# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=891 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 892 --- ## [OK, Line Up To Be The First In Your Neighborhood To Get Eyeball Studs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-line-up-to-be-the-first-in-your-neighborhood-to-get-eyeball-studs/677913)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-line-up-to-be-the-first-in-your-neighborhood-to-get-eyeball-studs/677913 "2014-01-11T00:33:03Z")
Yes, you can be on the cutting edge of fashion and get a cute little metal stud implanted into your eyeball! Here is the lovely link. I would probably avoid having it done by a guy in a van parked in the Walmart parkin… --- ## [Reducing a college thesis to 1 sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-a-college-thesis-to-1-sentence/677904)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-a-college-thesis-to-1-sentence/677904 "2014-01-10T18:55:30Z")
There’s a new website called “LOL My Thesis,” where people who have written a thesis in university reduce their thesis to just one sentence. The results can be pretty funny, for example: \* “Sometimes organic farmers sh… --- ## [Rare Photos of the Far East from 1860.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-photos-of-the-far-east-from-1860/678318)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-photos-of-the-far-east-from-1860/678318 "2014-01-10T18:44:08Z")
For context, this was only a couple years before Mathew Brady’s Civil War battlefield photos. Amazing photos of the Emperor’s Palace, forts, Pagoda, and the river. Warning, Theres a few dead guys in the first photo. It… --- ## [OJ Simpson begs Obama for a pardon. What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-begs-obama-for-a-pardon-what-do-you-think/677751)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-begs-obama-for-a-pardon-what-do-you-think/677751 "2014-01-10T18:27:14Z")
Apparently, OJ Simpson either has brain cancer or he is trying to get the Pres to believe he has brain cancer. In the story above, he is said to “beg the President” to give him a pardon so that he won’t have to die of… --- ## [No Lollygagging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366 "2014-01-10T17:39:50Z")
Move along. I’ll have no lollygagging, or bad jokes about other abuses of Lollies in this thread. --- ## [Wikipedia Users: what wiki pages do you have open right now? And how did you get there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-users-what-wiki-pages-do-you-have-open-right-now-and-how-did-you-get-there/678443)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-users-what-wiki-pages-do-you-have-open-right-now-and-how-did-you-get-there/678443 "2014-01-10T17:03:53Z")
I’ve got the article on “Cisapline Gaul,” the end result of a search on “intersection persons.” --- ## [Unintentionally hilarious company URLs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-hilarious-company-urls/678377)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-hilarious-company-urls/678377 "2014-01-10T16:58:49Z")
The most famous of these are fairly well known, such as the URL for Who Represents (www.whorepresents.com). There’s a list of some other well-known ones here. I found one locally here in the Quad Cities for a towing com… --- ## [So I guess I'm a terrist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-im-a-terrist/678411)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-im-a-terrist/678411 "2014-01-10T14:44:35Z")
I tried to set up a hosting account with Dreamhost a couple of days ago, and got shut down. Why? Ostensibly, because I’m on some OFAC terrorist list or something, or maybe I’m the Shah of Iran, trying to get some webspac… --- ## [Baby, it's cold outside.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-its-cold-outside/677851)
**Author:** [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-its-cold-outside/677851 "2014-01-10T05:23:12Z")
My cellphone says the current temperature outside is -23 F. I am used to extreme cold here in the Adirondacks, but this is a bit excessive. The forecast for tonight is -30 F. Holy shit! Monday’s forecast is for a hi… --- ## [You ever dream about dead people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-ever-dream-about-dead-people/677393)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-ever-dream-about-dead-people/677393 "2014-01-10T04:43:29Z")
Last night I had a very vivid dream about my dad who died in 2006. Since I’m off work for the week my sleeping habits are out the window. I usually dream more lucidly after going back to sleep and that’s what happened … --- ## [Geese rescued from frozen pond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geese-rescued-from-frozen-pond/678358)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geese-rescued-from-frozen-pond/678358 "2014-01-09T23:50:12Z")
Kayak rescues geese from frozen pond It’s a good thing there were only two geese frozen in the pond. If there had been a whole flock… --- ## [Mooney's taking off again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mooneys-taking-off-again/678384)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mooneys-taking-off-again/678384 "2014-01-09T22:25:51Z")
Mooney Back In The Airplane Business The new owners are Chinese, and China is expected to be a big market for General Aviation aircraft. The new airplanes, one a month in creasing to two a month, will be built in Texa… --- ## ["To whom it may concern" Lazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-whom-it-may-concern-lazy/678107)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-whom-it-may-concern-lazy/678107 "2014-01-09T18:46:14Z")
It peeves me whenever I see a letter that starts with “To whom it may concern”. It seems like the sender didn’t show any effort in finding who the letter should really be addressed to. What are reasons why someone might … --- ## [Indian declares GSLV-D5 cryogenic rocket launch a success](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-declares-gslv-d5-cryogenic-rocket-launch-a-success/678005)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-declares-gslv-d5-cryogenic-rocket-launch-a-success/678005 "2014-01-09T07:51:03Z")
video of launch Cryogenic technology was denied to India to make sure local american companies got enough time to develop and start offering satellite launch services to companies. It said that they and other countries… --- ## [Bank makes spectacular error, not in my favor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-makes-spectacular-error-not-in-my-favor/677848)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-makes-spectacular-error-not-in-my-favor/677848 "2014-01-09T04:42:02Z")
This saga began today when Mrs. J. stopped at the Great Speckled Midwestern Bank’s drive-thru to make a deposit in our joint account. The aged clerk seemed a bit confused but took care of the transaction. Later, checkin… --- ## ["My advice would be for people not to climb into appliances"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-advice-would-be-for-people-not-to-climb-into-appliances/678058)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-advice-would-be-for-people-not-to-climb-into-appliances/678058 "2014-01-08T22:07:35Z")
Sometimes I really love this country: link. So this silly bugger is in a fairly small rural town (about 7000 people). Everyone in the district will pretty soon know who this was. I wonder what his new nickname will be… --- ## [This is the reason humans are going to go extinct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-reason-humans-are-going-to-go-extinct/677846)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-reason-humans-are-going-to-go-extinct/677846 "2014-01-08T19:14:13Z")
Shopping carts in Walmart parking lot. This represents all of humankind, all the time. We can’t do one single easy thing right. --- ## [Best lede of 2014 contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lede-of-2014-contest/678066)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lede-of-2014-contest/678066 "2014-01-08T17:40:44Z")
This sort of belongs in the skiing-is-dangerous thread, but I thought I’d start a whole new topic. Feel free to share additional entries. From The Independent, just a few minutes ago: “The new German coalition’s plans … --- ## [I was expecting to see frostbite today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116 "2014-01-08T16:19:13Z")
Or maybe some patients with hypothermia. Since there are always a few people who ignore the safety warnings or don’t have anyplace warm to stay. Instead I got burns. So if you’re going to try that trick where you throw b… --- ## [Chicken in the living room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-in-the-living-room/677922)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-in-the-living-room/677922 "2014-01-08T13:10:53Z")
or, So Help Me God, I didn’t know chickens could fly so well. OK, so, first of all, my mother keeps chickens. She’s not a farmer or anything; she lives within the city limits of a major metropolis, but the city ordinan… --- ## [I have a really sore ball......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-really-sore-ball/678088)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-really-sore-ball/678088 "2014-01-08T08:14:14Z")
… on my left foot. It is right on the ball and right in the middle; i.e. at the third (middle) toe. I did a lot of walking in flat boots over the holidays, and actually felt a twinge of pain a few days ago, but today i… --- ## [I am Just Asking Questions, and I am not a troll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-just-asking-questions-and-i-am-not-a-troll/677921)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-just-asking-questions-and-i-am-not-a-troll/677921 "2014-01-08T03:20:08Z")
Hello, I wanted to start out on the boards telling you about myself. I was a member on the SD boards on AOL back in 1996 or so, but I went away in a huff after getting flamed (it was a nice Huff, a 1957 with a V8). I ha… --- ## [Obama has really done it this time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-has-really-done-it-this-time/678164)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-has-really-done-it-this-time/678164 "2014-01-08T02:38:07Z")
A massive Velveeta shortage threatens Super Bowl parties. So how’s that new Fed Chairman appointment looking now, Comrade Obama? --- ## [A Pilot’s View: Queenstown, New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pilot-s-view-queenstown-new-zealand/678167)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pilot-s-view-queenstown-new-zealand/678167 "2014-01-08T02:33:45Z")
A Pilot’s View: Queenstown, New Zealand Not much going on in the video, but very nice scenery. If your only experience flying has been in an airliner, you’ve probably seen out the window when you go through a cloud la… --- ## [Al-Quaeda Forces retake Fallujah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-quaeda-forces-retake-fallujah/677894)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-quaeda-forces-retake-fallujah/677894 "2014-01-08T01:25:45Z")
This is exactly what I (and many others, I’m sure) was afraid of. --- ## [Swedish speakers: Name my farm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-speakers-name-my-farm/677989)
**Author:** [@IzzFlrRN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzFlrRN)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-speakers-name-my-farm/677989 "2014-01-08T00:39:49Z")
My husband and I are in the process of buying a small farm in New England. He is devoutly Swedish-American and I read that most farms in Sweden have their own names. We’d love to hear suggestions for this farm, especiall… --- ## [Brain mulch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-mulch/678143)
**Author:** [@howlcat1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howlcat1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-mulch/678143 "2014-01-08T00:11:01Z")
I’m sad because I let this stuff get me down. I shouldn’t. This is just a stop-gap clerical job in a sales company. It’s just…hellsbells…my colleagues do say the worst shit. Here are some examples: The pushiest, rudest… --- ## [The Weather Channel Daily High and Low Temps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-channel-daily-high-and-low-temps/678034)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-channel-daily-high-and-low-temps/678034 "2014-01-07T20:29:00Z")
For my city, here are the daily high and low temps over the next few days: Today - 49F / 10 Tomorrow - 14 / 11 Wednesday - 27 / 22 Thursday - 36 / 31 These don’t make any sense to me. This implies that at 11:59 PM … --- ## [Well, I'm at work before the crack of dawn!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-at-work-before-the-crack-of-dawn/678132)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-at-work-before-the-crack-of-dawn/678132 "2014-01-07T20:04:33Z")
In my office, got here when it was dark, just waiting for the sun to come up. --- ## [I've been searching for a long time ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-searching-for-a-long-time/677953)
**Author:** [@citizenzen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/citizenzen)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-searching-for-a-long-time/677953 "2014-01-07T19:25:31Z")
For a forum with considerate members. I ran into the SDMB by accident yesterday and was immediately struck by the amount of thoughtfulness in the posts I read. All I’ve seen so far is people sharing thoughts without im… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=890) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=892)