# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=827 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 828 --- ## [My life and "It's a wonderful life"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-and-its-a-wonderful-life/692521)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-and-its-a-wonderful-life/692521 "2014-07-21T07:47:13Z")
In the old movie It’s a Wonderful Life a guy considers suicide in order to get money from his life insurance policy. I’ve thought of that idea before but didn’t get approved probably due to my bipolar disorder. (Apparent… --- ## [I can't believe I'm the first one up MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-the-first-one-up-mmp/693059)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-the-first-one-up-mmp/693059 "2014-07-21T02:38:27Z")
DANG! Where is everybody? Am I really the first one up this Moonday morning? (damn bladder) I suspect somebody else is typing away and this thread will be merged with theirs, especially when I don’t have anything im… --- ## [People who rather obviously have written their own Wiki entries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-rather-obviously-have-written-their-own-wiki-entries/693356)
**Author:** [@Nippless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nippless)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-rather-obviously-have-written-their-own-wiki-entries/693356 "2014-07-21T02:13:59Z")
I don’t mean in a factual manner, correcting or adding information, I mean basically a PR article/brief autobiography. Such as Johnny Vegas’s entry. I can read about that “portly figure” in his voice no problemo. Aside … --- ## [New dimensions in phishing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-phishing/693623)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-phishing/693623 "2014-07-21T01:08:51Z")
Two days ago, I got an email that purported to come from Air Canada saying that here is my reservation, here is the reservation code (in the 6 alphanumeric format Air Canada uses) and your credit card was charged $438.60… --- ## [New study finds that Louisiana is the happiest state, New York is the least](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-finds-that-louisiana-is-the-happiest-state-new-york-is-the-least/693630)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-finds-that-louisiana-is-the-happiest-state-new-york-is-the-least/693630 "2014-07-20T23:57:43Z")
This isn’t some half-assed internet poll either. It is was a study conducted by Harvard researchers. A similar study by British researchers appeared in the ultra-prestigious journal Science a few years ago and reached th… --- ## [I feel like I am prostituting myself re work!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-i-am-prostituting-myself-re-work/693319)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-i-am-prostituting-myself-re-work/693319 "2014-07-20T20:26:37Z")
I have a good job and for me with no degree a very good job. I love my job most days. I have a very hard time getting time off due to various reasons mainly staffing issues or staff with sick children or something schedu… --- ## [Happy Birthday, John Glenn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-john-glenn/693488)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-john-glenn/693488 "2014-07-20T16:13:21Z")
John Glenn is 93 years old today. He’s the last of the Mercury Seven astronauts. --- ## [Why should I care if a women got home safe after a date if she plans to see me again???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-a-women-got-home-safe-after-a-date-if-she-plans-to-see-me-again/693540)
**Author:** [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-a-women-got-home-safe-after-a-date-if-she-plans-to-see-me-again/693540 "2014-07-20T15:22:03Z")
I never understood that at all. I am supposed to care if a woman got home safe and she has no interest in a second date? And if she has no interest in a 2nd date then she is nothing but a stranger and I’m not c… --- ## [New Supernova!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-supernova/679570)
**Author:** [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-supernova/679570 "2014-07-20T13:51:26Z")
For those Dopers who live n the Northern Hemisphere and possessed of an astronomical bent, there’s some exciting news: a Type 1a supernova has just been spotted in the galaxy M82. It’s visible in binoculars, and should… --- ## [Natural caves on the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-caves-on-the-moon/693566)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-caves-on-the-moon/693566 "2014-07-20T05:14:01Z")
Story here. They were recently discovered by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Scientists aren’t sure how they were formed, but believe they could provide safe shelter for astronauts. --- ## [Has anyone visited the replica of the Athena Parthenos statue in Nashville, Tennessee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-visited-the-replica-of-the-athena-parthenos-statue-in-nashville-tennessee/692502)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-visited-the-replica-of-the-athena-parthenos-statue-in-nashville-tennessee/692502 "2014-07-20T01:56:11Z")
I posted a reference to the original statue in Athens in this trivia thread and I was surprised to learn that there was a replica in Nashville. I’m just curious. Is it impressive? --- ## [Just partnered!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284 "2014-07-20T00:46:11Z")
I don’t post about this kind of stuff very often, but I’m making an exception for this happy occasion. At the end of September I went on my first date with an amazing woman. She was beautiful and she was everything I had… --- ## [What dream job could \*realistically\* be offered that you'd immediately accept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dream-job-could-realistically-be-offered-that-youd-immediately-accept/692977)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dream-job-could-realistically-be-offered-that-youd-immediately-accept/692977 "2014-07-19T20:30:11Z")
By “realistically,” it would mean that you already have all or nearly all of the required skills or certifications for the dream job. I can’t be offered a job as an airline pilot, for instance - I don’t have the many ye… --- ## [The Pod people have taken my son!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pod-people-have-taken-my-son/693535)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pod-people-have-taken-my-son/693535 "2014-07-19T19:02:24Z")
And replaced him with some weird immataion because he’s in the kitchen… cleaning! And I didn’t even ask him to! :eek: --- ## [I have a positive net worth!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-positive-net-worth/693334)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-positive-net-worth/693334 "2014-07-19T16:24:28Z")
For the first time in my life, I have a positive net worth. I have more assets than debt. I just logged into Mint and checked it and I can’t believe it but it seems to be true. For a long time, my student loan debts wer… --- ## [ZOINKS! Fire up the Mystery Machine one last time, gang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoinks-fire-up-the-mystery-machine-one-last-time-gang/693523)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoinks-fire-up-the-mystery-machine-one-last-time-gang/693523 "2014-07-19T13:52:59Z")
It seems that Shagy’s (voice’s) body has gone missing. Let’s split up; you & Daphne check the mummy’s sarcophagus. --- ## [Thinking of cancelling your Comcast subscription? Pack a lunch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-cancelling-your-comcast-subscription-pack-a-lunch/693283)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-cancelling-your-comcast-subscription-pack-a-lunch/693283 "2014-07-19T12:36:54Z")
Link. The link takes you to a recording of an eight-minute telephone call where you can listen to Ryan Block exhibit the patience of a saint as he attempts to cancel his Comcast subscription. I thought this type of har… --- ## [German Dopers from near the Dutch border: Knecht Ruprecht and St. Nicholas sail from Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-dopers-from-near-the-dutch-border-knecht-ruprecht-and-st-nicholas-sail-from-africa/692743)
**Author:** [@Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynhildr_Budladottir)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-dopers-from-near-the-dutch-border-knecht-ruprecht-and-st-nicholas-sail-from-africa/692743 "2014-07-19T10:48:34Z")
EDIT: (Folklore question. Ever heard of this?) Partly crossposted on another board. It’s early for a thread related to the Christmas season especially since it’s a full three months until December but I’m asking on here… --- ## [Well dog gone (literally)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dog-gone-literally/693156)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dog-gone-literally/693156 "2014-07-19T03:47:01Z")
One of the neighbors moved out two weeks ago, abandoning their two dogs. Several of us in the neighborhood had been keeping their food and water supplied until we could re-home them, but Animal Control came out yesterda… --- ## [Even lose anything from your vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-lose-anything-from-your-vehicle/693030)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-lose-anything-from-your-vehicle/693030 "2014-07-19T03:27:15Z")
This morning, was driving on a two lane, 25mph road, with a bike lane on either side I saw a mattress & box spring, wrapped in plastic, in the bushes on the side of the road. I can easily see it coming off of a car, but… --- ## [Just felt I needed to share the meaning of my screen name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-felt-i-needed-to-share-the-meaning-of-my-screen-name/693424)
**Author:** [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-felt-i-needed-to-share-the-meaning-of-my-screen-name/693424 "2014-07-19T01:41:18Z")
FACEBOOK JUNKIE Anyone else addicted to facebook like me??? --- ## [Maybe nutty political comments really are false flag operations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-nutty-political-comments-really-are-false-flag-operations/693484)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-nutty-political-comments-really-are-false-flag-operations/693484 "2014-07-19T00:27:25Z")
A study shows that it might be easier to get people to change their minds by agreeing with them, in an extreme way: I know when I see some Poe’s law stuff, I sometimes wonder if it’s a joke or real. Now we know, it co… --- ## [Please recommend other forums I may want to post in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-other-forums-i-may-want-to-post-in/693491)
**Author:** [@nogwart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogwart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-other-forums-i-may-want-to-post-in/693491 "2014-07-18T23:47:34Z")
I’ve come to the conclusion recently that forums I’ve generally liked in the past, mostly dealing with PC gaming, have lost their appeal to me. I’ve realized that I very rarely care enough about any of the topics discus… --- ## [I don't understand the date of this paper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-date-of-this-paper/693394)
**Author:** [@Maeganspop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeganspop)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-date-of-this-paper/693394 "2014-07-18T22:07:39Z")
I was browsing old newspapers on Google news and came across this: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0MsrIDK0EWAC&dat=19150811&printsec=frontpage&hl=en What the hell? The date on top of the paper says August 11, 19… --- ## [New Forbes list: richest families](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forbes-list-richest-families/692981)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forbes-list-richest-families/692981 "2014-07-18T18:56:47Z")
Forbes has for the first time published a list of the American families who are collectively worth $1 billion or more. There’s 185 of them. Waltons–$152 billion Koch brothers–$89 billion Mars family–$60 billion Som… --- ## [Buddy Christ is ironically sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-christ-is-ironically-sad/693378)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-christ-is-ironically-sad/693378 "2014-07-18T18:50:40Z")
Lovely, lovely irony. Why can Corpus Pederasty Church not just bite it? We all have to deal with things that bother us, including problems we ourselves have created, what makes them so special? Carlin deserves this dig… --- ## [Did you ever need help for akward situations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-need-help-for-akward-situations/693339)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-need-help-for-akward-situations/693339 "2014-07-18T14:51:06Z")
I was living in the Netherlands between 2009 and 2010. I lived on a student’s building, so I had my room with kitchen (this is, by the way, a terrible arrangement) and shared a bathroom with two other guys. One day I wa… --- ## [Auto saving drafts in Email is such a PITA.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-saving-drafts-in-email-is-such-a-pita/693102)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-saving-drafts-in-email-is-such-a-pita/693102 "2014-07-18T14:38:42Z")
I often start a email or message board post and change my mind. It’s not worth saying. Or better left unsaid. Close the compose window or just close the tab. On the SDMB I click on the Main menu folder. Except Gmail and… --- ## [Coincidence or subliminal message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-or-subliminal-message/693447)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-or-subliminal-message/693447 "2014-07-18T13:21:23Z")
Just now on Yahoo!'s front page: Trending Now 1 Kevin Durant 2 Kaley Cuoco 3 Kellie Pickler 4 Kate Gosselin 5 Kristin Cavallari 6 MBA programs 7 Kriste Lewis 8 Lisa Kudrow 9 Tim Tebow 10 Leah Remini Is there … --- ## [Is this a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam/693423)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam/693423 "2014-07-18T10:16:22Z")
I know nothing about operating a computer-I’ve been signing into my Yahoo email with facebook - but now they want me to use my yahoo account-but I can’t remember my password,so they’re gonna email me a password,but I can… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=826) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=828)