# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=833 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 834 --- ## [Fundraising request. ER services for two great dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraising-request-er-services-for-two-great-dogs/690787)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraising-request-er-services-for-two-great-dogs/690787 "2014-07-04T01:51:15Z")
Posted with authorization from the mods/admins of the SDMB: This is what I posted in the June mini-rants thread in the Pit last Tuesday: \*My niece became the mommy to a couple of golden retriever puppies about six year… --- ## [Ask the entrepreneur who is starting a small business in Shanghai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-entrepreneur-who-is-starting-a-small-business-in-shanghai/589413)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-entrepreneur-who-is-starting-a-small-business-in-shanghai/589413 "2014-07-04T01:34:48Z")
I’ve been posting on a few threads about China and I’m astonished at the level of ignorance and willful denial about “New China”. I’m currently in Shanghai with the goal of doing the initial research to start a WOFE (wh… --- ## [Need something to keep my 17 y.o. brother occupied during the summer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-something-to-keep-my-17-y-o-brother-occupied-during-the-summer/692165)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-something-to-keep-my-17-y-o-brother-occupied-during-the-summer/692165 "2014-07-03T19:06:15Z")
It’s becoming more and more apparent that we need to find an activity for my brother that will keep him busy and get him out of the house for the rest of summer vacation. It would be a good idea regardless, but our othe… --- ## [Hot Chefs and restaurant secrets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-chefs-and-restaurant-secrets/692248)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-chefs-and-restaurant-secrets/692248 "2014-07-03T18:45:44Z")
I’ve been wondering about this for a while… On Food Network shows, chefs are often leaning over the plates, sweating, sometimes profusely. That seems like a huge health hazard, if not it’s just gross. I realize it’s … --- ## [Trying to find picture of an old computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-picture-of-an-old-computer/692268)
**Author:** [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-picture-of-an-old-computer/692268 "2014-07-03T18:13:17Z")
The computer with a steering wheel. I know I’ve seen a link to the photo on here before but searching has been unsuccessful. --- ## [I need anger management classes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-anger-management-classes/692260)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-anger-management-classes/692260 "2014-07-03T17:38:30Z")
Computer froze up. I punched my monitor (and started a thread about it) and threw my pen at the other side of the room. This was the result: http://i.imgur.com/JTmEwQ7.jpg --- ## [Congratulations to the Australian Tax Office.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-the-australian-tax-office/692259)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-the-australian-tax-office/692259 "2014-07-03T11:16:41Z")
June 30th saw the end of the financial year here in Australia, so I lumbered into the ATO website to download their eTax online program to submit my tax return, as I’ve done every year since the interweb was invented. B… --- ## [Surnames for Moses (more familiarly known as Moe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surnames-for-moses-more-familiarly-known-as-moe/692017)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surnames-for-moses-more-familiarly-known-as-moe/692017 "2014-07-03T07:51:58Z")
Even if you don’t personally known the man (or woman): Lester T Vader Neek Sheen Terboat Zeeum --- ## [Dear God help me! The cat has a new trick :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-help-me-the-cat-has-a-new-trick/691826)
**Author:** [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-help-me-the-cat-has-a-new-trick/691826 "2014-07-03T06:43:07Z")
I was emptying litter boxes and had just finished scooping out the last one when one of my cats came in to do his duty. I stepped back and decided to wait for him so I could have everything nice and clean. The cat squat… --- ## [Man bends car door to save man from burning car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-bends-car-door-to-save-man-from-burning-car/692183)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-bends-car-door-to-save-man-from-burning-car/692183 "2014-07-03T04:51:37Z")
A man saved a driver from a burning car by bending the door with his bare hands, say police, describing his feat of “superhuman strength”. Bob Renning, 52, pulled up on a freeway in Minnesota to help another vehicle tha… --- ## [I had the chance for revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-the-chance-for-revenge/692127)
**Author:** [@claramorena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/claramorena)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-the-chance-for-revenge/692127 "2014-07-03T03:15:46Z")
AND BLEW IT. After a day, of running errands I go into a seedy store to buy bottle water and low and behold I find the parent of one my former students. The same woman of a shitty family that would argue and fight i… --- ## [An a apology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-a-apology/692220)
**Author:** [@claramorena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/claramorena)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-a-apology/692220 "2014-07-03T03:15:13Z")
I wish to apologize for this thread. Yesterday, I had my family visiting me and my 13 year old brother who happens to enjoy pranking people was on my laptop. He told me he wanted to check imgur and I was more than happ… --- ## [My friend's horse was apparently killed by a mountain lion last night, in Missouri.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-horse-was-apparently-killed-by-a-mountain-lion-last-night-in-missouri/692147)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-horse-was-apparently-killed-by-a-mountain-lion-last-night-in-missouri/692147 "2014-07-02T23:44:12Z")
I am disturbed by this. We have horses, about 30 miles southeast of him. They found it in the pasture, all ripped up. They assume mountain lion, and I don’t know what else would have done it. Creepy. --- ## [Let there be Light!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-there-be-light/692067)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-there-be-light/692067 "2014-07-02T22:52:00Z")
I just finished this chandelier. The idea, design and construction were all mine- it’s illuminated with high-power LEDs, and consumes around 17W for the equivalent of 100W of incandescent light. I had the LED holders ma… --- ## [My Pilonidal Cyst - a Poem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pilonidal-cyst-a-poem/691902)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pilonidal-cyst-a-poem/691902 "2014-07-02T22:35:01Z")
TMI Warning…Read at your own risk!! . . . . . . . . Had a pilonidal cyst that got infected Let it go so long I started going septic Had a fever of over a hundred and two Hurt so bad, I didn’t know what to do … --- ## [I gave my nephew lessons, I believe I taught him well. He learned that, "chicks dig safety."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-my-nephew-lessons-i-believe-i-taught-him-well-he-learned-that-chicks-dig-safety/692163)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-my-nephew-lessons-i-believe-i-taught-him-well-he-learned-that-chicks-dig-safety/692163 "2014-07-02T22:34:36Z")
I re-emphasized over and over again that driving was about communication, co-operation and negotiation with other drivers, and with pedestrians. I taught him to be alert, to never “block the box.” I explained as follow, … --- ## [Making fun of other people's names.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fun-of-other-peoples-names/692204)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fun-of-other-peoples-names/692204 "2014-07-02T20:42:22Z")
It’s totally immature, but sometimes I find myself smirking at names I encounter, for no good reason. Oh, there are the obvious ones, such as the customer we’ve dealt with named Max Weiner (and whooo boy, you’d better b… --- ## [By counting a tree's rings, you can see how many other trees it's slept with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-counting-a-trees-rings-you-can-see-how-many-other-trees-its-slept-with/692195)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-counting-a-trees-rings-you-can-see-how-many-other-trees-its-slept-with/692195 "2014-07-02T20:31:25Z")
…and twenty other nature facts. --- ## [How Many Dead Presidents Have You Visited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dead-presidents-have-you-visited/691749)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dead-presidents-have-you-visited/691749 "2014-07-02T20:27:40Z")
For some reason, this question just popped into my head. For me, it’s Washington and Kennedy. Anyone else of note? Off the top of my head, I’ve visited Charles Lindbergh’s grave on Maui. Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphi… --- ## [Heh, I had a sex dream about a fellow Doper and I don't even know what said Doper looks like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-i-had-a-sex-dream-about-a-fellow-doper-and-i-dont-even-know-what-said-doper-looks-like/691935)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-i-had-a-sex-dream-about-a-fellow-doper-and-i-dont-even-know-what-said-doper-looks-like/691935 "2014-07-02T19:45:16Z")
Well, I mean, know what she looked like in my dream but I have no idea what she looks like in real life. In my dream she just told me “My name is \_\_\_\_\_…” and shortly after we started get’n busy. That cracks me up. My … --- ## [A joke "meme"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-joke-meme/692190)
**Author:** [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-joke-meme/692190 "2014-07-02T14:22:50Z")
A rather silly post (however, this is “Mundane pointless stuff I must share”) – this post expected to “die aborning” rather than become a thread; but you never know. Prompted by the current thread on IMHO, “Euphemisms o… --- ## ["How I spent my Dope suspension", by etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024 "2014-07-02T14:03:11Z")
Dope wise, I did read the board, noting threads I want to.post to. Non Dope news: was in hospital and rehab for broken leg, while in rehab, developed wound on butt, which sent me BACK to rehab. Brace for leg gave me wou… --- ## [The Straight Dope Ongoing Self-Improvement Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-ongoing-self-improvement-thread/683997)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-ongoing-self-improvement-thread/683997 "2014-07-02T08:49:28Z")
I didn’t see a thread for this, so I decided to create one. I am on spring break this week. The campus was closed on my last day last week due to a water main break, so I have very little to do over break as far as assi… --- ## [Koskinen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koskinen/691737)
**Author:** [@A\_nice\_guy\_with\_an\_opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_nice_guy_with_an_opinion)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koskinen/691737 "2014-07-02T06:16:30Z")
It’s obvious. I’m probably the 10th person to start a thread like this. --- ## [How long have you gone (or could go) posting at least once an hour here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-gone-or-could-go-posting-at-least-once-an-hour-here/692077)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-gone-or-could-go-posting-at-least-once-an-hour-here/692077 "2014-07-02T03:29:42Z")
It’s not all that uncommon for me to be here (and posting) for at least 18 hours with at least one post an hour. I think I could go for 36 hours easily and probably 48. Anybody able to brag about more hours? Honor Syste… --- ## [Marion Berry calls out Rob Ford!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marion-berry-calls-out-rob-ford/692115)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marion-berry-calls-out-rob-ford/692115 "2014-07-02T03:18:16Z")
“Rob Ford ‘can’t match my record’ Marion Berry tells TMZ” As the article dryly notes, Mr Berry doesn’t specify whether he’s referring to his political record or his rap sheet. :slight\_smile: --- ## [RIP Marlon Brando](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-marlon-brando/692153)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-marlon-brando/692153 "2014-07-02T01:47:39Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23157-2004Jul2.html I’m picturing him smiling in a garden with tomatos… --- ## [New doper overlord, I mean baby.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-overlord-i-mean-baby/692050)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-overlord-i-mean-baby/692050 "2014-07-01T23:39:58Z")
I finally have a minute to myself to write a proper update on the pregnancy thing (the one I was so totally done with back april, for those of you keeping track), so here goes. This is slightly late, I realize, but well… --- ## [My niece just attempted suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-niece-just-attempted-suicide/691708)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-niece-just-attempted-suicide/691708 "2014-07-01T23:35:58Z")
Just 17, she’s 18 at the end of summer. A quiet girl, a classic introvert, but thoughtful and kind. The last time we met was back in 2011. I had flown in from Tokyo to Dallas for business and went out to visit the family… --- ## [Spiders and hentai!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-and-hentai/691976)
**Author:** [@therealyankey27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/therealyankey27)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-and-hentai/691976 "2014-07-01T22:59:28Z")
Ya know, spiders have always crept me out. As most kids may be scared of bugs in general, it seems weird to me now that it was JUST spiders. (Not long legs though) I had an…encounter with one very recently June 29th, 2… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=832) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=834)