# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=771 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 772 --- ## [Distant exoplanet hosts giant ring system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distant-exoplanet-hosts-giant-ring-system/711180)
**Author:** [@Sciency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sciency)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distant-exoplanet-hosts-giant-ring-system/711180 "2015-01-29T20:36:13Z")
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31001936 --- ## [What else should people who live in glass houses not do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-should-people-who-live-in-glass-houses-not-do/709938)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-should-people-who-live-in-glass-houses-not-do/709938 "2015-01-29T20:05:34Z")
Last night, after Fang tried to reprimand his little brother’s table manners, my wife told him “People in glass houses should not throw stones.” Fang thought about this for a minute, and said they also shouldn’t place h… --- ## [Bryan Fischer (AFC) fired!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bryan-fischer-afc-fired/711226)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bryan-fischer-afc-fired/711226 "2015-01-29T19:38:31Z")
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Rot in Hell you sanctimonious bastard. Oops. Could a Mod correct my spelling in the tag? I was laughing to hard to spell “Fischer” correctly. --- ## [Somewhat hypothetical situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-hypothetical-situation/711076)
**Author:** [@Pinmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pinmin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-hypothetical-situation/711076 "2015-01-29T17:22:25Z")
This hypothetical is the movie version of a real situation; things changed to make it more interesting. Please no comment on the politics the situation. Bob, a 50 year old white man, is a manager of the cleaning crew of… --- ## [Miguel de Cervantes' coffin possibly found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miguel-de-cervantes-coffin-possibly-found/710993)
**Author:** [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miguel-de-cervantes-coffin-possibly-found/710993 "2015-01-29T16:46:08Z")
I thought this an interesting find. More here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/don-quixote-author-miguel-de-cervantes-coffin-found-after-ninemonth-search-10003928.html Hopefully it turns out to be him. --- ## [Someone is trying to hide our SDMB Threads...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-trying-to-hide-our-sdmb-threads/711235)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-trying-to-hide-our-sdmb-threads/711235 "2015-01-29T16:38:30Z")
I was just googling SDMB for a link to my phone & found this: Breaking The Link https:/ /greasyfork.org/ en/scripts/6803-hide-sdmb-forum-threads “Hide SDMB Forum Threads Hides threads in SDMB vBulletin board (or othe… --- ## [Fun experiment: Do the people you see fit fashion-wise in 1977?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-experiment-do-the-people-you-see-fit-fashion-wise-in-1977/710734)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-experiment-do-the-people-you-see-fit-fashion-wise-in-1977/710734 "2015-01-29T12:16:07Z")
I have been playing this at the mall and other places where there are a bunch of people. Look at someone and imagine whether he or she would be noticed for his or her ostensibly modern 2015 fashion in the year 1977. Fash… --- ## [Possible Euphemisms in the News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-euphemisms-in-the-news/711204)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-euphemisms-in-the-news/711204 "2015-01-29T08:13:02Z")
Going back a couple of years - “Hiking the Appalachian Trail” was popular. Today I saw, " show off his drone to a female companion", in regard to the drone landing near the White House. Just struck me as funny. What els… --- ## [jeremy clarkson (surprise) ice bucket challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-clarkson-surprise-ice-bucket-challenge/711077)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-clarkson-surprise-ice-bucket-challenge/711077 "2015-01-29T04:40:50Z")
I was looking at the internet and I found this… :p --- ## [New England Dopers, check in!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-dopers-check-in/711028)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-dopers-check-in/711028 "2015-01-29T04:04:44Z")
Not that I care whether you guys live or die or pay your overdue library fines. I don’t like any of you people, except for jayrey & Mika & Chronos and Oak and WhyNotand what’s-his-name with the beard and the girl with th… --- ## [There is really no good reason for this thread. I'm just saying what my benefits are at my new job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-really-no-good-reason-for-this-thread-im-just-saying-what-my-benefits-are-at-my-new-job/710812)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-really-no-good-reason-for-this-thread-im-just-saying-what-my-benefits-are-at-my-new-job/710812 "2015-01-29T00:35:59Z")
Some of them anyway. 3% of my salary is automatically added to my retirement account, with no contribution necessary from me. Another up to 3% is added as a match to any contribution I make. So for a 3% contribution, … --- ## [inflatable unicorn horn for cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-unicorn-horn-for-cats/706405)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-unicorn-horn-for-cats/706405 "2015-01-28T21:56:32Z")
You heard me - an inflatable unicorn horn that is designed for cats to wear. http://www.perpetualkid.com/inflatable-unicorn-horn-for-cats.aspx This was erroneously posted as a threadspotting when AFAICT it should be a … --- ## [Our goldfish committed suicide!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-goldfish-committed-suicide/570037)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-goldfish-committed-suicide/570037 "2015-01-28T21:40:06Z")
After 17 years of life, Darryl chose to join his other brother Darryl in the aquarium eternal. Sometime after midnight he said farewell to Larry, jumped out of his tank and died alone on the hard cold floor. I’ve always … --- ## [Random Trivia.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-trivia/711003)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-trivia/711003 "2015-01-28T19:27:03Z")
I have this trivia app on my phone. I wanted to share a couple from the latest refresh. It also provides links to the information, although they are always vague. The idea for “Interstellar” came from a physicist and … --- ## [Could someone else have been buried in Grant's tomb? Teacher made boy cried.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-else-have-been-buried-in-grants-tomb-teacher-made-boy-cried/684236)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-else-have-been-buried-in-grants-tomb-teacher-made-boy-cried/684236 "2015-01-28T19:04:21Z")
Some years ago, a teacher made a sensitive classmate of mine cry when he couldn’t figure out whom was buried in Grant’s tomb and well, the teacher made fun of him. I always felt bad about that incident and I always had a… --- ## [What would you do if you were on the verge of becoming homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-on-the-verge-of-becoming-homeless/502906)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-on-the-verge-of-becoming-homeless/502906 "2015-01-27T22:19:57Z")
Say you lost your job, were unable to find another, were about to cash the last unemployment check, and were burning through your savings to keep up with the mortgage or rent. I might be willing to crash with some frien… --- ## [Elevator Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevator-music/12363)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevator-music/12363 "2015-01-27T22:07:56Z")
A sure sign of the apocalypse: As I was shopping in Safeway last night, I heard “Livin’ La Vida Loca” as elevator music! Everybody got to elevate from the norm - Rush --- ## [Off-key? or am I just weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-key-or-am-i-just-weird/710936)
**Author:** [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-key-or-am-i-just-weird/710936 "2015-01-27T18:29:11Z")
“Mundane pointless stuff” indeed: anyway – I’ve lately been looking into some family history. A lot of it is contained in copies of letters / essays composed by now-deceased relatives of mine, mostly when they were some … --- ## [Pilot answers: Wisenheimer Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-answers-wisenheimer-edition/710178)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-answers-wisenheimer-edition/710178 "2015-01-27T16:19:25Z")
When I started flying helicopters, one question I’d often get is ‘Isn’t it scary?’ I got to thinking about other questions and smart-ass answers. What wisecracks have you made in answer to a question from a non-pilot, … --- ## [An African state gets it first White leader since de Klerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-african-state-gets-it-first-white-leader-since-de-klerk/702900)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-african-state-gets-it-first-white-leader-since-de-klerk/702900 "2015-01-27T14:43:08Z")
Zambian President Michael Sata has been ill for some time now, he had a heart attack in 2008 and left the country for a “health check” earlier this month. When he missed the country’s 50th independence anniversary (Octob… --- ## [Definition of a "Poonado"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-of-a-poonado/710696)
**Author:** [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-of-a-poonado/710696 "2015-01-27T14:02:51Z")
“Divers ‘soaked in faeces’ in whale ‘poonado’” Story from BBC:smiley: --- ## [There are rules. One is YOU DON'T MESS WITH A PERSON'S CAR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-rules-one-is-you-dont-mess-with-a-persons-car/710634)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-rules-one-is-you-dont-mess-with-a-persons-car/710634 "2015-01-27T13:56:17Z")
The SO came home early. She’s still in orientation for her new job, and they let her and the other nurse leave to finish computer-based training at home. Someone tagged her truck. She loves her truck. It’s a 2000 Toy… --- ## [Homeless Because Of Horn-Locking Vehicles!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-because-of-horn-locking-vehicles/708357)
**Author:** [@NoiseNatzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoiseNatzi)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-because-of-horn-locking-vehicles/708357 "2015-01-27T13:29:48Z")
KICK THE BUM OUT OF HIS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! There's no right to quiet enjoyment of your home in America today. I am now being evicted from another apartment complex. I just received a legal notice from a lawyer. It … --- ## [Winter is very mild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678 "2015-01-27T04:40:02Z")
Last year the boss let us all out of the office to walk down the block to observe the Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade. It was like sixteen degrees out. This year, temperatures have pretty much stayed in the 40s. I’… --- ## [I hope dopers in the NE US are prepared and hunkered down.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-dopers-in-the-ne-us-are-prepared-and-hunkered-down/710974)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-dopers-in-the-ne-us-are-prepared-and-hunkered-down/710974 "2015-01-27T02:49:58Z")
If you live in an area that will be hit by this bad winter storm, are you ready. If the power goes out will you be okay? I sure wouldn’t have wanted to work in a grocery or hardware store in the last couple days, I’ll … --- ## [The last stage of bipolar disorder is not suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-stage-of-bipolar-disorder-is-not-suicide/695767)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-stage-of-bipolar-disorder-is-not-suicide/695767 "2015-01-27T01:11:53Z")
Since Robin Williams’ death I have been ripped apart inside. I am not a world-renowned comedian, or award-winning actor, I am only a data analyst and a small cog in a wheel that few people here would know. Yet there is… --- ## [The next person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894 "2015-01-26T23:58:55Z")
does anyone ever consider who “the next person” is when using that phrase? “I like boobs as much as the next guy” - What if the next guy is Russ Meyer? Or “I can be as big an a-hole as the next guy” - The next guy co… --- ## [Your best and worst job interview meals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-and-worst-job-interview-meals/710759)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-and-worst-job-interview-meals/710759 "2015-01-26T20:42:50Z")
I was just looking back fondly on the best meal I’ve ever eaten while being in serious contention for a job. They took me out to a seafood restaurant in Baton Rouge, LA where I had crawfish for the first time. Fantastic!… --- ## [The armageddon clock has started (SCOTUS to address gay marriage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-armageddon-clock-has-started-scotus-to-address-gay-marriage/710018)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-armageddon-clock-has-started-scotus-to-address-gay-marriage/710018 "2015-01-26T15:11:00Z")
Supreme Court agrees to rule on gay marriage. And no matter which way it goes, someone will swear that it’s the end of civilization. Personally, I’m all for them approving it. I’d love to see a few episodes of Gay Div… --- ## [Slacker-shaming MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slacker-shaming-mmp/710277)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slacker-shaming-mmp/710277 "2015-01-26T12:51:29Z")
C’mon, guys, I’ve started this 3 weeks in a row now. It’s not hard, fercryin’outloud! Step up and take a turn! Yeah, Happy Moanday, dammit! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=770) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=772)