2015-04-05T14:55:39Z")
Today’s taste of trivia: I always thought Sugar Loaf in Rio was named for some kind of bullet shaped cake or bread, but typical web meandering today brought me to sugarloaves, the way sugar was sold before granulation. N… --- ## [I'm geeking out: Elvish doors to Moria in home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-geeking-out-elvish-doors-to-moria-in-home/716859)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-geeking-out-elvish-doors-to-moria-in-home/716859 "2015-04-05T06:36:00Z")
Some dude designed and built the Elvish doors to Moria and put them in his home basement. It’s really well done, too. He gets free membership for life to the Geek club. --- ## [Things you thought were April Fools jokes that weren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-thought-were-april-fools-jokes-that-werent/716617)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-thought-were-april-fools-jokes-that-werent/716617 "2015-04-05T00:02:10Z")
The world being what it is today, it’s getting harder to determine what’s real and what’s a parody. The Onion has spawned dozens of imitators worldwide, but politicians, media talking heads and Floridians\* are striving … --- ## [Total eclipse of the moon Saturday 4 April 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-eclipse-of-the-moon-saturday-4-april-2015/716562)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-eclipse-of-the-moon-saturday-4-april-2015/716562 "2015-04-04T22:15:58Z")
Map showing where the eclipse will be visible (weather permitting). The entire eclipse will be visible from western North America, Hawaii, eastern Asia, New Zealand and Australia. The total phase will last only four and… --- ## [Let's have some breakfast in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766 "2015-03-30T01:23:08Z")
This is a week of happy breakfasts - I have leftover quiche. So I can start the next few days (and today) with a quick slice of quiche :smiley: zapped for one minute in the microwave. Yummmmmmm! Lately, I’ve been havi… --- ## [Baby stingrays look like raviolis stuffed with tiny damned souls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-stingrays-look-like-raviolis-stuffed-with-tiny-damned-souls/716799)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-stingrays-look-like-raviolis-stuffed-with-tiny-damned-souls/716799 "2015-04-04T19:35:03Z")
Just had to share. --- ## [Wonder Woman's Plane on Display at Smithsonian Air and Space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-womans-plane-on-display-at-smithsonian-air-and-space/716730)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-womans-plane-on-display-at-smithsonian-air-and-space/716730 "2015-04-04T15:06:52Z")
It dilutes the impact of the announcement when you realize it was made two days ago: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=750) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=752)