# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=851 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 852 --- ## [Schadenfreude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schadenfreude/688015)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schadenfreude/688015 "2014-05-11T14:36:07Z")
I heard this week that a previous pain in the neck coworker didn’t get the big promotion she applied for - they made an outside hire, of a well-qualified applicant. Hurray! Every time I remember, I get a little frisson.… --- ## [I have cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-cancer/687481)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-cancer/687481 "2014-05-11T08:30:49Z")
Squamous cell carcinoma A dime-sized lesion on my ankle. Thought it was Psoriasis (my grandmother had it). I should be “cured” once the dermatologist slices it off in an outpatient… --- ## [Woman breaks into neighbor's home and grabs their pet dog and kills it by throwing it into traffic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-breaks-into-neighbors-home-and-grabs-their-pet-dog-and-kills-it-by-throwing-it-into-traffic/687462)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-breaks-into-neighbors-home-and-grabs-their-pet-dog-and-kills-it-by-throwing-it-into-traffic/687462 "2014-05-11T05:04:19Z")
Apparently, a 27 year old New Jersey woman got into a dispute with her neighbor over a parking spot and then broke into the neighbor’s house grabbed their pet dog and then threw the dog into traffic where it was struck b… --- ## [Birdsong and car alarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birdsong-and-car-alarms/688130)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birdsong-and-car-alarms/688130 "2014-05-11T03:34:31Z")
You know that really annoying multi-tone sound that some car alarms make? The one that goes WEEE-oooh WEEE-oooh WEEE-oooh WEEE-oooh WEEE-oooh WEEE-oooh, tschyoo-tschyoo tschyoo-tschyoo tschyoo-tschyoo tschyoo-tschyoo ts… --- ## [Tell me about "Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-non-24-hour-sleep-wake-disorder/680583)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-non-24-hour-sleep-wake-disorder/680583 "2014-05-11T03:00:29Z")
In the last few weeks I have heard numerous radio spots about “Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder”. Thinking that this was just another fake/renamed affliction designed to sell medication, I looked it up(Wiki article)…and… --- ## [Old person smell - its real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-person-smell-its-real/626999)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-person-smell-its-real/626999 "2014-05-11T02:38:38Z")
As little kids we all quickly noticed grandma smelled funny when we gave her that mandatory hug and kiss. :smiley: Not necessarily a bad smell. Just different. Turns out its real. Interesting study. article in Sci… --- ## [Harvard study: Colony collapse disorder most likely caused by neonicotinoid insecticides.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-study-colony-collapse-disorder-most-likely-caused-by-neonicotinoid-insecticides/688109)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-study-colony-collapse-disorder-most-likely-caused-by-neonicotinoid-insecticides/688109 "2014-05-11T00:23:07Z")
Here’s a PDF of the article from the Bulletin of Insectology. http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol67-2014-125-130lu.pdf I’m wondering what the response of the pesticide industry will be. Will they ac… --- ## [How does THAT even happen?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-that-even-happen/675887)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-that-even-happen/675887 "2014-05-10T22:45:03Z")
The thread where you can wonder how the hell does \ happen? Whatever THAT is. Pubic crabs, how exactly does someone walk around with things the size of ticks crawling in their pubes?! You can see them with the nake… --- ## [Live video feed from the International Space Station!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-video-feed-from-the-international-space-station/688136)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-video-feed-from-the-international-space-station/688136 "2014-05-10T20:53:33Z")
Check it out in the linked page! --- ## [Student Suspended for Refusing Pledge of Allegiance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-suspended-for-refusing-pledge-of-allegiance/687994)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-suspended-for-refusing-pledge-of-allegiance/687994 "2014-05-10T20:14:23Z")
15 year old sophomore student refuses to stand for Pledge of Allegiance with classmates, so principal gives him 2 days of in school suspension. http://www.kvue.com/news/state/258460201.html Offhand this would seem to v… --- ## [Favorite Party Games???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-party-games/688013)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-party-games/688013 "2014-05-10T18:36:35Z")
My 15 year old son is having a birthday party. Any suggestions on games - both indoor or outdoor? Does anyone play croquet, yard darts, horseshoes, or bocce? --- ## [Time waster...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-waster/687691)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-waster/687691 "2014-05-10T16:38:16Z")
But it’s fun! Explore the world: --- ## [Anyone do business with Alibaba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-do-business-with-alibaba/687957)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-do-business-with-alibaba/687957 "2014-05-10T03:58:58Z")
Anyone do business with Alibaba? If so, what was the experience like? Note: Details on Alibaba here. --- ## [That's what she said...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-what-she-said/688095)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-what-she-said/688095 "2014-05-10T01:59:43Z")
After 17 years in the corporate world, I now have a job (self-employed, in fact) where I don’t have to censor everything I say in pursuit of a good joke. It’s just me and my brother, so we can tell dirty jokes, make inap… --- ## [I am Licensed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-licensed/688001)
**Author:** [@StayseaDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StayseaDee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-licensed/688001 "2014-05-10T01:50:47Z")
After years of avoiding the task, I am now a licensed driver! At the age of 27, I finally have a freedom I didn’t realize I was missing out on. Here is the story. My mother is a strong believer in reincarnation. She swe… --- ## [Ask The Buddhist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-buddhist/526623)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-buddhist/526623 "2014-05-10T01:06:20Z")
There was some interest in such a thread, so I thought I’d start it. I know I’m not alone (no really, I know I’m not alone… heh.) So let’s have a Buddhist free-for-all. I imagine it will involve lots of gong-ringing a… --- ## [I have something good to say about Walmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955 "2014-05-09T21:38:54Z")
And this isn’t faint praise. Honest. Mundane? Check. Their plastic bags are really high quality. Not a specific item but the ones that they load your crap into when you buy it. Nice and thick and uniform. Grocery stores… --- ## [Per "Space Reporter" Saturn will be directly between Earth and the Sun this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/per-space-reporter-saturn-will-be-directly-between-earth-and-the-sun-this-weekend/687769)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/per-space-reporter-saturn-will-be-directly-between-earth-and-the-sun-this-weekend/687769 "2014-05-09T21:26:40Z")
According to the usually reputable Space Reporter, Saturn will be directly between Earth and the Sun this weekend. Bwuh? This should be interesting… --- ## [Coworker is planning on quitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coworker-is-planning-on-quitting/687822)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coworker-is-planning-on-quitting/687822 "2014-05-09T20:33:21Z")
My 64-year-old coworker says she plans to ‘stop working’ at the end of June. (She doesn’t like the word ‘retire’.) She plans to sign up for her Social Security benefits when she turns 66. Her (older) sister retired a … --- ## [Do you get this picture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-this-picture/687974)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-this-picture/687974 "2014-05-09T16:59:18Z")
Do you understand what this visual cartoon is referencing? (I do, I just want to see if there’s anyone who sees it and goes “huh?”) --- ## [Mother's Day Celebration 100 Years Old This Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day-celebration-100-years-old-this-year/688055)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day-celebration-100-years-old-this-year/688055 "2014-05-09T15:04:56Z")
Here is a brief history: As anyone here could predict it originated as a day to go home to your Mother and thank her for all she did–a private occasion–but was quickly turned into a commercial goldmine. --- ## [File under "What Were they Thinking - Education Edition"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/file-under-what-were-they-thinking-education-edition/687809)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/file-under-what-were-they-thinking-education-edition/687809 "2014-05-09T13:01:24Z")
This story from Southern California was on our local news last night. The Rialto school district, in San Bernadino County, is under fire for a history assignment given to grade 8 students. The meat of the assignment, all… --- ## [Ask the guy who applied to grad school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787 "2014-05-09T01:06:19Z")
I know most Dopers could’ve created this thread. Anyway: I applied to the M.Ed program at the college I’m about to receive my BA from. Aspire to teach Social Studies or Civics. --- ## [Parents hear strange voice on their baby monitor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-hear-strange-voice-on-their-baby-monitor/687139)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-hear-strange-voice-on-their-baby-monitor/687139 "2014-05-09T00:32:14Z")
He was screaming, ‘Wake up baby. Wake up baby.’ Then just screaming at her trying to wake her up. :eek: Geez, never under estimate the ingenuity of the twisted sickos on the Net. I didn’t realize remote controlled vide… --- ## ["I'm worth more dead than alive."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worth-more-dead-than-alive/687556)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worth-more-dead-than-alive/687556 "2014-05-08T22:36:54Z")
I often hear this from people who have life insurance. Any truth to this? --- ## [Six-month package delivery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-month-package-delivery/687906)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-month-package-delivery/687906 "2014-05-08T19:33:52Z")
Back in early November, I ordered seven books from Quality Paperback Book Club (actually, they go by just QPB now, as quite a few of their titles are hardcover). Since it was a “free shipping” promotion and also getting… --- ## [No swearing in Russia? F that.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-swearing-in-russia-f-that/687877)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-swearing-in-russia-f-that/687877 "2014-05-08T18:29:39Z")
So, something I heard on NPR, and found on CNN, Russia bans cussing in films, books, music This will go into effect July 1. --- ## [So it turns out, some consumers really are cursed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-turns-out-some-consumers-really-are-cursed/687853)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-turns-out-some-consumers-really-are-cursed/687853 "2014-05-08T12:37:25Z")
It’s frequently brought up by some people that they are “cursed” when it comes to buying decisions and anything they fall in love with is immediately taken off the market. A new study by the Kellogg school of Management … --- ## [China trains monkeys to protect its air force bases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-trains-monkeys-to-protect-its-air-force-bases/687831)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-trains-monkeys-to-protect-its-air-force-bases/687831 "2014-05-08T11:42:45Z")
Well, of course they would. It’s not like they have a surplus of people or anything. Do they? China has a small contingent of trained monkeys protecting its air force base Dolphins are so last month. The Chinese mil… --- ## [UKIP 'Common Sense Tour' bus crashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukip-common-sense-tour-bus-crashes/687203)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukip-common-sense-tour-bus-crashes/687203 "2014-05-08T09:55:23Z")
This happened right next to where I work today - the UK \[del\]Xenophobic\[/del\]Independence Party ‘Common Sense Tour’ bus crashed into the parapet of the train station in Portsmouth (as it was performing a U turn to avoid … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=850) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=852)