# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=842 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 843 --- ## [is there any differences in meaning between the two following sentences:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-differences-in-meaning-between-the-two-following-sentences/689895)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-differences-in-meaning-between-the-two-following-sentences/689895 "2014-06-07T22:24:45Z")
is there any differences in meaning between the two following sentences: 1- where do you want to go? 2- where do you want to go to? --- ## [Groom taking brides' surname](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groom-taking-brides-surname/689670)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groom-taking-brides-surname/689670 "2014-06-07T18:52:11Z")
At work this week, someone mentioned their friend had adopted his brides’ surname when they got married. Apparently, he really hated his birth name and thought hers would be better. Do you know anyone who’s done this, … --- ## [Meeting a friend tonight who disowned me 20 years ago for a girl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-a-friend-tonight-who-disowned-me-20-years-ago-for-a-girl/690263)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-a-friend-tonight-who-disowned-me-20-years-ago-for-a-girl/690263 "2014-06-07T17:25:50Z")
I have major trust issues and I have a very difficult time letting anyone get close to me. I’ve always felt that letting my guard down and being emotionally vulnerable was simply an invitation for certain pain. It’s ac… --- ## [The case of the bent key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-bent-key/690178)
**Author:** [@Duke\_of\_York](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_York)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-bent-key/690178 "2014-06-07T15:07:14Z")
This happened 30 years ago and I still wonder about it. We lived in a flat which was on the second storey of the building. There was a Yale type deadlock on the door, which we locked on going to bed. After locking the do… --- ## [School Rent a Cop dumps CP kid out of wheelchair and kicks him.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-rent-a-cop-dumps-cp-kid-out-of-wheelchair-and-kicks-him/690085)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-rent-a-cop-dumps-cp-kid-out-of-wheelchair-and-kicks-him/690085 "2014-06-07T05:46:38Z")
:eek: :eek: Dumping a kid with cerebral palsy out of his wheelchair and kicking him? What a proud day for this fine Security Officer. :rolleyes: I hope he laid down to rest afterward. Must be exhausting to beat up a d… --- ## [Dan Savage says "tranny", college campus goes nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-savage-says-tranny-college-campus-goes-nuts/689903)
**Author:** [@buddy431](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddy431)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-savage-says-tranny-college-campus-goes-nuts/689903 "2014-06-07T04:51:25Z")
Linky There are also two editorials: Defending the IoP Demanding an apology This was hosted by the Institute of Politics on campus, and is billed as an “off-the-record” seminar. It obviously wasn’t off the record, b… --- ## [Last Original Navajo Code Talker of WWII Dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-navajo-code-talker-of-wwii-dies/690120)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-navajo-code-talker-of-wwii-dies/690120 "2014-06-06T23:37:38Z")
Chester Nez, age 93. I first heard of these guys in uni in Texas. Then when I lived in Albuquerque I knew some relatives of code talkers but never met a code talker in person. I knew a couple of Navajos named Nez. I rec… --- ## [Viewer discretion is advised. Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewer-discretion-is-advised-huh/690125)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewer-discretion-is-advised-huh/690125 "2014-06-06T20:19:11Z")
This warning is given before a program that may have adult or offensive content. But it’s a bit odd. I already have discretion as a viewer: it’s called the remote. Don’t like the show, CLICK, goodbye. Shouldn’t the war… --- ## [What's the big deal behind free credit reports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-behind-free-credit-reports/690189)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-behind-free-credit-reports/690189 "2014-06-06T19:54:20Z")
Maybe I’m not typical, in that I haven’t used a credit card in decades. My credit rating was never an issue that came up when I made large purchases. I don’t even know what my credit rating is. When I bought my house, al… --- ## [I think a job just literally fell in my lap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-a-job-just-literally-fell-in-my-lap/690083)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-a-job-just-literally-fell-in-my-lap/690083 "2014-06-06T18:57:45Z")
I’m just sitting here in my pjs, avoiding my homework and thinking about how annoying one of my coworkers is when I get a message on facebook from my dog trainer. Apparently she has gotten so busy that she is actually l… --- ## [Ben Stein on Nixon, Ted Kennedy, and Health Care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-stein-on-nixon-ted-kennedy-and-health-care/690064)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-stein-on-nixon-ted-kennedy-and-health-care/690064 "2014-06-06T18:48:12Z")
Ben Stein on Nixon’s universal health care plan: So, Nixon good, Kennedy bad! Right? Steven Pearlstein with a slightly different version. Ah, a reasonable explanation why Kennedy might have acted the way he did. But… --- ## [My dog has been injured and it's my fault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-been-injured-and-its-my-fault/689896)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-been-injured-and-its-my-fault/689896 "2014-06-06T18:19:47Z")
I took my little deaf mutt with me when I walked down to visit with my neighbors. Their daughter and son-in-law and dog were visiting. I’d met and patted their dog before, so I wasn’t anticipating any trouble. The two… --- ## [Tell me about French Louisiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-french-louisiana/689008)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-french-louisiana/689008 "2014-06-06T18:09:26Z")
Oh boy, I am moving to the south. God help me. I have some questions. Why is everything closed on Sunday? Do you really have a state-owned utility company? Do you really have a state-owned cable company? Wh… --- ## [My awesome Google search moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awesome-google-search-moment/690052)
**Author:** [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awesome-google-search-moment/690052 "2014-06-06T16:58:37Z")
I was reviewing medications for a study I’m working on and a study subject had taken ibuprofen for “…and elaride pain” as it was recorded in the database. “Elaride?” I asked myself and off I went to Google. Googling prod… --- ## [Climate change and climate models](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-and-climate-models/690126)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-and-climate-models/690126 "2014-06-06T15:04:46Z")
Here is an interesting TED talk by Gavin Schmidt, a NASA climatologist, on climate modelling. As an engineer and scientist that has modeled many systems over my career, I enjoyed the way Dr. Schmidt tries to elaborate … --- ## [Sequential headlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-headlines/690132)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-headlines/690132 "2014-06-06T03:53:26Z")
Not sequential threads, sequential headlines from news outlets. From CNN this morning: Blue Angels dove into porn Navy jet crashes into Pacific Harrier crashes into neighborhood --- ## [You may have your DEFCON levels mistaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-have-your-defcon-levels-mistaken/690144)
**Author:** [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-have-your-defcon-levels-mistaken/690144 "2014-06-06T03:44:54Z")
LA Times article claims that the Delaware freeway bridge that is tilting is a DEFCON level 5 incident. According to wiki that means that the situation is normal. I think that I’ve seen this mix up before, but I always … --- ## [Would You Like To See My Neighbourhood From Yesterday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-my-neighbourhood-from-yesterday/689349)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-my-neighbourhood-from-yesterday/689349 "2014-06-06T03:27:24Z")
Here it is! Just for your curiosity, if you were wondering what my native environment looks like on a pleasant May Sunday afternoon. :slight\_smile: Anyone want to share their local environs? --- ## [Backyard wildlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backyard-wildlife/688682)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backyard-wildlife/688682 "2014-06-06T02:35:49Z")
For the past few years we had grey squirrels and black squirrels in the back yard. They seem a bit scarce this year. Crows would often come down to feast on the bread the SO put out. I think the SO got tired of the cr… --- ## [Hong Kong Police Free Man's Penis from Park Bench](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-police-free-mans-penis-from-park-bench/460176)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-police-free-mans-penis-from-park-bench/460176 "2014-06-06T01:46:23Z")
Story here and here. Never have I laughed so hard at such a tragic occurrence. I cannot even imagine what must go through the mind of someone having to dial the police for help and tell them his penis is caught in the pa… --- ## [Oh, Sir! Let me introduce you to a nice knothole...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-sir-let-me-introduce-you-to-a-nice-knothole/688817)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-sir-let-me-introduce-you-to-a-nice-knothole/688817 "2014-06-06T00:26:37Z")
…because our ATM is busy right now: --- ## [Anyone using Gigwalk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-gigwalk/596652)
**Author:** [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-gigwalk/596652 "2014-06-05T21:47:52Z")
I got this program a couple weeks ago and have made a surprising amount of money so far. It’s a huge help now that I’m unemployed; I do gigs while I’m out looking for jobs or to and from interviews. I wouldn’t rely on i… --- ## [I saw this cartoon, and fell out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998 "2014-06-05T21:45:21Z")
A recent Scenes From A Multiverse. --- ## [I need a camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-camel/689609)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-camel/689609 "2014-06-05T19:18:14Z")
Preferably of a pleasant disposition. early July, near Marlborough, Mass. Do you have one I may borrow or rent for a day? --- ## [Assistant youth soccer coach caught in Channahon pedophile sting jumps off building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-youth-soccer-coach-caught-in-channahon-pedophile-sting-jumps-off-building/690043)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-youth-soccer-coach-caught-in-channahon-pedophile-sting-jumps-off-building/690043 "2014-06-05T18:22:07Z")
Manjanath, who volunteered with the Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow branch of AYSO, a national youth soccer program, was caught in an online sting, unaware the person he arranged to meet up with in the Midwest was actually a… --- ## [Is the average time for sex really this short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-average-time-for-sex-really-this-short/689889)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-average-time-for-sex-really-this-short/689889 "2014-06-05T16:05:13Z")
I just read an article in Esquire magazine that said the average time for actual intercourse is only 3 - 7 minutes with premature ejaculating men clocking in at at minute or so. Is that right? If it is true, no wonder so… --- ## [BBEEEEERRRR! Newslink.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbeeeeerrrr-newslink/690072)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbeeeeerrrr-newslink/690072 "2014-06-05T03:03:57Z")
Beer. Berr-here-here-here…here beer! BEEERER! BBBEEEEE- (hic)-EeEEErrrr I SAID BEER, DAMMIT! Carlos loves you, little Beer. Does Beer love Carlos? Wheeee… :smiley: :D:D --- ## [Ask the lesbian mama who knows of many half-siblings of her 14yo son by AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-lesbian-mama-who-knows-of-many-half-siblings-of-her-14yo-son-by-ai/681655)
**Author:** [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-lesbian-mama-who-knows-of-many-half-siblings-of-her-14yo-son-by-ai/681655 "2014-06-05T02:15:19Z")
Maybe the title is too specific, but you get my drift. By artificial insemination with anonymous donor sperm from a sperm bank, I had a wonderful baby boy who is still a wonderful son (though a little less enjoyable at … --- ## [What is the most you've ever eaten in one sitting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-youve-ever-eaten-in-one-sitting/550279)
**Author:** [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-youve-ever-eaten-in-one-sitting/550279 "2014-06-05T00:25:43Z")
Enquiring minds want to know. For my part, I’ve just eaten 6 chicken wings, a portion of fries, 6 barbecue chicken strips and one extra crispy chicken wing. It took me 30 minutes to type this. Your turn. --- ## [Are extreme "nice guys" real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-extreme-nice-guys-real/689161)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-extreme-nice-guys-real/689161 "2014-06-04T22:46:14Z")
“Nice guy” being a guy that is romantically and sexually interested in a woman, but she isn’t in him and makes that clear. Rather than moving on with his life he clings to her claiming to just be a friend, but he is secr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=841) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=843)