# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=758 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 759 --- ## [Really, Really Stupid Crap You've Done Recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-stupid-crap-youve-done-recently/714897)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-stupid-crap-youve-done-recently/714897 "2015-03-17T03:21:13Z")
I knew this would happen SOMEday, I just didn’t think tonight would be the night. I was sitting here, getting the night’s medicines ready. Two Benedryls for my dog Cyrus for his hot spot; a pain pill and an anti-gas pil… --- ## [Three days in Denver. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-days-in-denver-what-to-do/715108)
**Author:** [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-days-in-denver-what-to-do/715108 "2015-03-17T02:35:53Z")
Hello Dope. This coming weekend my wife and I will be in Denver. We’re flying in Friday night and leaving Tuesday morning. Saturday morning is already planned for (our voice teacher lives in Denver; we take our lessons… --- ## [This guy restored a Seafire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guy-restored-a-seafire/714862)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guy-restored-a-seafire/714862 "2015-03-17T01:31:00Z")
I’m well impressed. And it has guns! --- ## [Hi. I'm new and I want to know how to debate and engage in conversations on the internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-new-and-i-want-to-know-how-to-debate-and-engage-in-conversations-on-the-internet/715036)
**Author:** [@MassDebater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MassDebater)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-new-and-i-want-to-know-how-to-debate-and-engage-in-conversations-on-the-internet/715036 "2015-03-17T00:52:32Z")
I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this. I read the sticky, so it seems appropriate. I’m not really good at socializing on the internet. I’ve been on the internet for a very long time, but I spend most of m… --- ## [Ladies (or gentlemen) , a gift idea for that special someone on your list!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gentlemen-a-gift-idea-for-that-special-someone-on-your-list/715160)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gentlemen-a-gift-idea-for-that-special-someone-on-your-list/715160 "2015-03-17T00:11:07Z")
Want more excitement in your life? Possibly more satisfaction? Want to be the hit of the gardening club’s “after hours” discussion? Tired of his mountain being a molehill? Want to change his giggle stick into a real… --- ## [The Kid Who Made It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kid-who-made-it/714951)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kid-who-made-it/714951 "2015-03-16T23:23:52Z")
All because Subway’s credit card machine was dead. It wasn’t a bad day at work, as days go, but I just wasn’t on my game that day. Bleh. So when it finally came time to exit, I decided I was due a treat. Decided to sto… --- ## [Sitting daily next to an obsessive nose and scab picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-daily-next-to-an-obsessive-nose-and-scab-picker/714875)
**Author:** [@tuesdayweld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tuesdayweld)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-daily-next-to-an-obsessive-nose-and-scab-picker/714875 "2015-03-16T23:05:54Z")
Jesus. My daughter, along with all of the other children in her 5th grade class, received new seating assignments this week. She complained to me today that she is now sitting next to a boy who apparently spends entire d… --- ## [Anybody doing anything for Pi Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-doing-anything-for-pi-day/714921)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-doing-anything-for-pi-day/714921 "2015-03-16T21:39:11Z")
And tomorrow’s Pi Day will go 3/14/15! (And of course the rest of it starting at 9.) I celebrated by making pumpkin muffins today. Yes, muffins on 3/13/15. That’s because I’m a rebel who plays by her own rules. … --- ## [Is there a name for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this/715142)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this/715142 "2015-03-16T20:09:44Z")
Is there a name for the condition/situation where a person’s lower leg doesn’t have a well-defined calf or ankle but just sort of tapers down into the foot? “Fat ankles” is the obvious answer, but I have seen this on pe… --- ## [I have frostbitten feet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-frostbitten-feet/715061)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-frostbitten-feet/715061 "2015-03-16T19:26:56Z")
Mundane, pointless. Except I had to visit ER for treatment. Blisters the size of Antarctica on the bottoms of my feet. I, at this time, do not recommend winter camping in latitudes above 45 degrees N. However, I am i… --- ## [Megachurch pastor want $60 for new jet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megachurch-pastor-want-60-for-new-jet/715085)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megachurch-pastor-want-60-for-new-jet/715085 "2015-03-16T15:28:34Z")
Per cnn.com: To paraphrase Gunny Hartman, if God wanted you 8000 miles away from where you are now preaching the word he would have miracled your ass there by now. Go fly coach. By the way, cnn, they are called statut… --- ## [Daves Not Here ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daves-not-here/715044)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daves-not-here/715044 "2015-03-16T15:19:16Z")
Dude - we just picked up tickets to Cheech and Chong and War next Saturday evening … Just leave you with this … --- ## [The "Truthers" are out there.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truthers-are-out-there/715090)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truthers-are-out-there/715090 "2015-03-16T14:15:46Z")
Good news, it is not just Americans who have these “I don’t believe anything on the news these days” Bad news, it’s spreading to other countries. So as I walked past the NY Times building today I passed a group of prot… --- ## [Spring Into The MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581 "2015-03-16T08:54:07Z")
Since Nettie issued a challenge, I’ll start this weeks MMP. \[Coffee Talk\]I’m all verklempt, talk amongst yourselves\[/Coffee Talk\] --- ## [New England Dopers Will Soon Get Historic Blizzard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-dopers-will-soon-get-historic-blizzard/710911)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-dopers-will-soon-get-historic-blizzard/710911 "2015-03-16T04:51:11Z")
Stay safe!!! You should leave work early Monday and stay home completely Tuesday. --- ## [So it is a Saturday night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-is-a-saturday-night/715092)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-is-a-saturday-night/715092 "2015-03-16T04:40:04Z")
What are you doing besides reading the Dope? LOL :cool: --- ## [Being an American in the UK on a visit stinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-an-american-in-the-uk-on-a-visit-stinks/713997)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-an-american-in-the-uk-on-a-visit-stinks/713997 "2015-03-15T23:30:03Z")
Now I finally understand all of the Americans who pretend to be Canadian when traveling abroad. It gets depressing constantly having to apologize for all the crappy things America has done and dealing with all the head s… --- ## [Watch out for stoned bunnies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-out-for-stoned-bunnies/714084)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-out-for-stoned-bunnies/714084 "2015-03-15T20:41:57Z")
Why, oh why, am I from Utah? DEA warns of stoned rabbits if Utah passes medical marijuana. Why couldn’t I be from some normal state? Stoned bunnies? Of course, that may be an improvement to many of the current resident… --- ## [Boys' basketball players walk off court in support of cheerleader with Down's syndrome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-basketball-players-walk-off-court-in-support-of-cheerleader-with-downs-syndrome/714859)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-basketball-players-walk-off-court-in-support-of-cheerleader-with-downs-syndrome/714859 "2015-03-15T17:40:31Z")
There’s a lot of bad stuff in today’s news. I appreciated seeing this positive story. Great bunch of kids. I bet their parents are quite proud of them for stepping up and supporting their friend. --- ## [The FAA says you can't post drone videos on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faa-says-you-cant-post-drone-videos-on-youtube/715006)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faa-says-you-cant-post-drone-videos-on-youtube/715006 "2015-03-15T14:27:31Z")
The FAA Says You Can’t Post Drone Videos on YouTube So it looks like ‘the FAA’ (one regional office) did determine that posting a drone video on YouTube constitutes ‘commercial activity’ because there are ads on YouTub… --- ## [I met a female Uncle Rkusus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-a-female-uncle-rkusus/714880)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-a-female-uncle-rkusus/714880 "2015-03-15T10:25:02Z")
Yes I am aware previous threads have been locked. Walking with my four year old son on Charlotte Street P.O.S. he was whining in the manner of 4 year olds his age and cognition.(he wanted to go in a shop with mini M&Ms … --- ## [My brother-in-law has announced he's getting married ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-in-law-has-announced-hes-getting-married/713834)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-in-law-has-announced-hes-getting-married/713834 "2015-03-15T08:51:56Z")
… in three weeks. In Chicago. And we live in L.A. And he’s expecting us to be there. :smack: I’d have to arrange to take time off from work. My wife would have to arrange to take time off from work. We’d have to pu… --- ## [Like guns? Like guitars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-guns-like-guitars/714996)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-guns-like-guitars/714996 "2015-03-15T06:06:04Z")
Custom conversion: Gattar --- ## [Match.com (Dating sites)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934 "2015-03-15T03:50:19Z")
Are 50% possibly the greatest thing to ever happen to a 45 year old guy (or thereabouts) and 50% going to f your life up so bad… Right now it’s the latter winning out. What the hell have I got myself into? --- ## [Ahh, the unmatched joy of finally finishing a long procratinated project, stepping back to look and](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-the-unmatched-joy-of-finally-finishing-a-long-procratinated-project-stepping-back-to-look-and/715009)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-the-unmatched-joy-of-finally-finishing-a-long-procratinated-project-stepping-back-to-look-and/715009 "2015-03-15T03:47:31Z")
… wondering why the hell did I think that was necessary?:confused: Small house, small garage, need more storage space. There was a totally unused space over the workbench, that was just aching for a nice suspended wire … --- ## [A VERY simplistic primer on Medicare and Medicaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-simplistic-primer-on-medicare-and-medicaid/715022)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-simplistic-primer-on-medicare-and-medicaid/715022 "2015-03-15T03:00:26Z")
I see a lot of confusion about these programs, and I understand the confusion. The names are too similar and if you’re young and healthy and middle class, you don’t likely have a lot of experience with either program. S… --- ## [Pet Name Discomfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-name-discomfort/714833)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-name-discomfort/714833 "2015-03-14T17:03:43Z")
My wife has called me Papi for longer than I can remember, and I really have no problem with it. I can’t remember the last time she called me by my actual name, which is also fine. However, she has always referred to me … --- ## [Utah Woman File Lawsuit - Against Herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-woman-file-lawsuit-against-herself/713192)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-woman-file-lawsuit-against-herself/713192 "2015-03-14T16:59:14Z")
She was the driver in a one vehicle wreck which killed her husband. Now she, as Estate Rep, is suing herself, as driver, to recover damages that she herself caused. And so far, Utah courts are allowing it. It’s the E… --- ## [Music for cats!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-cats/714991)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-cats/714991 "2015-03-14T16:35:04Z")
Music composed just for cats. Have a listen… --- ## [I don't know why I laugh at...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-why-i-laugh-at/714808)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-why-i-laugh-at/714808 "2015-03-14T14:58:28Z")
I have seen videos of people who have Broca’s aphasia or Wernicke’s aphasia or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Without watching the videos, I usually have a solemn face, because I recognize the gravity of the matter, but … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=757) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=759)