# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=779 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 780 --- ## [Devil at the Rosebowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devil-at-the-rosebowl/708657)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devil-at-the-rosebowl/708657 "2015-01-01T23:02:35Z")
A “dust devil” landed at the Rosebowl, and caused some trouble. Let’s see if it comes back for the game. --- ## [Happy New Yesar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-yesar/708652)
**Author:** [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-yesar/708652 "2015-01-01T20:12:19Z")
Not sure where this goes, so I will place it here. Happy New Year, that we should all have fun and be safe. Take a f++king cab. as you can tell by the spelling of the thread, I started early :expressionless: --- ## [I am NUTRAGED!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-nutraged/708623)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-nutraged/708623 "2015-01-01T17:04:18Z")
I remember when the NutRageous candy bar came out in the '90s. I told a friend, ‘That’s nutrageous!’ and ‘I’m nutraged!’ ‘Nutrageous’ and ‘nutraged’ became comedy words we’d use from time to time in our conversations. … --- ## [Am I racist for teaching William Faulkner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-racist-for-teaching-william-faulkner/559928)
**Author:** [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-racist-for-teaching-william-faulkner/559928 "2015-01-01T12:10:55Z")
I got reamed out this weekend by a perpetually irate parent because her Special Snowflake is African-American and was ‘forced’ to read a story by William Faulkner in literature class that mentions Negroes (being set 10 y… --- ## [In Which The Doper Twins Twicks and Baker Turn The Big 6-0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-the-doper-twins-twicks-and-baker-turn-the-big-6-0/708606)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-the-doper-twins-twicks-and-baker-turn-the-big-6-0/708606 "2015-01-01T11:54:12Z")
Happy 60th birthday to the doper twins Twicks our mod with the most, and Baker aka, Death Mistress of The CDP. From the Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer: Watch over thy child, O Lord, as her days increase; bless … --- ## [Why don't US car ads tell you the price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-us-car-ads-tell-you-the-price/708418)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-us-car-ads-tell-you-the-price/708418 "2015-01-01T11:36:40Z")
So the wife’s at work, the daughter’s with the grandparents and it’s just me and my son in the house. Great, I’ll be able to watch the cricket. Unfortunately New Zealand won early (by 8 wickets, nice!) so I thought I’d w… --- ## [New Year's Eve office 'declutter' - we've just found correspondence from 1944](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-years-eve-office-declutter-weve-just-found-correspondence-from-1944/708578)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-years-eve-office-declutter-weve-just-found-correspondence-from-1944/708578 "2015-01-01T10:18:29Z")
We get a half-day on New Year’s Eve and it’s standard practice to spend the morning chucking out all of the rubbish accumulated over the year. We’ve been at it as usual this morning. Now someone has just unearthed a fol… --- ## [what's the oldest electronic item in your house that you still use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-electronic-item-in-your-house-that-you-still-use/569152)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-electronic-item-in-your-house-that-you-still-use/569152 "2015-01-01T05:07:55Z")
I was looking at my digital alarm clock radio this morning and realized that I’ve had it since 1984. 26 years of being set every day, and very rarely letting me down. It has a battery backup, but I’ve never used it. T… --- ## [Mr. Rogers' Christmas...a Dog Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-rogers-christmas-a-dog-story/708255)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-rogers-christmas-a-dog-story/708255 "2015-01-01T04:11:00Z")
Couple of things upfront…posting from a phone in the hospital waiting room, will have to be terse. And to understand the whole situation, you should know that we lost our beloved do… --- ## [Drunken Disorderly versus Public Intoxication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-disorderly-versus-public-intoxication/708573)
**Author:** [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-disorderly-versus-public-intoxication/708573 "2015-01-01T04:07:01Z")
I’ve always assumed citations or arrests for “Drunken Disorderly” and “Public Intoxication” were pretty self-explanatory, but I talked to a cop buddy not long ago and he told me they’re essentially the same. That is, no … --- ## [I plan on drinking for the rest of the year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-plan-on-drinking-for-the-rest-of-the-year/708650)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-plan-on-drinking-for-the-rest-of-the-year/708650 "2015-01-01T04:03:20Z")
Had to go out at about 3 pm to get some last minute things from the deli. Deli closed early for the New Year. :frowning: Went to the deli at Safeway. 10 minutes to get what I needed; 20 minutes in the line-up to the… --- ## [Words/expressions I want to be eliminated from usage RIGHT NOW TODAY ENOUGH ALREADY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-expressions-i-want-to-be-eliminated-from-usage-right-now-today-enough-already/697609)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-expressions-i-want-to-be-eliminated-from-usage-right-now-today-enough-already/697609 "2015-01-01T02:49:27Z")
I’m not opposed to the concepts expressed by these words, but I’m so freakin’ tired of hearing and reading them. Find another way to say this stuff for pity’s sake!! Baby bump Iconic Multicultural Awesome I’m sure I… --- ## [We Just Got our Whooping Cough Booster Shots!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-just-got-our-whooping-cough-booster-shots/708057)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-just-got-our-whooping-cough-booster-shots/708057 "2015-01-01T02:27:02Z")
And my arm kind of hurts. :frowning: We moved to a place that has a deplorable vaccination rate this summer, my husband has asthma, and he works with an idiot who has four unvaccinated kids (including a newborn), so off… --- ## [OK, whadja get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whadja-get/708171)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whadja-get/708171 "2015-01-01T02:00:09Z")
The SO got me The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Complete Series My eyes lit up like a five-year-old’s. :slight\_smile: She also got me a breakfast sandwich maker. I’ve made us ham-and-egg-and-cheese muffins, and they were good. … --- ## [The Canadope Café, 2014 Edition: In 3-D!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 1674\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612 "2015-01-01T01:51:34Z")
Hi Everybody! Time for a new year, and a new year of Canadian Dopers gettin’ our Canadope on! So, how is everybody? Having a good, safe New Year’s? What’s new with your bad selves? --- ## [Drunk birds slur their songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-birds-slur-their-songs/708562)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-birds-slur-their-songs/708562 "2014-12-31T21:55:24Z")
My brother sent me a link to this article. I thought it was interesting, especially these statements: --- ## [People disobeying orders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-disobeying-orders/708528)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-disobeying-orders/708528 "2014-12-31T19:43:17Z")
Headline in today’s Montreal Gazette: Despite pleas to stay home, Montrealers flooding ERs People still getting sick, despite orders. And most doctors taking a vacation. Nasty people. --- ## [How do families with identical twins keep from mixing them up when they are very young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-families-with-identical-twins-keep-from-mixing-them-up-when-they-are-very-young/708399)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-families-with-identical-twins-keep-from-mixing-them-up-when-they-are-very-young/708399 "2014-12-31T19:16:15Z")
The question should be self-explanatory. Your first set of children as brand new parents is an adorable set of identical twins (or triplets etc.). The hospital generally has good systems in place to keep of individual b… --- ## [Interesting T-shirt seen recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-t-shirt-seen-recently/708475)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-t-shirt-seen-recently/708475 "2014-12-31T16:58:22Z")
In the local mall, I saw a t-shirt with 2 lines of text: Tu eres un pendejo. You are a friend. Even with my limited Spanish, I had a chuckle on this one. Anyone else see interesting t-shirts this holiday season? J. --- ## [I may be getting a new dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-be-getting-a-new-dog/708450)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-be-getting-a-new-dog/708450 "2014-12-31T15:40:04Z")
My parents have had two King Charles Spaniels for years. Tuppance is getting older, she is 15, and my parents are preparing for the day when they need a new doggy. Dad found breeder and they will be getting Merry. Dad k… --- ## [Crushing a golf ball with your hand - possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crushing-a-golf-ball-with-your-hand-possible/708589)
**Author:** [@Sciency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sciency)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crushing-a-golf-ball-with-your-hand-possible/708589 "2014-12-31T15:12:50Z")
http://youtu.be/65nNcNiwJHM?t=1m34s ^^^This is the famous video of James Bond’s vilain crushing a golf ball with his hand. I don’t think it’s possible. But then again I’ve seen one finger push ups, 1000+ pounds deadlif… --- ## [Today's animated Google Doodle recaps 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-animated-google-doodle-recaps-2014/708613)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-animated-google-doodle-recaps-2014/708613 "2014-12-31T14:57:32Z")
I can’t figure out what the first element is supposed to be, though – the thing that comes bouncing out of the second “O” --- ## [At least it was just a small dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-it-was-just-a-small-dog/708422)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-it-was-just-a-small-dog/708422 "2014-12-31T06:17:15Z")
So there’s this little rat dog, a Chi… however you spell it, who has developed the habit of escaping his yard. The first time I saw him loose, I tried to catch him because of the snow depth and the cold, but he wouldn’t… --- ## [Mass murder in Canada.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580 "2014-12-31T03:32:28Z")
This story is just breaking. --- ## [Sex workers have staged a face-sitting protest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-workers-have-staged-a-face-sitting-protest/707197)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-workers-have-staged-a-face-sitting-protest/707197 "2014-12-15T17:05:21Z")
:dubious: Britain wants to ban eating pu\*sy in their porn films? Why? What in the world is wrong with that? It’s no more explicit than the old in and out screwing. I didn’t realize the Brits are such ridiculous and o… --- ## [My dog had a...seizure? Episode? Something scary.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-had-a-seizure-episode-something-scary/708470)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-had-a-seizure-episode-something-scary/708470 "2014-12-30T21:41:42Z")
The day after Christmas, my 8 year old boxer woke me with that odd coughing noise that dogs do when they are trying to herk something up. By the time I got to him, he was falling all over as he tried to stand and couldn’… --- ## [I bought me a new car today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-me-a-new-car-today/708262)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-me-a-new-car-today/708262 "2014-12-30T20:56:48Z")
Had to as my car was totaled last week. 2013 Mazda3 Sport Sedan. I pick it up Monday and I’m really thrilly about it. Here’s Mazda’s youtube blurb about it. --- ## [Things you assumed your kids knew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-assumed-your-kids-knew/707803)
**Author:** [@owlfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlfan)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-assumed-your-kids-knew/707803 "2014-12-30T17:55:13Z")
Today I found out that my 23 year old daughter thought that when the oil light comes on in your car it is like the low fuel light, meaning you can ignore it for a while! I quickly disabused her of that notion. What thi… --- ## [The I love my family but I'm not sure I can take too much more of it thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-love-my-family-but-im-not-sure-i-can-take-too-much-more-of-it-thread/708201)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-love-my-family-but-im-not-sure-i-can-take-too-much-more-of-it-thread/708201 "2014-12-30T15:56:19Z")
Just wanted a place to tell stories of " I love these people, but I’m glad it’s only once a year! " Here’s mine: My sister is recently sober. Because she wants to see if it will help her lose weight. So she can’t have… --- ## [Car for Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-for-christmas/708502)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-for-christmas/708502 "2014-12-30T14:43:30Z")
Anyone ever got or given a car for Christmas? Do tell. Mind you, I’m not talking about yeah we were thinking about getting a car and decided to fold it into the holiday season. I’m after real surprise gift stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=778) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=780)