# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=781 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 782 --- ## [Real-life situations that read like crappy soap opera scenario rejects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-situations-that-read-like-crappy-soap-opera-scenario-rejects/707811)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-situations-that-read-like-crappy-soap-opera-scenario-rejects/707811 "2014-12-25T05:46:00Z")
Give us your best(worst?) real-life folks that have gotten caught up in actual situations that sound unreal… “Scotty” - a West Coast redneck who continues to play around with a mistress for years even during two marriag… --- ## [difference between a wallet and billfold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-wallet-and-billfold/584671)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-wallet-and-billfold/584671 "2014-12-25T03:59:45Z")
First off, I want it known, I DON’T watch Nancy Grace (Swift Justice). The TV was on in the other room and I heard her ask someone to clarify: \[paraphrase\]Was it a wallet or a billfold?\[/paraphrase\] What the heck is the… --- ## [So, apparently the Internet is out for North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-the-internet-is-out-for-north-korea/707974)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-the-internet-is-out-for-north-korea/707974 "2014-12-25T03:55:21Z")
I’m watching CNN, and the entire country is without internet access? Is “the US responding appropriately” as Obama promised? Hmmm… --- ## [Chanukah Chutzpah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chanukah-chutzpah/707986)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chanukah-chutzpah/707986 "2014-12-25T03:33:34Z")
Jesus is not the answer to everything. Especially when the question is why we celebrate Chanukah. At a menorah lighting. As an invited speaker. Bud Williams: “Jesus is the reason for the season.” --- ## [Airplane fans, check this out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-fans-check-this-out/708068)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-fans-check-this-out/708068 "2014-12-25T01:46:30Z")
Normally I dont like Airbus, but I thought this was cool and since its christmas, I thought I would share. http://youtu.be/gI4jWYZLeHQ Declan --- ## [What gift would be the ultimate for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gift-would-be-the-ultimate-for-you/708008)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gift-would-be-the-ultimate-for-you/708008 "2014-12-25T00:57:08Z")
Ground rules: world peace and the end to hunger, greed, pollution, disease, etc. are fine and noble dreams, but no one can write a check to make any of those things happen. What we’re sharing here is something that a m… --- ## [Merry Christmas to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-to-me/707800)
**Author:** [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-to-me/707800 "2014-12-24T16:55:19Z")
Are you buying yourself anything for Christmas? I did. See that shiny new “MEMBER” designation under my user name? :slight\_smile: I’ve done a lot and bought a lot for other people this year, but this is just for me. If I… --- ## [WAY better Christmas present from my employers this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-better-christmas-present-from-my-employers-this-year/708007)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-better-christmas-present-from-my-employers-this-year/708007 "2014-12-24T05:26:27Z")
I’ve had the same job for about six years. The Christmas present we, the staff, have always gotten from the owners/management has consistently been a $20 gift card to one of the major grocery store chains. If that does… --- ## [Preparing for a new, somewhat interesting, part-time job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-a-new-somewhat-interesting-part-time-job/708028)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-a-new-somewhat-interesting-part-time-job/708028 "2014-12-24T03:17:32Z")
I was sick last summer and had to leave my second job (providing companionship care for the elderly). So things have been pretty tight financially, but I was able to be home with my daughter more and I can see the benefi… --- ## [The pressure of time off.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pressure-of-time-off/707917)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pressure-of-time-off/707917 "2014-12-23T22:38:44Z")
I don’t take much time off. About the only time I have more than a three day weekend, It’s almost always only for a planned vacation to visit out of town. But I had use it or lose it time before the end of the year, so I… --- ## [Are You In The Christmas Spirit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-in-the-christmas-spirit/707730)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-in-the-christmas-spirit/707730 "2014-12-23T19:59:27Z")
(not a rant, btw – that’s why it’s here) Are you? I’m not. Our housemate has decided that I must be a man in disguise because my overall attitude is just like her husband’s – namely, “Why bother? It’s only one freaki… --- ## [Real World Doctors Fact Check Dr. Oz; The Results Aren't Pretty (Article)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-world-doctors-fact-check-dr-oz-the-results-arent-pretty-article/707988)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-world-doctors-fact-check-dr-oz-the-results-arent-pretty-article/707988 "2014-12-23T19:02:07Z")
Dr. Oz show claims checked by researches, fail miserably. I don’t think anyone here is too surprised by these results, but it’s nice to see more results that confirm just what an enormous quack he is. --- ## [A note to my cat, thou excellent mouser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-to-my-cat-thou-excellent-mouser/677881)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-to-my-cat-thou-excellent-mouser/677881 "2014-12-23T16:48:30Z")
At first I was taken aback by the fact that when you hunt down those wee vermin, you inevitably deposit them in our bed at 2 or 3AM, accompanied by noises like “prowt?” or “peh!” On further reflection, however, I’ve dec… --- ## [Sydney, Australia "Terror" Attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sydney-australia-terror-attack/707247)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sydney-australia-terror-attack/707247 "2014-12-23T15:59:12Z")
At least 13 hostages in a chocolate bar in Sydney. Islamic flag blocking window. All air traffic over Sydney shut down. https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/17174725/yahoo-7-live-sydney/ --- ## [Think I finally understand Humour-Challenged people!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-i-finally-understand-humour-challenged-people/706388)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-i-finally-understand-humour-challenged-people/706388 "2014-12-23T12:38:03Z")
Yus, the reason they don’t get your jokes and riffs, is because the shit you’re joking about is NORMAL for them. Long story short, I’ve had a running joke about the death of my stuffed rooster (Ray) at work. We communi… --- ## [Franciscan order in "grave" financial difficulties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franciscan-order-in-grave-financial-difficulties/707704)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franciscan-order-in-grave-financial-difficulties/707704 "2014-12-23T06:52:58Z")
Despite being a lapsed Catholic, hopeless materialist and lifelong cynic, I always thought well of the Franciscans. I thought their patron is the coolest of all Catholic saints, their modesty is appealing and all the Fr… --- ## [Any Dopers From The Quad City (IL/IA) Area? A Word, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-from-the-quad-city-il-ia-area-a-word-please/707841)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-from-the-quad-city-il-ia-area-a-word-please/707841 "2014-12-23T05:55:37Z")
I am almost positive that the town or Rock Island had a big Festivus to-do as recently as two years ago, but there is precisely Jack Squat about anything Festivus happening in Illinois at all coming up on Google. Did Fe… --- ## [I just saw the worst person in the world!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-worst-person-in-the-world/707537)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-worst-person-in-the-world/707537 "2014-12-23T05:13:32Z")
I have seen the worst person in the world. I took my mom to the library tonight. She uses a wheelchair, so I went to park in a handicapped space, and there was a car parked diagonally over two handicapped spaces. :mad: T… --- ## [Tell me a Christmas story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-christmas-story/707598)
**Author:** [@Pabitel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pabitel)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-christmas-story/707598 "2014-12-23T05:01:34Z")
On Christmas eve, when I was about 10, my dad got a call from his mother who lived about 200 miles away. They talked for a while and while she never asked anything of him it was obvious that she was feeling down because … --- ## [When the Rubber Hits the Road, or It's Raining Condoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-rubber-hits-the-road-or-its-raining-condoms/707576)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-rubber-hits-the-road-or-its-raining-condoms/707576 "2014-12-23T03:44:38Z")
In Pathum Thani province a short distance north of Bangkok – it’s encompassed in what’s known as Greater Bangkok – thousands of condoms have lain uncollected on the roadside for the past week. Locals don’t know if they’r… --- ## [Quick cable modem/router question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-cable-modem-router-question/707813)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-cable-modem-router-question/707813 "2014-12-23T01:53:04Z")
I got a new cable modem/wireless router from Comcast, and I think I have it set up the way I want with my current router, which I still want to use. My question is this: I’m using the Comcast router in Bridge Mode while… --- ## [Ask the former Cuban Communist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-cuban-communist/393878)
**Author:** [@lalenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalenin)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-cuban-communist/393878 "2014-12-22T23:15:10Z")
After replying to this thread Musicat suggested there might interest in this kind of thread. So here it goes. I was born and raised in Cuba, all under Castro’s regime. After school I worked in IT for MIC, the ministry… --- ## [Tom Swiftie spotted in the wild!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swiftie-spotted-in-the-wild/707838)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swiftie-spotted-in-the-wild/707838 "2014-12-22T22:27:26Z")
So I am reading the Sunday NYT, and in the magazine there is an essay of the sort common both there and this time of year, about the writer’s complex family religious interactions and how to have a holiday dinner that ma… --- ## [To the help desk people: please check if your business locator tool is missing the closest shops.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-help-desk-people-please-check-if-your-business-locator-tool-is-missing-the-closest-shops/707950)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-help-desk-people-please-check-if-your-business-locator-tool-is-missing-the-closest-shops/707950 "2014-12-22T21:58:21Z")
As if I had not enough problems (like my wife not being able yet to come to the US so no Christmas with her again), someone did t-bone my car yesterday, luckily no one was hurt and the damage was not bad enough to preven… --- ## [Legal question about financial obligations of a closing business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-financial-obligations-of-a-closing-business/707951)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-financial-obligations-of-a-closing-business/707951 "2014-12-22T21:09:40Z")
Three scenarios: A small business closes a division but still exists as a going concern. Say, a CD store and a video store are owned by the same guy. The guy closes his CD store but the video store remains open, both… --- ## [Another case of police brutality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-police-brutality/707759)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-police-brutality/707759 "2014-12-22T19:15:49Z")
story here What is this world coming to when a guy gets attacked by the police just for eating Kinder chocolates in public? --- ## [Apple Core](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-core/336345)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-core/336345 "2014-12-22T14:47:26Z")
Apple core! --- ## [Those crazy kids, Elton and David, have rushed into marriage!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-crazy-kids-elton-and-david-have-rushed-into-marriage/707864)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-crazy-kids-elton-and-david-have-rushed-into-marriage/707864 "2014-12-22T12:31:26Z")
Oh sure, just because it’s legal now. Always want to be trend-setters… But are they really committed? I mean, they’ve only been civilly hitched for what, nine years? And living together for several years before that? I… --- ## [A Very UHF MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-uhf-mmp/707263)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-uhf-mmp/707263 "2014-12-22T09:42:22Z")
Last weeks MMP got me thinking to how lucky I was growing up in the coal fields in northeastern PA in the early 60s. We not only had our own ways of making fun - like crushing rocks in railroad switches and making passab… --- ## [Photos reveal tiny urban island of downtown Detroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-reveal-tiny-urban-island-of-downtown-detroit/707459)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-reveal-tiny-urban-island-of-downtown-detroit/707459 "2014-12-22T03:28:24Z")
I had no idea how much of Detroit is gone. They’ve obviously put a lot of work into tearing down entire blocks of dangerous and empty housing. The photos show there’s still much more to tear down. I’m glad the land is b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=780) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=782)