# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=828 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 829 --- ## [I stand corrected. There ARE questions you should not ask your doctor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stand-corrected-there-are-questions-you-should-not-ask-your-doctor/693419)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stand-corrected-there-are-questions-you-should-not-ask-your-doctor/693419 "2014-07-18T04:48:43Z")
There are certain questions that come with the job, like “Does this look infected?” or “Can you identify this insect I just picked off myself?” I do think I’ve found my limit, though with: “Would you mind looking at thi… --- ## [Greatly relieved that the pube-shaving trend is abating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatly-relieved-that-the-pube-shaving-trend-is-abating/692924)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatly-relieved-that-the-pube-shaving-trend-is-abating/692924 "2014-07-18T00:13:02Z")
This is from a few months ago, but it’s new to me: Brazilian Bikini Wax? In a New Trend in Hair Removal, Women Prefer the Natural Look I enthusiastically cosign the following comment, one of two male perspectives quot… --- ## [King Juan Carlos of Spain is abdicating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-juan-carlos-of-spain-is-abdicating/689836)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-juan-carlos-of-spain-is-abdicating/689836 "2014-07-17T23:50:20Z")
Due to ill health and to give his younger, healthier son a turn on the throne. Probably for the best. The King has been pretty good for Spain, all in all, from what I’ve read - and did his greatest service in stari… --- ## [New girl on the block.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-girl-on-the-block/693184)
**Author:** [@missyevelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missyevelyn)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-girl-on-the-block/693184 "2014-07-17T23:38:25Z")
Hi everybody. My name is Michelle (but my friends call me Missy). I’m a 2008 graduate of Northwestern University, and now working in Chicago at a non-profit. Been a reader of the Chicago Reader for years (I love it), an… --- ## [Idea cite cite cite publish move on...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-cite-cite-cite-publish-move-on/693290)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-cite-cite-cite-publish-move-on/693290 "2014-07-17T23:32:38Z")
This is a borderline pit but not quite, so I’ll put it here. I read a lot of books in the spectrum of specialized topics aimed at an intelligent general audience - not quite pop but closer to pop than professional. Many… --- ## [Anyone have a dash-cam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-dash-cam/693390)
**Author:** [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-dash-cam/693390 "2014-07-17T21:22:01Z")
The other day, I ran across a review on dash-mounted cameras like the Russian’s commonly have in their cars in the videos they post on U-Tube. One model was recommended by the guys from Mythbusters and it was US$60. so I… --- ## [Strangest place you've gone to the bathroom at.........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-place-youve-gone-to-the-bathroom-at/693175)
**Author:** [@amyvjacobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amyvjacobs)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-place-youve-gone-to-the-bathroom-at/693175 "2014-07-17T16:17:58Z")
Weird thought, I know. A few years back, my family and I (Mom, Dad, and my two older sisters) went on a family road trip from Boston to Florida for summer vacation. We were driving in South Carolina, and it was baking … --- ## [What's the most useful thing you've ever bought for under $20?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-useful-thing-youve-ever-bought-for-under-20/693249)
**Author:** [@DonJohnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonJohnson)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-useful-thing-youve-ever-bought-for-under-20/693249 "2014-07-17T16:12:19Z")
Have you ever bought (or received) something because it was cheap, and you ended up loving it? … --- ## [What funny story does your family tell others about you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-funny-story-does-your-family-tell-others-about-you/692873)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-funny-story-does-your-family-tell-others-about-you/692873 "2014-07-17T15:03:25Z")
When I was very young, I had a favorite pair of slippers that looked like a duck. They had felt eyes, and a wedge of yellow or orange felt glued on for a beak. I barely remember them now, but apparently at the time I w… --- ## [I have never seen or heard the word "grok" outside of this message board.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-seen-or-heard-the-word-grok-outside-of-this-message-board/692882)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-seen-or-heard-the-word-grok-outside-of-this-message-board/692882 "2014-07-17T13:28:07Z")
I love adding new words to my lexicon and this place is great for that but I’m not sure I would “grok” outside this message board. I’d be afraid people wouldn’t know what the hell I was talking about. Is it odd that I’v… --- ## [I bet some of y'all think this guy wasn't out of line at all for trying to kill a spider with fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-some-of-yall-think-this-guy-wasnt-out-of-line-at-all-for-trying-to-kill-a-spider-with-fire/693292)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-some-of-yall-think-this-guy-wasnt-out-of-line-at-all-for-trying-to-kill-a-spider-with-fire/693292 "2014-07-17T13:14:24Z")
I mean, he burned his house to the ground, but he did kill the spider. \[ \](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/man-trying-kill-spider-caused-house-fire)I’ve known people who would have said that this was a fair trade, as… --- ## [Google Chrome may be damaging your laptop's battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-may-be-damaging-your-laptops-battery/693197)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-may-be-damaging-your-laptops-battery/693197 "2014-07-17T12:56:04Z")
I don’t understand “tick rate”, but Business Insider saysit’s a bad thing. --- ## [So who here likes Betta Fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-here-likes-betta-fish/692777)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-here-likes-betta-fish/692777 "2014-07-17T12:46:26Z")
I have recently gotten in to Betta Fish breeding. I have been breeding guppies for a while, which is honestly completely different from breeding egg laying fish like bettas, but I wanted to try my hand at breeding bettas… --- ## [How to change your Gmail password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-your-gmail-password/693348)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-your-gmail-password/693348 "2014-07-17T10:25:13Z")
For reasons irrelevant to this thread I changed two Gmail passwords. One worked OK, but for the other I had to type my new password every time, along with viewing a red “Your password was changed 32 hours ago” message. … --- ## [Church of England paves way for female bishops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-england-paves-way-for-female-bishops/674384)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-england-paves-way-for-female-bishops/674384 "2014-07-17T08:39:26Z")
The General Synod has voted in favour of women bishops; finale approval is likely some time next year. Hopefully in time for a Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special (yes I know about the Comic Relief special from spring). … --- ## [Fear of dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-of-dogs/693136)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-of-dogs/693136 "2014-07-17T05:05:30Z")
I am afraid of (most) dogs. Anything larger than a terrier. Anything smaller than a terrier I’m not afraid of, but I don’t actually like. Terriers seem OK. If I like a dog at all and find out the breed, it’s a terrier. … --- ## [Big Hole in Siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-hole-in-siberia/693298)
**Author:** [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-hole-in-siberia/693298 "2014-07-17T01:57:41Z")
It will be interesting to see what if found to be the cause. --- ## [I did it . . . called the cops on my upstairs neighbors re: noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-called-the-cops-on-my-upstairs-neighbors-re-noise/693044)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-called-the-cops-on-my-upstairs-neighbors-re-noise/693044 "2014-07-17T01:35:29Z")
. . . keeping my fingers crossed that they keep any animosity to themselves. After months of sometimes knocking and asking them to keep it down, and other times crossing my fingers that it won’t last too long, being wok… --- ## [I hit my wife this morning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hit-my-wife-this-morning/693054)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hit-my-wife-this-morning/693054 "2014-07-17T00:31:34Z")
While we were both asleep :eek: I was having a dream in which I was fighting off an attacker and woke up just as I landed a (very light) blow just between her shoulder-blades. I must have been between REM sleep and just… --- ## [More ricin in the mail, this time with a "pry my guns from my cold, dead hands" message.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ricin-in-the-mail-this-time-with-a-pry-my-guns-from-my-cold-dead-hands-message/659719)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ricin-in-the-mail-this-time-with-a-pry-my-guns-from-my-cold-dead-hands-message/659719 "2014-07-16T21:57:28Z")
Letters sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun-control group. NBC News, citing a source it did not identify, reported that the letters warned: “You will have to kill me and my family before you get my guns.” NBC sai… --- ## [Sharing my stupidity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-my-stupidity/693194)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-my-stupidity/693194 "2014-07-16T19:53:46Z")
Each day I check local news online. Today a news headline read “Chick-fil-A Breaks Ground on First Connecticut Restaurant.” I think, who cares it will not be in a location anywhere near me. (CT is a small state but nothi… --- ## [Your Question Is....?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-question-is/692867)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-question-is/692867 "2014-07-16T16:10:12Z")
If you could have any one question answered, what would that question be? --- ## [Barefoot Running Zealots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-running-zealots/689462)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-running-zealots/689462 "2014-07-16T14:44:36Z")
This is truly MPSIMS, so hold on tight. Ever since I quit the track team in 7th grade, I’ve never been a runner. I’ve run because I’ve had to at times, and occasionally I’ll put in 30 reluctant minutes on a treadmill o… --- ## [Ask the "drone" flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-drone-flyer/691065)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-drone-flyer/691065 "2014-07-16T14:39:57Z")
I saw some misconceptions in this thread and I thought I’d chip in with my experience here. I’ve been flying R/C planes and multicopters equiped with cameras for the last three or four years, I don’t think the term “dro… --- ## [I'm having tree work done. Damn, it's noisy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-tree-work-done-damn-its-noisy/693158)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-tree-work-done-damn-its-noisy/693158 "2014-07-16T11:31:26Z")
Six guys, two chain saws, and the wood chipper. I warned my neighbors it was going to be a noisy morning. The dogs are all inside going nuts because they want to see what’s going on. Visitors! Stuff happening! Noisy! Pe… --- ## [When your name is Johnson...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-name-is-johnson/686341)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-name-is-johnson/686341 "2014-07-16T10:36:03Z")
…you probably shouldn’t do stuff like this: Rapper Andre Johnson severs penis, jumps off building, but survives --- ## [Back from the Dr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dr/693123)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dr/693123 "2014-07-16T03:40:51Z")
Gotta have a CAT scan :frowning: Dr won’t take Lucycat’s word that I’m better…:dubious: All during chemo and while I was recovering from the SUV hitting me,all 3 cats would snuggle as close as they could,purring loud … --- ## [Option in a very large city vs just a large city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/option-in-a-very-large-city-vs-just-a-large-city/693056)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/option-in-a-very-large-city-vs-just-a-large-city/693056 "2014-07-16T01:30:33Z")
What does one of the big 3 cities in the US (NYC, LA, Chicago) offer that is not available in one of the other big cities (Phoenix, Houston, San Diego, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Seattle, etc) or cities with 250k+ people? I a… --- ## [Taxi !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi/693190)
**Author:** [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi/693190 "2014-07-16T00:50:54Z")
Anyone else here ever drive a hack ? It offers a unique insight into human behavior, believe it or not. People are unbelievably forthcoming about anything and everything, when riding in a cab. A great view into people’s … --- ## [Gay tolerance in SC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-tolerance-in-sc/693070)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-tolerance-in-sc/693070 "2014-07-15T20:42:59Z")
There is an item in the newspaper this morning about the tiny town of Latta, SC. The police chief was an open lesbian. The new mayor fired her, ostensibly for insubordination, but actually because he didn’t like her li… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=827) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=829)