# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=881 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 882 --- ## [Sochi Olympics Horror Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sochi-olympics-horror-stories/680755)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sochi-olympics-horror-stories/680755 "2014-02-08T16:40:02Z")
I keep seeing news reports about problems with the Winter Olympics being held in Sochi, Russia. These stories seem to be growing in their numbers and intensity. Just today, a few of the headlines on The Drudge Report in… --- ## [Ask the Eskimo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-eskimo/680020)
**Author:** [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-eskimo/680020 "2014-02-08T16:20:46Z")
There were many (1) request for this thread about people living in the Arctic so here it is. I lived for a while in Kotzebue, Alaska which is just a few miles above the Arctic Circle. My mothers family is from there (a… --- ## [Anyone here with a 3D printer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-with-a-3d-printer/680628)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-with-a-3d-printer/680628 "2014-02-08T16:02:10Z")
I’m thinking of looking for someone to make a replacement plastic part for me, but I’d need to know approximate costs first. Don’t want to spend too much. Here’s a picture of what I’ll need. It’s the handle for a plasti… --- ## [Do your pets like music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-pets-like-music/680621)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-pets-like-music/680621 "2014-02-08T12:30:56Z")
In this post, Marley linked to a video of an elephant jamming with a pianist. (It’s in an elephant sanctuary and entirely voluntary, no cruelty, no worries.) It reminded me of how my dog likes the piano. If she had a tr… --- ## [Depression and handling Winter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-and-handling-winter/680543)
**Author:** [@Zago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zago)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-and-handling-winter/680543 "2014-02-08T15:26:12Z")
I’ve been depressed long enough to know that during the Winter months I am at my absolute worst (I live in New England). Aside from the dark and the cold, people, including myself withdraw. I’ve been feeling worthless … --- ## [Why can’t we use “would like” in this context?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-we-use-would-like-in-this-context/680132)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-we-use-would-like-in-this-context/680132 "2014-02-08T09:54:12Z")
When we know that we use “would” for past actions \[ the same as used to \], why in the below test is not a correct answer: When I was a child I . . . . to climb trees. liked would like was liking like Which t… --- ## [What does “without otherwise” mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-without-otherwise-mean/680821)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-without-otherwise-mean/680821 "2014-02-08T09:52:00Z")
If I omit “otherwise” in below sentence and the meaning will remain the same, then why would I need to use it? what’s the difference in meaning with or without “otherwise”. \[ Without otherwise limiting the obligations o… --- ## [Stupid question about drugs and travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-about-drugs-and-travel/680809)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-about-drugs-and-travel/680809 "2014-02-08T09:39:19Z")
OK, I don’t do drugs, like ever. I was just in Vegas for a couple days and while travelling I was thinking about how a person would bring drugs with them on vacation. It doesn’t seem like you could get them thru NSA se… --- ## [Don't call it the S-p-rb-wl...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-it-the-s-p-rb-wl/680035)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-it-the-s-p-rb-wl/680035 "2014-02-08T02:31:23Z")
I find it bizarre that the \[del\]Big Game\[/del\] \[del\]Stupidbowl\[/del\] \[del\]Ad Bowl\[/del\] Superbowl can’t be called by its right name without licensing permission. I mean, I guess I can understand why stores might be barr… --- ## [wow, I saw a coyote in my backyard today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-saw-a-coyote-in-my-backyard-today/679659)
**Author:** [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-saw-a-coyote-in-my-backyard-today/679659 "2014-02-08T01:42:45Z")
…and I’m going to have to say it has changed my image of coyotes. Because I had never seen one before ‘in the wild’ so to speak. I live in suburbia. I have seen several hawks and once I saw a fox…but that’s about the big… --- ## [Here, gimme that.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-gimme-that/680790)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-gimme-that/680790 "2014-02-08T01:22:35Z")
Why would you even bring that? It’s ridiculous. I’m going to put it in the linen cupboard and you can have it back after the party. No go tap that keg and pick out a movie. --- ## [Arrogant Hobbyist mentality- where does it come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-hobbyist-mentality-where-does-it-come-from/680445)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-hobbyist-mentality-where-does-it-come-from/680445 "2014-02-08T00:41:55Z")
I’ve noticed that there’s a certain hobbyist/enthusiast mentality that’s prone to a really, really annoying combination of splitting hairs and extraordinary hyperbole. As in, if you read say… home brewing boards, you’ll… --- ## [The Fabulous Year-end Holiday Double Entendre thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fabulous-year-end-holiday-double-entendre-thread/281014)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fabulous-year-end-holiday-double-entendre-thread/281014 "2014-02-07T23:49:52Z")
Who doesn’t love the holiday season? Who doesn’t love sexy double entendres? So who wouldn’t love sexy double entendres at the holiday season, about the holiday season? The rules: You provide a sexy double entendre in r… --- ## [Black History Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-history-month/680758)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-history-month/680758 "2014-02-07T19:56:08Z")
It being Black History Month, I thought I’d make a thread for posting snippets of Black History. My own snippet: When I was growing up, I learned a very interesting bit of Black history - from a site that is only a cou… --- ## [Drought? Not in MY backyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drought-not-in-my-backyard/680643)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drought-not-in-my-backyard/680643 "2014-02-07T19:28:08Z")
I did a stupid thing today. I emailed our HOA board about water use in our complex. We have lots of big shady trees and lumpy lawns, maintained by a landscaping company, paid for with our dues. I gave them my suggesti… --- ## [Dawlish railway line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawlish-railway-line/680587)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawlish-railway-line/680587 "2014-02-07T16:17:52Z")
So, the southwest of England has been suffering a bit in some stormy weather recently, and today the sole railway line which connects Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the country has been de-railed by the destruction of… --- ## [Dumb workers defy the laws of gravity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-workers-defy-the-laws-of-gravity/680607)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-workers-defy-the-laws-of-gravity/680607 "2014-02-07T14:36:43Z")
Human stupidity at its finest. The car with the car propped up with 4x4’s :eek: Another car propped up with a chair. The guy with the bucket on his head was funny but not dangerous. His eyes were protected from the ce… --- ## [How bored are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bored-are-you/680533)
**Author:** [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bored-are-you/680533 "2014-02-07T10:58:34Z")
I just arranged my Hawaiian shirts by colour, from red to violet. --- ## [Businesses are noticing the shrinking middle class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-are-noticing-the-shrinking-middle-class/680427)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-are-noticing-the-shrinking-middle-class/680427 "2014-02-07T02:45:20Z")
Okay, we all understand that the American “middle class” is withering away, being replaced by an increasingly wealthy top-level economic class (1% or 5% or 20% or whatever cut-off line you care to discuss); while most of… --- ## [Ideas for a group shower gift for under $50.00](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-group-shower-gift-for-under-50-00/680580)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-group-shower-gift-for-under-50-00/680580 "2014-02-06T23:17:07Z")
One of my co-workers who is universally despised in the department is pregnant. To avoid any problems with HR our department head (HOD) has said we must throw her a shower because other more likeable co-workers received… --- ## [runner pat has changed his username.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runner-pat-has-changed-his-username/680581)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runner-pat-has-changed-his-username/680581 "2014-02-06T22:59:16Z")
With the 10th anniversary of my accident coming up( end of June), I’ve decided it’s time for a new name. I have occasionaly thought about it then put it on the back burner (actually, the freezer) for another year or two… --- ## [You have $500,000 to spend on your body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-500-000-to-spend-on-your-body/679338)
**Author:** [@amorali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amorali)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-500-000-to-spend-on-your-body/679338 "2014-02-06T20:26:14Z")
And you can’t give it away or share with anyone. You don’t have to use it all but there is no merit in not using it all. Would you get any surgery, procedure, training, modification, tattoos or body work done? What wou… --- ## [Seahawks parade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seahawks-parade/680676)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seahawks-parade/680676 "2014-02-06T20:20:00Z")
An estimated 700,000 people attended the Seahawks celebration yesterday. That’s more people than the population of the City of Seattle. The boss closed the office from 1030 until the end parade passed. My coworker and… --- ## [Print out your own Wright Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-out-your-own-wright-flyer/680681)
**Author:** [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-out-your-own-wright-flyer/680681 "2014-02-06T18:50:01Z")
or Lincoln life mask or Woolly Mammoth. http://3d.si.edu/browser Just read about this in the February issue of Smithsonian. The Smithsonian Institution is making 3-D scans of some of its artifacts so that you can print … --- ## [Going without toilet paper: Meet the adults switching to a reusable cloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-without-toilet-paper-meet-the-adults-switching-to-a-reusable-cloth/680033)
**Author:** [@Los\_Anconfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Los_Anconfused)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-without-toilet-paper-meet-the-adults-switching-to-a-reusable-cloth/680033 "2014-02-06T17:23:12Z")
\*In a HuffPost Live discussion, bloggers Angela Davis, Kathleen Quiring and Makala Earley explain why they’ve decided to go paperless, revealing that it’s not as messy or unhygienic as it may sound. ‘It is definitely po… --- ## [Why is it crass or impolite to say "the HIV"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-crass-or-impolite-to-say-the-hiv/680468)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-crass-or-impolite-to-say-the-hiv/680468 "2014-02-06T05:55:21Z")
For example, you wouldn’t ever say “John has the HIV after a session of unprotected sex.” You wouldn’t even really say “John contracted the HIV after a session of unprotected sex.” But HIV stands for human immunodeffici… --- ## [Bad enough the one...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-enough-the-one/680597)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-enough-the-one/680597 "2014-02-06T03:26:21Z")
…but then the other. In as many days, two kids committed suicide in my kids’ high school this week. Details are vague. One appears to have been found OD’d in his car. Early reports say the other was a self inflicted … --- ## [Life without TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-tv/680294)
**Author:** [@ktribe808](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ktribe808)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-tv/680294 "2014-02-06T00:36:08Z")
I haven’t watched TV in years. I simply got tired of corporate and government-driven TV and I have absolutely no problem filling my time or being entertained. I run a private animal sanctuary, garden, read, play on the c… --- ## [Job hunting in the information age - ugh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-hunting-in-the-information-age-ugh/675483)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-hunting-in-the-information-age-ugh/675483 "2014-02-05T23:43:43Z")
It’s been over 12 years since I applied for a professional position, and don’t get me wrong, I am glad to say goodbye to watermarked cotton fiber paper resumes sent in physical envelopes. But holy crap, is it tedious to … --- ## [Stop honking your horn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-honking-your-horn/453706)
**Author:** [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-honking-your-horn/453706 "2014-02-05T20:40:20Z")
Why do people use their key ring remote controls to lock their car doors after they leave the car? In most cars, this also sounds the car’s horn. :eek: :mad: Don’t virtually all cars that have remote controlled door lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=880) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=882)