# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=888 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 889 --- ## [If you ever called, "band name," I wanna hear it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-called-band-name-i-wanna-hear-it/678534)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-called-band-name-i-wanna-hear-it/678534 "2014-01-18T07:09:46Z")
I know, it’s a big board meme, right? Cannot even guess how many times I’ve read it, and almost always agreed, it WOULD make a great band name! Have you done it? Do you remember it? Please share it with us again! As it… --- ## [Finally! An unbiased article about E-cigarettes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-an-unbiased-article-about-e-cigarettes/678102)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-an-unbiased-article-about-e-cigarettes/678102 "2014-01-18T00:40:00Z")
Article by Harold Wimmer. President and CEO of the American Lung Association. This is so over the top, it’s laughable! I commend you CNN, for your unbiased reporting. I would quote from the article, but really, the who… --- ## [Foreign words that may cause confusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-words-that-may-cause-confusion/679012)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-words-that-may-cause-confusion/679012 "2014-01-17T23:49:07Z")
Well, I live in Brazil. If you ever come here (please dont come for the world cup)… do NOT stay with your family on a Motel. Although they are a pretty cheap option in the states, you will not find a family-friendly envi… --- ## [The Plaudits Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plaudits-thread/679111)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plaudits-thread/679111 "2014-01-17T23:31:16Z")
Or Anti-Pit thread-been awhile since I’ve seen one in here. Eternal gratitude to my Allstate agent for reducing my car insurance bill after it got jacked in the wake of an accident which wasn’t my fault, but where the y… --- ## [DrumPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drumpants/679098)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drumpants/679098 "2014-01-17T22:58:29Z")
:confused: Is it for real? For those who don’t like unexplained links, it is, apparently, a product that turns your pants, or other clothing, into a synth drum kit. --- ## [Shout-out in Cracked.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shout-out-in-cracked-com/679108)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shout-out-in-cracked-com/679108 "2014-01-17T22:51:39Z")
Hey, I got a shout-out in a Cracked.com article. It’s a few weeks back but I missed it and someone who knows my Secret Identity clued me. And my sibling was so proud to get a piece in Nature. Huh. Rag. --- ## [New here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-here/679026)
**Author:** [@mortal\_wombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mortal_wombat)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-here/679026 "2014-01-17T22:27:30Z")
Hey everyone. Couldn’t notice the “New Here” post so I thought I’d add one. Mortal Wombat --- ## [What kind of rewards does your work give out? (or Damn, I work for the wrong place!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-rewards-does-your-work-give-out-or-damn-i-work-for-the-wrong-place/679028)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-rewards-does-your-work-give-out-or-damn-i-work-for-the-wrong-place/679028 "2014-01-17T22:07:16Z")
You know, things like: \[ul\] \[li\]Bring in breakfast/lunch for your department\[/li\]\[li\]Company-logoed clothing\[/li\]\[li\]Awards to put on your desk\[/li\]\[li\]Watches\[/li\]\[li\]Gift cards\[/li\]\[li\]Extra week of vacation\[/li\]\[\*\]A… --- ## [A headline you would never see about the US:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-headline-you-would-never-see-about-the-us/668998)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-headline-you-would-never-see-about-the-us/668998 "2014-01-17T20:44:07Z")
or, really, any other country… Russian shot in quarrel over Kant’s philosophy A police spokeswoman in Rostov-on Don, Viktoria Safarova, said two men in their 20s were discussing Kant as they stood in line to buy beer a… --- ## [Tonya Harding, 20 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonya-harding-20-years-later/678063)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonya-harding-20-years-later/678063 "2014-01-17T19:54:51Z")
Wow. http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/tonya-harding-says-media-spotlight-sank-her-nancy-140212293--abc-news-celebrities.html?vp=1 --- ## [Mono. My daughter has been kissing boys.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mono-my-daughter-has-been-kissing-boys/679061)
**Author:** [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mono-my-daughter-has-been-kissing-boys/679061 "2014-01-17T18:33:59Z")
Well, not really, because she’s six, but I like to make fun. (“Daddy, NO! Ew! Boys are gross!”) Anyway. The little Torqueling has been diagnosed with mono, that is, mononucleosis. Her spleen is enlarged, which make… --- ## [Nigeria is off my list of travel options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-off-my-list-of-travel-options/678718)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-off-my-list-of-travel-options/678718 "2014-01-17T16:15:28Z")
They just passed a new law that states “A person who registers, operates or participates in gay clubs, societies or organizations, or directly or indirectly makes public show of same-sex amorous relationship in Nigeria c… --- ## [Sorry about that, spider...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-spider/679010)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-spider/679010 "2014-01-17T06:35:05Z")
… but you oughtn’t have hidden in my slipper. So I’m disrobing so I can take a shower, and I see something on my toenail. I reached down and picked it up, and it was a dead spider. The only place it could have come fr… --- ## [Huh. Guess I really didn't know sh\*t from Shinola.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-guess-i-really-didnt-know-sh-t-from-shinola/679029)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-guess-i-really-didnt-know-sh-t-from-shinola/679029 "2014-01-17T05:52:22Z")
This morning, I caught a brief reference to Shinola on NPR (I think). I’d thought they were completely defunct, but apparently someone’s bought the name and is making bicycles and pretty nice watches. I’m not really a m… --- ## [Why can't I get a summer internship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-a-summer-internship/678932)
**Author:** [@VeroTrem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VeroTrem)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-a-summer-internship/678932 "2014-01-17T01:50:56Z")
What’s wrong with me? :smack: It seems that I can’t even get a reply to my job applications. I’m a third year business student at one of Canada’s top 3 universities with a GPA way over 3.7 and a long list of volunteerin… --- ## [Wuick = Work; Others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wuick-work-others/678968)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wuick-work-others/678968 "2014-01-17T01:26:41Z")
It’s hard to spell Wuick to give the right inflection, but hopefully that’s close enough to get a thread going on the regionalisms in pronuciation that stand out to you. Two or more syllables in “shit” for instance. St… --- ## [Name My Daughter.com! Well, not my daughter - this guy online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-daughter-com-well-not-my-daughter-this-guy-online/678993)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-daughter-com-well-not-my-daughter-this-guy-online/678993 "2014-01-16T23:26:50Z")
Name this guy’s daughter online! The winning name so far is Cthulhu All-Spark McLaughlin - very nice! --- ## [Why do runners over share & bumper sticker question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-runners-over-share-bumper-sticker-question/678804)
**Author:** [@Los\_Anconfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Los_Anconfused)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-runners-over-share-bumper-sticker-question/678804 "2014-01-16T23:00:58Z")
I am a runner. With that said, I have long noticed that my runner Facebook friends are a unique brand of annoying. Not all of them – just the braggarts. These friends are always letting the world know when they ran, ho… --- ## [Awesome feline battle armor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-feline-battle-armor/678540)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-feline-battle-armor/678540 "2014-01-16T21:55:35Z")
I think I saw this on Laughing Squid. Just in case you haven’t seen it. --- ## [My cat just passed away suddenly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-just-passed-away-suddenly/678526)
**Author:** [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-just-passed-away-suddenly/678526 "2014-01-16T21:21:39Z")
My cat, Storm, passed away after a brief illness today at 2am. I had a long post about this already typed but my computer ate it for some reason, so I’ll do my best to retype it. She was a black cat with a small white … --- ## [Uugh now I can't come to your shop anymore, because you're a RACIST!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uugh-now-i-cant-come-to-your-shop-anymore-because-youre-a-racist/678658)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uugh-now-i-cant-come-to-your-shop-anymore-because-youre-a-racist/678658 "2014-01-16T20:56:25Z")
My bicycle repairs shop is great. It’s a father & son business, the real old-fashioned thing. They charge very little, they fix everything and it’s almost always done by the end of the day. My bike always seems to come o… --- ## [The world's least important scientific journal. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-least-important-scientific-journal/678964)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-least-important-scientific-journal/678964 "2014-01-16T20:24:44Z")
. . . and they know it! :cool: --- ## [The thinnest Americans are Asian Americans, CDC data shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thinnest-americans-are-asian-americans-cdc-data-shows/678972)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thinnest-americans-are-asian-americans-cdc-data-shows/678972 "2014-01-16T20:03:55Z")
I’m not sure a study was needed. Anyone walking around a crowded mall can’t help but notice the younger Asian-Americans are usually thin. But they still suffer hypertension and cholesterol problems. I find that surprisi… --- ## [Colorado, Marijuana, and You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-marijuana-and-you/678869)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-marijuana-and-you/678869 "2014-01-16T19:43:26Z")
Yes I live in Colorado. Yes, you can buy weed in a store here. sigh \* Yeah, I smoke it every day. Two joints in the morning, two joints at night, you know the drill. Yep, everybody in Colorado smokes it or eats it in … --- ## [Legal hypothetical regarding force to stop theft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-hypothetical-regarding-force-to-stop-theft/678963)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-hypothetical-regarding-force-to-stop-theft/678963 "2014-01-16T18:33:30Z")
Okay, here’s the hypo. Let’s say that I am a known drug addict with a severe drug problem. My friend who outweighs me by 100 pounds come to my house to talk to me about my problems. I tell him that he can go pound san… --- ## [I'm prejudiced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-prejudiced/678814)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-prejudiced/678814 "2014-01-16T17:53:41Z")
against smokers. I don’t mean to be, some of my best friends are smokers. I’ve never smoked cigarettes, never even tried them. I never wanted to. Both of my parents smoked and it stunk. I can remember family parties… --- ## [The Smoking Tire's Matt Farah gets a painful lesson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smoking-tires-matt-farah-gets-a-painful-lesson/678815)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smoking-tires-matt-farah-gets-a-painful-lesson/678815 "2014-01-16T15:38:23Z")
I’m not sure what to title this thread, and I don’t want to give away too much, and I don’t want to post a 15 minute video, but I think some people here might get a kick out of the slow realization of one man stepping in… --- ## [Taking it Slow, Saying Hi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-it-slow-saying-hi/678846)
**Author:** [@FightMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FightMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-it-slow-saying-hi/678846 "2014-01-16T12:56:52Z")
Hey, I suppose this’ll be my first tentative step into the wonderful world of The Straight Dope Message Board. Since this post is little more than an introductory ramble, I suppose I should tell a little about myself, r… --- ## [16 People On Things They Couldn’t Believe About America Until They Moved Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-people-on-things-they-couldn-t-believe-about-america-until-they-moved-here/673954)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-people-on-things-they-couldn-t-believe-about-america-until-they-moved-here/673954 "2014-01-16T06:23:37Z")
An article I was pointed to by a friend. Apparently derived from responses on a site called Quora, which requires registration (through Google or Facebook, IIRC) to actually read, so this is nice for those of us who don… --- ## [The Most Unexpected Thing You Heard Today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unexpected-thing-you-heard-today/678743)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unexpected-thing-you-heard-today/678743 "2014-01-16T05:18:49Z")
" Happy New Year ! What’d you do? " " I went to Vietnam. " " No way? " " Yes. I went to ride my motorcycle. " " You went all the way there to take bike tours? " " Yes. Mostly along the Chinese border. It was so beau… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=887) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=889)