# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=803 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 804 --- ## [Mark Twain may be dead, but Justin Priest is not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-twain-may-be-dead-but-justin-priest-is-not/701042)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-twain-may-be-dead-but-justin-priest-is-not/701042 "2014-10-11T16:26:50Z")
Mark Twain: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” Seems that Juneau PD & Alaska State Troopers goofed a message & notified a family at 3am that their son was killed in a car accident. :smack: :o :frowning: … --- ## [Good Customer Service Stories, Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-customer-service-stories-redux/700799)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-customer-service-stories-redux/700799 "2014-10-11T13:10:37Z")
I have the topper of all toppers, the thread stopper in one. Beat it if you can! I bought a used car from a major brand dealership last week, to replace my wife’s dead 2001 Taurus. I buy cheap and drive them until the… --- ## [What is this cake trying to say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-cake-trying-to-say/701007)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-cake-trying-to-say/701007 "2014-10-11T12:30:00Z")
There’s a pretty funny (IMHO) Buzzfeed link that shows 24 decorated cakes that went wrong. What do you think #5 was trying to say? I can’t parse it. --- ## [Rev. Al Sharpton cuts ties with attorney Sandy Rubenstein after alleged sexual assualt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-sharpton-cuts-ties-with-attorney-sandy-rubenstein-after-alleged-sexual-assualt/700754)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-sharpton-cuts-ties-with-attorney-sandy-rubenstein-after-alleged-sexual-assualt/700754 "2014-10-11T06:20:37Z")
I have to compliment Al Sharpton for his handling of this alleged sexual assault. He’s been caught in the middle between two prominent members of his organization. His logic here is really valid. It’s a first for me. I… --- ## [Domestic tricks to make life easier.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-tricks-to-make-life-easier/557089)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-tricks-to-make-life-easier/557089 "2014-10-11T04:07:10Z")
When cooking, clean some of the utensils and pots and stuff and put them away as you go along. That way, when you’re done cooking, most of the dishes are already done. Do laundry and house cleaning on a set schedule… --- ## [Commuting from West Virginia to DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commuting-from-west-virginia-to-dc/700690)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commuting-from-west-virginia-to-dc/700690 "2014-10-11T03:48:48Z")
This post reaches the peaks of mundanity, but it is not completely pointless. Does anyone know of anyone who commutes from West Virginia to DC on a daily basis? Is this a feasible thing to do? --- ## [Dopers with experience of BOTH USA and UK workplaces, please check in and comment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-experience-of-both-usa-and-uk-workplaces-please-check-in-and-comment/700750)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-experience-of-both-usa-and-uk-workplaces-please-check-in-and-comment/700750 "2014-10-11T03:29:52Z")
I’ve participated in a few employment-related threads on the board lately and there seem to be recurring themes of dissatisfaction with employers, recruitment processes, workplace protocols and ethics, etc. All this has… --- ## [Very impressive gravity defying hoop tricks by this juggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-impressive-gravity-defying-hoop-tricks-by-this-juggler/700922)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-impressive-gravity-defying-hoop-tricks-by-this-juggler/700922 "2014-10-10T20:50:31Z")
It’s astounding what this juggler can do with just two hoops. It’s hypnotic. More on him here --- ## [Thank you, Captain Obvious!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-captain-obvious/672335)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-captain-obvious/672335 "2014-10-10T18:45:55Z")
This thread is for obvious statements, as reported in or by the news media. From my neighbourhood rag: Two killed in early morning collision, fog was a factor Thank you, Captain Obvious! --- ## [Steal the memories from another person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steal-the-memories-from-another-person/700669)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steal-the-memories-from-another-person/700669 "2014-10-10T13:43:16Z")
If you could take the entire life experience (no picking and choosing the best parts!) of a person, living or dead, and experience and remember everything that person felt, who would you choose and why? When I people wa… --- ## [Dumbass Cops Mistake Okra Plants For Marijuana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-cops-mistake-okra-plants-for-marijuana/700653)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-cops-mistake-okra-plants-for-marijuana/700653 "2014-10-10T03:41:50Z")
These guys live in Georgia and they don’t know what okra looks like? The best part: These guys are still trying to identify one of the most commonly cultivated plants in the area? What, did they get confused by all t… --- ## [Mispocha: How many Sins were committed here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispocha-how-many-sins-were-committed-here/700821)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispocha-how-many-sins-were-committed-here/700821 "2014-10-10T03:31:53Z")
Here’s the situation. It’s Saturday during Passover and you drive to Wendy’s for lunch and get a bacon cheeseburger. How many sins did you commit? You drove during the Sabbath. You carried money and car keys on the Sab… --- ## [Big tough bug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-tough-bug/700776)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-tough-bug/700776 "2014-10-10T01:48:03Z")
So Monday I’m driving along, not very fast, and there’s a thump on the windshield, and when I locate it, all I can see is two big dragonfly wings sticking out from my side across the windshield. It was a sad, because I l… --- ## [Question about keychain bottle openers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-keychain-bottle-openers/700876)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-keychain-bottle-openers/700876 "2014-10-09T21:39:25Z")
Behold these two keychain bottle openers. The foreground example, well-weathered and well-used, bears the name and logo of the local gay communist atheist satanist alternative newspaper. (Needless to say, City Weekly fe… --- ## [Owner of Just Cookin in Dallas, N.C., announced on Facebook “What are we worth week?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owner-of-just-cookin-in-dallas-n-c-announced-on-facebook-what-are-we-worth-week/700637)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owner-of-just-cookin-in-dallas-n-c-announced-on-facebook-what-are-we-worth-week/700637 "2014-10-09T16:22:38Z")
I find this woman’s trust in her customers quite refreshing. I’m not surprised that some people have over paid. I’d tend to pay a little extra just to ensure that I didn’t under pay. I do wonder about the sales tax. Usu… --- ## [Clever Jokes: (Could some of you explain some of them to me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-jokes-could-some-of-you-explain-some-of-them-to-me/695325)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-jokes-could-some-of-you-explain-some-of-them-to-me/695325 "2014-10-09T14:45:08Z")
1.) It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs… because they always take things literally. Got it. 2.) Who is this Rorschach guy? … and why does he paint so many pictures of my parents fighting? Got it. 3.) A Roman… --- ## [China overtakes the US as world's largest economy (in PPP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-overtakes-the-us-as-worlds-largest-economy-in-ppp/700807)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-overtakes-the-us-as-worlds-largest-economy-in-ppp/700807 "2014-10-09T14:16:33Z")
http://rt.com/business/194264-china-surpass-us-gdp/ Neat. I thought they were at about 14 trillion in PPP, no idea where the other 3-4 trillion came from. In USD they are still at about half of what latin american c… --- ## [Postman filmed throwing packages into a ravine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postman-filmed-throwing-packages-into-a-ravine/692484)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postman-filmed-throwing-packages-into-a-ravine/692484 "2014-10-09T13:54:20Z")
I feel the pain of the owners of these packages. I lost valuable mail last Dec and Jan. At least $250 in packages from Ebay and Amazon. I filed claims for most of it. It was a mess. I lost some mail too. Including a tax … --- ## [Doctor pulls live cricket from man's ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-pulls-live-cricket-from-mans-ear/700790)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-pulls-live-cricket-from-mans-ear/700790 "2014-10-09T12:14:16Z")
The SDMB Zit-Poppin’ Brigade should just love this one. Disgusting…but strangely fascinating! (link goes to article that contains icky and fascinating video) --- ## [Recommendations: "Lite" software dev management tools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-lite-software-dev-management-tools/700730)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-lite-software-dev-management-tools/700730 "2014-10-09T04:13:03Z")
Up to now, when I do software development work at home I haven’t used any management tools. Heck, I don’t even use version control. I just keep a todo text file somewhere. But astonishingly, this is getting a bit creaky… --- ## [Northern Dopers, have you had your first snow yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-dopers-have-you-had-your-first-snow-yet/700521)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-dopers-have-you-had-your-first-snow-yet/700521 "2014-10-09T02:00:09Z")
As a companion to the thread asking about turning on the heat: have you had your first snowfall yet? We had ours on Saturday, October 3. It’s all gone now, but it was snowing. --- ## [Same sex marriage bans go down in ID and NV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-bans-go-down-in-id-and-nv/700686)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-bans-go-down-in-id-and-nv/700686 "2014-10-09T01:46:20Z")
The 9th circuit ruled in the ID and NV cases, striking down their same sex marriage bans. Getting to all 50 a LOT faster than I would ever have expected. --- ## [I don't hate my job, I hate working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-hate-my-job-i-hate-working/700689)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-hate-my-job-i-hate-working/700689 "2014-10-08T23:58:22Z")
Or do I? I feel weird. This might get a bit bloggy, sorry. I work in informal education. It’s like the best bits of teaching without (most of) the bullshit. I tend to get bored at work, so I’ve moved around a bit - … --- ## [Do you do this? (announce amount of change to cashier)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-this-announce-amount-of-change-to-cashier/700341)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-this-announce-amount-of-change-to-cashier/700341 "2014-10-08T22:12:55Z")
As in - you’re paying for a small transaction with cash. Typical example would be a fast-food drive-in window. Let’s say your total bill is $8.51. You fish the change ($0.51) out of your pocket. When you pay, you han… --- ## [On the bright side, she's taught her kid to share...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-bright-side-shes-taught-her-kid-to-share/700658)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-bright-side-shes-taught-her-kid-to-share/700658 "2014-10-08T17:55:07Z")
Four-year-old brings 249 packets of heroin to day care and passes them out as candy. The mother was arrested for endangerment, but like the thread title suggests, let’s not lose sight of the parenting skills she does ha… --- ## [I had the worst migraine of my life during sex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-the-worst-migraine-of-my-life-during-sex/696416)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-the-worst-migraine-of-my-life-during-sex/696416 "2014-10-08T13:21:07Z")
I ran out of my sleep medication on Thursday (I use 200 mg of quetiapine fumarate a day). On Friday my boyfriend came over and we got frisky. It was all going really well (and it helped to make me feel awake again). All … --- ## [Potato found growing inside woman after being used as a contraceptive. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-found-growing-inside-woman-after-being-used-as-a-contraceptive-wtf/700524)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-found-growing-inside-woman-after-being-used-as-a-contraceptive-wtf/700524 "2014-10-08T10:01:44Z")
Well, this is different. How about it Doper Girls? --- ## [SCOTUS punts on SSM! Gay marriages soon legal in 30 states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-punts-on-ssm-gay-marriages-soon-legal-in-30-states/700551)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-punts-on-ssm-gay-marriages-soon-legal-in-30-states/700551 "2014-10-08T08:12:09Z")
Breaking news. After 25 years of living together “in sin” my sister and her partner can now get married and finally make honest women out of them. Wow, we didn’t see that coming. --- ## [Any Dopers Living in These USA States: DE MS MT NE ND SC SD VT WV WY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-living-in-these-usa-states-de-ms-mt-ne-nd-sc-sd-vt-wv-wy/700456)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-living-in-these-usa-states-de-ms-mt-ne-nd-sc-sd-vt-wv-wy/700456 "2014-10-08T01:07:30Z")
Do any Dopers currently live in any of the following states? Delaware Mississippi Montana Nebraska North Dakota South Carolina South Dakota Vermont West Virginia Wyoming If so, can you say hello in Bumbershoot’… --- ## [If you're going to fight me, you better come strong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-fight-me-you-better-come-strong/700298)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-fight-me-you-better-come-strong/700298 "2014-10-08T00:47:00Z")
Listen, bro. You wanna throw down? Choose your weapon, but choose wisely, because if you don’t vanquish me, I will slay you and your descendants to the 40th generation. Now, choose your damn weapon already. And make it … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=802) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=804)