# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=826 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 827 --- ## [Billy Meier And The Talmud Jammanuel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-meier-and-the-talmud-jammanuel/693958)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-meier-and-the-talmud-jammanuel/693958 "2014-07-24T20:16:49Z")
A few months ago I learned of Billy Meier through this thread. Short version- he’s a liar, a kook, or both and badly fakes UFO pictures and claims to have met aliens and ascended masters. The Talmud Jmmanuel is a text he… --- ## [What's Your Political Typology Group? (Quiz.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-political-typology-group-quiz/693408)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-political-typology-group-quiz/693408 "2014-07-24T20:10:18Z")
Here is the 23-question quiz. I’m apparently a Next Generation Left. I don’t fit their demographic that closely but it’s an amusing little diversion. What are you? GO. --- ## [Teen flying around the world dead in crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-flying-around-the-world-dead-in-crash/693934)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-flying-around-the-world-dead-in-crash/693934 "2014-07-24T18:32:05Z")
In June a teen from Indiana took off, with his father acting as co-pilot, to become the youngest person to pilot an airplane around the world to raise money to build schools in Pakistan. I’ve been seeing the headlines o… --- ## [Another airliner has crashed (Mali)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-airliner-has-crashed-mali/693938)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-airliner-has-crashed-mali/693938 "2014-07-24T17:04:56Z")
There’s been another plane crash. This time, an Air Algerie flight flight from Burkina Foso to Algeria has disappeared. 116 people were on board, and presumably are dead. Jesus, this is a bad year for air travel! Bes… --- ## [Apollo 11: 45 years hence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-45-years-hence/693645)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-45-years-hence/693645 "2014-07-24T15:05:30Z")
Today was the 45th anniversary of Neil and Buzz walking on the moon. One of the greatest, if not the greatest, of all human achievements. I was not quite 7 at the time and wish I could have appreciated the moon landing… --- ## [What strange cargo have you driven behind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-cargo-have-you-driven-behind/693428)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-cargo-have-you-driven-behind/693428 "2014-07-24T05:25:30Z")
Story time… I was once behind a big truckload of live chickens. This wasn’t in the country, but on I-45 in Houston! We got backed up in traffic and I was right behind them. Stop & go for miles. I rolled the window … --- ## [Condolences to the Netherlands and Others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condolences-to-the-netherlands-and-others/693846)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condolences-to-the-netherlands-and-others/693846 "2014-07-24T03:35:53Z")
I heard that today is a national day of mourning in the Netherlands in honor of the victims of flight MH-17, most of whom were Dutch and all of whom will be missed. I wish to voice my sympathy to the families and friend… --- ## [How do you manage/cope with your loneliness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-manage-cope-with-your-loneliness/692490)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-manage-cope-with-your-loneliness/692490 "2014-07-23T20:59:44Z")
A few months ago, I accepted the fact that I am not suited to be in a close, physically intimate relationship so I stopped actively seeking one. For the first few weeks, I felt a great sense of relief. Lately though, I’… --- ## [George Harrison memorial tree killed by infestation of beetles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-harrison-memorial-tree-killed-by-infestation-of-beetles/693751)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-harrison-memorial-tree-killed-by-infestation-of-beetles/693751 "2014-07-23T20:47:32Z")
Link How ironic. --- ## [I Got a Euro Two Cent Piece in My Change.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-euro-two-cent-piece-in-my-change/693821)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-euro-two-cent-piece-in-my-change/693821 "2014-07-23T18:16:58Z")
Yesterday, apparently one of the stores I went to, gave me a Euro two cent piece. It has a globe on one side. And a oak cluster on the reverse, for some reason. It was apparently minted in 2003. Actually, I got a U.S. m… --- ## [Good decisions can come from bad decisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-decisions-can-come-from-bad-decisions/693828)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-decisions-can-come-from-bad-decisions/693828 "2014-07-23T15:34:03Z")
While waiting for my doctor’s appointment I was reading The Reader’s Digest. Within its pages it said good decisions come from experience and experience comes from bad decisions. My last thread was closed by a moderator… --- ## [The terrible jokes thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrible-jokes-thread/692404)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrible-jokes-thread/692404 "2014-07-23T15:04:07Z")
We already have an entertaining thread for good jokes. I was thinking, what if we come across jokes that are too terrible to share in that thread? So here is the Terrible Jokes Thread. Post your absolute groaners here! I… --- ## [A Sticky Situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sticky-situation/693790)
**Author:** [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sticky-situation/693790 "2014-07-23T11:03:48Z")
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen a news article sprinkled with so many puns: That was a fun read, though the puns were spread rather thin. :smiley: --- ## [Federal appeals court panel deals major blow to health law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-appeals-court-panel-deals-major-blow-to-health-law/693741)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-appeals-court-panel-deals-major-blow-to-health-law/693741 "2014-07-23T01:35:14Z")
A 3 judge panel of the DC Court of Appeals ruled that premium subsides are illegal for policies bought off the federal exchange. This limits subsides to only those policies bought on a state exchange. Only 16 states es… --- ## [What the fuck is that smell?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-that-smell/458761)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-that-smell/458761 "2014-07-23T01:33:14Z")
Seriously, what the fuck is this smell and where is it coming from? About 2 months ago I noticed that my clothes had a strange scent to them. It slowly got worse over time so I just ended up throwing them all out about… --- ## [Sequential Tweet Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-tweet-fun/693777)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-tweet-fun/693777 "2014-07-22T21:30:47Z")
I follow The Onion and Bill’s Khakis (among others) on Twitter; this just happened. --- ## [GOOGLE Street View -- point and laugh thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view-point-and-laugh-thread/693728)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view-point-and-laugh-thread/693728 "2014-07-22T21:04:45Z")
So as not to rain on What does the Google street view of your home show? and to permit your privacy to remain intact, how about linking to some Google Street View locales in your area that you’re glad didn’t take place a… --- ## [Does your first "real" job even exist anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-first-real-job-even-exist-anymore/693303)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-first-real-job-even-exist-anymore/693303 "2014-07-22T20:38:55Z")
Mine doesn’t. Press clipping company where we read every newspaper & magazine published in the US, and some foreign press. Watching for specific things, that our clients payed us to look for, cut out and send to them. … --- ## [Half of all Americans live in these 146 counties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-all-americans-live-in-these-146-counties/693279)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-all-americans-live-in-these-146-counties/693279 "2014-07-22T16:50:55Z")
An interesting snapshot of U.S. population density: http://mentalfloss.com/article/57832/half-country-lives-these-counties --- ## [I'm moving on to 4kg!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-on-to-4kg/693661)
**Author:** [@SarahLiamJarvie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SarahLiamJarvie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-on-to-4kg/693661 "2014-07-22T14:19:26Z")
I have a new routine; It’s; 1280 4kg hammercurls right arm; 1280 4kg hammercurls left arm; 180 4kg anterior deltoid punches right arm; 160 4kg anterior deltoid punches left arm; 120 4kg front rows right arm; 80 4k… --- ## [JohnClay can't be gay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnclay-cant-be-gay/693652)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnclay-cant-be-gay/693652 "2014-07-22T14:14:55Z")
On the way home I was thinking about a muscular butt and felt attracted to it. Then while watching TV my wife somehow knew that there was something on my mind. Eventually I confessed that I was planning on writing on the… --- ## [Researchers Among Us: What are you working on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researchers-among-us-what-are-you-working-on/693672)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researchers-among-us-what-are-you-working-on/693672 "2014-07-22T04:49:06Z")
I’m a computer scientist but I love all science and I’m always interested in hearing about ongoing research. So if you’re working on something and you’re willing to share some insights post away. I understand the need to… --- ## [Solve extremely complicated world and political issues with very simple solutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solve-extremely-complicated-world-and-political-issues-with-very-simple-solutions/693357)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solve-extremely-complicated-world-and-political-issues-with-very-simple-solutions/693357 "2014-07-22T02:23:37Z")
It’s easy. I’ll start with Israel/Palestine. Palestinians renounce violence and protest peacefully. This moves Israel to also renounce violence and to tear down the settlements. Palestinian statehood is declared at a… --- ## [The psychology of punctual people vs late people according to lisalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychology-of-punctual-people-vs-late-people-according-to-lisalan/566875)
**Author:** [@lisalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisalan)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychology-of-punctual-people-vs-late-people-according-to-lisalan/566875 "2014-07-22T01:50:28Z")
I have always been a punctal person all of my life. I believe punctuality shows that you have mastered the skill of time management. I also believe that punctuality shows strength of character. It shows that you are depe… --- ## [help help i am being attacked by robins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-help-i-am-being-attacked-by-robins/693454)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-help-i-am-being-attacked-by-robins/693454 "2014-07-21T21:20:49Z")
Back in April or May a couple of industrious robins built a nest on our (small) front porch. When the babies hatched the adults became extremely territorial. If I opened the front door to get the mail, let alone to go i… --- ## [Hi Everybody! Hi BeepKillBeep!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-hi-beepkillbeep/693542)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-hi-beepkillbeep/693542 "2014-07-21T21:10:40Z")
With apologies to Dr Nick from “The Simpsons” for stealing his bit. Long time lurker, but I saw a question on algorithms that motivated me to register. Why am I introducing myself? Am I that important? No, I’m really … --- ## [PayPal question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-question/693590)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-question/693590 "2014-07-21T19:39:47Z")
I just used PayPal to make a payment to someone. I have used PayPal to do this before, but I have never signed up for an account there; I simply used the person’s PayPal link button and entered my card info. I got an a… --- ## [Ever seen the oldest thing in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-the-oldest-thing-in-the-world/693492)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-the-oldest-thing-in-the-world/693492 "2014-07-21T17:32:03Z")
Have you ever seen the oldest thing, of any generic description, in the world? I was recalling today that I saw a game at Labatt’s Field, in London, Ontario, which is reputed to the oldest continuously-used baseball fie… --- ## [Bus beheading claims another victim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bus-beheading-claims-another-victim/693588)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bus-beheading-claims-another-victim/693588 "2014-07-21T16:14:00Z")
A Mountie who was one of the first on the scene of the Bus beheading in Manitoba six years ago has killed himself from the stress. So sad. --- ## [Introduction signs at airports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction-signs-at-airports/693515)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction-signs-at-airports/693515 "2014-07-21T12:25:09Z")
I’m off for a weekend to meet up with some of my coworkers…but we’ve never actually met before! All of us are employed as ‘remote’ call centre operators, which means we all work from home, and only have contact via ‘cha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=825) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=827)