# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=790 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 791 --- ## [I'm a coward you see.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-coward-you-see/705098)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-coward-you-see/705098 "2014-11-24T03:56:44Z")
My father has had cancer for about a year, diagnosed officially early this year. It’s cancer of the neck and jaw. He was/is a lifelong smoker and drinker. Nonetheless, he is my father, I love him, he’s been through a … --- ## [Any Doper Dogs with Pancreatitis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doper-dogs-with-pancreatitis/705219)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doper-dogs-with-pancreatitis/705219 "2014-11-24T03:19:32Z")
My little almost 12 mutt has had several mild cases of pancreatitis in the past month. I’ve been following his vet’s instructions about feeding. Boiled chicken and rice with some yogurt, pumpkin, green beans and cooked… --- ## [Weather By Sybil - A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-by-sybil-a-mmp/704845)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-by-sybil-a-mmp/704845 "2014-11-24T02:48:04Z")
I had to help do set up for a friend’s kid’s wedding this weekend(Who the heck gets married during hockey season?:dubious:). It was 70 on Thursday. It will be 70 today. It was 35 during the (outside) rehersal dinner o… --- ## [Hello from Latvia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-latvia/705252)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-latvia/705252 "2014-11-24T00:21:20Z")
Yes, been through a few hotels since St. Petersburg. Went to Finland and crossed the Arctic Circle and almost froze, Helsinki, Estonia and now Riga. We are in the old town and having a ball. It snowed quite a bit today… --- ## [Bitch Set Him Up for the Grim Reaper: Marion Berry Dead at 78](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitch-set-him-up-for-the-grim-reaper-marion-berry-dead-at-78/705438)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitch-set-him-up-for-the-grim-reaper-marion-berry-dead-at-78/705438 "2014-11-23T22:04:15Z")
Admitted to United Medical Center in Washington at around 12:30 this morning and died within 90 minutes. --- ## [Another Advantage of UHC: "We're not going to push your father out into the snow!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-advantage-of-uhc-were-not-going-to-push-your-father-out-into-the-snow/705340)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-advantage-of-uhc-were-not-going-to-push-your-father-out-into-the-snow/705340 "2014-11-23T20:57:53Z")
So, 88 year old Piper Dad took a turn for the worse (Alzheimer’s, pneumonia, etc) and was in hospital. It became clear that his current care home could no longer look after him so I had to find a new home with greater le… --- ## [Snow--4 to 6 Feet: Western New Yorkers: How Do You Deal with It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-4-to-6-feet-western-new-yorkers-how-do-you-deal-with-it/705045)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-4-to-6-feet-western-new-yorkers-how-do-you-deal-with-it/705045 "2014-11-23T20:07:36Z")
\[Includes video\] That’s about two years worth of snow where I live. So, how do you deal with it, western New Yorkers? A few inches of snow wears me out shoveling it. --- ## ["Which gender is more likely to...?" Google Search Results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-gender-is-more-likely-to-google-search-results/705205)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-gender-is-more-likely-to-google-search-results/705205 "2014-11-23T15:24:39Z")
I decided to search into Google specific phrases of any given unfortunate or unsatisfactory situation for both genders and see for which more search results appear. All phrases were typed with quotation marks. Here are… --- ## [I recently was unable to detach my external HD from a PC, why is that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recently-was-unable-to-detach-my-external-hd-from-a-pc-why-is-that/705378)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recently-was-unable-to-detach-my-external-hd-from-a-pc-why-is-that/705378 "2014-11-23T14:45:36Z")
I have an external HD to transfer files between 2 PCs. Today while trying to do that after I was done I clicked on the ‘safely remove hardware and eject media’ icon but it wasn’t showing the external HD. So I opened the … --- ## [I Saw a JSF F-35 Fly Overhead This Afternoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-jsf-f-35-fly-overhead-this-afternoon/705323)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-jsf-f-35-fly-overhead-this-afternoon/705323 "2014-11-23T08:41:02Z")
It was landing, it was low and slow, and I got a great look at it. I’m certain it was the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/CF-1\_flight\_test.jpg Very cool to s… --- ## [Help me label these kinships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-label-these-kinships/704975)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-label-these-kinships/704975 "2014-11-23T03:28:17Z")
My brother’s daughters are my nieces. My mother’s sister’s daughter is my cousin. What are my cousin’s children to me? What are my cousin’s children’s children to me?\* Yeah, I know, I need to get a life. --- ## [Had to say goodbye to my cat last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-my-cat-last-night/705224)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-my-cat-last-night/705224 "2014-11-22T21:17:07Z")
It seems to be a bad week for Dopers’ pets. Both Leaffan and Dung Beetle are mourning (and others too but those two threads are currently sequential) So am I. Unlike them I wasn’t involved in any end of life decisions … --- ## [Urban legend worries Maryland authorities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244 "2014-11-22T19:24:09Z")
Don’t fall for the $100 bill scam, even if it isn’t real! I’m not sure of the point of warning people about a scam when you have no confirmed cases of it ever happening. But we gotta be vigilant. :dubious: Yep, the … --- ## [I got a job!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-job/704669)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-job/704669 "2014-11-22T19:21:36Z")
Starting Monday, I will be learning to do tech support on computers. This is my first full-time job since 2009. In between, I have been at school, been on welfare, and been doing part-time work. I can now work on buildin… --- ## [Sicily here we come!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicily-here-we-come/705338)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicily-here-we-come/705338 "2014-11-22T16:34:48Z")
We’ve decided to spend a few days in Sicily on our trip to Germany and Italy ( yes I know Sicily is part of italy) Never been there in all the trips we’ve taken to the area. Leave in 10 days:cool: --- ## [Ramblings as a result of being unsatisfied with life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramblings-as-a-result-of-being-unsatisfied-with-life/705230)
**Author:** [@Limitless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limitless)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramblings-as-a-result-of-being-unsatisfied-with-life/705230 "2014-11-22T15:58:06Z")
I often think about the quote “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society”. I try to stray away from being judgmental, so I wouldn’t use the word sick personally, but I definitely think i… --- ## [Nerd tattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerd-tattoo/705322)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerd-tattoo/705322 "2014-11-22T09:50:02Z")
A good idea. This takes the guesswork out of figuring which one is the good breast and which one is the evil breast. --- ## [SAT prep questions - using Kim Kardashian’s posterior calculate the following.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-prep-questions-using-kim-kardashian-s-posterior-calculate-the-following/705277)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-prep-questions-using-kim-kardashian-s-posterior-calculate-the-following/705277 "2014-11-22T08:46:53Z")
pretty easy and basic geometry. see if you can answer before reading the article. I got 2 out of three. how’d you do? SAT Prep Test This isn’t a bad idea. Anything that inspires a teenager to study geometry is fine w… --- ## [I've been XKCD1279'ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-xkcd1279ed/704996)
**Author:** [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-xkcd1279ed/704996 "2014-11-22T07:45:04Z")
Got a message from Hawaiian airlines this morning thanking me for making a reservation with them and inviting me make an online account with them. This was obviously surprising to me, since I have never had any interact… --- ## [I don't like time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-time/704506)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-time/704506 "2014-11-22T05:25:55Z")
In my universe, time does not exist. Beings with the ability to observe and remember, keep on talking about time as if it is a thing that exists apart from energy and mass doing things in proper proportion. Here and th… --- ## [Who is the biggest celebrity you've been within 20 feet of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-biggest-celebrity-youve-been-within-20-feet-of/703186)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-biggest-celebrity-youve-been-within-20-feet-of/703186 "2014-11-22T05:02:05Z")
(Let’s not count front row or otherwise close concert seats you’ve scored) I used to work in a place that occasionally received celebrity visitors, so I have three pretty big names: Justin Timberlake Mike Tyson Micha… --- ## [I'm officially a cord cutter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-officially-a-cord-cutter/705193)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-officially-a-cord-cutter/705193 "2014-11-22T04:28:53Z")
Just got rid of my U-Verse TV service. I signed up for Hulu Plus and will be saving $100 a month. Of all the shows Mommypants and I watch regularly, only three are not available on Hulu. Two of them we can watch on cb… --- ## [Elitist Royals want Journalists and Crew to dress up for their visit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elitist-royals-want-journalists-and-crew-to-dress-up-for-their-visit/705268)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elitist-royals-want-journalists-and-crew-to-dress-up-for-their-visit/705268 "2014-11-22T03:53:30Z")
Yes your royal highness I’ll get right on that jacket and tie. :stuck\_out\_tongue: The teamsters are going to really love this elitist attitude. I’ve seen news crews at different locations in my city. A buddy of mine wor… --- ## [Looking for info on the 1930s murder of Alfred Muscarelli, Norristown, Pennsylvania.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-info-on-the-1930s-murder-of-alfred-muscarelli-norristown-pennsylvania/704909)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-info-on-the-1930s-murder-of-alfred-muscarelli-norristown-pennsylvania/704909 "2014-11-22T03:37:43Z")
I have a friend who lives in Norristown PA and is curious about this story. There are two old press photos for sale on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1931-Press-Photo-Alfred-Muscarelli-Morristown-Pennsylvania-Wife-Murder… --- ## [I'm glad that gay/lesbian spouses are becoming husband/wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-that-gay-lesbian-spouses-are-becoming-husband-wife/704948)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-that-gay-lesbian-spouses-are-becoming-husband-wife/704948 "2014-11-22T02:11:47Z")
I always HATED crap like life partner, life mate, significant other, and all those other euphemisms. I’m glad the media is finally just calling the spouse of a gay man his husband, or the spouse of a lesbian her wife. E… --- ## [Viruses in seawater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viruses-in-seawater/704980)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viruses-in-seawater/704980 "2014-11-22T01:20:27Z")
In this article on Sea Stars: Scientists solve mystery of West Coast starfish plague | PBS News (and BTW, they’ve identified the pathogen causing the wasting disease in Pacific sea stars) The writer makes the followin… --- ## [the new 2014 15 International candy exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-2014-15-international-candy-exchange/705302)
**Author:** [@hippyguy208](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hippyguy208)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-2014-15-international-candy-exchange/705302 "2014-11-22T01:07:04Z")
ok everybody here we go! This is the new 2014 international can you exchange. anybody interested leave your name, where you are from, if you have any food allergies and what type of candy is the most common in your count… --- ## [The "What The Hell?" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-the-hell-thread/704173)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-the-hell-thread/704173 "2014-11-21T23:34:41Z")
I looked for the thread on the most interesting car you’ve seen today, and couldn’t find it. FTR, I don’t care and do not require a link. A short while ago, I was digging up some roots from my garden. While I was washin… --- ## [The international candy exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-international-candy-exchange/314300)
**Author:** [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-international-candy-exchange/314300 "2014-11-21T22:41:14Z")
I really enjoyed participating in the Canada - US candy exchange, and was wondering if there was any interest in doing an international one. I would be willing to match people up if there’s enough people wanting to do i… --- ## [Understanding furnaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-furnaces/705231)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-furnaces/705231 "2014-11-21T19:38:39Z")
I had to have my furnace replaced recently, and some of the friends I’ve talked to about it have said that they only turn their furnaces on when it gets cold. This puzzles me - I thought that was one purpose of the therm… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=789) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=791)