# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=789 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 790 --- ## [The Arctic Front Has Arrived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arctic-front-has-arrived/704269)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arctic-front-has-arrived/704269 "2014-11-27T00:30:05Z")
Temperatures dropped 41° in less than two hours in Boulder. 66°F at 11 AM, 25° right now. Snowing, too. Welcome to winter. Yesterday I mowed my lawn wearing a T-shirt and was sweating when I got done. --- ## [Monster "Black Sea Devil" Captured on Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-black-sea-devil-captured-on-film/705524)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-black-sea-devil-captured-on-film/705524 "2014-11-26T22:58:26Z")
Doesn’t it frighten you–the thought of being eaten by such a beast? Article: --- ## [Jaden/Willow Smith interview. So much stupid "win"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaden-willow-smith-interview-so-much-stupid-win/705059)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaden-willow-smith-interview-so-much-stupid-win/705059 "2014-11-26T22:45:09Z")
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/17/jaden-and-willow-smith-exclusive-joint-interview/?\_r=3 I hate tl;dr OPs, but seriously, read it, or at least skim for choice bits. Poe’s law is very much in effect. Rich, po… --- ## [WARNING: Vaping may be hazardous to your computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-vaping-may-be-hazardous-to-your-computer/705604)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-vaping-may-be-hazardous-to-your-computer/705604 "2014-11-26T21:02:01Z")
e-Cigarette from China Infected Man’s Computer with Malware --- ## [Her name is Snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/her-name-is-snow/703116)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/her-name-is-snow/703116 "2014-11-26T20:41:30Z")
and she just wants to live. Was she locked in a sweatshop? Imprisoned by white slavers? Held captive by a rival tribe in Somalia? Bonus points if you can figure out what’s going on before the 1:20 mark. --- ## [Any soil or clay experts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-soil-or-clay-experts/705363)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-soil-or-clay-experts/705363 "2014-11-26T19:28:37Z")
I am working on something with a clay and sand base that I need to have a little bit of control over how hard it is when it dries. I have played around with sand and clay proportions, sand, clay and gypsum. And sand, cla… --- ## [Ferguson Grand Jury Decision to be announced at 9pm EST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-grand-jury-decision-to-be-announced-at-9pm-est/705543)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-grand-jury-decision-to-be-announced-at-9pm-est/705543 "2014-11-26T17:18:17Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/grand-jurys-decision-on-ferguson-officer-darren-wilson-to-be-revealed-214238133.html It was announced that a decision was reached earlier today. Am I the only one thinking that postponing the deci… --- ## [Anyone ever done the overnight 'camp' on the Battleship NJ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-done-the-overnight-camp-on-the-battleship-nj/705623)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-done-the-overnight-camp-on-the-battleship-nj/705623 "2014-11-26T15:00:39Z")
We took our Cub Scout den to this last weekend–we’ve done a number of events like this, such as at the Philadelphia Zoo and the Franklin institute, so the kids were really looking forward to the trip. And for the most p… --- ## [So I got a pretty hefty scholarship today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-pretty-hefty-scholarship-today/705650)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-pretty-hefty-scholarship-today/705650 "2014-11-26T13:59:51Z")
Note: I had applied for this scholarship so long ago (last February) that I had honestly forgotten all about it, nor did I have any idea how much it was even worth or that I was going to get it today. Seriously, I just … --- ## [Annual "Where Were You 51 Years Ago Today?" thread (JFK assassination)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-where-were-you-51-years-ago-today-thread-jfk-assassination/705339)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-where-were-you-51-years-ago-today-thread-jfk-assassination/705339 "2014-11-26T05:59:07Z")
I was a sophomore in geometry class at Madonna High School in Niagara Falls, NY. The principal, Sister Mary Eloise, came over the intercom and told us the President had been shot in Texas. Then a short time later, she ca… --- ## [Wrestling with a new computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-with-a-new-computer/705555)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-with-a-new-computer/705555 "2014-11-25T21:11:03Z")
I just bought an MS Surface Pro 3. With an external mouse and keyboard. And Win 8.1. First complaint: no insert key on the keyboard. And apparently no workaround. Much more serious: To get F1-F12, you have to press … --- ## [DearPhotograph (Interesting and heart-stirring website)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dearphotograph-interesting-and-heart-stirring-website/705614)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dearphotograph-interesting-and-heart-stirring-website/705614 "2014-11-25T19:27:39Z")
So I just came across Dear Photograph the other night. I think I spent about two hours on it. What an extraordinary website. It takes a simple idea and makes it extremely emotional with its stories and photos and histor… --- ## [Marion Barry has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marion-barry-has-died/705404)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marion-barry-has-died/705404 "2014-11-25T18:35:32Z")
Link. The man was a prime example of a con artist, and a polarizing figure. He missed his calling as a corrupt president of a small African nation. --- ## [Note to self:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/704244)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/704244 "2014-11-25T18:16:15Z")
The mechanical toaster oven timer ticks and rings even if it’s not plugged in. (“My stuff’s been in there for 10 minutes and it’s still cold, what the hell?!”) :smack: Note to self #2: the toaster oven doesn’t toast unl… --- ## [Expedition 42 to ISS pays tribute to Douglas Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434 "2014-11-25T17:45:58Z")
Presumably they know where their towels are Brian --- ## [More Pay Day loan stores than McDonalds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-pay-day-loan-stores-than-mcdonalds/705525)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-pay-day-loan-stores-than-mcdonalds/705525 "2014-11-25T17:42:46Z")
This statistic I don’t think is a healthy one for our country. What do you think this phenomena is more symptomatic of? Poor people down on their luck without access to needed credit to make ends meet. Or, poor peo… --- ## [What will the weather be for Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-weather-be-for-thanksgiving/705530)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-weather-be-for-thanksgiving/705530 "2014-11-25T16:27:45Z")
I’ve seen some predictions for up to a foot of snow for Thanksgiving morning here in New Hampshire. That’s going to suck given I have to travel for it. I’m hoping to make a few stops Thursday, finally taking in a movie… --- ## [Do you collect funny pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-collect-funny-pictures/271599)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-collect-funny-pictures/271599 "2014-11-25T15:05:21Z")
These are the ones I’ve collected at work… http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/ecfd1606.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/d51e7331.jpg http://img… --- ## [Getting stressed too easily at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-stressed-too-easily-at-work/705467)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-stressed-too-easily-at-work/705467 "2014-11-25T13:55:50Z")
Today my boss was on a business trip. I knew what the new programming tasks would be and I was dreading it. I had a psychiatrist’s appointment (for schizoaffective disorder) and said I was worried about work. She said I … --- ## [Propaganda, documentaries in youtube adds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propaganda-documentaries-in-youtube-adds/705527)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propaganda-documentaries-in-youtube-adds/705527 "2014-11-25T06:47:30Z")
Some time ago, I was very surprised when an add an you tube turned out to be a 10 minutes or so propaganda speech by Putin intended to convince westerners of the rightful Russian claim on Crimea. Today, I get as “add” a… --- ## [Circle Jerk!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-jerk/100853)
**Author:** [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-jerk/100853 "2014-11-25T04:02:52Z")
From the school-blowjob thread in THE PIT: OK, now I understand the concept of a ‘circle jerk’, and it seems to be believed to be fairly common… in fact I was at a lecture with Sue Johanson and she made some comment li… --- ## [Disposing of giant tube TVs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposing-of-giant-tube-tvs/705488)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposing-of-giant-tube-tvs/705488 "2014-11-25T02:56:03Z")
I have a 36" TV that I don’t use anymore. Works perfectly fine and is only 12 years old, but alas, the march of technology has rendered it a giant liability. I see lots of people trying to sell them for $20 on CL, or e… --- ## [Qualifying yourself vs. bragging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualifying-yourself-vs-bragging/705505)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualifying-yourself-vs-bragging/705505 "2014-11-25T02:23:50Z")
This is one of those things that I feel like I can recognise it when I see it but would have a hard time expalining the difference. I have known people who were artists when it came to qualifying themselves without e… --- ## [Three grandmas get high for the first time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-grandmas-get-high-for-the-first-time/705163)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-grandmas-get-high-for-the-first-time/705163 "2014-11-24T23:07:14Z")
If you’re in need of a smile today, this is the video to watch. Here Three grandmas try weed for the first time on camera. Too funny. --- ## [An Amusing Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-amusing-universe/705443)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-amusing-universe/705443 "2014-11-24T21:22:42Z")
The first thing you need to know is that I haven’t left the house all day. Haven’t been near any field weeds, or vegetation of any kind. The skirt I am wearing is a Morticia-Addams-shaped stretchy deal that I pretty mu… --- ## [Need some advice - sending a card to a friends sick niece. What should I say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-sending-a-card-to-a-friends-sick-niece-what-should-i-say/705514)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-sending-a-card-to-a-friends-sick-niece-what-should-i-say/705514 "2014-11-24T20:15:04Z")
A coworker’s niece is battling cancer and we’ve been asked to send her Christmas cards early. Cheer her up. It’s not looking good. I’m not sure how long she’s got left. :frowning: Should I say anything at all about he… --- ## [An exciting Friday night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-exciting-friday-night/705487)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-exciting-friday-night/705487 "2014-11-24T18:44:30Z")
We were still up at midnight, playing on the computers, when outside our door we heard a BANG! Afraid that someone had hit my car, I ran to the front door, to see that one of our neighbors had come home drunk and managed… --- ## [My TPS report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tps-report/704801)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tps-report/704801 "2014-11-24T18:41:25Z")
O dear gawd. I just received a copy of an analysis of some capital spending proposals - let’s say it’s for Tom’s Puffy Snowshoes, Inc. And am in a complicated discussion of… “the TPS report.” No, it does not have the … --- ## [Cops: Is it really that common for US males to not wear a fucking shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-is-it-really-that-common-for-us-males-to-not-wear-a-fucking-shirt/705389)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-is-it-really-that-common-for-us-males-to-not-wear-a-fucking-shirt/705389 "2014-11-24T15:24:57Z")
I like watching Cops. Don’t judge me, man! But what in the hell is with the shirtless male population? I’m serious. There are a lot, A LOT, of males who are involved with the police who are not wearing a shirt. Sure… --- ## [Octomom shilling payday loans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octomom-shilling-payday-loans/631795)
**Author:** [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octomom-shilling-payday-loans/631795 "2012-08-18T02:42:51Z")
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