# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=811 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 812 --- ## ["May the spirit within me salutes the spirit in you."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-spirit-within-me-salutes-the-spirit-in-you/698156)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-spirit-within-me-salutes-the-spirit-in-you/698156 "2014-09-11T18:50:16Z")
“May the spirit within me salutes the spirit in you.” Every single day, my FB friend posts this same message. He must retype it every day because who would copy and paste the same thing every day? I’ve been out of scho… --- ## [A Master Wang-Ka type post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-master-wang-ka-type-post/698175)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-master-wang-ka-type-post/698175 "2014-09-11T17:13:14Z")
Master Wang-Ka used to leave epic posts here about him and his friends, caveman nerds who lived in a slum and terrorized the neighbors with their weirdness. He, \*\*Sampiro \*\*and \*\*Fenris \*\*were master story tellers, but I… --- ## [So sad, but so sweet too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-sad-but-so-sweet-too/698107)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-sad-but-so-sweet-too/698107 "2014-09-11T13:55:08Z")
Last Sunday a police officer was shot to death in my city, at a traffic stop. He left a wife and two children. Today his obituary appeared in the paper. His survivors were listed, the wife, the kids, his parents and s… --- ## [A friend of mine would like to know why he shouldn't commit suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-would-like-to-know-why-he-shouldnt-commit-suicide/697701)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-would-like-to-know-why-he-shouldnt-commit-suicide/697701 "2014-09-11T04:28:24Z")
He’d also like to know how one talks to a social worker, or whatever, in the United States, about suicidal feelings without being locked up. --- ## [Have You Ever Convinced Someone to Quit Drinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-convinced-someone-to-quit-drinking/698075)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-convinced-someone-to-quit-drinking/698075 "2014-09-10T22:33:40Z")
Inspired by the current similar thread in this forum regarding smoking. Have you ever talked someone into sobriety? --- ## [Up all night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-all-night/697439)
**Author:** [@secretagingman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/secretagingman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-all-night/697439 "2014-09-10T22:22:35Z")
Did you ever lose a whole night’s sleep over something stupid? The other night I sat down on my bed and started taking my shoes off and caught a glimpse of something moving on my bed post. It was a large recluse spider, … --- ## [21 Absurd school policies that were quickly corrected.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-absurd-school-policies-that-were-quickly-corrected/698088)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-absurd-school-policies-that-were-quickly-corrected/698088 "2014-09-10T17:00:43Z")
Cracked put together a list of 21 misguided school polices from various countries. I’ve seen several of these in the news in the past couple years. Its remarkable how misguided stupidity is universal across this planet.… --- ## [Cat in a tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-in-a-tree/697935)
**Author:** [@secretagingman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/secretagingman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-in-a-tree/697935 "2014-09-10T13:25:34Z")
Many years ago I was riding my bike down a sidewalk and was stopped by this old lady who was crying and asked if I would help get her cat out of a tree. There was another woman with her and they were pointing at this tal… --- ## [Doomed to Repetition (Stupid Things You Do Over and Over)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doomed-to-repetition-stupid-things-you-do-over-and-over/697962)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doomed-to-repetition-stupid-things-you-do-over-and-over/697962 "2014-09-10T00:46:35Z")
Not bad habits necessarily, but something that despite knowing better by now (because you harm yourself or something bad happens as a result) you unconsciously continue to do? Two things come to mind for me… When I h… --- ## [Attorneys General ask SCOTUS to take up marriage cases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorneys-general-ask-scotus-to-take-up-marriage-cases/697578)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorneys-general-ask-scotus-to-take-up-marriage-cases/697578 "2014-09-09T21:09:07Z")
17 AG’s have submitted a brief to SCOTUS asking them to take up the marriage cases from Utah, Virginia and Oklahoma so that the issue can be settled. An additional 15 AG’s requested the same thing, but specifically ask… --- ## [Aug 19, 2014: The 2000th anniversary of Caesar's death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aug-19-2014-the-2000th-anniversary-of-caesars-death/695946)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aug-19-2014-the-2000th-anniversary-of-caesars-death/695946 "2014-09-09T20:30:55Z")
Vox celebrates with 40 annotated images (mostly maps) of the Roman Empire. According to the economic historian Peter Temin, “The quality of life for ordinary Roman citizens at the height of the Roman Empire probably was … --- ## [Deer on Golden Gate Bridge!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758 "2014-09-09T20:27:28Z")
Apparently, they were Northbound Deer, since they disembarked in Marin, but it’s unclear from the news articles whether they actually boarded the bridge in San Francisco… I would like to thank all the awesome drivers wh… --- ## [Help us with our 20th anniversary dinner...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-with-our-20th-anniversary-dinner/695340)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-with-our-20th-anniversary-dinner/695340 "2014-09-09T15:11:04Z")
So my wife has decided that what she would like for our 20th anniversary dinner is to have a catered meal for three (me, her, our kid) in our house, complete with waiter, white tablecloths, etc. We wouldn’t supply or pre… --- ## [I did my first 5k this morning! (C25k)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-my-first-5k-this-morning-c25k/695038)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-my-first-5k-this-morning-c25k/695038 "2014-09-09T13:06:48Z")
Luckily for me, I’m used to walking a number of miles so I was able to do the program faster than usual - started on July 15th, did my first 5k today, 23 days later. Total weight loss since then: 13 pounds (I also gave u… --- ## [Gargoyle kills woman in Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gargoyle-kills-woman-in-chicago/697675)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gargoyle-kills-woman-in-chicago/697675 "2014-09-09T12:34:06Z")
Link. Why am I thinking of Ellison’s Bleeding Stones? --- ## [The Repurposed MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repurposed-mmp/697138)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repurposed-mmp/697138 "2014-09-09T09:14:21Z")
Coasters Moommm’s away. That means coasters do not need to be used under your drinks. (Shhhh! :o) What to do with them? Put 'em under the back of your heel for a nice coffee table ‘air’ hockey game or go outside f… --- ## [The crickets are deafening tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crickets-are-deafening-tonight/697808)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crickets-are-deafening-tonight/697808 "2014-09-09T05:14:41Z")
A storm came through NH yesterday and took all the crazy hot and humid weather away. It’s now dry and maybe mid-70’s. The crickets right now are deafening! I actually like the noise, however, I can’t remember them eve… --- ## [Today is my 50th birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-my-50th-birthday/697153)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-my-50th-birthday/697153 "2014-09-09T01:11:27Z")
So I’ve completed a half-century… hard to believe! I really don’t feel any older. I’m blessed with good health, a loving family, a good job and all my friends, near and far, on the Dope and off. I could’ve done withou… --- ## [I'm afraid of a dog I've not even met](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-a-dog-ive-not-even-met/697317)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-a-dog-ive-not-even-met/697317 "2014-09-08T17:43:54Z")
The dog in question is a Chow/Rottweiler mix according to the Shelter. But the head doesn’t look like either of those breeds; the muzzle too pointed. The dog is male, as is my little 20 pounder which was bitten by the … --- ## [In an Early Halloween Spirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-an-early-halloween-spirit/697868)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-an-early-halloween-spirit/697868 "2014-09-08T15:22:10Z")
Well, Halloween is still almost two months away, but I thought of getting into the “early” spirit of the thing (hey, if big commercial centers can start pushing Christmas stuff two months before Christmas, why can’t I do… --- ## [Dear Santa, I have been very good this year... (Cool destruction equipment)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-santa-i-have-been-very-good-this-year-cool-destruction-equipment/697299)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-santa-i-have-been-very-good-this-year-cool-destruction-equipment/697299 "2014-09-08T14:10:52Z")
I want one of these for Christmas:wink: I’m sure I’m responsible enough to use it and can resist the urge to see what else I could use it on… --- ## [Just when you thought neighbors couldn't think of new ways to be annoying...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-you-thought-neighbors-couldnt-think-of-new-ways-to-be-annoying/697594)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-you-thought-neighbors-couldnt-think-of-new-ways-to-be-annoying/697594 "2014-09-08T10:28:07Z")
So there’s a bumper crop of snails eating British gardens, and instead of killing them, some people are throwing the snails into their neighbors’ yards. They think it’s more “humane”. According to the article in the W… --- ## [Irish Dopers---a little help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-dopers-a-little-help/697804)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-dopers-a-little-help/697804 "2014-09-08T05:12:20Z")
Was just reading Wiki’s “Appalachian English” and came across the word “kyarn.” (Pronounced kee-arn.) I never knew how to spell it but was told it meant “greasy (with a “z”) dirt” like the stuff you clean from around s… --- ## [My father was diagnosed with Parkinson's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-was-diagnosed-with-parkinsons/697759)
**Author:** [@shellofmyformerself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellofmyformerself)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-was-diagnosed-with-parkinsons/697759 "2014-09-08T02:14:48Z")
I’ve mostly lurked here since 2007 and I’ve always appreciated how supportive this community is when someone is going through a rough patch. Unfortunately today I’m the one who could use a boost. My dad was just diagno… --- ## [Is this child being exploited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-child-being-exploited/697500)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-child-being-exploited/697500 "2014-09-07T06:24:13Z")
For some reason this video does not seem right to me. :confused: --- ## [I guess I won an iPad Mini at work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-won-an-ipad-mini-at-work/697330)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-won-an-ipad-mini-at-work/697330 "2014-09-07T03:05:03Z")
For weeks a big promo at work involved people getting raffle tickets with the prize being an iPad Mini. They would win them for games, for sales, for getting friends hired; all sorts of shit. I think my one ticket was … --- ## [75 Years ago today, the Chicago Tribune reports, "War! Bomb Warsaw!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-years-ago-today-the-chicago-tribune-reports-war-bomb-warsaw/697230)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-years-ago-today-the-chicago-tribune-reports-war-bomb-warsaw/697230 "2014-09-07T01:28:12Z")
Its WAR! I dig the advertisement on page 20 entitled, “Reproaches Husband as Cruel” “He refused to take me out unless I wore gloves. He was ashamed of my rough dishpan hands,” she sobbed. Forget Hitler. I still use I… --- ## [What is the most common way to look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-common-way-to-look/697587)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-common-way-to-look/697587 "2014-09-07T00:23:29Z")
I am not talking worldwide, but in specific countries and cities. I would imagine say a bank robber would want to blend in as much as possible (I’m not a bank robber). Say in New York, what age, hair style, clothes (type… --- ## [The most MPSIMS...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-mpsims/697676)
**Author:** [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-mpsims/697676 "2014-09-06T18:09:22Z")
50cent - 38 Special - 4 Non Blonds - 3 Doors Down = Nickleback :o --- ## [Rosemary's Baby-like Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby-like-mystery/696061)
**Author:** [@PorchePine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PorchePine)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby-like-mystery/696061 "2014-09-06T12:20:15Z")
So in my new flat, right by the kitchen, I have a door. Door-frame and hinges are showing, but there’s no knob. The door is sealed/painted shut. With my tape measure, and measuring walls and spaces around this door, I’v… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=810) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=812)