# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=795 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 796 --- ## [pick-up artist who promotes choking women - don't let door hit you on arse on the way out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-artist-who-promotes-choking-women-dont-let-door-hit-you-on-arse-on-the-way-out/703961)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-artist-who-promotes-choking-women-dont-let-door-hit-you-on-arse-on-the-way-out/703961 "2014-11-07T13:32:00Z")
Scott Morrison finally revokes the visa of someone who actually deserves it. A small victory but has improved my day. I had been feeling unclean since I heard he was in the country. --- ## [A tale of two anti-fracking laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-anti-fracking-laws/703903)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-anti-fracking-laws/703903 "2014-11-07T13:24:22Z")
(This is in MPSIMS rather than Elections as it is discussing laws rather than voting on the laws themselves. If it should go into Elections, then perhaps the category should be renamed Politics?) A number of “fracking … --- ## [One creepy-ass company mascot...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-creepy-ass-company-mascot/703938)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-creepy-ass-company-mascot/703938 "2014-11-07T02:57:05Z")
I’ve been meaning to post this for some time, but I just this week had a moment to take a photo to include. I make weekly visits to an office building that has a large regional dental office in it. This company has abou… --- ## [US training foreign soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-training-foreign-soldiers/699059)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-training-foreign-soldiers/699059 "2014-11-07T01:51:32Z")
Now we are training forces in Syria, just as we did in Iraq, Vietnam, various other hot spots. Seriously, what can we teach them that they don’t know? Is this just a sop to war hawks, or are there secrets they don’t yet… --- ## [Is this type of eatery a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-type-of-eatery-a-thing/703305)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-type-of-eatery-a-thing/703305 "2014-11-07T01:13:56Z")
This is actually a two parter and will probably only be of interest to Montrealers. I live in Montreal, Lachine specifically, and there is no good place short of driving distance just to go and have a couple of coffees a… --- ## [Anyone using Apple Pay yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-apple-pay-yet/703909)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-apple-pay-yet/703909 "2014-11-06T23:10:55Z")
I’ve got my iPhone 6 Plus, and so far I’m loving the big screen and the fingerprint ID. Next: get up and running on Apple Pay. Is anyone here using it? If so, how’s it going? Any drawbacks or advice? --- ## [Wedding gift ideas for my boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-gift-ideas-for-my-boss/703895)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-gift-ideas-for-my-boss/703895 "2014-11-06T21:05:34Z")
My boss is getting married this weekend, and I’m (reluctantly) going to the wedding. I’m at a loss as to what I should get him for a gift. Any suggestions? Data points: he’s in his early- to mid-fifties, is previously … --- ## [What manipulative tactic have you worn out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manipulative-tactic-have-you-worn-out/703525)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manipulative-tactic-have-you-worn-out/703525 "2014-11-06T19:39:58Z")
Mine is " Honey I am getting oldder, not sure how much longer I will be able to do this, please don’t say no" --- ## [Suppose I Want To Invite A Celebrity To My Wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-i-want-to-invite-a-celebrity-to-my-wedding/703772)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-i-want-to-invite-a-celebrity-to-my-wedding/703772 "2014-11-06T08:31:22Z")
DISCLAIMER: Please do not post any person addresses, phone numbers, etc. for anyone you might know or know about, that would be stupid. I’m getting married next year, yay. Let us suppose My Beautiful Fiancee and I want… --- ## [An unusual demographic map of the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unusual-demographic-map-of-the-u-s/702762)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unusual-demographic-map-of-the-u-s/702762 "2014-11-06T07:38:07Z")
Source material: - YouTube --- ## [Rejected by the blood bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-by-the-blood-bank/703621)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-by-the-blood-bank/703621 "2014-11-06T02:00:21Z")
Went to give blood the other day and got turned away. I’d been clipping the cat’s claws the night before and had sustained a few nicks and scratches on my arm. When I put out my arm to get my blood pressure taken, the … --- ## [My uncle has Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-has-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/703185)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-has-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/703185 "2014-11-05T19:19:18Z")
My uncle, who is also my godfather, has been diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. When my mother told me, all I could think was “HE HAS MAD COW??!!!” That was the only association I have with the name. Apparently,… --- ## [Easter bunny - Olden days life cycle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-bunny-olden-days-life-cycle/703612)
**Author:** [@Henryunderborn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henryunderborn)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-bunny-olden-days-life-cycle/703612 "2014-11-05T16:29:40Z")
H’ok… bare with me here. I got a bit intoxicated, and was pondering the easter bunny one night. I came up with a little nursery rhyme, that made it all make sense. Only its for the most part lost to me. Easter is in … --- ## [Have we achieved Ecotopia yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-achieved-ecotopia-yet/703732)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-achieved-ecotopia-yet/703732 "2014-11-05T11:25:29Z")
Here are some things that are shared by the states of Oregon and Washington: Legal marijuana (not just medical MJ) (just passed by Oregon, won’t actually take effect until next July) Physician-assisted suicide approved… --- ## [I don't know what happened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-happened/703715)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-happened/703715 "2014-11-05T05:41:00Z")
I was reading in bed when the heating part of the central heat/air came on. I hadn’t had the unit on for 3 weeks. Switch still in the “off” position. It’s getting hotter and hotter ,maintenance is on vacation… Called … --- ## [Suggestions for left over Halloween candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-left-over-halloween-candy/703518)
**Author:** [@Tremblay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tremblay)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-left-over-halloween-candy/703518 "2014-11-05T02:55:24Z")
Buying Halloween candy seems to be a crap shoot- either you buy too much, or not enough. I bought 2 150 piece bags of Halloween candy expecting a big turn out. I had 11 trick or treaters, when last year there were clos… --- ## [(You have a new PM) \*Ding Dong\* "Trick or Treat!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-new-pm-ding-dong-trick-or-treat/703177)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-new-pm-ding-dong-trick-or-treat/703177 "2014-11-05T01:33:01Z")
Much thanks to everyone who replied back.\* There were a few I didn’t think would, but surprised me and did. \*Or rather, ha… --- ## [Woohoo, got my aquarium set up again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-got-my-aquarium-set-up-again/703671)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-got-my-aquarium-set-up-again/703671 "2014-11-05T01:26:09Z")
I’ve missed having one for the last 8 years or so. But I finally got the old storage shed cleaned out, and got my aquarium stuff. Scrubbed it shiny clean, poured in gravel, set up rock piles and fake plants (for now). I… --- ## [Knucklehead Reno newsman discourages voting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knucklehead-reno-newsman-discourages-voting/703678)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knucklehead-reno-newsman-discourages-voting/703678 "2014-11-05T00:44:17Z")
Couldn’t sleep and was watching the early, early news on channel 2. John Potter comes up with a great idea for election day. Paraphrase: “Find someone who is going to vote the opposite of you, and then go out for pizza … --- ## [Lava flow threatens houses in Hawaii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-flow-threatens-houses-in-hawaii/698250)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-flow-threatens-houses-in-hawaii/698250 "2014-11-04T23:55:39Z")
Kilauea is acting up again. Lava is flowing northeast, and could be overrunning a housing development within days. There’s also concern that it could block a significant road (Route 130), cutting off a large number of … --- ## [Who's memory is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-memory-is-it/703655)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-memory-is-it/703655 "2014-11-04T23:27:26Z")
Something interesting occurred in a conversation I was a part of last night. It’s happened before with other people and I let it slide as I did last night because it really isn’t a relevant fact to the narrative in quest… --- ## [Cat owners are enthralled by their pet's reaction to the cat circle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-are-enthralled-by-their-pets-reaction-to-the-cat-circle/703557)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-are-enthralled-by-their-pets-reaction-to-the-cat-circle/703557 "2014-11-04T22:29:29Z")
Anybody here tried this yet? How long did he/she stay in it? Can you move the circle somewhere else and get he/she to sit there too? The ultimate cat control. :smiley: Nobody knows for sure why it works. --- ## [Snake-handling pastor dies of snakebite.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-handling-pastor-dies-of-snakebite/681489)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-handling-pastor-dies-of-snakebite/681489 "2014-11-04T22:21:57Z")
Reality show snake-handling preacher dies – of snakebite I’m reminded of a line from a The Little Rascals film: ‘See what you get for being smart?’ --- ## [Roll of valour: 9 VCs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roll-of-valour-9-vcs/703639)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roll-of-valour-9-vcs/703639 "2014-11-04T22:03:08Z")
The Telegraph has an article on the nine living recipients of the Victoria Cross. Brave men all. --- ## ["The defendant is showing no remorse, so let's thrown the book at him"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defendant-is-showing-no-remorse-so-lets-thrown-the-book-at-him/703550)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defendant-is-showing-no-remorse-so-lets-thrown-the-book-at-him/703550 "2014-11-04T18:21:23Z")
I’m reading about a trial (I won’t link to it because it is in fact a case where the person is clearly guilty of a horrific crime, but that’s not relevant to my remarks here) where a prosecutor said, during sentencing, t… --- ## [Question About Bar Mitzvah Invite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bar-mitzvah-invite/703624)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bar-mitzvah-invite/703624 "2014-11-04T16:39:29Z")
I have a question: My son recently received an invitation to a bar mitzvah. The invitation was addressed just to him, but the response card asks how many people will be attending. I’m not clear whether it is expected … --- ## [Retiement Celebrating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retiement-celebrating/703194)
**Author:** [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retiement-celebrating/703194 "2014-11-04T10:32:56Z")
I graduated from High school did not have or really want a party or celebration. It was just a step no big deal. Graduated from college one day a Midshipman the next a Third assistant Engineer shipped out the next day. D… --- ## [NE Ohio Halloween Dopefest 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ne-ohio-halloween-dopefest-2014/698680)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ne-ohio-halloween-dopefest-2014/698680 "2014-11-04T04:20:29Z")
Samclem mentioned in my 50th birthday thread that it might be time for one, and BMalion and I later discussed it. We were thinking maybe on the night of Sat. Oct. 25. Anyone interested? --- ## [Fossil Balrog discovered in Colombian coal mine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossil-balrog-discovered-in-colombian-coal-mine/703282)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossil-balrog-discovered-in-colombian-coal-mine/703282 "2014-11-03T21:21:43Z")
Actually, just a giant crocodile named after the Balrog, but still cool that they referenced Tolkein. (The discoverers include some friends of mine.) Meet ‘Anthracosuchus balrogus,’ The 900-Pound Prehistoric Crocodile --- ## [My wife pwns a telescammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-pwns-a-telescammer/703120)
**Author:** [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-pwns-a-telescammer/703120 "2014-11-03T20:35:58Z")
in this thread, I noted how my wife handled a telescammer: \[QUOTE=BrotherCadfael\] We’ve gotten a half dozen of these over the last week (they seem to have stopped for the moment, thank goodness). I note that they nev… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=794) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=796)