# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=863 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 864 --- ## [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.) --- ## [Ohno! That One Weird Trick Goes Bad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohno-that-one-weird-trick-goes-bad/685406)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohno-that-one-weird-trick-goes-bad/685406 "2014-04-06T01:02:22Z")
I saw this tonight. As you can see, This One Weird Trick, after seeing several years’ sojourn on the internet, and all the ugliness, over-used memes, and belly fat that goes along with it, has finally succumbed and embr… --- ## [Sometimes...\[Country/Place puns\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-country-place-puns/685074)
**Author:** [@Melchior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melchior)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-country-place-puns/685074 "2014-04-05T23:49:13Z")
when I go to Africa, I have to be careful what I eat. Sometimes I Ethiopia, and then I falafel… :rolleyes: --- ## [PJ O'Rourke files amicus brief in SCOTUS; defends "truthiness" as protected by the First Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pj-orourke-files-amicus-brief-in-scotus-defends-truthiness-as-protected-by-the-first-amendment/685413)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pj-orourke-files-amicus-brief-in-scotus-defends-truthiness-as-protected-by-the-first-amendment/685413 "2014-04-05T22:36:30Z")
PJ O’Rourke and the Cato Institute have filed an amicus brief in a SCOTUS case involving an Ohio statute that appears to try to require that statements made by and about politicians during an election campaign be true: S… --- ## [Same sex marriage become legal in England and Wales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-become-legal-in-england-and-wales/684765)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-become-legal-in-england-and-wales/684765 "2014-04-05T02:36:00Z")
As of midnight tonight, same-sex marriage becomes legal in England and Wales(Scotland has separate SSM legislation) and couples are already lining up in places like Camden and Brighton to tie the knot the moment the cloc… --- ## [With this thread, I will further ruin my username](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-this-thread-i-will-further-ruin-my-username/685167)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-this-thread-i-will-further-ruin-my-username/685167 "2014-04-05T00:55:28Z")
Because apparently, in the last 2 or 3 years, “steronz” has come to be a synonym, euphemism, or clever misspelling of “steroids” on some body building forums. Why, I don’t know. This has been my username for very nearl… --- ## [Senator: ‘I’m at the wrong hearing’ Whoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-i-m-at-the-wrong-hearing-whoops/685382)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-i-m-at-the-wrong-hearing-whoops/685382 "2014-04-04T23:44:42Z")
I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. The Senate building is a hectic and confusing place. This sounds like a screw up I’d make. :slight\_smile: Nothing to be embarrassed about, it just shows he’s human and he … --- ## ["There were 7.1 overdraft incidents per checking account on average last year"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-were-7-1-overdraft-incidents-per-checking-account-on-average-last-year/685216)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-were-7-1-overdraft-incidents-per-checking-account-on-average-last-year/685216 "2014-04-04T23:18:52Z")
WSJ article:eek: I would have guessed 1-2. 7.1 is a lot, although it’s actually down from close to 10 a few years ago. I’m curious what the distribution looks like. That average is pushed up by folks who, like someone i… --- ## [A donut off the old torus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-donut-off-the-old-torus/685325)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-donut-off-the-old-torus/685325 "2014-04-04T22:40:33Z")
My little niece just turned nine. I was her nanny from about six months old through first grade. She showed an interest in science early on and I have always fostered and encouraged this gladly, as any geeky auntie wou… --- ## [Demon possession? In 2014? Seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demon-possession-in-2014-seriously/684998)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demon-possession-in-2014-seriously/684998 "2014-04-04T21:31:43Z")
My father belongs to a Pentecostal denomination and is terribly devout. After retirement, when he was healthier, it was not unusual for him to go to services five times in a week (Sunday and Thursday mornings, plus Tuesd… --- ## [What is the THING in this pond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-thing-in-this-pond/685351)
**Author:** [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-thing-in-this-pond/685351 "2014-04-04T21:29:19Z")
I don’t start threads much, but this bizarre thing has me so intrigued that I feel I must turn the collective minds of the SDMB to figuring out what the heck it is. Here’s the video. It’s not a great image, but you can… --- ## [Lets list some stupid behaviors caused by cell phones.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-some-stupid-behaviors-caused-by-cell-phones/685134)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-some-stupid-behaviors-caused-by-cell-phones/685134 "2014-04-04T20:45:18Z")
Cell phones are very convenient and have become a necessity in the modern world. But, like any modern invention it has caused some questionable human behavior. It’s not the cell phone’s fault. It’s user error. … --- ## [US pinger locator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-pinger-locator/685361)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-pinger-locator/685361 "2014-04-04T20:00:57Z")
Its part of my conspiracy theory and contributor to the noise of the issue, that there is NO SUCH THING as a pinger locator. The U.S. govt is just calling it that so that we think we have such a thing when in reality th… --- ## [Employer Doing Tobacco Screening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-doing-tobacco-screening/685276)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-doing-tobacco-screening/685276 "2014-04-04T19:00:12Z")
My employer (government) is doing a tobacco screening program for health insurance. If I allow them to screen my blood, and it is clean of tobacco products, I will receive a $50.00 per month rebate on my health insurance… --- ## [April Fools done right!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-done-right/685360)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-done-right/685360 "2014-04-04T18:16:54Z")
Congratulations NPR on a masterful April Fools joke. This was their headline and article teaser. The actual text of the article was: Congratulations, genuine readers, and happy April Fools’ Day! We sometimes sense th… --- ## [Does this board trend older?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-board-trend-older/685155)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-board-trend-older/685155 "2014-04-04T17:15:29Z")
I know on this board I feel like a kid, really really young compared to everyone else. But on other boards I feel ancient, like really old. I mean people here remember being kids in the 50s:eek: For the record I am 30… --- ## [Happy birthday to me—this is the big one: seven-zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-me-this-is-the-big-one-seven-zero/685022)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-me-this-is-the-big-one-seven-zero/685022 "2014-04-04T15:14:03Z")
Is this where you put mundane pointless stuff I must share? Then I must share that I was born March 31st 1944 today is the big seven zero :smiley: --- ## [And Maryland makes four (political candidates mailing lists)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-maryland-makes-four-political-candidates-mailing-lists/685312)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-maryland-makes-four-political-candidates-mailing-lists/685312 "2014-04-04T02:54:53Z")
I do some political volunteer work from time to time, mostly door-to-door canvassing. Sometimes I stay in my home state of NY, but we haven’t exactly had competitive presidential or Senate races lately, so I have been i… --- ## [If you have to call 911 for a medical emergency...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-to-call-911-for-a-medical-emergency/685261)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-to-call-911-for-a-medical-emergency/685261 "2014-04-04T02:42:44Z")
Last year I called 911 when my husband went into anaphylactic shock and passed out. His blood pressure was around 70/30 when the medics got there. Turns out he’s suddenly allergic to wheat in his 40’s. Ate it all his … --- ## [God help you, you fucking racist shitbag.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-help-you-you-fucking-racist-shitbag/685094)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-help-you-you-fucking-racist-shitbag/685094 "2014-04-04T00:11:17Z")
If I so much as see you near any car, let alone mine, with your “Vote for the American” bumper sticker, I will end your life without a second thought and move on with my day knowing the world is better than when you were… --- ## [Mundane pointless post about me and theism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-post-about-me-and-theism/685223)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-post-about-me-and-theism/685223 "2014-04-03T22:24:36Z")
In the past I’ve identified as a liberal Christian. This is just a note, for anyone who may have noticed that and would interpret future posts of mine under that understanding, that I am now an atheist, and am not a Chri… --- ## [Plot point in Spaceballs (Chinese line up for bags of fresh air)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-point-in-spaceballs-chinese-line-up-for-bags-of-fresh-air/685253)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-point-in-spaceballs-chinese-line-up-for-bags-of-fresh-air/685253 "2014-04-03T20:55:23Z")
Was reading CNN and this article struck me as an instance of Hollywood indirectly nailing something in real life (sort of). Warning, open spoilers about the movie Spaceballs coming up. In the movie Spaceballs, one of t… --- ## [19 Incredibly Embarrassing Fails In Advertising](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-incredibly-embarrassing-fails-in-advertising/685280)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-incredibly-embarrassing-fails-in-advertising/685280 "2014-04-03T20:33:49Z")
OK. Some of these are pretty funny. No need to read anything more than the juxtaposition of the story or billboard headline and the associated ad next to it. aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh --- ## [Baseball bleachers torn down after ruling that girls softball team's seats must be equal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-bleachers-torn-down-after-ruling-that-girls-softball-teams-seats-must-be-equal/685051)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-bleachers-torn-down-after-ruling-that-girls-softball-teams-seats-must-be-equal/685051 "2014-04-03T18:53:08Z")
A new set of seating is being torn down outside the Plymouth Wildcats varsity boys’ baseball field, not long before the season begins, because the fields for boys’ and girls’ athletics must be equal. A group of parent… --- ## [Charles Keating Has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-keating-has-died/685202)
**Author:** [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-keating-has-died/685202 "2014-04-03T17:07:48Z")
For those you too young to remember, Keating was not only anti-porn crusader, he bribed five US Senators (among them, John McCain) to reduce scrutiny on his savings & loan business, Lincoln Savings. This in turn cost the… --- ## [Any NYC dopers following the case of the missing fashion designer, Jay Ott?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nyc-dopers-following-the-case-of-the-missing-fashion-designer-jay-ott/685262)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nyc-dopers-following-the-case-of-the-missing-fashion-designer-jay-ott/685262 "2014-04-03T16:33:07Z")
Information in this article: The Search for Missing Designer Jay Ott Continues I’ve been seeing the ads all over the subway and it’s all over Facebook (I went to fashion school and have a lot of friends who work in the … --- ## [What birds are in your yard, right now, this instant!!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-birds-are-in-your-yard-right-now-this-instant/685090)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-birds-are-in-your-yard-right-now-this-instant/685090 "2014-04-03T15:42:43Z")
Looking out my back window I see: \[ul\] \[li\]1 female brown thrasher\[/li\]\[li\]4 goldfinches\[/li\]\[li\]1 downey woodpecker\[/li\]\[li\]2 chickadees\[/li\]\[/ul\] --- ## [Emancipate The Mitochondria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipate-the-mitochondria/685120)
**Author:** [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipate-the-mitochondria/685120 "2014-04-03T14:38:45Z")
I’m not one to shy away from a controversial issue so let me just go on record as saying: Slavery is bad. Well, to my shock it has come to my attention I, and you, and even me are all slave holders. We harbor trillions … --- ## [Did they forget their tasers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-forget-their-tasers/685233)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-forget-their-tasers/685233 "2014-04-03T12:00:20Z")
A clip from “Nattpatruljen”, the Norwegian version of “COPS”, showing local SOP for handling of drunk and aggressive persons: The police officers had fun, at least. --- ## [Night of the shootings: Kent State too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-shootings-kent-state-too/685221)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-shootings-kent-state-too/685221 "2014-04-03T04:00:22Z")
I’m hearing rumblings on Twitter that there’s a lockdown at Kent State also after reports of a shot fired. Anyone else hearing this? Two places where there have been shootings already, this is weird. Terrible, but wei… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=862) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=864)