# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=810 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 811 --- ## [yellowjacketcoder.familySize++;](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowjacketcoder-familysize/698590)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowjacketcoder-familysize/698590 "2014-09-16T17:15:29Z")
The astute among you may have noticed I haven’t been posting much for the last couple of weeks\*. Well, that’s because I’ve been spending all my time caring for this little guy. My second son, he turned two weeks old yes… --- ## [Pilot wanted for aviation TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-wanted-for-aviation-tv-show/698360)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-wanted-for-aviation-tv-show/698360 "2014-09-15T23:50:20Z")
Link If I had the experience – and if small children didn’t hide behind their mothers’ skirts at my approach – I’d love to do it. Actually, if I ever do get my own plane, I’ve thought about of doing a series of videos… --- ## [My father is threatening to put my mom, who has cancer, in a nursing home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-is-threatening-to-put-my-mom-who-has-cancer-in-a-nursing-home/698011)
**Author:** [@Lurgic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lurgic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-is-threatening-to-put-my-mom-who-has-cancer-in-a-nursing-home/698011 "2014-09-15T15:28:19Z")
My mom (62) was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor at the beginning of this year. It is inoperable and she will eventually die from it or a related complication, even after having already completed radiation and chem… --- ## [Happy dogs (and cat) on Australian beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-dogs-and-cat-on-australian-beach/698255)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-dogs-and-cat-on-australian-beach/698255 "2014-09-15T14:05:51Z")
This made my day: HAPPY DOGS & CAT in AUSTRALIA - Pharrell Williams "HAPPY" song - YouTube --- ## [The I Could Have Lived Without Knowing That MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849 "2014-09-15T03:48:51Z")
Teh intartoobz have brought a wealth of knowledge unto all of us. We have learnt up many useful things. Right now I can’t think of any but believe me I done learnt me up some stuff. :smiley: However, there are some thing… --- ## [Where was this video, of teen girl street violence, take place? Country, city, language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-video-of-teen-girl-street-violence-take-place-country-city-language/698047)
**Author:** [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-video-of-teen-girl-street-violence-take-place-country-city-language/698047 "2014-09-15T03:40:37Z")
WARNING: Bullying and violence may be distressing. I can’t figure out where this takes place or what language they’re speaking. My best guess is somewhere in the Caucasus region, or some other part of the … --- ## [Is Ebay getting a DNS Attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ebay-getting-a-dns-attack/698471)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ebay-getting-a-dns-attack/698471 "2014-09-15T00:58:13Z")
Is Ebay getting a DNS Attack? Or tech issues? Or the solar flare? Logins are impoosible, at least for me. --- ## [Some Geography Trivia Fun: Degree Confluences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-geography-trivia-fun-degree-confluences/530767)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-geography-trivia-fun-degree-confluences/530767 "2014-09-14T16:52:21Z")
Visit The Degree Confluence Project for more details, but the quickie idea is: Further, Using links at the site I locate this Map of Tennessee and from it I locate this confluence nearest my home Using similar techn… --- ## [Northern Lights to be Active Friday 9/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-lights-to-be-active-friday-9-12/698256)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-lights-to-be-active-friday-9-12/698256 "2014-09-14T03:51:38Z")
Heavy activity of the aurora borealis is being predicted for tomorrow night.Cloud cover and supermoon permitting, it sounds like it will be visible from central MA, north and east; and in Idaho, Washington, and part of O… --- ## [Are you a Turtle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-turtle/698142)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-turtle/698142 "2014-09-14T00:57:08Z")
You bet your sweet ass I am! Those of you who have read “The Right Stuff” will know about the Turtle Club, (or The Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles). For those who don’t, the Turtles started as an informal drinkin… --- ## [Is this stolen valor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-stolen-valor/698399)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-stolen-valor/698399 "2014-09-14T00:40:25Z")
Damn. The world is going crazy when Real Live Ex-Navy Seals\[sup\]TM\[/sup\] start lying about shit. OK, he’s not lying about his service record or medals, and mostly it’s nobodies who pretend to be decorated vets to get a… --- ## [I have the power to make threads vanish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-the-power-to-make-threads-vanish/698110)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-the-power-to-make-threads-vanish/698110 "2014-09-13T17:59:43Z")
Really I do. 3 or 4 in the past two weeks alone. Doesn’t even matter which forum. They post, then I post, then \ and gone without a trace. I’d provide a cite, but \… :dubious: --- ## [It's rape week in law school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-rape-week-in-law-school/697869)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-rape-week-in-law-school/697869 "2014-09-13T17:40:25Z")
And it’s 100x worse than rape week on SDMB. --- ## [Dermatologists hate this woman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dermatologists-hate-this-woman/696615)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dermatologists-hate-this-woman/696615 "2014-09-13T13:17:54Z")
Dermatologists hate this woman… 'cause she’s always late for her scheduled appointments. --- ## [More on the optimal distribution of remaining eggs in a carton of 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-optimal-distribution-of-remaining-eggs-in-a-carton-of-12/697715)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-optimal-distribution-of-remaining-eggs-in-a-carton-of-12/697715 "2014-09-13T03:49:42Z")
From another thread: I have documented my theory, including the optimal configuration in the carton for each number of eggs from 1-12. Here it is in Excel format and in PDF format. The objective is to optimize the dis… --- ## [Sniglets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sniglets/698292)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sniglets/698292 "2014-09-13T02:14:59Z")
A long long time ago a comic named Rich Hall came up with books of words that didn’t exist, but should. There’s even a 15 year old thread I found here. So I’m starting this thread to get any new words that need to be c… --- ## [Here's how government work.....works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-how-government-work-works/698217)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-how-government-work-works/698217 "2014-09-13T00:50:25Z")
I hear many complaints on the laziness of government employees, so I figured I’d explain things from a public employee’s perspective. Here’s the shakedown on how government offices work: The first thing you need to unde… --- ## [I am tired of bad things happening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-tired-of-bad-things-happening/698160)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-tired-of-bad-things-happening/698160 "2014-09-12T23:21:33Z")
Not pit-worthy, and kind of a pity party. This year has been brutal for my family in a number of ways. My father wasn’t doing well, then a trip to a specialized cancer center had him doing much better. Then he was in IC… --- ## [My phone finally figured out I use the word "just" more than I use the word "Judy".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-finally-figured-out-i-use-the-word-just-more-than-i-use-the-word-judy/697537)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-finally-figured-out-i-use-the-word-just-more-than-i-use-the-word-judy/697537 "2014-09-12T23:14:45Z")
This has got to be old news to everyone else (I’m pretty late to the whole smartphone game). Got my first ever smartphone (an iPhone) seven months ago. Only over the past week or two has it figured out my texts are more… --- ## [Rob Ford quits politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-ford-quits-politics/698308)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-ford-quits-politics/698308 "2014-09-12T20:13:46Z")
He has just announced that he will not be running for re-election this fall. So he will be out of politics when his term expires. He had a stomach tumor, although it is not yet know if it is malignant. --- ## [Dad's dead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dads-dead/698257)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dads-dead/698257 "2014-09-12T17:38:09Z")
Bye dad. You died last night just after midnight, in case you didn’t know. You did a pretty good job at life, especially given what you started with. You were always disappointed with me, I know. I can’t help that, and… --- ## [Milestone post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milestone-post/698287)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milestone-post/698287 "2014-09-12T15:27:36Z")
A couple weeks ago, I hit 9,900 posts. Figured it would take until mid November to get to 10k. Hit it a few minutes ago. Anyone else approaching a milestone post count? --- ## [Wasted Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasted-money/698034)
**Author:** [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasted-money/698034 "2014-09-12T14:45:19Z")
Why does the highway department put up all those “Deer Crossing” signs ? I doubt they can even read. The deer, I mean; some of the highway crewmen probably can. And even if they could read, why would they cross where an… --- ## [I won the greatest raffle prize I could ever want!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-greatest-raffle-prize-i-could-ever-want/698181)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-greatest-raffle-prize-i-could-ever-want/698181 "2014-09-12T14:06:41Z")
I put in about 80 bucks in raffle tickets for it over the span of a month (the money went to the United Way anyway) They also did raffles Monday, Tuesday, and yesterday. So I went to check in on how many tickets were i… --- ## [I started massage therapy school!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-started-massage-therapy-school/697981)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-started-massage-therapy-school/697981 "2014-09-12T02:13:14Z")
Only 17 1/2 months to go! My classes are every other weekend, Friday night and all day Saturday. Friday evening focuses on anatomy and ethics, that sort of thing. All day Saturday is massage technique and PRACTICE! I l… --- ## [Backyard (or pro) auto mechanics: Can you figure this one out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backyard-or-pro-auto-mechanics-can-you-figure-this-one-out/698089)
**Author:** [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backyard-or-pro-auto-mechanics-can-you-figure-this-one-out/698089 "2014-09-12T01:08:20Z")
I have a 2002 Hundyai Elantra with close to 140,000 miles on it. It’s a bit of a beater by now. I mostly use it to drive the short distance to and from work and to run a few errands around town. A couple of days ago, I … --- ## [Phoenix peeps-floods and ANTS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phoenix-peeps-floods-and-ants/698176)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phoenix-peeps-floods-and-ants/698176 "2014-09-11T22:56:35Z")
Since Monday’s flood, I suddenly have ant hills, lots of them, where none existed on the weekend. I have a coupla properties and it’s everywhere there’s grass. WTH? --- ## [September 11, 2001--Never Forget!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-11-2001-never-forget/668525)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-11-2001-never-forget/668525 "2014-09-11T21:46:32Z")
Link to original thread: World Trade Center Plane Crash --- ## [Joelle Lockwood rescued 2 months after abduction living in a cage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joelle-lockwood-rescued-2-months-after-abduction-living-in-a-cage/697832)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joelle-lockwood-rescued-2-months-after-abduction-living-in-a-cage/697832 "2014-09-11T20:28:14Z")
This is my nomination for the years strangest abduction and rescue. :slight\_smile: This couple really thought this guy wouldn’t react to them keeping a sex slave? :smack: Glad he stepped up and got her out of there. h… --- ## [Another abducted girl - Holly Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658 "2014-09-11T19:50:41Z")
This one hits too close to home. I have distant relatives named Bobo. Some Aunts & Uncles by marriage that I knew as a kid. They’ve been dead over thirty years. Still, it’s an unusual family name and I bet somewhere in t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=809) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=811)