# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=831 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 832 --- ## [SO and I moving into our first townhouse tomorow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-i-moving-into-our-first-townhouse-tomorow/692663)
**Author:** [@humbled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humbled)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-i-moving-into-our-first-townhouse-tomorow/692663 "2014-07-08T22:23:05Z")
Finally over! Now onto a new chapter in a new town with a house. It might not seem like a lot to a lot of you, but this will be our first house that we are leasing and we got a lot of freedom and even have a yard. I’m mo… --- ## [I was almost struck by lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-almost-struck-by-lightning/692425)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-almost-struck-by-lightning/692425 "2014-07-08T21:19:22Z")
I started walking to the supermarket, hoping to get there and back before an impending storm. Going across my parking lot, I was startled by what sounded like several small firecrackers going off (which would be expec… --- ## [Burning questions of our time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-questions-of-our-time/692476)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-questions-of-our-time/692476 "2014-07-08T16:26:54Z")
If you have two identical trousers, do you have a set of trousers, or a pair of pair of trousers? If you have a drawer full of odds and ends, and you throw away all but one item, is it an odd or an end? Bugs Bunny ofte… --- ## [Lost Wallet--Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-wallet-part-deux/440306)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-wallet-part-deux/440306 "2014-07-08T08:24:35Z")
I’m not sure I’m doing this right since this is the first time I’ve started a thread, but I no sooner posted to a thread than it was closed! Anyway, I wanted to respond to the person that asked what new I could do for t… --- ## [Gosh, I hate my daughter's mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gosh-i-hate-my-daughters-mom/692412)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gosh-i-hate-my-daughters-mom/692412 "2014-07-08T02:16:19Z")
I’ve had custody of our 8 year old daughter for six years. Her mom was living in a different state at the time so there is very little in the court order relating to visitation. It says that when she is visiting my state… --- ## [Do you have a Cecil in YOUR town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-cecil-in-your-town/692364)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-cecil-in-your-town/692364 "2014-07-08T01:15:48Z")
By this I mean does your local paper have an answer column that reminds you of Cecil Adam’s The Straight Dope? Here in Portland a weekly newsrag called Willamette Week runs a column by “Dr. Know” that I enjoy. Here are… --- ## [Man causes three car pileup after fainting from holding breath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-causes-three-car-pileup-after-fainting-from-holding-breath/689312)
**Author:** [@buddy431](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddy431)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-causes-three-car-pileup-after-fainting-from-holding-breath/689312 "2014-07-08T00:40:48Z")
Title is pretty much the story. Guy tries to hold his breath in a tunnel, passes out, drifts across the center line, and causes a three car crash, Luckily no one was killed. http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Ma… --- ## [I think a hospital lobby is a bad place for a noisy piece of art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-a-hospital-lobby-is-a-bad-place-for-a-noisy-piece-of-art/692158)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-a-hospital-lobby-is-a-bad-place-for-a-noisy-piece-of-art/692158 "2014-07-07T22:59:37Z")
Today I had to spend a lot of hours at a nearby nationally renowned teaching hospital. I’m fine, I was there to be with someone I love (who is also fine, more or less). I had to pass through the lobby several times on … --- ## [Top Baby names by State since 1980.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-baby-names-by-state-since-1980/692550)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-baby-names-by-state-since-1980/692550 "2014-07-07T20:28:39Z")
Quite an interesting study compiled by the Social Security dept. You can select any year starting with 1980 to the present. Here is 1984. The year the Macintoshcame out and its the 30th birthday for these babies. I’m… --- ## [Looks like things will be a bit slow at work for a few days.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-things-will-be-a-bit-slow-at-work-for-a-few-days/692434)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-things-will-be-a-bit-slow-at-work-for-a-few-days/692434 "2014-07-07T20:17:54Z")
Just saw this. 3 737 fuselages end up in a river in Montana. I can’t see the line numbers to tell what customers will be affected, all look like 737-800s. We have had an abnormally high number of skin changes in the fact… --- ## [Doper who have given birth - when did the pregnancy start to feel real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-who-have-given-birth-when-did-the-pregnancy-start-to-feel-real/679151)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-who-have-given-birth-when-did-the-pregnancy-start-to-feel-real/679151 "2014-07-07T20:08:50Z")
So, I’m knocked up. Well and truly. It’s a wanted and planned pregnancy, no issues there. We’ve heard the heartbeat, seen the little creature on the ultrasound screen and I’m swelling up like a lead balloon. I’m looking… --- ## [What Are You Wearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-wearing/692223)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-wearing/692223 "2014-07-07T19:48:39Z")
Forest green tweed cheesecutter cap, tobacco coloured Edwardian style frock coat, white cotton shirt with faint grey checks, Donegal tweed waistcoat, bronze silk tie, navy twill pants, brown Doc Martens. I look good … --- ## [USPS attempts time travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-attempts-time-travel/692552)
**Author:** [@ashtayk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashtayk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-attempts-time-travel/692552 "2014-07-07T19:18:20Z")
Here is the status update I got from the USPS package tracker “Your item arrived at the Post Office at 8:18 am on July 7, 2014 in CYPRESS, TX 77429. The Postal Service expects to deliver the item on Saturday, July 5, 20… --- ## [So a guy releases a mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-guy-releases-a-mouse/692461)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-guy-releases-a-mouse/692461 "2014-07-07T19:10:00Z")
A West Point cadet had a mouse in his room. He went so far as to name it “Whiskers” Then he releases it into the wild. The video is just over a minute, and very mundane and pointless. But I couldn’t res… --- ## [Let's go smoke some pot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-smoke-some-pot/692544)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-smoke-some-pot/692544 "2014-07-07T15:55:23Z")
Licenses for marijuana stores were sent to recipients by email early this morning. One licensee that was named is in Seattle, and the other is up here in Bellingham. These two stores are ready to open tomorrow, while o… --- ## [I now realize I've wasted 2/3rds of my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-realize-ive-wasted-2-3rds-of-my-life/692372)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-realize-ive-wasted-2-3rds-of-my-life/692372 "2014-07-07T14:02:43Z")
I’m in my mid 50s. Just last week for the very first time I ate waffles slathered in peanut butter. All those little melty pools of peanut butter. Hmmmm … How could I have spent so many years not eating peanut butter … --- ## [Nice people are creepy (and other interesting articles)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-people-are-creepy-and-other-interesting-articles/692477)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-people-are-creepy-and-other-interesting-articles/692477 "2014-07-07T12:53:52Z")
“Contrarian, less agreeable” people are often slammed for having poor social skills and being jerkfaces. So this finding is interesting…although it is not THAT surprising to me. I’ve always been a bit wary of peopl… --- ## [My friends think slow and it irritates me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-think-slow-and-it-irritates-me/692323)
**Author:** [@fluffysandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluffysandwich)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-think-slow-and-it-irritates-me/692323 "2014-07-07T12:51:44Z")
So a few of my friends congregated to celebrate one of them getting a new job. We agreed that we would get dinner from a grocery store and split the bill to keep the costs low, and eat at a park. Since I am designated dr… --- ## [Like I needed a new kitten. Or: NEW KITTEN!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-i-needed-a-new-kitten-or-new-kitten/692383)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-i-needed-a-new-kitten-or-new-kitten/692383 "2014-07-07T12:41:59Z")
I must have sucker written all over my face. The Fella sent me a pic of three little kittens that were abandoned at his house. He doesn’t have a good animal shelter nearby so I offered to take them to the one near me, si… --- ## [Nevada Cattle Rancher v Bureau of Land Management](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-cattle-rancher-v-bureau-of-land-management/685886)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-cattle-rancher-v-bureau-of-land-management/685886 "2014-07-07T09:31:25Z")
This is an interesting story. Apparently a guy who’s family has been ranching cattle in this area of Nevada on public lands since 1877 has run afoul of a couple court orders, rezoning of the grazing lands in order to sav… --- ## [My boss insulted me in front of a customer, to my face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-insulted-me-in-front-of-a-customer-to-my-face/692459)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-insulted-me-in-front-of-a-customer-to-my-face/692459 "2014-07-07T04:56:44Z")
The scene: A shop, with a chair sitting in the doorway leading to the stairwell. The chair bears a sign that says something about the upstairs being closed due to painting and other renovation. A customer (Mr. B) enters… --- ## [Sparklers, bottle rockets, and the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparklers-bottle-rockets-and-the-mmp/691988)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparklers-bottle-rockets-and-the-mmp/691988 "2014-07-07T04:48:12Z")
For all of us Americans, Firday is Independence Day, a day of picnics and fireworks, because that’s what made America great! :smiley: All around southern Merrylande, there are vendors of Buy One Get One Free Fireworks,… --- ## [A Temple Built From Beer Bottles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-temple-built-from-beer-bottles/692327)
**Author:** [@thaiguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thaiguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-temple-built-from-beer-bottles/692327 "2014-07-07T03:22:49Z")
As improbable as this sounds, there’s actually a temple in Thailand that’s been built from over 1,000,000 bottles. They are a mixture of old Heineken bottles and either Red Bull bottles or the Thai equivalent. Looks pret… --- ## [I am a genius!! (Or how to get rid of those pesky coffee and tea stains on your cups)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-genius-or-how-to-get-rid-of-those-pesky-coffee-and-tea-stains-on-your-cups/692419)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-genius-or-how-to-get-rid-of-those-pesky-coffee-and-tea-stains-on-your-cups/692419 "2014-07-07T00:18:32Z")
I drink a LOT of tea in my house which means I’m constantly having to deal with Tea stained cupware. The only way to get rid of it is to rinse them out in a sink full of bleach water. A chore that I hate. Well, in my n… --- ## [Any nice things happen regularly in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nice-things-happen-regularly-in-your-life/692218)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nice-things-happen-regularly-in-your-life/692218 "2014-07-06T19:01:15Z")
Anybody enjoy the fact that you can look forward to something nice, that is a recurring feature in your life? I live in an apartment building, and the rental office has a little kitchen-dining area annexed to it. The … --- ## [Doctors! Nurses! Hospital workers! Share your funny/gross hospital stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-nurses-hospital-workers-share-your-funny-gross-hospital-stories/262729)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-nurses-hospital-workers-share-your-funny-gross-hospital-stories/262729 "2014-07-06T03:22:44Z")
My mom’s best friend is a nurse, and she always has some kind of funny or icky story to tell us. I want to hear more! I can’t help it. There’s something about these tales that I love. Maybe it’s the whole “truth is stran… --- ## [It’s raining honeycomb!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-raining-honeycomb/692437)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-raining-honeycomb/692437 "2014-07-06T01:28:09Z")
So, a few weeks ago we had a pretty good windstorm. Went I went out in the backyard the next day, I noticed an usually large number of dead bees in the pool (there are always a lot of bees in the pool). I looked around, … --- ## [Great start to the weekend. NOT.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-start-to-the-weekend-not/692396)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-start-to-the-weekend-not/692396 "2014-07-05T23:51:37Z")
A while back I got my son a green Hyundai Excel, old piece of crap, the idea was to use it for transportation to get a job. That worked well. :rolleyes: All he did was transport his useless GF around. Anyway, bout 6 wee… --- ## [A question for Satan--re: Lucy Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-satan-re-lucy-brown/14457)
**Author:** [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-satan-re-lucy-brown/14457 "2014-07-05T23:40:57Z")
In the “What is your favorite T-Shirt?” thread, you mentioned that you were friends with them. Some friends of mine were in a band that played with LB all over PA and Ohio for a stretch of a couple years. I hadn’t heard … --- ## [The Thing That Wouldn't Leave (Nanny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-that-wouldnt-leave-nanny/691880)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-that-wouldnt-leave-nanny/691880 "2014-07-05T21:06:38Z")
California family vexed by fired nanny who refuses to leave I think people should have the right to kick people out of their own home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=830) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=832)