# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=818 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 819 --- ## [MULTI-RACIAL/MINORITIES:A supposed lack of bone marrow donors from non-white ethnicities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-racial-minorities-a-supposed-lack-of-bone-marrow-donors-from-non-white-ethnicities/695719)
**Author:** [@la\_fille\_intellectuelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/la_fille_intellectuelle)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-racial-minorities-a-supposed-lack-of-bone-marrow-donors-from-non-white-ethnicities/695719 "2014-08-20T19:17:03Z")
Would you register yourself on the National Marrow Donor Program EVEN THOUGH caucasians/minorites are not equally treated? Since the caucasian race is so prevalent they must pay a $65 fee to have the genetic testing per… --- ## [Service Dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/service-dog/695398)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/service-dog/695398 "2014-08-20T18:35:41Z")
Dog has no collar,no badge,no rabies tag and the guy is dragging him on the CARTS bus BTW,the dog is reportedly a wolf hybred:eek: --- ## [Does every family have one "weird" relative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-family-have-one-weird-relative/695751)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-family-have-one-weird-relative/695751 "2014-08-20T17:55:07Z")
It seems to me they do. That really odd Aunt Gertrude or Uncle Clarence who says or does some of the craziest things. Maybe they have a true mental disability or they might be doing it do just be odd but it seems most fa… --- ## [Mistake Buying Chocolates ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-buying-chocolates/695849)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-buying-chocolates/695849 "2014-08-20T12:43:40Z")
OK, I went to the gourmet-everything kitchen/cook/supply store down the hill. Yes, they have comestibles, too, and I wanted CHOCOLATE. Bought two unfamiliar packs of assorted chockys, and then found out … They were ide… --- ## [Most Genuinely Profound Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-genuinely-profound-quotes/691963)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-genuinely-profound-quotes/691963 "2014-08-20T01:32:01Z")
It’s fair and common to mock profound quotes, as in the “Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy” bit. But there are still a lot of quotes that provide, I think, very accurate and honest insight in the shortest span. Which ones do y… --- ## [Banning selling single cigarettes is stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-selling-single-cigarettes-is-stupid/695807)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-selling-single-cigarettes-is-stupid/695807 "2014-08-19T23:11:11Z")
I can remember buying single cigs, you know why I did it even though cost wise it would double the cost of a pack? Because if I bought one or two cigs that was all I had for the night, and could get no more unless I drag… --- ## [My wife poisoned my tadpoles :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-poisoned-my-tadpoles/695337)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-poisoned-my-tadpoles/695337 "2014-08-19T16:34:38Z")
At the risk of becoming the next JC… Anyway I had a small bucket outside with a water plant in it, tree frogs laid eggs in it and there was a bunch of little tadpoles. I figured my son would like watching them. My wife… --- ## [I do have all the time in the world. Honest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-have-all-the-time-in-the-world-honest/695785)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-have-all-the-time-in-the-world-honest/695785 "2014-08-19T15:56:07Z")
Today I went to the grocery store for a few things. (If you must know one of the items was a strawberry cheesecake Lindt bar.) I went to the self check out and was behind a woman who had what I would call a casual approa… --- ## [My 89 year old father is still making lease payments on two rotary phones!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-89-year-old-father-is-still-making-lease-payments-on-two-rotary-phones/695560)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-89-year-old-father-is-still-making-lease-payments-on-two-rotary-phones/695560 "2014-08-19T13:59:01Z")
:smack: I saw the bill he received from QLT Consumer Lease Services. God only knows what landfill these phones are at the bottom of. It must be 25 or 30 years since they were replaced. Any sage advice for dealing with… --- ## [Taking my kindergarten kids to see strippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-my-kindergarten-kids-to-see-strippers/695619)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-my-kindergarten-kids-to-see-strippers/695619 "2014-08-19T12:55:05Z")
So Beta-chan (for those who remember, she’ll be six in October) asked Mommy, “Why does Daddy like this temple ceremony much more than the others?” Daddy explains, “Because Daddy likes when they are singing and dancing an… --- ## [dissin fat people and the disabled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissin-fat-people-and-the-disabled/695564)
**Author:** [@slowlearner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slowlearner)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissin-fat-people-and-the-disabled/695564 "2014-08-19T10:52:47Z")
I can be real mean spirited towards fat people because my body wants to weigh 300 lbs but I eat correctly and keep it around 200. But that means I don’t eat fast food, severely restrict carbohydrate intake, keep fat low … --- ## [NSA style snooping...@ your neighborhood watering hole (I mean,coffee shop)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsa-style-snooping-your-neighborhood-watering-hole-i-mean-coffee-shop/695778)
**Author:** [@la\_fille\_intellectuelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/la_fille_intellectuelle)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsa-style-snooping-your-neighborhood-watering-hole-i-mean-coffee-shop/695778 "2014-08-19T07:36:42Z")
This makes me sick so I’m just going to link to this article & be happy that I’ve done my good deed for the day.Slowly I’ve realized that we as humans are no longer valued as what we are,people,just trying to make it in … --- ## [How California Are You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-california-are-you/692762)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-california-are-you/692762 "2014-08-19T04:41:06Z")
I took this 10-question quiz this morning. How California Are You? I got 100%. :cool: --- ## [Here's a pic I took this morning of a hawk, chillin with its fresh kill.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763 "2014-08-19T03:05:12Z")
I’m glad something is keeping the squirrels on their toes. --- ## [Going for a Haunted Hike through the old streets of St John's, Newfoundland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-for-a-haunted-hike-through-the-old-streets-of-st-johns-newfoundland/695861)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-for-a-haunted-hike-through-the-old-streets-of-st-johns-newfoundland/695861 "2014-08-19T01:22:03Z")
Weather is perfect for a Haunted Hike. Group is assembling in the dark outside the west gate of the century-old Anglican cathedral of St John the Baptist. It’s misty and drizzling, with a gusty wind rattling the leaves.… --- ## [Solar plants = bird death rays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-plants-bird-death-rays/695851)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-plants-bird-death-rays/695851 "2014-08-18T23:39:14Z")
Found this rather alarming article about bird deaths at solar power plants. Supposedly, federal wildlife officials have seen birds ignite in midair. The kill rate was 2 per minute (I assume this is a peak rate). Suppo… --- ## [A model with vitilligo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-model-with-vitilligo/695435)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-model-with-vitilligo/695435 "2014-08-18T23:37:27Z")
A model with vitilligo. Wow is she striking. I think she’s gorgeous. --- ## [F bomb leads to jail in South Carolina? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-bomb-leads-to-jail-in-south-carolina-wtf/695704)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-bomb-leads-to-jail-in-south-carolina-wtf/695704 "2014-08-18T23:11:49Z")
Wow, free speach just went down the shitter in South Carolina. Danielle Wolf says she was shopping with her family at a Kroger supermarket when her husband squashed a loaf of bread with some other groceries. She appar… --- ## [What have you done today that you’re proud of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-done-today-that-you-re-proud-of/695824)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-done-today-that-you-re-proud-of/695824 "2014-08-18T22:57:29Z")
I did thirty pushups in a row this morning and plan to do more when I get home from work. I’m dressed a bit sharper than usual and made sure I took the time to give my kids a kiss each before I left the house. Small thin… --- ## [Oh the things you see on small town streets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-things-you-see-on-small-town-streets/695784)
**Author:** [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-things-you-see-on-small-town-streets/695784 "2014-08-18T22:22:18Z")
I live in an elementary school neighborhood - nice neighbors, kids always playing out in yards and the street. Quiet place. Nothing much happens here. Until today. Yes this afternoon was a very strange one. It’s been a … --- ## [ID this joke from its punchline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-joke-from-its-punchline/675021)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-joke-from-its-punchline/675021 "2014-08-18T18:06:48Z")
When I was quite young (details foggy here) my mother did something I thought was clever, and I asked “How did you do that?” Her reply was to tap her temple and say, “Kidneys, my boy. Kidneys” In response to my puzzle… --- ## [I attended my first NRA banquet last night...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attended-my-first-nra-banquet-last-night/695770)
**Author:** [@Cold\_Dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_Dish)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attended-my-first-nra-banquet-last-night/695770 "2014-08-18T18:03:23Z")
I attended my first NRA banquet last night (my boss is a platinum sponsor). Very interesting, definitely entertaining. Intense bidding. The crowd was 100% Caucasian. There were about 1,000 attendees. I estimate 75%-8… --- ## [I Must Fire Three Long Time Employees This Week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-fire-three-long-time-employees-this-week/695448)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-fire-three-long-time-employees-this-week/695448 "2014-08-18T15:59:26Z")
The bottom line is the company is slow and I can’t afford to pay them anymore. Two of the three have been with me over ten years. They were chosen to be cut because their positions and responsibilities are so little at… --- ## [Has anybody ever tried to kill you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-tried-to-kill-you/695384)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-tried-to-kill-you/695384 "2014-08-18T13:55:26Z")
I have a few, oddly enough, since I live a very pedestrian lifestyle. My ex-wife used to send me to work every weekend with a brown bag sandwich for lunch. One day I came down within a couple of hours with by far the w… --- ## [Oxymorons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxymorons/13994)
**Author:** [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxymorons/13994 "2014-08-18T09:58:26Z")
Fast Food Military Intelligence :slight\_smile: Efficient Government That’s my offer! Any more? VB I could never eat a mouse raw…their little feet are probably real cold going down. :rolleyes: --- ## [US Cities Namesakes' Death Certificates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-namesakes-death-certificates/694175)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-namesakes-death-certificates/694175 "2014-08-18T04:55:39Z")
St Paul, MN: decapitation Lincoln, NE: gunshot Pontiac, MI: head trauma (tomahawk) Cicero IL: decapitation. Head nailed post-mortem to Rostrum by offending tongue San Diego, CA: infection San Francisco, CA: exsangui… --- ## [Hobo Spiders in my Apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobo-spiders-in-my-apartment/695776)
**Author:** [@PorchePine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PorchePine)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobo-spiders-in-my-apartment/695776 "2014-08-18T04:49:57Z")
I seem to be infested with the dreaded and much feared Hobo Spider (spiderus horriblus). After reading many articles about them written by actual experts, and not just things from my inbox and the ten o’clock “news”, the… --- ## [Summer Fun in the MMP!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fun-in-the-mmp/695291)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fun-in-the-mmp/695291 "2014-08-18T01:58:41Z")
An easily addressed and hijacked MMP - What do you think of when I say summer fun? Childhood summers? College summers? Last summer? Let’s have a happy topic this week! Happy Moanday!! --- ## [Pilot flies his arm off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-flies-his-arm-off/695535)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-flies-his-arm-off/695535 "2014-08-17T19:06:27Z")
I just flew into Dublin, and… Well, it’s nice to know that a pilot who has lost an arm can still be hired. --- ## [Slate: Why do we tend to use adjectives in a particular order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-why-do-we-tend-to-use-adjectives-in-a-particular-order/695553)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-why-do-we-tend-to-use-adjectives-in-a-particular-order/695553 "2014-08-17T12:51:00Z")
Quite intriguing, I thought - and I was surprised to learn that languages other than English tend to follow the same unwritten rules: The study of adjective order and GSSSACPM. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=817) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=819)