# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=871 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 872 --- ## [Ghost ship full of cannibal rats about to crash into coast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-ship-full-of-cannibal-rats-about-to-crash-into-coast/679554)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-ship-full-of-cannibal-rats-about-to-crash-into-coast/679554 "2014-03-12T18:58:34Z")
Ghost ship full of cannibal rats could be about to crash into Devon coast Well, or maybe the Scottish coast. Or Ireland. Or Cornwall. What do you mean “it was a slow news day”? I personally would buy the DVD of this “b… --- ## [Ain't that the way it always works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-that-the-way-it-always-works/683233)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-that-the-way-it-always-works/683233 "2014-03-12T18:45:52Z")
I had to laugh. Yesterday morning I finished a model of Robby the Robot, the Moebius kit. I knew it had some inaccuracies, but finding good pics of Robby is a bit tough; so I did the best I could at fixing things and p… --- ## [Deck The Halls With Sequential Threads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 680\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879 "2014-03-12T18:29:02Z")
(The last one was three months old…) Was it really better “Back in the day?” Ever get “the strap” in school. sigh. Those were the days! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Geographical Peculiarities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-peculiarities/683478)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-peculiarities/683478 "2014-03-12T18:18:22Z")
Some recent threads have stirred up odd facts I know about geography, so let’s hear yours. They can be a statement or a quiz with a spoilered answer, like these: “Rhode Island” is not the name of the state, and there is… --- ## [75 studies that show no link between vaccines and autism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-studies-that-show-no-link-between-vaccines-and-autism/683145)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-studies-that-show-no-link-between-vaccines-and-autism/683145 "2014-03-12T18:03:59Z")
\*\*Complied by many truly wonderful friends of mine. Please share to help combat ignorance! \*\* Albizzati, A., Moré, L., Di Candia, D., Saccani, M., Lenti, C. Normal concentrations of heavy metals in autistic spectrum d… --- ## [New Mallard aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mallard-aircraft/681239)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mallard-aircraft/681239 "2014-03-12T17:48:30Z")
Way cool if this can happen, as the Mallard is one of my favorite aircraft: Though the website isn’t even up: Brian --- ## [Buying used paperback books - a warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-used-paperback-books-a-warning/683463)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-used-paperback-books-a-warning/683463 "2014-03-12T16:08:39Z")
I recently bought some used paperback books through Amazon; of course, fulfillment is through any of a large number of their re-seller partners (or whatever they call them). Some of the books came from the state of Wash… --- ## [Outlook has no patience with thoughtful typists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-has-no-patience-with-thoughtful-typists/680504)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-has-no-patience-with-thoughtful-typists/680504 "2014-03-12T15:58:09Z")
This is truly MPSIMS but if you have a solution I’d be happy to hear it. I am using Outlook 2013. When I click on the Search criteria, and the box expands with the criteria, I can start typing things like From: Cecil Ad… --- ## [I stole a guy's hat a long time ago.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stole-a-guys-hat-a-long-time-ago/683050)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stole-a-guys-hat-a-long-time-ago/683050 "2014-03-12T14:48:00Z")
When I was 25 (so, 15 years ago) I met some guy at the bar and he offered me a ride home. He was wearing a new ball cap and he was so happy about it because it had cost him $50 and was specially sized (not the adjustabl… --- ## [Plane hits parachute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-parachute/683285)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-parachute/683285 "2014-03-12T13:33:07Z")
A serious lack of communication seems to be the problem here. That, or landing on a freaking active runway! I know skydivers come back to the airport, or very near it, but damn. Then again, the pilot is 87 years old. … --- ## [Teachers (or students) making things interesting in class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-or-students-making-things-interesting-in-class/683514)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-or-students-making-things-interesting-in-class/683514 "2014-03-12T04:55:25Z")
When I was a sophomore in high school, the teacher–who was more actor than teacher–embellished our study of the play Julius Caesar with recordings of the performance. This included the scene where Brutus and Cassius and … --- ## [Dear Geico:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-geico/683400)
**Author:** [@Tall\_Nordic\_Slobby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tall_Nordic_Slobby)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-geico/683400 "2014-03-12T04:36:00Z")
I understand…is it auto insurance you sell? I think so- based on the 40,000 television commercials you have inundated me with- well, everyone, the past 12 months. I am actually considering dropping you as my insurance … --- ## [Is this really true about Pope Francis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-true-about-pope-francis/683483)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-true-about-pope-francis/683483 "2014-03-12T04:25:46Z")
I realize this news story, assuming it’s true, is being overshadowed by much bigger stories, but I heard earlier today that he thought his mike was off and dropped an Italian F-bomb! :smiley: :eek: :cool: If so, I like… --- ## [Really, really bad short story endings...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-bad-short-story-endings/683439)
**Author:** [@Tall\_Nordic\_Slobby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tall_Nordic_Slobby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-bad-short-story-endings/683439 "2014-03-12T03:54:20Z")
But Carpenter didn’t care about any of that right now. He realized- maybe for the first time- that what Johnny the Preacher had told him had been true- hell, he lived it… He looked at his worn brown shoes and sighed. … --- ## [Finally googled 'How old is the bus driver?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-googled-how-old-is-the-bus-driver/683467)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-googled-how-old-is-the-bus-driver/683467 "2014-03-12T02:58:25Z")
This was a brain teaser given to my pre-calc class the day after finals in my senior year(1988) of high school. Nobody got it. I still had to click hint. :smack: MOD NOTE: I’ve spoilered the link because it may or m… --- ## [Woman Beat Her Mom With Vibrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-beat-her-mom-with-vibrator/683013)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-beat-her-mom-with-vibrator/683013 "2014-03-12T02:13:27Z")
Assault with a concealed weapon? :smiley: --- ## [Too \_\_\_\_\_\_ to \_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-______-to-____/683199)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-______-to-____/683199 "2014-03-11T23:08:30Z")
As in Too wet to plow Too drunk to fish Got any? --- ## [How completely selfish it turns out I am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-completely-selfish-it-turns-out-i-am/683414)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-completely-selfish-it-turns-out-i-am/683414 "2014-03-11T21:50:37Z")
Bloggy post to follow. Having a clearer view than ever before of my household’s budgeting needs and spending patterns\*, the following two facts come into focus. Whereas until recently we believed based on income-vs-e… --- ## [I think I found my bio dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-found-my-bio-dad/683383)
**Author:** [@Sjm1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sjm1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-found-my-bio-dad/683383 "2014-03-11T20:54:39Z")
A few months ago I found the man who my mum said was my bio dad on Facebook. From the information I found on Facebook I found his mailing address. It took me a couple of weeks to find the write words but I eventually sen… --- ## [Supreme Court of Canada: Man who poked holes in condoms guilty of sexual assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-man-who-poked-holes-in-condoms-guilty-of-sexual-assault/683201)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-man-who-poked-holes-in-condoms-guilty-of-sexual-assault/683201 "2014-03-11T17:35:41Z")
Court: Man who poked holes in condoms guilty of sexual assault. Link to the decision: R. v. Hutchinson --- ## [Another Bitcoin Exchange Hacked and Crashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bitcoin-exchange-hacked-and-crashes/683133)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bitcoin-exchange-hacked-and-crashes/683133 "2014-03-11T15:39:35Z")
This time in Alberta, Canada. Electronic thieves stole $600,000 worth of bitcoins; exchange goes out of business. --- ## [Marilyn Monroe has a threeway sex tape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marilyn-monroe-has-a-threeway-sex-tape/682835)
**Author:** [@hadleykeillor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hadleykeillor)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marilyn-monroe-has-a-threeway-sex-tape/682835 "2014-03-11T14:51:09Z")
Heh yea i agree that she is really hot chick but it is real her threeway sex tape with John and Robert Kennedy sex tape ? Is it real? I heard last news that someone wanted to sell it on auction but it was cancelled. In… --- ## [Hey Foggy - you seem like a good sort...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-foggy-you-seem-like-a-good-sort/683367)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-foggy-you-seem-like-a-good-sort/683367 "2014-03-11T13:28:47Z")
It’s hard to tell for sure but you’re maybe from Rhode Island and more recently San Francisco. Sail much? Anyway, …why not stick around and continue to contribute some more good threads. Okay? --- ## [How to confuse a left-wing hippie environmentalist into allowing assault weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-confuse-a-left-wing-hippie-environmentalist-into-allowing-assault-weapons/683395)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-confuse-a-left-wing-hippie-environmentalist-into-allowing-assault-weapons/683395 "2014-03-11T11:45:41Z")
Shoot into ground; plant flowers. As my friend said “but officer, if I can’t carry 30 rounds it will take me so much longer to landscape”. I, for one, support assault weapons for gardening purposes. :smiley: I swear to… --- ## [Vietnam Vets -- Where Are They Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-vets-where-are-they-now/594474)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-vets-where-are-they-now/594474 "2014-03-11T10:30:59Z")
We are entering the era where WWII vets are dying off like flies. It’s too bad – some of them are still left, but we’ll soon reach a point where they are as vanishingly rare as WWI or Spanish American vets were in the d… --- ## [Gravity, the fallout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-the-fallout/683326)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-the-fallout/683326 "2014-03-11T05:27:55Z")
Ok, so I just caught the movie and as always go to the dope for the spoilers thread to see what everyone else thought of it. So , what exactly would be the fallout from this in a real life situation. Bearing in mind, th… --- ## [Obese Memories - I do miss those big bowls of awesome spaghetti - A bittersweet reminiscence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obese-memories-i-do-miss-those-big-bowls-of-awesome-spaghetti-a-bittersweet-reminiscence/683244)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obese-memories-i-do-miss-those-big-bowls-of-awesome-spaghetti-a-bittersweet-reminiscence/683244 "2014-03-11T01:58:19Z")
I’ve been working out with a personal trainer getting fitter, and losing weight over the past 1.5 years and am now closing in on my final goals. But tonight I am getting ready for a Sunday fast tomorrow to re-center myse… --- ## [Projected low of 42 C - keep warm, western Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/projected-low-of-42-c-keep-warm-western-dopers/682578)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/projected-low-of-42-c-keep-warm-western-dopers/682578 "2014-03-11T01:11:32Z")
Currently - 30 C in Saskatchewan, with a projected low of -42 C overnight. Huddle up, stay warm, and stay off the roads unless travel is absolutely necessary. --- ## [Overheard in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overheard-in-public/682918)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overheard-in-public/682918 "2014-03-11T00:45:13Z")
On the commute home by train last night, I overheard a lovely little snippet of conversation that was almost good enough to make into a three-panel web comic. It took place between a young male (maybe 17) - a bit of a m… --- ## [Overheard at Lunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overheard-at-lunch/683129)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overheard-at-lunch/683129 "2014-03-10T16:14:18Z")
I weep for humanity sometimes. And not just because I was having lunch at McDonald’s, though that didn’t help. There was a guy talking loudly on his phone, apparently with the HR office at West Virginia University. I (an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=870) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=872)