# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=770 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 771 --- ## [We Don't Need No Furrin Latin Mottoes Round Heah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-need-no-furrin-latin-mottoes-round-heah/711733)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-need-no-furrin-latin-mottoes-round-heah/711733 "2015-02-03T19:47:43Z")
Start with a feel-good human interest fluff story: Add input from the Teeming Millions: :confused: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :smack: :eek: It’s almost enough to make you Quayle… --- ## [Cafe Tablet TEKBK & Light Speed Library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-tablet-tekbk-light-speed-library/711681)
**Author:** [@contempl8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/contempl8r)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-tablet-tekbk-light-speed-library/711681 "2015-02-03T18:12:44Z")
Is anyone aware of a new website that’s designed to be not only a modern-day coffee table book on a tablet on a table at a cafe, but conceived and constructed to replicate an ancient temple, as well? It’s caffeine’s cous… --- ## [My poor, freezing coworkers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-freezing-coworkers/711344)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-freezing-coworkers/711344 "2015-02-03T16:57:42Z")
I’m working on this file. A big file. Like over 10,000 records that don’t have addresses and I have to look them up and put them into a spreadsheet. I hate that sort of thing! That’s why I’ve written programs to auto… --- ## [Monty Oum (Red vs. Blue, RWBY) died today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-oum-red-vs-blue-rwby-died-today/711675)
**Author:** [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-oum-red-vs-blue-rwby-died-today/711675 "2015-02-03T14:05:00Z")
Monty Oum, creator of the Red vs. Blue and RWBY animated series for Rooster Teeth, passed away today. http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=3302319 He died of complications from a simple surgery, and was… --- ## [Mundane changes that you didn't notice...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-changes-that-you-didnt-notice/711350)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-changes-that-you-didnt-notice/711350 "2015-02-03T06:20:12Z")
Have you every (finally) noticed that something has changed in the world, but it escaped your attention for a long time? I just figured out one: Shoelaces. Shoelaces don’t break anymore. Years ago I remember having t… --- ## [Tree down in my driveway (again). Damage to both cars (again).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-down-in-my-driveway-again-damage-to-both-cars-again/709063)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-down-in-my-driveway-again-damage-to-both-cars-again/709063 "2015-02-03T01:12:04Z")
So, for the second time in a little less than 5 years, a tree has fallen in my driveway and banged up my cars. My driveway runs parallel to my neighbors’ driveway, and the tree was on the other side of the fence. One of … --- ## [Bread Rambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-rambo/711633)
**Author:** [@Steve918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve918)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-rambo/711633 "2015-02-03T00:51:59Z")
Sylvester Stallone was filming near where I work last week. He is the actor who was in the Rocky and Rambo films, as our local paper helpfully pointed out. He was filming an advert for a large baking company. My colleagu… --- ## [So that's why you never see a radioactive goat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-thats-why-you-never-see-a-radioactive-goat/711552)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-thats-why-you-never-see-a-radioactive-goat/711552 "2015-02-03T00:30:53Z")
A goat herder offers to let her goats graze plutonium contaminated area. Huh? Why would the goats not suffer any ill consequences? --- ## [Probability Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question/711597)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question/711597 "2015-02-02T22:13:49Z")
So I was working last night when a customer told me that the New England Patriots were up 7 to nothing in the Super. Bowl. I heard nothing else until I was driving home. I turned on my car radio just in time to hear a to… --- ## [And to all: A Good Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-all-a-good-night/711519)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-all-a-good-night/711519 "2015-02-02T20:32:20Z")
Dear Fellow Members, I am about to embark on a journey into the unknown. A path I know is fraught with danger and trials and tribulation. My trusty laptop which has served me so well in my travels over this planet is a… --- ## [Anybody have collectibles they use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-collectibles-they-use/711356)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-collectibles-they-use/711356 "2015-02-02T19:09:23Z")
In my case, I have a Randall #14 knife that I use as a general purpose outdoor knife. It’s a great knife and I get greater enjoyment out of using it than I would out of keeping it pristine for future sale. Anybody dr… --- ## [U-Va. sororities ordered to avoid UVA frat parties for safety - Guess how that went down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-va-sororities-ordered-to-avoid-uva-frat-parties-for-safety-guess-how-that-went-down/711229)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-va-sororities-ordered-to-avoid-uva-frat-parties-for-safety-guess-how-that-went-down/711229 "2015-02-02T13:10:32Z")
The sorority members agreed that this would be best for their own safety… oh wait that’s not quite what they said. It was more along the lines of “WTF!?” Story here U-Va. sorority sisters ordered to stay home Saturday … --- ## [SDMB Grammar Nazis, parse this! :-)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-grammar-nazis-parse-this/711485)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-grammar-nazis-parse-this/711485 "2015-02-02T12:43:47Z")
I just noticed this headline on Yahoo news today. I had to open the article and read the lede to figure out what the hell this headline says. (I just thought it might be fun to share it here FWIW.) Energy may see furt… --- ## [I guess it's over after twelve years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-its-over-after-twelve-years/711242)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-its-over-after-twelve-years/711242 "2015-02-01T21:02:35Z")
Warning: Long and rambling and yes, I know the SDMB isn’t a personal blog and all that. Still, I feel like I needed to at least write and post it. We met in college. Specifically, I was downstairs in the lounge of our d… --- ## [Do any of you make money doing what you love to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-make-money-doing-what-you-love-to-do/619080)
**Author:** [@HBomb29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HBomb29)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-make-money-doing-what-you-love-to-do/619080 "2015-02-01T19:13:32Z")
My friend sent me this speech by Jobs http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html and it really struck a chord with me. I don’t want to be a 9-5 rat running in the office wheel for the rest of my life. T… --- ## [Sarcastic Answers to Perfectly Civil Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarcastic-answers-to-perfectly-civil-questions/709230)
**Author:** [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarcastic-answers-to-perfectly-civil-questions/709230 "2015-02-01T08:39:44Z")
(Hope this is allowed here) \*\*If Hitler’s Speeches Were in British English, What Would They Sound Like? \*\* They’d be hard to hear because of most of the crowd going “Wass sagt er?” \*\* I was in a car accident. Is this … --- ## [Quiz - How Much Of A Neckbeard Are You, Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-how-much-of-a-neckbeard-are-you-really/711168)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-how-much-of-a-neckbeard-are-you-really/711168 "2015-02-01T01:22:08Z")
Neckbeards are getting a lot of flak these days. Even if you don’t like fedoras or MLP, some of these might still apply to you! Take this quiz to find out for sure. My score: You checked off 3 out of 72 on this list! … --- ## [Stuff that has happened to you that you are pretty sure that no one else has experienced.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-has-happened-to-you-that-you-are-pretty-sure-that-no-one-else-has-experienced/709449)
**Author:** [@liontamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liontamer)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-has-happened-to-you-that-you-are-pretty-sure-that-no-one-else-has-experienced/709449 "2015-02-01T01:11:46Z")
I will open with the fact that I have been hit in the skull with an axe. Hurt like he’ll but I toughed out my hunting trip. --- ## [$6M Maryland home burned up by electrical fault and 15' of dry tree.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6m-maryland-home-burned-up-by-electrical-fault-and-15-of-dry-tree/711155)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6m-maryland-home-burned-up-by-electrical-fault-and-15-of-dry-tree/711155 "2015-01-31T20:32:46Z")
A massive, dry Christmas tree fueled the Annapolis fire that reduced a $6 million mansion to rubble and killed four young children and their grandparents last week, fire officials said Wednesday. Pay attention to the co… --- ## [Indiana just expanded medicaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-just-expanded-medicaid/711153)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-just-expanded-medicaid/711153 "2015-01-31T13:28:02Z")
Hurrah This is good not just for the several hundred thousand people who will get coverage, but good for me too because I worry what happens if I get laid off and can’t afford COBRA. If that happens and I can’t find a j… --- ## [What subject would you be qualified to write a SD staff report?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318 "2015-01-31T05:46:25Z")
Bricker wrote another good staff report and I am insanely jealous (Bricker, if you brag about it in my presence I will murder you with a box of oyster crackers). If I ever got a report published on the SD I’d die and go… --- ## [Band Name Thread Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-thread-titles/710660)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-thread-titles/710660 "2015-01-31T04:42:46Z")
Inexplicable Sofa Strange Mustard Underinflated Balls Any more? --- ## [Ow! My shoulder!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-shoulder/711014)
**Author:** [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-shoulder/711014 "2015-01-31T01:42:32Z")
So I did my customary vanity search yesterday, and I was down to only four threads active in the last six weeks. I haven’t been around much lately. Here’s why: Two weeks ago, work was nuts. I was in the middle of a c… --- ## [Pegasus vs. the Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pegasus-vs-the-dragon/710920)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pegasus-vs-the-dragon/710920 "2015-01-31T00:04:48Z")
Hallandale Beach Florida now has a 110 foot tall statue of a winged horse pummelling a dragon. It’s made of steel, and weighs 715 tons. The price tag is $30 million. It’s still under construction, but is close to finish… --- ## [What the... Miss Universe "National Costumes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-miss-universe-national-costumes/710730)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-miss-universe-national-costumes/710730 "2015-01-30T21:50:23Z")
If this isn’t mundane and pointless… (the prior threads on this have been in this department rather than CS, so…) One wonders why Mr. Trump keeps this quaint relic of another time going on. Then you get the ladies to s… --- ## [Why do they....?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they/711305)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they/711305 "2015-01-30T20:40:53Z")
So why do my Skittles have an expirey date 11 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 4 hours, and 45 minutes in the future. I mean why do the expire at exactly midnight of May 16th 2024? wouldn’t the year be specific enough? What a… --- ## [Understory crop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understory-crop/711284)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understory-crop/711284 "2015-01-30T15:46:20Z")
I was “driving around” on mapcrunch.com just now, as is my wont, and I came across this field in Cambodia. I’m not sure what the tree crop is - could be young rambutan trees, or even mahogany (I hear tropical woods are … --- ## [The Hemingwrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hemingwrite/711277)
**Author:** [@powerjacob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/powerjacob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hemingwrite/711277 "2015-01-30T14:17:24Z")
Anyone seen this thing? What do you think? My thoughts are --- ## [An Open Letter to YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-youtube/711150)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-youtube/711150 "2015-01-30T14:06:05Z")
Dear Youtube, It’s me. One of your millions and millions of subscribers. I very much enjoy you and understand you have a business to run, and that involves selling ad space. It’s not that you carry ads, or even the a… --- ## [Share Some Mangled Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-some-mangled-language/710369)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-some-mangled-language/710369 "2015-01-29T22:07:37Z")
Sighted on Facebook: Rondeau view. In a sentence: I’ve just passed our rondeau view point. I thought maybe we could all rendezvous here and share some memorable reimaginings of phrases and spellings. It seems a littl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=769) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=771)