# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=766 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 767 --- ## [When a product fails to deliver as promised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-product-fails-to-deliver-as-promised/712821)
**Author:** [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-product-fails-to-deliver-as-promised/712821 "2015-02-16T17:47:24Z")
When a company makes specific promises to a consumer, stating so right on the packaging of the product, I feel it is my duty to inform them when these promises are not fulfilled. In this case, the company responded promp… --- ## [Reverse skate - take on the opposite position than you really believe in and fight for it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-skate-take-on-the-opposite-position-than-you-really-believe-in-and-fight-for-it/712371)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-skate-take-on-the-opposite-position-than-you-really-believe-in-and-fight-for-it/712371 "2015-02-16T14:53:11Z")
To those that aren’t Americans that grew up in the 80’s, a reverse skate is a reference to roller skating rinks that normally go counter-clockwise but skaters are forced to reverse the order at designated intervals. It i… --- ## [The early morning MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-early-morning-mmp/712204)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-early-morning-mmp/712204 "2015-02-16T14:45:23Z")
“It’s five o’clock in the morning You’re lying in your bed. You wonder why it’s not morning in your head…” Good morning! Here’s your shiny new MMP. I’m not usually up this early. What time do you usually get up in t… --- ## [I just moved to Philadelphia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-moved-to-philadelphia/712473)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-moved-to-philadelphia/712473 "2015-02-16T09:40:31Z")
A few weeks ago, I posted this thread asking doper opinions about moving to Houston. Well, in case anyone is interested, the job did not turn out to be something I would’ve been suited for, and as that was the principle … --- ## [Yoplait? Yo, play? Wha...? \*Yikes\* I'm at a loss...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoplait-yo-play-wha-yikes-im-at-a-loss/712529)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoplait-yo-play-wha-yikes-im-at-a-loss/712529 "2015-02-16T05:58:00Z")
Hey, remember this thread? It was about Vaginal Steam Cleaning… Honestly, I could never understand why Any woman would want to Simonize her Hoo-Ha. Then I saw this: Yogurt? Really? Are we talking strawberry, bl… --- ## [New copy of Magna Carta found!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-copy-of-magna-carta-found/712323)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-copy-of-magna-carta-found/712323 "2015-02-16T05:36:41Z")
This makes constitutional history geeks salivate! A damaged copy of the 1300 re-issue if Magna Carta has been discovered in an English library! --- ## [Snapshot Serengeti - My New Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapshot-serengeti-my-new-obsession/665572)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapshot-serengeti-my-new-obsession/665572 "2015-02-16T03:34:31Z")
Is anyone else doing Snapshot Serengeti? It’s a bunch of pictures from motion activated cameras set up all over the serengeti. They are asking for the public’s help to classify all the photos. They have a list of animals… --- ## [Edit Paypal transaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-paypal-transaction/712705)
**Author:** [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-paypal-transaction/712705 "2015-02-16T00:31:43Z")
I was going to post in General Questions, but considering I’m asking about a fairly specific thing I thought it might be better here. A few days ago I ordered something online, chose to have it posted, and paid via payp… --- ## [Cirrus pilot pops the 'chute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cirrus-pilot-pops-the-chute/710978)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cirrus-pilot-pops-the-chute/710978 "2015-02-15T22:32:21Z")
I did a search on ‘parachute’ and didn’t see a thread. Apologies if I missed it. Pilot Pulls Parachute in Dramatic Plane Escape Over Ocean A pilot ran out of fuel over 200 miles from Maui. He deployed the ballistic p… --- ## [I should have a sense of entitlement???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-have-a-sense-of-entitlement/712729)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-have-a-sense-of-entitlement/712729 "2015-02-15T20:36:52Z")
I am reading June Archer’s “Yes! Every Day Can Be a Good Day,” and it’s quite an inspirational book and a great read. It promotes a lot of positive thinking. However, I am puzzled by his quote on page 27, where he says… --- ## [Cholesterol in the diet need no longer be considered a “nutrient of concern”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cholesterol-in-the-diet-need-no-longer-be-considered-a-nutrient-of-concern/712347)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cholesterol-in-the-diet-need-no-longer-be-considered-a-nutrient-of-concern/712347 "2015-02-15T20:24:56Z")
The U.S. government is poised to withdraw longstanding warnings about cholesterol Saw this on FOX Business as I was working out in the gym. Any MDs want to weigh in on this? They just realized they were talking out of … --- ## [Anyone superstitious about Friday the 13th?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-superstitious-about-friday-the-13th/712549)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-superstitious-about-friday-the-13th/712549 "2015-02-15T19:52:39Z")
A timely question. --- ## [No Big Bang?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang/712514)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang/712514 "2015-02-15T03:52:07Z")
There’s a new theory that the Universe had no beginning, has always existed. --- ## [I absolutely love this commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-absolutely-love-this-commercial/712605)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-absolutely-love-this-commercial/712605 "2015-02-15T00:09:35Z")
The first time I watched it, I thought it was cute but unremarkable. Then I watched it again, knowing how it would end, and I saw what I missed the first time through. OK, granted, not earth-shattering. But I like it … --- ## [Mom is dying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-dying/392820)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-dying/392820 "2015-02-15T00:03:25Z")
She hid how bad her condition was. We thought it was dehydration. Her Doc tells us the cancer is all through her body. One brother & my sister are here, the other on the way from Florida. Rotating shifts at her hosp… --- ## [Reclusive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclusive/712638)
**Author:** [@NurseBernard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseBernard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclusive/712638 "2015-02-14T17:14:27Z")
I like reclusive weekends. I send my days amongst lots of people, rushing about, chatting all day long. My bf is the same, I suppose, as a web-developer he fits into a cliche. This weekend my friend is coming past my n… --- ## [What's your trick for getting back to sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-trick-for-getting-back-to-sleep/664257)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-trick-for-getting-back-to-sleep/664257 "2015-02-14T04:05:01Z")
A la counting sheep. Alarm’s set to go off at 6:30 to head to the office, but you wake up at 3:15 am. Cat outside makes a noise, partner shuffles in the bed, or just usual tossing and turning, whatever. Temporary thing … --- ## [Spanking the horse: Not an idiom, still a crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577 "2015-02-14T01:33:06Z")
Victor Flores was arrested this week for spanking a horse. No need to go to Urban Dictionary to look up what act spanking the horse is slang for. Flores literally did spank a horse. This was a horse being ridden by a Ne… --- ## [Dind't You Know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dindt-you-know/712616)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dindt-you-know/712616 "2015-02-14T00:41:20Z")
If you mix Vodka with road salt, it makes the melting effective down to -15 degrees F. (Do not try this at home. For professional use only. Not for human or animal consumption. Do not post to the SDMB if you do.) --- ## [Trying to go "professional" (music composer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-go-professional-music-composer/712517)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-go-professional-music-composer/712517 "2015-02-13T15:54:19Z")
I am an utter novice and layman when it comes to matters of copyright law, production, etc., and naturally, the place to go to for such advice is the SDMB: I’m an amateur music composer and have done a recording of my c… --- ## [Furshluginer Insomnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furshluginer-insomnia/712542)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furshluginer-insomnia/712542 "2015-02-13T12:37:47Z")
What a fucked-up couple of days at work, all because I can’t fucking sleep. A double-dose, 50mg, of dioxylamine succinate (I hope I spelled that right, because this small print on the bottle is fucking impossible to rea… --- ## [Remember Thomas Guides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-thomas-guides/711906)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-thomas-guides/711906 "2015-02-13T05:16:03Z")
Thomas Guide In the '80s until I moved away in 2003, a Thomas Guide was indispensable. I always had one in my car. It’s been over a decade since I lived in L.A. In that time online maps have gotten better. (Toward … --- ## [Anybody heard from ralph124c?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-heard-from-ralph124c/712275)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-heard-from-ralph124c/712275 "2015-02-13T01:37:48Z")
ralph124c’s particular posting style always tended to engage my attention (and emotions), but it was only today while perusing a zombie thread with a post from him in it that I’d noted I hadn’t seen any posts from him fo… --- ## [Costa Concordia Shipwreck Trial: Five Guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costa-concordia-shipwreck-trial-five-guilty/664042)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costa-concordia-shipwreck-trial-five-guilty/664042 "2015-02-13T01:02:04Z")
A court in Italy has convicted five people of manslaughter over the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Giglio island which killed 32 people in January 2012. Two officers, the helmsman, the head of cabin service and the head … --- ## [Financial Crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-crisis/712372)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-crisis/712372 "2015-02-12T23:51:59Z")
FML Long story short, I’ve just had a devastating blow to my financial situation. There will not be enough money to pay all of my bills including the mortgage. If I have to choose which bills don’t get paid, what’s th… --- ## [Emergency C-section and a 23 week old infant. Ugh.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-c-section-and-a-23-week-old-infant-ugh/290358)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-c-section-and-a-23-week-old-infant-ugh/290358 "2015-02-12T23:47:19Z")
Heh. There’s no forum for “Earthshattering and Lifechanging Stuff I Must Share.” But last Wednesday, WhyBaby made her way into the world early - way early - via an emergency caesarian due to an infected placenta. She wa… --- ## [Did Anyone Ever Operate An Old Fashioned Cash Register?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-ever-operate-an-old-fashioned-cash-register/711933)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-ever-operate-an-old-fashioned-cash-register/711933 "2015-02-12T22:36:50Z")
I mean like the one pictured here. Cash Register I was wondering was it hard to work? It seems like it has the numbers going vertically then one to the left increases it by ten? If anyone has working knowledge of this… --- ## [Dealing with Parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-parents/712507)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-parents/712507 "2015-02-12T21:59:51Z")
For as long as I can remember, going back to when I was a little kid, my parents have had a very up and down relationship. Things would be fine for a while and then they would have a fight and basically stop speaking to … --- ## [Gah! Mattress buying sucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-mattress-buying-sucks/636761)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-mattress-buying-sucks/636761 "2015-02-12T21:56:31Z")
I hate having to buy anything expensive without being informed, but as near as i can tell there is an intricate conspiracy to prevent you from ever being able to be informed. No two stores have the same model names, any … --- ## [Spacex reusable rocket launch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-reusable-rocket-launch/709114)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-reusable-rocket-launch/709114 "2015-02-12T21:24:08Z")
In about 25 minutes the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off, sending the Dragon capsule full of supplies to the International Space Station. After the first stage separates they hope to land it on a large bar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=765) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=767)