# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=813 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 814 --- ## [Abandoned puppies in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-puppies-in-texas/697485)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-puppies-in-texas/697485 "2014-09-04T16:09:22Z")
Someone evil left a box of 19 3 week old puppies by a womans gate. It had been hours before she found them. She Called Bastrop County Animal Control,a small full to the gills shelter. What do you think happened? Not … --- ## [Gnu News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gnu-news/697196)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gnu-news/697196 "2014-09-04T15:27:50Z")
I’m on vacation, staying at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, and outside my room is a herd of gnus. I like gnus, even ones that don’t report the gnews. Also, I just learned an alternate name for a group of wildebeests is … --- ## [remembering meds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-meds/697481)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-meds/697481 "2014-09-04T15:27:48Z")
Whoever suggested using an alarm clock to remind me about the meds,thank you… So far I haven’t forgotten… or if I did forget,I was reminded.:slight\_smile: --- ## [The courtship and wedding YOU WILL NEVER HAVE, dammit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-courtship-and-wedding-you-will-never-have-dammit/697290)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-courtship-and-wedding-you-will-never-have-dammit/697290 "2014-09-04T15:22:52Z")
I got a good laugh from this: Things That Will Never Happen to You, From the NY Times 'Vows' Column --- ## [What chores do you loathe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995 "2014-09-04T15:14:22Z")
I hate putting laundry away. I hate cleaning out the dishwasher. I hate cleaning the bathroom. I love having a clean house, though. You see the problem. Anyone else have chores they hate doing? --- ## [Censorship: US or Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censorship-us-or-russia/697429)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censorship-us-or-russia/697429 "2014-09-04T12:29:19Z")
A student that I had considerable contact with asked me to send a recommendation for him to a Moscow university. Following his instructions, I prepared a letter, sent it off to my office to be printed on official letter… --- ## [Amazing Expandable Table! - Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-expandable-table-video/697422)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-expandable-table-video/697422 "2014-09-04T09:17:22Z")
Wow this is so neat! The floating table is pretty cool too! --- ## [Why don't you find a puppy to kick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-find-a-puppy-to-kick/696672)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-find-a-puppy-to-kick/696672 "2014-09-03T23:39:41Z")
You know the meme that someone is so evil they kick puppies? Des Hague, chief executive officer of sports concessions company Centerplate, was caught on video kicking a puppy in an elevator --- ## [Best dumpster find ever..it is amazing what some people will throw away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dumpster-find-ever-it-is-amazing-what-some-people-will-throw-away/697207)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dumpster-find-ever-it-is-amazing-what-some-people-will-throw-away/697207 "2014-09-03T23:13:30Z")
I live in a large condo complex in a rather nice town. People are constantly moving in and out and there is always free stuff for the taking if you look around. Sometimes people announce that they are moving and have to … --- ## [Stand Yer Ground: a drunk, scared teen looking for help might knock on your door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-yer-ground-a-drunk-scared-teen-looking-for-help-might-knock-on-your-door/673956)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-yer-ground-a-drunk-scared-teen-looking-for-help-might-knock-on-your-door/673956 "2014-09-03T23:12:32Z")
Homeowner shoots 19yo woman in the face with a shotgun after she had a drunk driving accident and was apparently looking for help. He said he thought she was trying to break in and the gun went off accidentally. I gues… --- ## [Is the "C-bomb" more offensive than the "F-bomb?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-c-bomb-more-offensive-than-the-f-bomb/696807)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-c-bomb-more-offensive-than-the-f-bomb/696807 "2014-09-03T23:04:17Z")
Because people seem to be more shocked when you say “Cotton-headed ninny- muggins” than when you say “Farty pants.” Just wondering.:smiley: --- ## [How Wikipedia vandalism, or whimsy, can become "truth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-wikipedia-vandalism-or-whimsy-can-become-truth/696754)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-wikipedia-vandalism-or-whimsy-can-become-truth/696754 "2014-09-03T23:03:32Z")
A fascinating New Yorker article, I thought: How a Raccoon Became an Aardvark | The New Yorker --- ## [Great. A skunk just sprayed through my bedroom window.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-a-skunk-just-sprayed-through-my-bedroom-window/696725)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-a-skunk-just-sprayed-through-my-bedroom-window/696725 "2014-09-03T17:50:25Z")
Perfect. Just perfect. Now I can’t sleep and I’ll smell like fucking skunk tomorrow. Perfect! --- ## [Attention: Home Depot Customers--Credit Card Information Stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-home-depot-customers-credit-card-information-stolen/697327)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-home-depot-customers-credit-card-information-stolen/697327 "2014-09-03T17:02:52Z")
“Multiple banks say they are seeing evidence that Home Depot stores may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that went on sale this morning in the cybercrime underground…” This seems to… --- ## [Passing Out - The Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-out-the-game/475561)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-out-the-game/475561 "2014-09-03T14:23:03Z")
The “World’s Most Dangerous Toys” thread (World's most dangerous toys - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board) got me thinking about stupid stuff I did in my youth, and the stupidest thing I could recall was the pas… --- ## [It's something about ordering food online that does not feel right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-something-about-ordering-food-online-that-does-not-feel-right/697195)
**Author:** [@7e42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7e42)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-something-about-ordering-food-online-that-does-not-feel-right/697195 "2014-09-03T03:26:30Z")
Or I am supposed to follow up on my order on the phone? But if that is the case then why not just use the phone from the start since it’s more natural? I always felt that if I ordered through the website, they may … --- ## [MEEPMEEPMEEP-Day Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meepmeepmeep-day-weekend/697325)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meepmeepmeep-day-weekend/697325 "2014-09-03T02:45:12Z")
Five days. Well, most of five days. Labor Day weekend here in the US. A holiday to relax. Friday night it began. MEEPMEEPMEEP! MEEPMEEPMEEP! Piercingly loud. An alarm from the locked utility room directly undern… --- ## [Spy John Walker croaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-john-walker-croaked/696903)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-john-walker-croaked/696903 "2014-09-02T20:30:41Z")
Convicted Cold War spy John Walker dies in federal prison John walker sold secrets to the Soviets from 1968 to 1985. --- ## [Hard to find dates in 30's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-to-find-dates-in-30s/672510)
**Author:** [@ScrubJay81](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScrubJay81)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-to-find-dates-in-30s/672510 "2014-09-02T17:59:03Z")
Greetings, I keep hearing stories about women in their thirties who have either divorced, or were working on their careers and now cannot find a partner. To me anybody in their thirties is still young and defiantly not … --- ## [Labour day: I'm drinking wine, eating cheese, watching Cops, and refuse to do anything else.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labour-day-im-drinking-wine-eating-cheese-watching-cops-and-refuse-to-do-anything-else/697182)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labour-day-im-drinking-wine-eating-cheese-watching-cops-and-refuse-to-do-anything-else/697182 "2014-09-02T16:56:43Z")
Fuck it. This is what I’m doing today. I might, “might” do laundry. The jury’s still out. --- ## [\[RIP\] My sweet fuzzy buddy Goliath (update)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-sweet-fuzzy-buddy-goliath-update/696505)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-sweet-fuzzy-buddy-goliath-update/696505 "2014-09-02T12:10:08Z")
The last few days have not been good in the Witt household. My dog, Goliath, had been lethargic and I could no longer rationalize away his condition. I took him to the vet this morning and he found fluid in/around his … --- ## [Mars and Saturn are making a great pair at the moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-and-saturn-are-making-a-great-pair-at-the-moment/696745)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-and-saturn-are-making-a-great-pair-at-the-moment/696745 "2014-09-02T03:03:09Z")
It’s a lovely clear night here and I’ve been out in the garden admiring the pairing of Mars and Saturn in the northwestern sky. The view should be even better on Sunday and Monday nights as the waxing crescent moon join… --- ## [CalMeacham and Pepper Mill celebrate their Silver Anniversary!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-and-pepper-mill-celebrate-their-silver-anniversary/697052)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-and-pepper-mill-celebrate-their-silver-anniversary/697052 "2014-09-02T02:34:11Z")
No – we haven’t been married for 25 years. But today is the 25th anniversary of our meeting, on the opening night (and at the opening festivities) of the 50th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as NorEasCon II… --- ## [Crowdsourced Visual Database of LGBT Rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdsourced-visual-database-of-lgbt-rights/697203)
**Author:** [@chris4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chris4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdsourced-visual-database-of-lgbt-rights/697203 "2014-09-01T23:26:44Z")
Just found this great resource for information on LGBT rights laws – complete with LGBT rights maps and timelines. It shows some shocking facts on ignorance… including that homosexuality is illegal in 77 countries! The… --- ## [Canada: scary break-in at the house of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-scary-break-in-at-the-house-of-liberal-leader-justin-trudeau/695855)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-scary-break-in-at-the-house-of-liberal-leader-justin-trudeau/695855 "2014-09-01T17:57:13Z")
Justin Trudeau, the leader of the third party in the Commons, was on the road this weekend, leaving his wife and 3 kids (age 7 and younger) alone at their home in Ottawa. On Sunday morning, his wife found that there’d b… --- ## [The perfect dog is looking for a home - New England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-dog-is-looking-for-a-home-new-england/696490)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-dog-is-looking-for-a-home-new-england/696490 "2014-09-01T17:39:34Z")
Mod permission has been received. I work for a dog trainer. One of the services we offer is board and train. Almost immediately after we started this in late June, we were contacted by New England Basset Hound Rescue ab… --- ## [Toothpicks don't work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpicks-dont-work/696863)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpicks-dont-work/696863 "2014-09-01T16:58:37Z")
So, just now I had a piece of meat stuck between two molars. I reach first of all for a plastic candy bar wrapper to try to slide it out (this is the kind of info you were hoping to get from the Dope today, right?) But… --- ## [Oh you silly weather!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-you-silly-weather/697148)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-you-silly-weather/697148 "2014-09-01T15:12:46Z")
It’s September 1 here in NH, and it’s sunny, hot and sticky. I can remember as a kid going back to school, usually around this time of year, and the days being cool, to the point where I’d need a jacket at the morning b… --- ## [Political debate on the SDMB, in a nutshell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-debate-on-the-sdmb-in-a-nutshell/697070)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-debate-on-the-sdmb-in-a-nutshell/697070 "2014-09-01T06:01:15Z")
Link. It’s a cute youtube video about wildebeest trying to decide whether the thing in the water just offshore is a log or a crocodile. --- ## [Alcoholism is a disease, but we really don't think so](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholism-is-a-disease-but-we-really-dont-think-so/696822)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholism-is-a-disease-but-we-really-dont-think-so/696822 "2014-09-01T05:41:38Z")
So, we’ve all heard it said: Alcoholism is a disease. No different than cancer or diabetes, right? Then why does society almost never treat it that way? If someone gets 5 DUIs or tears up the town on a drunken rampag… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=812) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=814)