# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=830 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 831 --- ## [Your go-to catchphrase(s) and its/their origin(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-catchphrase-s-and-its-their-origin-s/692793)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-catchphrase-s-and-its-their-origin-s/692793 "2014-07-12T21:37:45Z")
Just to start the thread while I try to think of others, one I enjoy finding an occasion to use is one I heard on the old Johnny Carson show courtesy of Jimmy Dean (the sausage king). “I don’t understand it, I just don’… --- ## [STOP PRESS: Barn finds for sale, license built Messerschmitt Me-109G](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-press-barn-finds-for-sale-license-built-messerschmitt-me-109g/692738)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-press-barn-finds-for-sale-license-built-messerschmitt-me-109g/692738 "2014-07-12T11:24:51Z")
Platinum Fighter Sales: Historic, Vintage & Warbird Aircraft --- ## [Car gets pancaked between two semi trucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gets-pancaked-between-two-semi-trucks/692776)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gets-pancaked-between-two-semi-trucks/692776 "2014-07-12T08:54:56Z")
:eek: :eek: :eek: :frowning: OMG this happened yesterday evening outside of Little Rock on I40. Squint and focus your eyes. There’s a pancaked car under that truck. That \*was \*a Cadillac sedan. local story --- ## [So I'm in Singapore right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-in-singapore-right-now/692617)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-in-singapore-right-now/692617 "2014-07-12T03:42:56Z")
I’m in Singapore right now on vacation. Well sort of… my wife’s family is having a family reunion here, and I’m tagging along. Our three children are also with us. This is actually my second time here. The first time wa… --- ## [Anthony Cumia of "Opie and Anthony" fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-cumia-of-opie-and-anthony-fired/692407)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-cumia-of-opie-and-anthony-fired/692407 "2014-07-11T23:09:30Z")
I started another thread in CS about this, but it turned into mostly a discussion about what is racist. If you want to debate whether or not his tweets were racist, or what “racist” means, you can discuss that here: http… --- ## [If a tree falls . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-tree-falls/692760)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-tree-falls/692760 "2014-07-11T21:53:08Z")
Early last evening, we got hit by a very sudden storm. We heard what we thought was lightning very close to us. Found out later, it wasn’t lightning. It was a 100 foot pine tree crashing into our driveway. It smashed… --- ## [The SDMB summed up in one picture.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-summed-up-in-one-picture/692744)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-summed-up-in-one-picture/692744 "2014-07-11T18:13:36Z")
And that picture is here. If there’s some other image you think encapsulates the whole SDMB experience, let’s see it. --- ## [What future innovation are you sad you'll never live to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-future-innovation-are-you-sad-youll-never-live-to-see/692716)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-future-innovation-are-you-sad-youll-never-live-to-see/692716 "2014-07-11T18:03:12Z")
I’ve always been a big fan of Star Trek so I’m sad that I’ll probably never live long enough to see humanity terraform and colonize another planet. Imagining a whole planet full of mysteries like ours is just mind-blowi… --- ## ["Straight Dopers" facebook group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dopers-facebook-group/692770)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dopers-facebook-group/692770 "2014-07-11T17:59:31Z")
I notice there’s a facebook group called “Straight Dopers.” It has the Straight Dope logo at the top, and its “about” text starts with However, the group only has one admin. Is it still active? It’s a closed group s… --- ## [Den Haag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/den-haag/692771)
**Author:** [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/den-haag/692771 "2014-07-11T13:51:14Z")
Hi guys, I’ve got a mundane pointless anouncement to make: I got admitted to the royal academy of arts in The Hague, Netherlands! Woohoo! So, now I’m wondering, how’s the city? I guess it’s quite expensive? Is there any… --- ## [Help me fix a damaged memory, please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-a-damaged-memory-please/692798)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-a-damaged-memory-please/692798 "2014-07-11T05:43:02Z")
I didn’t want to hijack or shit on Did Christ ever preach to Non-Jews? with this bit of trivia, and I didn’t want to go Googling for it, if there’s any chance we could have some fun with it… But I seem to recall (probab… --- ## [Jokes you'll have to explain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-youll-have-to-explain/684335)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-youll-have-to-explain/684335 "2014-07-11T04:59:18Z")
This is for jokes that you feel are so inside or obscure you’ll be asked to explain them, but you can’t keep to yourself. Did you hear the one about the Cockney girl who moved to America because she wanted to do a heroi… --- ## [Here, Let You Google That For Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-let-you-google-that-for-me/692822)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-let-you-google-that-for-me/692822 "2014-07-11T04:41:29Z")
From time to time, I muse or wonder aloud in conversation if X really exists or been done or attempted in real life. These days, a natural follow-up would be to whip out a smartphone or tablet and do a quick online sear… --- ## [The Face of crime. Caught in the act.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-crime-caught-in-the-act/692655 "2014-07-10T22:11:03Z")
Who was committing this crime is quite a surprise. Then they try to turn nasty when caught red handed? :stuck\_out\_tongue: I guess this proves criminal profiling doesn’t work. Normally you’d expect some teenagers, drugg… --- ## [Creepy/Frightening things you're kid, other kids, or you've done or said](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-frightening-things-youre-kid-other-kids-or-youve-done-or-said/691907)
**Author:** [@EPoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EPoch)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-frightening-things-youre-kid-other-kids-or-youve-done-or-said/691907 "2014-07-10T20:52:22Z")
Hi, first thread here. Inspired by these two Reddit threads; I wanted to hear tales of the weird when it comes to kids, whether it be yours or others. A tale about your younger self would also suffice and maybe make us a… --- ## [Your confessions to a priest, minister etc are not necessarily confidential -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-confessions-to-a-priest-minister-etc-are-not-necessarily-confidential/691961)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-confessions-to-a-priest-minister-etc-are-not-necessarily-confidential/691961 "2014-07-10T19:06:29Z")
I had assumed most confessions of past actions to a Priest, Rabbi, Minister etc. were legally confidential. Interestingly, per this local case, that isn’t necessarily so. While Catholics treat confession as a strictly … --- ## [Journey of Poo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747 "2014-07-10T18:23:13Z")
Yes, it’s largely what you think. An exhibition in Japan lets children wear poo-shaped hats while they slide down into a giant toilet. They’re encouraged to say “Thank you” after flushing. Story and photo here. I suppo… --- ## [Lynx in Zoo befriends stray domestic cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynx-in-zoo-befriends-stray-domestic-cat/692319)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynx-in-zoo-befriends-stray-domestic-cat/692319 "2014-07-10T15:31:34Z")
I did a due-diligence search, to see if it’s already been posted. The pictures on this page are really great; but the short video at the bottom of the page is truly awesome. Basically, a homeless kitty somehow got into… --- ## [My scrotum was bleeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-scrotum-was-bleeding/692616)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-scrotum-was-bleeding/692616 "2014-07-10T15:18:35Z")
My son has become obsessed with making pillow forts or castles out of the furniture cushions and upholstery. Well he had once again removed anything he could leaving bare wood and box springs, I sat down on a couch to w… --- ## [Minor ethical dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-ethical-dilemma/692719)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-ethical-dilemma/692719 "2014-07-10T12:27:53Z")
This is likely to be the least ethical dilemma you will ever be asked about. Nonetheless… I spent last week in Myrtle Beach. At home, I subscribe to the NYTimes, for a pretty penny since the paper has no sub service h… --- ## [Typing Tests Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-tests-question/657707)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-tests-question/657707 "2013-05-08T05:31:01Z")
TL;DR version: Why don’t they standardize period-spacing requirements in typing tests? I went to a couple of temp agencies recently and they each had me take a typing test to get an idea of my typing speed. My numbers c… --- ## [Drone carrying drugs crashes into a prison yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-carrying-drugs-crashes-into-a-prison-yard/691646)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-carrying-drugs-crashes-into-a-prison-yard/691646 "2014-07-10T03:28:29Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/drone-crashes-dublin-prison-193037514.html;\_ylt=AwrBEiEqJqtTPT8ABk\_QtDMD Wow! What a great idea for a movie. I wonder who would make the money for the original idea? Alternatively, if I wrote a s… --- ## [Palmitto(sp) bugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palmitto-sp-bugs/692598)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palmitto-sp-bugs/692598 "2014-07-10T00:36:11Z")
Do you have them in your state? If not, lucky you. They don’t sting or bite, they just look like 4 to 5 inch roachs and are very friendly. When you turn on the light in the kitchen, instead of running for their lives… --- ## [I'm so stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-stupid/692675)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-stupid/692675 "2014-07-09T19:46:32Z")
Not only am I completely stuck in both my projects at work, but I just found out that HP Lovecraft and HR Pufnstuf are two completely different things! --- ## [Cool old house features](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-old-house-features/692526)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-old-house-features/692526 "2014-07-09T18:39:35Z")
My turn if the century Victorian was stripped of most detail (but not the nifty acoustical ceiling tile of a 60’s remodel), but it got me thinking of fun obscure features that are no longer put in new construction, such … --- ## [Is it hard to throw out an old pair of shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-hard-to-throw-out-an-old-pair-of-shoes/692612)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-hard-to-throw-out-an-old-pair-of-shoes/692612 "2014-07-09T17:36:52Z")
I wear an old pair of slip on shoes that I bought maybe 3 years ago at WalMart. They are falling apart and ugly but hey, they are comfortable and I just have to slip them on. I keep saying I’m going to throw them away b… --- ## [What is your worst experience with the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-worst-experience-with-the-police/692151)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-worst-experience-with-the-police/692151 "2014-07-09T17:00:49Z")
Inspired by Why I hate cops… I’ve never been subject to abuse, harassment, or intimidation by the police. The worst thing that comes to mind was when I was sitting in the basement watching TV with my geriatric pug Lucy.… --- ## [Concerned - Suicide Attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerned-suicide-attempt/692614)
**Author:** [@ForeverFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForeverFree)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerned-suicide-attempt/692614 "2014-07-09T15:47:07Z")
A good friend of mine just went through a traumatic breakup with her boyfriend. Tonight she was very depressed and informed me she had just taken 6 ibuprofen and 5 OTC sleeping pills. Should I call 911?? --- ## [Happy National Procrastination Week!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-procrastination-week/692135)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-procrastination-week/692135 "2014-07-09T14:34:12Z")
That’s right-March 3rd through March 9th was National Procrastination Week! What do you tend to put off until the last minute, hoping it will go away/solve itself/be forgotten by others? --- ## [OH GODS! Bounty Hunters at my door!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-gods-bounty-hunters-at-my-door/692230)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-gods-bounty-hunters-at-my-door/692230 "2014-07-09T06:00:21Z")
3 bounty hunters, 2 men & a woman, showed up at my door! All armed, & looking for a “Mandy”. These three reeked of menace! I told them (truthfully) that I lived alone, & had been here since late 2008. The woman talke… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=829) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=831)