# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=885 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 886 --- ## [Cool relic from the 1939 International Exposition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-relic-from-the-1939-international-exposition/679720)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-relic-from-the-1939-international-exposition/679720 "2014-01-27T20:48:48Z")
I spotted this on a road trip last weekend: the Levi’s Puppet Rodeo Truck. It’s parked in a fenced lot near the town of Newcastle CA. From what I can tell, it was an attraction in Treasure Island’s “Vacationland” featu… --- ## [(Cough) R.I.P. (hack), Marlborough Man! (wheeze)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cough-r-i-p-hack-marlborough-man-wheeze/679844)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cough-r-i-p-hack-marlborough-man-wheeze/679844 "2014-01-27T20:38:13Z")
Died of lung disease, of course. http://ww2.nationalpost.com/m/wp/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/2014/01/27/the-cigarettes-had-a-hold-on-him-former-marlboro-man-eric-lawson-dead-from-lung-disease --- ## [Well, there's your problem right there--you filled the equipment room with concrete!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-your-problem-right-there-you-filled-the-equipment-room-with-concrete/679546)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-theres-your-problem-right-there-you-filled-the-equipment-room-with-concrete/679546 "2014-01-27T19:58:10Z")
While I am (in this case, thankfully) not a Londoner, I cannot help but love this story: Victoria Line closed due to concrete flood. Blimey! :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [The Birds Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-part-ii/679778)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-part-ii/679778 "2014-01-27T17:47:25Z")
Birds attack peace doves freed from Pope’s window Wicked cynic that I am, and an atheist to boot, I found this hilarious. Either God has a sense of humor or he is royally pissed with the Pope. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Goodbye, Pat - Yet another depressing "I'm putting my pet down" thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-pat-yet-another-depressing-im-putting-my-pet-down-thread/679556)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-pat-yet-another-depressing-im-putting-my-pet-down-thread/679556 "2014-01-27T17:03:27Z")
Eight years ago I adopted a middle-aged English setter from the local pound. They found him covered in ticks and nearly starved to death, still with his hunter’s orange collar on. They figured he probably wasn’t working … --- ## [Any "bad" white neighborhoods in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-bad-white-neighborhoods-in-the-us/149068)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-bad-white-neighborhoods-in-the-us/149068 "2014-01-27T14:27:53Z")
I know there are neighborhoods where you’re more than likely to get victimized if not killed if you’re the wrong ethnicity and/or not part of the right gang. There are neighborhoods where even postal workers won’t go. Ne… --- ## [Like a Cold, Wet Squirrel Nose to the Balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-cold-wet-squirrel-nose-to-the-balls/679545)
**Author:** [@Tully\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tully_Mars)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-cold-wet-squirrel-nose-to-the-balls/679545 "2014-01-27T12:38:00Z")
So, I wake up at 5:30, as usual. I stumble five steps into the bathroom and I sit down on the toilet, still not quite able to bring my eyes into focus. Then, I hear a strange “GLURG. BUBBLE. SPLASH” beneath me! Somet… --- ## [What's the oldest internet meme you can remember seeing/hearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-internet-meme-you-can-remember-seeing-hearing/678990)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-internet-meme-you-can-remember-seeing-hearing/678990 "2014-01-27T08:27:12Z")
For reference (and memory-joggers) see Internet meme. I can’t be sure if it was the guy in the cubicle smashing his keyboard and knocking his monitor out into the hallway or the chimp poking his finger in his ass and th… --- ## [Not sure if I can park here...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574)
**Author:** [@Robrein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robrein)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574 "2014-01-27T06:49:08Z")
So do any doppers out there know of a more confusing set of parking signs? Sydney is just strange sometimes. --- ## [Hello MMP....I'm Back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-mmp-im-back/679267)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-mmp-im-back/679267 "2014-01-27T05:06:29Z")
Hello all! After a long hiatus I am back. I am sure most of you didn’t really notice but I did get some nice PMs while I was gone. The rest of you are forgiven :wink: j/k. I know you all have lives outside the MMP, right… --- ## [Ex-Lax brownies illegal? Prunes too slow? Have some gummy bears!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-lax-brownies-illegal-prunes-too-slow-have-some-gummy-bears/676939)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-lax-brownies-illegal-prunes-too-slow-have-some-gummy-bears/676939 "2014-01-27T03:37:21Z")
Stash some of these in your lunch bag if you expect it to be stolen. Haribo Gummy Candy, Sugarless Gummy Bears The customer reviews are pure comedy gold. Or is comedy brown? You would soon know who was pilfering the… --- ## [SDMB Valentine Exchange 2014?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-valentine-exchange-2014/679751)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-valentine-exchange-2014/679751 "2014-01-27T01:00:10Z")
Will we be having a Valentine Exchange this year, or is it too late to plan one? --- ## [I fell really hard on my head today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-really-hard-on-my-head-today/679418)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-really-hard-on-my-head-today/679418 "2014-01-27T00:49:58Z")
I had the worst fall of my life today. I tripped in the subway, and the next thing I knew, I had hit my head really hard on the floor and my legs were in great pain too. Luckily, some bystanders helped me and tried to ca… --- ## [Central heating is a great invention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-heating-is-a-great-invention/679635)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-heating-is-a-great-invention/679635 "2014-01-27T00:06:20Z")
…And you really notice it when it’s gone and in the single digits outside! Luckily, I had it fixed before I came home to a couple of catsicles. --- ## [80s hair days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533)
**Author:** [@jenweaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenweaver)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533 "2014-01-26T18:36:09Z")
For you ladies (and gents) who rocked some big hair during the 80s: What brand of hairspray did you use? Do you remember someone whose hair was the biggest in town? We went to an 80s party last weekend, and I went to my … --- ## [The SO has flown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-so-has-flown/679158)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-so-has-flown/679158 "2014-01-26T17:15:47Z")
She hasn’t fled; she’s flown off to Central America on a Hands of Hope (Joyce Meyer Ministries) medical mission. Actually, she should be landing in San Salvador about ten minutes from now. She had an epiphany while she… --- ## [Major Propane Crisis in Midwest and Elsewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-propane-crisis-in-midwest-and-elsewhere/679730)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-propane-crisis-in-midwest-and-elsewhere/679730 "2014-01-26T05:00:57Z")
Propane is a major heating fuel for people in the rural Midwest and elsewhere. Something like 6 million households and 900,000 farmers rely on it. In the last few days propane prices have tripled (now $5 or so a gallon).… --- ## [Not Friendly=Unfriendly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-friendly-unfriendly/679184)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-friendly-unfriendly/679184 "2014-01-26T02:32:53Z")
Do you think so? I see that they’re considered synonymous, but do you find that to be true? Example, I am at the gym. I have limited time, very, and want to make the most of it. I don’t engage in conversation, but I don… --- ## [My brother had a brain aneurysm and stroke and is in ICU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600 "2014-01-25T22:17:36Z")
He’s awake and aware, in critical but stable condition. My father died of a stroke, in the crawlspace of my parents’ house. This brother is the one who crawled in and dragged his body out. He seemed dazed for hours af… --- ## [Interesting observation about female attractiveness and gender obsession.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-observation-about-female-attractiveness-and-gender-obsession/679596)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-observation-about-female-attractiveness-and-gender-obsession/679596 "2014-01-25T22:10:34Z")
Generally speaking, as I was researching for the 2013 nominations for the most attractive female journalist I noticed that the there is an inverse relationship between attractiveness and how much gender and feminism figu… --- ## [2013 Nominations for the most attractive female journalist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-nominations-for-the-most-attractive-female-journalist/679595)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-nominations-for-the-most-attractive-female-journalist/679595 "2014-01-25T21:16:30Z")
Amy Chozick Annie Lowery Emily Bazelon https://pbs.twimg.com/profile\_images/762058457/profile.pic.JPG http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/06/27/magazine/27-amy-chozick/27-amy-chozick-superJumbo.jpg http://qph.i… --- ## [Apparently female pubes are making a comeback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-female-pubes-are-making-a-comeback/679451)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-female-pubes-are-making-a-comeback/679451 "2014-01-25T19:27:17Z")
Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, and American Apparel mannequins all now rock a bush. --- ## [So, there are unused icons on my desktop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687 "2014-01-25T17:23:52Z")
Shut up, Windows. Why are you sharing this useless bit of information? What’s it to you? --- ## [Doper Due Date Club - Spring and Summer 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-due-date-club-spring-and-summer-2014/679686)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-due-date-club-spring-and-summer-2014/679686 "2014-01-25T14:12:35Z")
Hi! I figured I’d take a gamble and start one of these, since a lot of Doper are expecting at the moment. We’ve been having such fun in the other threads, so why not make it official and have a due date thread? Anyway,… --- ## [George Zimmerman has a new painting for sale.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-has-a-new-painting-for-sale/679524)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-has-a-new-painting-for-sale/679524 "2014-01-25T13:14:00Z")
This painting is the latest from Zimmerman. Not my taste, but I’m sure he’ll make a ton from it. The first one sold for over 100K. --- ## ["Slash" = "Upchuck" in your lexicon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slash-upchuck-in-your-lexicon/679610)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slash-upchuck-in-your-lexicon/679610 "2014-01-25T11:48:23Z")
I don’t often have occasion to refer to projectile vomit these days. Thankfully it’s been a while. But when you could paint the side of a barn with one heave, “slash” seemed more than descriptive. I’m curious: have yo… --- ## [Bad Lip Reading: NFL Version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-lip-reading-nfl-version/679657)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-lip-reading-nfl-version/679657 "2014-01-25T04:32:03Z")
One of my FB friends posted this: Bad Lip Reading Is Back with Another Hilarious NFL Version I was tearing up, it was so funny! (Or maybe I have a low threshold for hilarity. Or allergies.) Here’s a sampling: ‘Shor… --- ## [UKIP Councillor blames floods on gays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukip-councillor-blames-floods-on-gays/679154)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukip-councillor-blames-floods-on-gays/679154 "2014-01-25T03:06:11Z")
From the huffpo UK today: UKIP really are the gift that keeps on giving, aren’t they? --- ## [New to the forum: how do you jump into a thread with several hundred comments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-the-forum-how-do-you-jump-into-a-thread-with-several-hundred-comments/679568)
**Author:** [@fir3drill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fir3drill)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-the-forum-how-do-you-jump-into-a-thread-with-several-hundred-comments/679568 "2014-01-25T02:00:01Z")
Thread title basically explains it. I see a thread I might be interested in contributing to, but it has 400+ comments already. It is more than a little daunting to post after that level of discussion has taken place, e… --- ## [Damn Euros!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-euros/679628)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-euros/679628 "2014-01-25T01:39:22Z")
So, I’m back from St Martin, where we had a lovely time last week. Due to the crappy US dollar, I usually pay more than my European friends who have Euros to spend. This year I decided to buy $1000 worth of Euros at the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=884) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=886)