# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=836 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 837 --- ## [I invented something that's already invented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-invented-something-thats-already-invented/691193)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-invented-something-thats-already-invented/691193 "2014-06-26T13:14:00Z")
I have to take a lot of Arthritis Strength Tylenol. Taking it more than every 8 hours can damage my liver so I try hard to stick to that. Sometimes I’m in such pain that I’m not thinking straight, sometimes I’m just fo… --- ## [I don't understand why this Kindergarten teacher may lose her job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-this-kindergarten-teacher-may-lose-her-job/682148)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-this-kindergarten-teacher-may-lose-her-job/682148 "2014-06-26T02:19:51Z")
This seems to be a case of shooting the messenger. The teacher did exactly what she was supposed too. She immediately reported this incident to the principal and he called authorities. How can a teacher be blamed when t… --- ## [Where were you in the year 1999?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-in-the-year-1999/691378)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-in-the-year-1999/691378 "2014-06-26T01:14:53Z")
What do you remember about the year 1999? What was that like for you and what do you remember most from that time? --- ## [Minor things about technology that bother you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-about-technology-that-bother-you/691603)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-about-technology-that-bother-you/691603 "2014-06-26T01:00:29Z")
What are some minor things about technology that you wish someone would correct? My nomination is: Why isn’t there a degree sign ( ° ) on the standard QWERTY keyboard? Probably not a big deal to most people, but to tho… --- ## [Lids vs containers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lids-vs-containers/691650)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lids-vs-containers/691650 "2014-06-26T00:45:14Z")
Why do I have three times as many lids to Ziploc/Gladware/Tupperware containers than I actually have containers? The lids go on when they go into the fridge, then are removed for serving. If I toss something old, the lid… --- ## [People who insist on using the wrong word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-insist-on-using-the-wrong-word/691585)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-insist-on-using-the-wrong-word/691585 "2014-06-25T18:00:36Z")
I didn’t want to hack the current thread on mispronunciation or have a conversation about the downfall of the word literally although I mourn it’s loss. I wonder how many people know someone who says atypical when they … --- ## [Whole Foods fined for Overcharging in California.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-foods-fined-for-overcharging-in-california/691614)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-foods-fined-for-overcharging-in-california/691614 "2014-06-25T16:07:34Z")
Weights and measures in groceries have been standardized for a long, long time. How did Whole Foods screw this up? Sounds like quite a few California stores got caught. Whole Foods is lucky the penalties weren’t higher. … --- ## [Help me concoct a convincing excuse not to travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-concoct-a-convincing-excuse-not-to-travel/691165)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-concoct-a-convincing-excuse-not-to-travel/691165 "2014-06-25T15:43:17Z")
I want to surprise my (long distance) girlfriend with a visit in a couple of weeks, but she’s gone and potentially ruined everything by asking of I’m free that weekend. I need a good and convincing sounding reason that I… --- ## [Random thoughts on weird thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts-on-weird-thoughts/691609)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts-on-weird-thoughts/691609 "2014-06-25T15:42:24Z")
Or what I think are weird thoughts I was talking to a friend this am, she was talking about her man and just out of the blue she asks me if I think he loves her more than he loved his ex. My first thought is wtf? He’s… --- ## [Why do cashiers have such a problem rounding up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cashiers-have-such-a-problem-rounding-up/690964)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cashiers-have-such-a-problem-rounding-up/690964 "2014-06-25T15:10:22Z")
If my total is say 99.25 I like to hand the clerk a hundred and a quarter, so I can get back whole bills. The lower the cent amount the more I like it, once was given ninety something cents in change in nickels:mad: It … --- ## [What's your rooster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-rooster/691205)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-rooster/691205 "2014-06-25T14:22:31Z")
What wakes you up in the morning? Is it a buzz, bell, ring, radio, recording, swift kick from your partner, or just the light from the rising sun? Currently I wake to the sound of Cee-Lo’s Closet Freak. --- ## [Her name is Zippy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/her-name-is-zippy/691450)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/her-name-is-zippy/691450 "2014-06-25T07:08:26Z")
When that bundle of orange and white zipped up to us at the shelter and cuddled with My Beloved ten years ago she was already seven and a half years old. When we took her home that day we quickly learned how she got her … --- ## [Kevlar Inventor Dead at 90](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevlar-inventor-dead-at-90/691348)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevlar-inventor-dead-at-90/691348 "2014-06-25T00:36:50Z")
Stephanie Kwolek, who recently dies in a hospice. She invented it while working for DuPont 50 years ago. Had been trying to find a substance that could reincore car tires. RIP, Stephanie. --- ## [Middle-aged fat broad gleefully shaves head. Feels like the proverbial million bucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-fat-broad-gleefully-shaves-head-feels-like-the-proverbial-million-bucks/691345)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-fat-broad-gleefully-shaves-head-feels-like-the-proverbial-million-bucks/691345 "2014-06-24T23:02:53Z")
I’ve had long hair for the vast majority of my life, very long (See Stoid On TV a long time ago with her hair looking very pretty in hopes it would distract from the startling size of her ass) But when the thought firs… --- ## [Smackover Arkansas USA. Know the Place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smackover-arkansas-usa-know-the-place/691485)
**Author:** [@Maeganspop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeganspop)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smackover-arkansas-usa-know-the-place/691485 "2014-06-24T21:09:37Z")
This past weekend was the “Smackover Oil Town Festival”. That got me to thinking, how many on here know about or have some connection to Smackover? I have never lived there, but my wife is from there. I grew up in the a… --- ## [Anyone in central Florida want a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-central-florida-want-a-cat/691505)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-central-florida-want-a-cat/691505 "2014-06-24T18:47:01Z")
My wife’s 90 year old grandmother got to the point, a few months ago, where she couldn’t live in her house any more, even with a great deal of assistance. So she’s in a nursing home. Grandma had a 6 year old cat. Fema… --- ## [Who has gone without sex the longest and the shortest amount of time (at the time of your reply)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304 "2014-06-24T17:18:40Z")
A contest, of sorts. Looking for the person, in this thread, who has gone the longest without sex…and the person who has most recently had sex. Some rules: Masturbation/Sex with self doesn’t count. :stuck\_out\_tongue: … --- ## [Why would god create drug-resistant bacteria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-god-create-drug-resistant-bacteria/691241)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-god-create-drug-resistant-bacteria/691241 "2014-06-24T17:11:51Z")
I briefly had the thought today that evolution-deniers must believe that god is busy creating drug-resistant bacteria, but then I remembered that evolution-deniers are a wacky bunch and draw all kinds of Scostmen around … --- ## ["Saving Private Smith" - Intervention by Queen Mary brought home the last of the six Smith sons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-smith-intervention-by-queen-mary-brought-home-the-last-of-the-six-smith-sons/691273)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-smith-intervention-by-queen-mary-brought-home-the-last-of-the-six-smith-sons/691273 "2014-06-24T17:05:29Z")
Saving Pvt. Smith: British town honours one family’s sacrifice — six brothers fought in Great War, only one returned Six sons of an English family went off to the trenches. Five were killed. The sixth was brought home… --- ## [NASA locates Winston Niles Rumfoord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-locates-winston-niles-rumfoord/691516)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-locates-winston-niles-rumfoord/691516 "2014-06-24T16:58:52Z")
Or possibly Kazak, Saro, or Malachi Constant. --- ## [Whose Username do you wish you had thought of first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-username-do-you-wish-you-had-thought-of-first/690980)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-username-do-you-wish-you-had-thought-of-first/690980 "2014-06-24T16:53:16Z")
There are so many clever ones to pick from. Some of my own favorites: Shirley Ujest, Hugh Jass, Patty O’Furniture, and maybe 50 others. I tried logging on as “One Person” back in the mists of antiquity only to find it a… --- ## [Earthquake in Alaska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-in-alaska/691493)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-in-alaska/691493 "2014-06-24T13:55:08Z")
I’ve heard the news about a massive earthquake in Alaska. http://local.msn.com/tsunami-warning-for-aleutians-after-80-quake Any Alaska Dopers keeping an eye on this? There’s said to be tsunami warnings and evacuations… --- ## [How common are water catchment tanks in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-water-catchment-tanks-in-your-area/691395)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-water-catchment-tanks-in-your-area/691395 "2014-06-24T12:07:06Z")
I have a home on the east side of the Big Island in Hawaii. So far this year, about 90 inches of rain has fallen; average is 200+ inches a year. We have a 10,000 gallon tank that almost always stays full. There is some r… --- ## [Girlfriend raped...possibly lying? Advice / Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-raped-possibly-lying-advice-help/691437)
**Author:** [@megaxzef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/megaxzef)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-raped-possibly-lying-advice-help/691437 "2014-06-24T00:06:20Z")
Hate to have to bring this up but there is a surprisingly limited amount of information online about the situation ive been drawn into. So heres the story: Ive been seeing my girlfriend lets call her Lexi 24y/o f, and I… --- ## [How can even well-intentioned people be so thoughtless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-even-well-intentioned-people-be-so-thoughtless/690087)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-even-well-intentioned-people-be-so-thoughtless/690087 "2014-06-23T18:51:43Z")
My 14 year old son is kind, smart, and athletic…but he’s also very short for his age. I’m not sure what his height is right now, but we once used a formula that is said to be quite accurate, which projected him as likely… --- ## [Surely someone sees a problem with this picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-someone-sees-a-problem-with-this-picture/691397)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-someone-sees-a-problem-with-this-picture/691397 "2014-06-23T18:22:04Z")
Looking at apartments and I found one that has this picture in their gallery. Wasn’t there anyone in the design or the photographer or someone who noticed something kind of wrong about the picture? Unless of course I a… --- ## [The Owl Whisperer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-owl-whisperer/691440)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-owl-whisperer/691440 "2014-06-23T16:58:58Z")
http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2014/06/20/hilarious-video-of-the-owl-whisperer-setting-animal-intruder-free-with-swiffer-sweeper/ The video is hilarious. Good way to start a Monday. --- ## [How not to get a job with me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-get-a-job-with-me/690098)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-get-a-job-with-me/690098 "2014-06-23T14:48:53Z")
Unfortunately, I need to hire a new medical assistant. Since the local paper has folded, I have found the most efficient way is to list the position on Craigslist. Since I was very specific about requirements, I have b… --- ## [Counter pad to drain your dishes on--why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-pad-to-drain-your-dishes-on-why/691316)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-pad-to-drain-your-dishes-on-why/691316 "2014-06-23T13:03:54Z")
Thisis what I’m talking about, but you see them everywhere for a lot less than $16. I ask: why? How is this better than just laying your dishes on top of a dish towel? To me, the fact that it absorbs water just means tha… --- ## [The old ball game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-ball-game/691396)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-ball-game/691396 "2014-06-23T12:55:10Z")
(I didn’t put this in Game Room because it’s more of a general musing than a serious discussion topic). Lots of field/court games involve a ball. Tennis, racquetball, football, water polo, volleyball, basketball. (A few … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=835) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=837)