# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=862 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 863 --- ## [Learn to Speak Klingon with Michael Dorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-speak-klingon-with-michael-dorn/685426)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-speak-klingon-with-michael-dorn/685426 "2014-04-08T14:14:05Z")
…the Rosetta Way! http://mash.network.coull.com/activatevideo?video\_provider\_id=2&pid=9729&website\_id=74207&width=500&height=412&embed\_type=IFRAME&video\_provider\_url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/embed/nn1VjbJtx-4%3Fsearchba… --- ## [RIP Wesley Warren Jr. The Man with the 132-pound Scrotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wesley-warren-jr-the-man-with-the-132-pound-scrotum/685628)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wesley-warren-jr-the-man-with-the-132-pound-scrotum/685628 "2014-04-08T13:31:46Z")
This was mentioned in the Death Pool thread, but just in case anyone missed it. He died from diabetes complications last month. The documentary aired under a number of different titles. In the UK it was “The Man with th… --- ## [The lady in the Polident commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401)
**Author:** [@butterfiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butterfiles)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401 "2014-04-08T13:28:02Z")
And the writer(s): “Dentures are very different to real teeth.” --- ## [My JW nurse doesn't like it when I say Geez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jw-nurse-doesnt-like-it-when-i-say-geez/685209)
**Author:** [@butterfiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butterfiles)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jw-nurse-doesnt-like-it-when-i-say-geez/685209 "2014-04-08T12:27:14Z")
Ok, I have round the clock home care because of medical issues. One of my full-time nurses whom I have known for years (she’s a good nurse & my age with similar interests) became a Jehovah’s Witness a couple of years ag… --- ## [Family Black Sheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-black-sheep/685263)
**Author:** [@The\_Holdsworth\_Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Holdsworth_Effect)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-black-sheep/685263 "2014-04-08T10:21:58Z")
The vagaries of history can be fascinating. Sometimes at work I’m given glimpses of events in the Here and Now that appear in the media presented quite differently, and then later, usually years later, another way. Yes… --- ## [Ask the guy in Antarctica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-in-antarctica/662638)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-in-antarctica/662638 "2014-04-08T10:16:38Z")
I am currently wintering over at Palmer Station. The smallest station in the USAP (US Antarctic Program) Ask Away. --- ## [35 yo semi-famous guy tries to pick up 17 yo. Big Deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35-yo-semi-famous-guy-tries-to-pick-up-17-yo-big-deal/685277)
**Author:** [@ThisUsernameIsForbidden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisUsernameIsForbidden)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35-yo-semi-famous-guy-tries-to-pick-up-17-yo-big-deal/685277 "2014-04-08T01:49:14Z")
From the article: Personally, I don’t see why this is newsworthy. Which is why I post it in MPSIMS. --- ## [The beginning of a conspiracy theory? Flight 370 landed on Diego Garcia.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316 "2014-04-08T01:48:11Z")
I can’t tell if this nutty page is sincere or a joke. Either way, there may be people who will take it seriously. http://jhaines6.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/must-go-viral-blockbuster-this-is-accurate-and-now-100-percent-c… --- ## [The paradox of The New York Times' very dismissive tone about real racial discrimination in college.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paradox-of-the-new-york-times-very-dismissive-tone-about-real-racial-discrimination-in-college/685584)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paradox-of-the-new-york-times-very-dismissive-tone-about-real-racial-discrimination-in-college/685584 "2014-04-08T01:19:25Z")
The paradox of The New York Times’ very dismissive skeptical tone about real racial discrimination in college admissions vs. the very serious attention-must-be-paid-now and accusatory tone re: petty whining about ‘sexism… --- ## [Convair, San Diego, Atlas missile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convair-san-diego-atlas-missile/685488)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convair-san-diego-atlas-missile/685488 "2014-04-08T00:19:30Z")
When I was little, my friend’s grandfather worked at Convair in San Diego. I remember an Atlas missile on display. My memory isn’t clear whether it was displayed on its side, or if it was upright, or if there was one o… --- ## [Basketball, and I don't care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-and-i-dont-care/685573)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-and-i-dont-care/685573 "2014-04-07T21:44:27Z")
So I lived a while in Sacramento, which struggled for years to get professional sports teams and finally landed the Kings… and basketball is somewhere far below football in my sports interests. (They did have a first-rat… --- ## [4 things Employers Look For](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-employers-look-for/685157)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-employers-look-for/685157 "2014-04-07T16:58:25Z")
In Sundays KC Star a woman writes a column for job seekers and one time she shared this. Its the 4 basic things an employer looks for whether that’s in an interview or even on a job application. Please feel free to comm… --- ## [If it looks like a duck, & quacks like a duck, it could be a burglar...or Santa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-looks-like-a-duck-quacks-like-a-duck-it-could-be-a-burglar-or-santa/685558)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-looks-like-a-duck-quacks-like-a-duck-it-could-be-a-burglar-or-santa/685558 "2014-04-07T15:14:41Z")
story here. --- ## [This is just wrong...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-wrong/540675)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-wrong/540675 "2014-04-07T13:51:34Z")
I was surfing and ran across this little gem… Personal Urns How would you like to have grandpa’s head filled with ashes and placed on the mantle? --- ## [A Foolish April MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975 "2014-04-07T12:58:53Z")
OK, so it’s a day early… But let’s share April Fools Day pranks. Or not. After all, it is the MMP… Happy Moanday!! --- ## [Did you learn a foreign language from a non-native speaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-learn-a-foreign-language-from-a-non-native-speaker/685245)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-learn-a-foreign-language-from-a-non-native-speaker/685245 "2014-04-07T12:07:06Z")
Ken Shimura is Japan’s answer to Benny Hill. In this sketch, he demonstrates a problem inherent in having a foreign language taught by non-native speakers. Don’t worry, you don’t have to know Japanese to get a laugh o… --- ## [Any other Dopers claim a world record?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-dopers-claim-a-world-record/685474)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-dopers-claim-a-world-record/685474 "2014-04-07T05:24:17Z")
Other than myself, I mean. I’ve had videos up on Youtube for a year now claiming world records for Hacky Sack Hang Time- one for indoors and another for outdoors. By hang time I mean the elapsed time between a kick and t… --- ## [Genetic diversity within a single family (biology, DNA, ethics, philosophy, politics, Betty Friedan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-diversity-within-a-single-family-biology-dna-ethics-philosophy-politics-betty-friedan/685357)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-diversity-within-a-single-family-biology-dna-ethics-philosophy-politics-betty-friedan/685357 "2014-04-07T02:08:42Z")
Writer Emily Bazelon was on The Colbert Report last night. She is related to feminist icon Betty Friedan, a cousin or something (I didn’t bother to read the Wikipedia page or even to do any basic research.) Betty Friedan… --- ## [Homestar Runner updated today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homestar-runner-updated-today/685131)
**Author:** [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homestar-runner-updated-today/685131 "2014-04-07T01:12:26Z")
And no, this isn’t an April Fool’s Day joke, it really updated. www.homestarrunner.com --- ## [If You've Done Time in Prison, I Have a Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-done-time-in-prison-i-have-a-question/685162)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-done-time-in-prison-i-have-a-question/685162 "2014-04-07T00:09:54Z")
Hello. I need your help for a Buzzfeed post I’m going to write. Often, Buzzfeed will post articles that are essentially lists of things a specific group is tired of hearing. For example, 16 Things Trans People Are Tired… --- ## [Glasgow plans explosive opening ceremony for 2014 Commonwealth games.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasgow-plans-explosive-opening-ceremony-for-2014-commonwealth-games/685285)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasgow-plans-explosive-opening-ceremony-for-2014-commonwealth-games/685285 "2014-04-06T19:23:16Z")
Obviously determined to try and outdo London 2012’s Olympic ceremony, and not content with the usual fireworks, some bright spark at the Commonwealth Games has decided to simultaneously blow up five high rise tower block… --- ## [Covert US program tried to create dissent, foment rebellion in Cuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covert-us-program-tried-to-create-dissent-foment-rebellion-in-cuba/685249)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covert-us-program-tried-to-create-dissent-foment-rebellion-in-cuba/685249 "2014-04-06T19:14:56Z")
The AP just broke \[this story: \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_SECRET\_CUBAN\_TWITTER\_ABRIDGED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-04-03-09-34-52) Apparently the fake Twitter thing also collecte… --- ## [ANOTHER Ft Hood Shooting...Jesus Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ft-hood-shooting-jesus-christ/685204)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ft-hood-shooting-jesus-christ/685204 "2014-04-06T16:54:27Z")
What in the world? --- ## [Never knew I was beautiful...until I moved to L.A.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-knew-i-was-beautiful-until-i-moved-to-l-a/683548)
**Author:** [@la\_fille\_intellectuelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/la_fille_intellectuelle)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-knew-i-was-beautiful-until-i-moved-to-l-a/683548 "2014-04-06T16:05:54Z")
Hi,everyone its le fille intellectuelle! This is my very first post on the SDMB & to be honest I’m so glad to finally find a community that I can say it like it really is without restriction. Anyway,I’ll get to the poi… --- ## [Angkor Wat Added to Google Street View](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angkor-wat-added-to-google-street-view/685454)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angkor-wat-added-to-google-street-view/685454 "2014-04-06T14:11:46Z")
For the armchair traveler. Story here. Soon one will never have to leave home to travel the world thanks to virtual reality. And while I’m at it, there’s some good drone footage of Cambodia here. --- ## [Back from hospital - my poor kidneys.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-hospital-my-poor-kidneys/685004)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-hospital-my-poor-kidneys/685004 "2014-04-06T07:53:29Z")
Been suffering a bad case of “renal colic” since thursday, and on saturday the urologist was sufficiently worried by the state of my kidney functions that I was admitted for observation. I’ve just come home today, as my … --- ## [I'm Looking for a Taco Bell Cannon for a Wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-taco-bell-cannon-for-a-wedding/685103)
**Author:** [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-taco-bell-cannon-for-a-wedding/685103 "2014-04-06T05:03:01Z")
My sister is getting married and she said she wants to have an Indy Taco Bell canon for when she walks down the isle. I thought this was awesome! Fricking flying tacos at church! She can be snooty at times so having ta… --- ## [Boss Just Left, Charity Dinner Tonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-just-left-charity-dinner-tonite/685372)
**Author:** [@delsina363](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delsina363)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-just-left-charity-dinner-tonite/685372 "2014-04-06T04:33:51Z")
Yeah, I know I spelled it wrong. Waiting for 2 hours for my boss to leave…FINALLY!!! I thought she was going to sleep over! So now I just have to wait 5 minutes until she is out of the area, and I am gone. I have to g… --- ## [What Was Your First Real Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-real-job/685319)
**Author:** [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-real-job/685319 "2014-04-06T04:21:31Z")
Not talking about babysitting or lemonade stand. What was your first real job? How much did you earn? --- ## [30 Naughtiest Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-naughtiest-dogs/684511)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-naughtiest-dogs/684511 "2014-04-06T03:58:47Z")
Boy, am I glad I have cats. They NEVER do shit like this. (At least they don’t admit it.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=861) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=863)