# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=815 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 816 --- ## [Have you ever encountered the mob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-the-mob/696613)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-the-mob/696613 "2014-08-29T04:46:16Z")
Like the title says. For example, have you ever known a business owner who had to pay off people? Ever known someone in school who knows little of what their father does except he’s very scary? Ever been asked as a kid… --- ## [Klaatu Barada Nikto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klaatu-barada-nikto/691970)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klaatu-barada-nikto/691970 "2014-08-29T01:15:50Z")
I’m starting this thread in MPSIMS (as opposed to Cafe Society) so that its purpose won’t be seen as merely a collection of movie stuff. There may be plenty of that (he says hopingly) but it would be more fun if we have … --- ## [I recognize that dress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recognize-that-dress/696683)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recognize-that-dress/696683 "2014-08-29T00:04:36Z")
The front page of The Drudge Report http://www.drudgereport.com has a picture of Ms. Obama and I swear that I have seen that dress before. Am I correct? Does anyone else have a clear memory that she has worn that dres… --- ## [ALS/MND Ice Bucket Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/als-mnd-ice-bucket-challenge/696276)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/als-mnd-ice-bucket-challenge/696276 "2014-08-28T22:15:31Z")
Setting the bar high, this is how it should be done: :D Post your favorites and/or nominations. --- ## [Couples who smoke pot experience less domestic violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-who-smoke-pot-experience-less-domestic-violence/696696)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-who-smoke-pot-experience-less-domestic-violence/696696 "2014-08-28T18:26:21Z")
No, really. There’s a study. --- ## [Gorski and Novella on Science-Based-Medicine and Clinical Trials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorski-and-novella-on-science-based-medicine-and-clinical-trials/696536)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorski-and-novella-on-science-based-medicine-and-clinical-trials/696536 "2014-08-28T17:31:22Z")
You know, the guys from Science-Based Medicine and Respectful Insolence. http://www.cell.com/trends/molecular-medicine/fulltext/S1471-4914(14)00103-8 And look, they got it published in a pretty big journal, too! The ma… --- ## [Fekkin' Spiders!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fekkin-spiders/696729)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fekkin-spiders/696729 "2014-08-28T06:09:04Z")
They’re out of control this year. I’m pretty sure I either contributed to or started a thread with a similar theme last year, but this year they’re even worse. I leave work well after dark, and they’ve taken over the por… --- ## [Introduction: New reader here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction-new-reader-here/696534)
**Author:** [@DeafGamerDucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeafGamerDucky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction-new-reader-here/696534 "2014-08-28T01:33:08Z")
Hello readers. First of all my native language is ASL, America Sign Language, and second language is English so you can and will notice my grammar mistakes. I am DeafGamerDucky. Deaf is who I am. I am Deaf with capital D… --- ## [Goodbye, sweet kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweet-kitty/696371)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweet-kitty/696371 "2014-08-27T23:52:47Z")
This morning, one of our cats, who has had heart problems for much of his life, suddenly had heart failure. So we had to take him to the vet and have him put to sleep. My dear sweet cat, I’ll miss your cute little pink … --- ## [German honorific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-honorific/695356)
**Author:** [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-honorific/695356 "2014-08-27T23:13:24Z")
I have been reading some of WEB Griffin’s WW2 books and he has introduced characters with unusual names, such as Karl Wilhelm Von und Zu Gossinger. Now, I know “Von” is an honorific which I think means descended from no… --- ## [New Jersey hospital charges a teacher nearly $9,000 to bandage his middle finger.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-hospital-charges-a-teacher-nearly-9-000-to-bandage-his-middle-finger/694959)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-hospital-charges-a-teacher-nearly-9-000-to-bandage-his-middle-finger/694959 "2014-08-27T21:43:58Z")
WTH?? I’m at a loss for words on this one. Where should we begin? $180 for a shot? $242 for supplies (a few bucks of gauze and sterile pads). That’s outrageous enough. But a $8200 ER room bill? :eek: Is it this outrage… --- ## [Has anyone brought their cat to the beach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-brought-their-cat-to-the-beach/696386)
**Author:** [@MrDewiggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDewiggins)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-brought-their-cat-to-the-beach/696386 "2014-08-27T17:10:12Z")
The beaches near me have signs posted that say “No Pets”. I’m sure they are referring mainly to dogs, but I wonder how cats would act on the beach. --- ## [sick. stuffed important file up. can i get it back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-stuffed-important-file-up-can-i-get-it-back/696614)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-stuffed-important-file-up-can-i-get-it-back/696614 "2014-08-27T16:58:45Z")
Hi I’m sick and that is my only excuse but I just did a save as file\*\*\*\* in Excell instead of opening the file and now I have saved over the top of it and don’t know how to get it back or even if I can get it back at al… --- ## [So... there's no rebellious counterculture for the younger generation this time around, then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-no-rebellious-counterculture-for-the-younger-generation-this-time-around-then/696390)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-no-rebellious-counterculture-for-the-younger-generation-this-time-around-then/696390 "2014-08-27T16:23:31Z")
Since I’m now officially an old fart, it’s my turn to yell at the youngsters camping out on my lawn, and tell them to get their shit together. The only problem is… generally speaking, they already seem to have their shit… --- ## [FYI: Tramadol becomes a controlled substance today, August 18th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-tramadol-becomes-a-controlled-substance-today-august-18th/695818)
**Author:** [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-tramadol-becomes-a-controlled-substance-today-august-18th/695818 "2014-08-27T16:09:49Z")
It might be a little late to view this post as proactive (I intended to post last week but got distracted and forgot–apologies), but the DEA has reclassified tramadol (Ultram) as a Schedule IV substance. State laws are g… --- ## [I'm still alive and I love my new job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-still-alive-and-i-love-my-new-job/696508)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-still-alive-and-i-love-my-new-job/696508 "2014-08-27T15:55:01Z")
Hey y’all! I haven’t been posting because I’m too busy! But it’s mostly a good busy. I’m really enjoying working at MetLife, and now that I actually know what the job is about I’m really coming into my own. There are occ… --- ## ['Aegrotat': is/was this term in use at your university?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aegrotat-is-was-this-term-in-use-at-your-university/696258)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aegrotat-is-was-this-term-in-use-at-your-university/696258 "2014-08-27T13:28:08Z")
It was a clue in yesterday’s crossword, with the definition “certificate of illness in universities”. It makes sense. It’s from the Latin verb aegrotare and simply means ‘he is sick’. I’ve just not come across it before.… --- ## [Suddenly I have the feeling of impending doom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-i-have-the-feeling-of-impending-doom/696060)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-i-have-the-feeling-of-impending-doom/696060 "2014-08-27T02:32:40Z")
TL, DR: I washed and put away some towels. My client/s may not have wanted me to do that. Full version: A family I clean for is coming back this weekend from a two-week vacation. Before they left, I was asked to come in… --- ## [Wine storage in Napa Valley, are you kidding me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-storage-in-napa-valley-are-you-kidding-me/696524)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-storage-in-napa-valley-are-you-kidding-me/696524 "2014-08-27T00:53:31Z")
So, I’m watching CNN and they’re talking to certain vineyards, and there are barrels of wine crashed all over the floor, and hundreds of bottles of smashed wine and the owners are a little upset. Holy shit. You live in… --- ## [Sea Pankton Found On OUTSIDE Of International Space Station. Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-pankton-found-on-outside-of-international-space-station-newslink/696507)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-pankton-found-on-outside-of-international-space-station-newslink/696507 "2014-08-26T21:49:12Z")
Well, I will be dipped in…sea plankton. --- ## [Heretofore unknown super-powers of persuasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heretofore-unknown-super-powers-of-persuasion/696582)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heretofore-unknown-super-powers-of-persuasion/696582 "2014-08-26T21:17:26Z")
Today I was waiting to make a right to leave the grocery store parking lot. There was an extremely long line of traffic coming from the left. I started singing “Someone let me out” No specific tune but in the style of Ro… --- ## [Today I take my health insurance license exam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-take-my-health-insurance-license-exam/696553)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-take-my-health-insurance-license-exam/696553 "2014-08-26T20:00:17Z")
In just under 5 hours I’ll be taking my PA state licensing test to become an agent! The test is 101 questions, all multiple choice, and I have a two hour time limit. I’ve been studying like mad and have spent at least 3… --- ## [Women's leg hair and the existence of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-leg-hair-and-the-existence-of-god/696275)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-leg-hair-and-the-existence-of-god/696275 "2014-08-26T19:47:14Z")
If God designed women, why did he give them leg hair? For some women it is very thick. Also the same thing about arm pit hair. What is its purpose? So that people know that the woman is mature? What was God thinking? --- ## [Sorry, wrong number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-wrong-number/696402)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-wrong-number/696402 "2014-08-26T18:17:12Z")
Some wireless number from the 315 area code (I’m in 816). Noise in the background, sounded like some one’s house. The guy says he got the number from the internet, that he’s a combat medic, and is looking for a mercenary… --- ## [Honey, could you go clean the basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-could-you-go-clean-the-basement/696515)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-could-you-go-clean-the-basement/696515 "2014-08-26T15:54:09Z")
Some poor schlub went to clean out his basement and found a city … :eek: Not quite a first world problem, but now one wonders if he can keep the city and have lots of space, or if he loses the basement \[and house\] to th… --- ## [I've lost my voice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-lost-my-voice/696361)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-lost-my-voice/696361 "2014-08-26T10:11:07Z")
So nine days ago (Fri morn to be precise) I woke up, did my usual ablutions, breakfasted, drank coffee and ambled around the internet before logging into work at 9.00am (I telecommute from home). Made my first phone cal… --- ## [I pit Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-namkcalb/696363)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-namkcalb/696363 "2014-08-26T08:07:52Z")
When responses get too hot, he runs away from a thread. He seems to use a manatee tank to come up with thread ideas:smack: --- ## [Tale of a Kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tale-of-a-kitten/689673)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tale-of-a-kitten/689673 "2014-08-25T23:29:07Z")
Pardon me if this post get jumpy or incoherent, the titular kitten is attacking my toes. :smiley: Sunday Morning May 18th, a nice morning for an early morning walk with the dogs, cool enough for a jacket but finally war… --- ## [The Sacramento thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sacramento-thread/695841)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sacramento-thread/695841 "2014-08-25T22:14:24Z")
I’ve noticed a fair number of users whose location or comments indicate they’re from the Greater Sacramento SMSA. Born and raised there, and raised a family or two, mostly in the northeastern suburbs and small cities. Le… --- ## [Did the terrorists bomb half of the internet or something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-terrorists-bomb-half-of-the-internet-or-something/696337)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-terrorists-bomb-half-of-the-internet-or-something/696337 "2014-08-25T19:59:42Z")
… because the SDMB is literally the only site I’ve been able to load for the last four hours. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=814) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=816)