# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=775 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 776 --- ## [A Blast From the Past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blast-from-the-past/709736)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blast-from-the-past/709736 "2015-01-15T05:23:36Z")
I saw something this past week that I never dreamed I would see again in this lifetime…a gas war! For those of you young’uns in the bunch, these used to be quite common. Two gas stations, both on a busy intersection, … --- ## [Fundraising for disability vehicle - PLEASE READ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraising-for-disability-vehicle-please-read/679227)
**Author:** [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraising-for-disability-vehicle-please-read/679227 "2015-01-15T03:59:00Z")
Note that permission has been asked and granted for me to post this. The short version: I’m severely disabled. I need a new van. I’m raising money to do so using this page: Dion Needs New Wheels! , organized by Dion De… --- ## [In a public bathroom, there are no cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788 "2015-01-15T03:11:06Z")
Therefore, I expect the TP to be installed up and over. C’mon, people, we’re living in a society here. --- ## [Ford Crown Vics with spotlight & civilian plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-crown-vics-with-spotlight-civilian-plates/657161)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-crown-vics-with-spotlight-civilian-plates/657161 "2015-01-15T01:21:46Z")
I see these all the time-Crown Victorias, for the uninitiated, are typically the car of choice for regular police cruisers. These have the kind of spotlights that regular cruisers have too. Otherwise they look like civ… --- ## [Abandoned 747 in Bangkok Suburb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-747-in-bangkok-suburb/692251)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-747-in-bangkok-suburb/692251 "2015-01-15T00:23:41Z")
See it here. I have to admit I’ve not seen this in person. It’s out in Bang Kapi district, pretty far on the edge of the city. Might be worth a trip. This wouldn’t be the missing MH370, I assume. That was a 777, wunnit… --- ## [I told you, didn't I? \[plagiarism in college\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-didnt-i-plagiarism-in-college/707597)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-didnt-i-plagiarism-in-college/707597 "2015-01-14T22:28:31Z")
Plagiarism is the scourge of academic teaching these days. We try (and try, and try. And try.) to teach the students that plagiarism is the second deadliest sin in academia. That we catch at least quite a bit of those wh… --- ## [Pancreatitis, Diabetes, and Weight Loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancreatitis-diabetes-and-weight-loss/709739)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancreatitis-diabetes-and-weight-loss/709739 "2015-01-14T17:06:14Z")
So this is a rambly, braggy post, but I promised that I would allow myself moment of rambly bragginess once I’d earned it. Last June I ended up in the hospital with a case of acute pancreatitis. The layman’s term for pa… --- ## [Strange thing has appeared out of nowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-thing-has-appeared-out-of-nowhere/709612)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-thing-has-appeared-out-of-nowhere/709612 "2015-01-14T15:38:57Z")
I just found a receipt on my desk. It’s for a damaged “Othello” CD, returned to a company in San Francisco, dated 1/29/94. I have no idea where it came from, or how it got to my desk, or where it’s been for the past 21 y… --- ## [John Boehner's bartender arrested for threatening him (sort of)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehners-bartender-arrested-for-threatening-him-sort-of/709782)
**Author:** [@buddy431](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddy431)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehners-bartender-arrested-for-threatening-him-sort-of/709782 "2015-01-14T08:12:57Z")
I wasn’t sure if this should go here or in Elections. Basically, a guy who until recently worked at a country club that Boehner went to wasarrested when he made a call to 911 threatening to kill Boehner. Made some rema… --- ## [Have you ever turned down a promotion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-turned-down-a-promotion/709395)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-turned-down-a-promotion/709395 "2015-01-14T06:04:48Z")
If so, why did you do it? What factors did you consider? And do you regret it now? --- ## [A list of all the stuff that's been burgled from my home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-all-the-stuff-thats-been-burgled-from-my-home/709636)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-all-the-stuff-thats-been-burgled-from-my-home/709636 "2015-01-14T03:42:14Z")
Over the last couple of weeks our home has obviously been repeatedly burgled. Here’s a list of the stuff I know is missing: \[ul\] \[li\]A jar of salsa from the bottom cupboard where I keep all the chicken stock, mayo, be… --- ## [Anyone Else Starting to Get Cabin Fever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-starting-to-get-cabin-fever/709483)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-starting-to-get-cabin-fever/709483 "2015-01-14T01:02:53Z")
With the miserable, continuing cold weather I don’t feel like taking my usual walks. PS. I am NOT looking for responses along the line of “Nice weather here, just came back from the beach” --- ## [Unintentional obscenity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentional-obscenity/709686)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentional-obscenity/709686 "2015-01-13T23:53:47Z")
I just wanted to take a webcam photo of my plant. What I gotwas a picture that looks like seven green penises exploding from my crotch: http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/fern.jpg --- ## [New Member Introduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-introduction/680297)
**Author:** [@Harmicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmicky)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-introduction/680297 "2015-01-13T22:04:35Z")
Hi Dopers. Not sure where the best location for this type of post is, so I thought I’d try here. I’ve been lurking on the boards for the past few weeks and figured it was time to register and officially become a partic… --- ## [Tell me about having bunnies as pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-having-bunnies-as-pets/699527)
**Author:** [@Heropsychodreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heropsychodreamer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-having-bunnies-as-pets/699527 "2015-01-13T21:56:49Z")
I have 3 young children (6, 4, 1) and I have an opportunity to adopt 2 bunnies, both 3 years old with indoor and outdoor pens, food supply and whatever else comes with owning a bunny. My friends can no longer keep them… --- ## [I'm firing one of my employees this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631 "2015-01-13T19:44:31Z")
He was supposed to be here at 11:00 to meet with me, but as of 11:15, there’s no sign of him. No email, no phone call, no nothing. --- ## [Laser cleaning device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-cleaning-device/709591)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-cleaning-device/709591 "2015-01-13T17:43:28Z")
Power-washing surfaces with white-hot laser light. http://tune.pk/video/2652706/laser-cleaning-removes-rubber-residue-wmv I want one! --- ## [Cat with lymphoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-lymphoma/526796)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-lymphoma/526796 "2015-01-13T17:37:28Z")
One of my cats had a biopsy on her liver and intestines around Christmas-time, and it’s now official; she has systemic cancer. The vet says it’s a slow-progressing kind, and she might live up to 2 more years with treatme… --- ## [New medical research says ADHD "Paradoxical Stimulant Effect" is a myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-medical-research-says-adhd-paradoxical-stimulant-effect-is-a-myth/709673)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-medical-research-says-adhd-paradoxical-stimulant-effect-is-a-myth/709673 "2015-01-13T06:04:01Z")
Interesting new article here. Apparently the effect of low levels of stimulants being calming is true for most people not just ADHD diagnosed. ADHD Myth: The Paradoxical Stimulant Effect --- ## ["I went to school in Boston"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-school-in-boston/620794)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-school-in-boston/620794 "2015-01-13T02:08:47Z")
Are Harvard students taught to say this when someone asks them where they go/went to school? In my experience, this has always been the response when I ask a Harvard student/grad. When I first heard this, my first thou… --- ## [Cancer teen refuses chemo because its icky.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-teen-refuses-chemo-because-its-icky/709422)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-teen-refuses-chemo-because-its-icky/709422 "2015-01-13T01:30:28Z")
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: oh, boy. What kind of nonsense was she taught growing up? This has been in the news for three months. Her mom and her both originally tried to refuse treatment. The girl ran away. It’s a mess t… --- ## [Want to help decipher John Muir's journals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-help-decipher-john-muirs-journals/709556)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-help-decipher-john-muirs-journals/709556 "2015-01-12T22:18:36Z")
The University of the Pacific is crowdsourcing the deciphering of John Muir’s field journals. The story is at our local paper, here, along with instructions on how to work the UOP Muir website. From the article, Muir w… --- ## [Signs that you're camping.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-that-youre-camping/708929)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-that-youre-camping/708929 "2015-01-12T21:19:56Z")
Just having returned from a glorious two weeks camping at the beach, and having much time to sit around each afternoon musing upon the meaning of life and shit, I have come up with a list of definitive signs that mean yo… --- ## [American Airlines Worst in the World!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-airlines-worst-in-the-world/709634)
**Author:** [@livesalesonline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/livesalesonline)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-airlines-worst-in-the-world/709634 "2015-01-12T20:14:31Z")
After the most bizarre experience I have had in over 60 years of flying with American Airlines I wrote and fedex’d the following letter to Doug Parker its CEO: January 5th. 2014 Dear Mr. Parker, I am certain that you … --- ## [Those unforgettable ad slogans and taglines...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-unforgettable-ad-slogans-and-taglines/709404)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-unforgettable-ad-slogans-and-taglines/709404 "2015-01-12T19:39:08Z")
…and whatever else they may be called. :slight\_smile: It may be odd that I can’t remember the specific place of business, and it may have been more than one, but… “Two for the price of one plus a dollar.” The older an… --- ## [George and Barbara Bush married for 70 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-and-barbara-bush-married-for-70-years/709240)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-and-barbara-bush-married-for-70-years/709240 "2015-01-12T19:35:45Z")
Former President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary yesterday, Jan. 6. That’s impressive. --- ## [The world's cartoonists react to the Paris massacre.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-cartoonists-react-to-the-paris-massacre/709302)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-cartoonists-react-to-the-paris-massacre/709302 "2015-01-12T17:32:41Z")
A few of the many satirical cartoons written in response to the journalist’s murders at Charlie Hebdo. The pen is mightier than the sword. another link Please link to other cartoons written in response to this attack.… --- ## ["Fuck it, I quit."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-i-quit/708703)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-i-quit/708703 "2015-01-12T15:35:33Z")
I don’t know how I missed this news item from September, wherein an Anchorage, Alaska reporter quits on-air. Video has a swear word, so probably NSFW. :smiley: --- ## [How many resolutions have you broken already in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-resolutions-have-you-broken-already-in-the-mmp/709025)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-resolutions-have-you-broken-already-in-the-mmp/709025 "2015-01-12T03:40:13Z")
I do not make New Year’s resolutions, because I know better. You say “I’m going to eat healthier this year” then on the 3rd, you have a donut, and there goes the 362 remaining days. :smiley: But if you made any resolu… --- ## [Encountering the Straight Dope Elsewhere on the Net](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encountering-the-straight-dope-elsewhere-on-the-net/703278)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encountering-the-straight-dope-elsewhere-on-the-net/703278 "2015-01-12T03:16:19Z")
Does this happen to anyone? I think of the Straight Dope as a very little-known community, different from the likes of Gawker and so on. I’m not sure why, but I guess I always have. So it’s a little surreal when I see it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=774) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=776)