# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=896 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 897 --- ## [Car problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-problems/677211)
**Author:** [@lawbuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawbuff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-problems/677211 "2013-12-26T18:41:55Z")
It was so cold today, my starter would not start, my crankshaft would not crank, my pistons would not piss! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Of Mice and Men, I mean, of \*Cats\* and Men...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-mice-and-men-i-mean-of-cats-and-men/676705)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-mice-and-men-i-mean-of-cats-and-men/676705 "2013-12-26T18:18:39Z")
A friend of mine sent me this link to a Tumblr page, put together by a trio of French ladies, who, in their own words, “brings our two favourite things together : kittens and men !”. And that they do. The conceit of the… --- ## [Well that was embarrassing (wine)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-embarrassing-wine/677132)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-embarrassing-wine/677132 "2013-12-26T18:10:18Z")
What with pretty much all of my family out of town for Christmas, I was looking forward to spending Christmas alone with a bottle of good scotch. Glenlivet, to be specific. Alas, I didn’t plan far enough ahead. I got off… --- ## [Caption contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caption-contest/677087)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caption-contest/677087 "2013-12-26T15:11:10Z")
Post a link to a photo you think might inspire amusing captions; reply to post to comment. If in doubt about NSFW, use noparse and spoiler tags. \[noparse\]http://www.sculptsite.com/Archive/images/fb-dancers4.jpg\[/noparse… --- ## [Going to Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-australia/666649)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-australia/666649 "2013-12-26T13:29:32Z")
My husband and I are planning to visit Australia this December. I’m pretty excited, since I never would have dreamed we’d get the opportunity to go someplace so far away, but Mr. Beetle hasn’t quite caught the fever yet… --- ## [I made a small mistake, which led to a bigger mistake and I profit by it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-small-mistake-which-led-to-a-bigger-mistake-and-i-profit-by-it/676952)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-small-mistake-which-led-to-a-bigger-mistake-and-i-profit-by-it/676952 "2013-12-26T05:12:26Z")
And of course I feel like shit about it so can’t enjoy it. When I processed the xmas bonus payroll, I stupidly put the wrong date on the check. In my defense, I was trying to arrive at a net figure and was not familiar … --- ## [Inoffensive words that make immature people snicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inoffensive-words-that-make-immature-people-snicker/676690)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Pinkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Pinkman)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inoffensive-words-that-make-immature-people-snicker/676690 "2013-12-25T22:57:37Z")
I was watching this clip from Whose Line Is It Anyway and it was one of the picked categories. I immediately thought of pianist, ramrod and kumquat. I know there are more, so what other words make you chuckle when they … --- ## [In which I say "Sorry to the owner of the black PT Cruiser..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-say-sorry-to-the-owner-of-the-black-pt-cruiser/677025)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-say-sorry-to-the-owner-of-the-black-pt-cruiser/677025 "2013-12-25T22:27:37Z")
So my friend and I go to the airport to pick up his mom’s car, which she’d left in short-term parking. Lot “A” number whatever, but it’s going to be the first one we see when we get to the lot. Only the keys aren’t under… --- ## [Merry Christmas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122 "2013-12-25T19:59:56Z")
It’s Christmas already here in Taiwan. My kids are five and three and this is most magical time for them. Merry Christmas to all! --- ## [Redneck \_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redneck-_______/677101)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redneck-_______/677101 "2013-12-25T19:23:06Z")
Check out these images and others you may find to see what all you can add to this list: Red Necklace Red Neckerchief Red Nectarine Red Necropolis Pictures of your entries would be great bonuses… --- ## [The speed of Santa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-speed-of-santa/677092)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-speed-of-santa/677092 "2013-12-25T15:12:44Z")
How fast does Santa Claus have to fly, to stop at every house with kids in it . . . assuming he chooses the most efficient route. --- ## [Santa Shot with pellet gun in DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-shot-with-pellet-gun-in-dc/677123)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-shot-with-pellet-gun-in-dc/677123 "2013-12-25T04:51:10Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/man-santa-claus-suit-shot-dc-pellet-gun-21327005 Given that the Santa in question is black, we can’t rule out Megyn Kelly as the shooter. --- ## [Ask the guy who knows everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-knows-everything/676971)
**Author:** [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-knows-everything/676971 "2013-12-24T21:01:49Z")
A year and a half ago I started the thread ‘Ask the guy who knows nothing’. That was me then; a total moron. I owned it, made no excuses - I was completely without glue or rivets. After striking out with Honey Boo Boo… --- ## [Jailbreak for iOS 6.0 - 6.1 finally released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jailbreak-for-ios-6-0-6-1-finally-released/648858)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jailbreak-for-ios-6-0-6-1-finally-released/648858 "2013-12-24T17:31:43Z")
This has to be the most anticipated Jailbreak in history. And it’s out now: https://mobile.twitter.com/evad3rs Supports ALL iOS devices (except Apple TV 3). If anyone has any questions on Jailbreaking, I’ll be happy … --- ## [Deleting thread subscriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-thread-subscriptions/677077)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-thread-subscriptions/677077 "2013-12-24T16:46:45Z")
I just decided to delete my thread subscriptions from the various Duck Dynasty discussions because I just can’t be bothered anymore. I’ve said my piece and saying it again isn’t going to help. Other times, I delete subs… --- ## [Public relations director fails at public relations.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-relations-director-fails-at-public-relations/676918)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-relations-director-fails-at-public-relations/676918 "2013-12-24T16:03:10Z")
Some of you may have seen that the Twitterverse, and the internet more generally, has a new Outrage of the Day to focus on. A woman by the name of Justine Sacco, making a business trip to South Africa, posted the follow… --- ## [Results of my genetic ancestry test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/results-of-my-genetic-ancestry-test/672859)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/results-of-my-genetic-ancestry-test/672859 "2013-12-24T14:38:33Z")
Genealogy has been a favorite hobby of mine for about 18 years now, and in the past year or two that has expanded into an interest in deep genetic ancestry. (Here we’re talking time scales of thousands of years and larg… --- ## [So, WWII was a good thing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wwii-was-a-good-thing/677013)
**Author:** [@Alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alba)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wwii-was-a-good-thing/677013 "2013-12-24T14:15:31Z")
and ordained by God? I came across this rather interesting bit while trying to find out if the quote “If there is a God he will have to beg for my forgiveness” was actually inscribed in the wall of a concentration camp. … --- ## [Post your list of things you will never again do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-list-of-things-you-will-never-again-do/675319)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-list-of-things-you-will-never-again-do/675319 "2013-12-24T13:23:21Z")
(and including a brief commentary would be the polite thing to do) Change the oil in my car. Haven’t done it in three decades or so. Simply not worth the bother when I can get it done in ten minutes for a double sawbu… --- ## [Did your parents tell you Satan was real when you were little?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-tell-you-satan-was-real-when-you-were-little/675993)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-tell-you-satan-was-real-when-you-were-little/675993 "2013-12-24T03:34:31Z")
Inspired by a Skald thread. If so, do you feel that doing so enriched or diminished your childhood? If NOT, do you feel your childhood was enriched or diminished? --- ## [Iceland judge blocks road construction to protect the Elves.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceland-judge-blocks-road-construction-to-protect-the-elves/677005)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceland-judge-blocks-road-construction-to-protect-the-elves/677005 "2013-12-24T02:39:52Z")
:eek: Wow, I’m not sure what to say. Maybe an Irish judge will block construction for the wee little Leprechauns? This is just wild. I’d guess the environmentalists dreamed this up in a desperate attempt to block t… --- ## [Where can you drink in public - it's mostly a crap shoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-you-drink-in-public-its-mostly-a-crap-shoot/677036)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-you-drink-in-public-its-mostly-a-crap-shoot/677036 "2013-12-23T22:58:51Z")
Only 17 states have an outright ban and the rest seem to leave it to local authorities. But that’s not where the confusion ends as thisarticle and US map show. --- ## [Mental 3 item To Do List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-3-item-to-do-list/676955)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-3-item-to-do-list/676955 "2013-12-23T22:50:40Z")
I pretty much always have a 3 item To Do list worked out in my mind. For example, as soon as I log off here, I am going to: 1) go for a walk 2) collect the trash and put it out for collection 3) bake a batch of cooki… --- ## [How to save yourself from an activated anti-personnel landmine? (need answer fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-save-yourself-from-an-activated-anti-personnel-landmine-need-answer-fast/676303)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-save-yourself-from-an-activated-anti-personnel-landmine-need-answer-fast/676303 "2013-12-23T21:51:57Z")
Well not really. I was going to put this in general questions but I thought there probably isn’t a single correct answer and it would be interesting to see what people come up with. Inspired by a scenario I’ve seen in a… --- ## [I really need some help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-some-help/676998)
**Author:** [@oz0ne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oz0ne)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-some-help/676998 "2013-12-23T19:11:39Z")
What’s going on here? Normally, they want to eat each others ass. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/23/pebebapy.jpg --- ## [Your favorite personal Walter Mitty fantasy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-personal-walter-mitty-fantasy/676674)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-personal-walter-mitty-fantasy/676674 "2013-12-23T18:26:34Z")
I’m a starting pitcher for a semi-pro baseball team after learning that I have a very strong arm. I’m undiscovered at the age of 19 due to my focus on my studies. While I throw hard, my control is a bit off. A NY Yank… --- ## [Urgent Homework Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-homework-help/654708)
**Author:** [@JARojas4244](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JARojas4244)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-homework-help/654708 "2013-12-23T18:23:14Z")
I’m in desperate need for some clarification on this essay question. I do not really follow politics nor have I had government in over two years either. Contrast the role of the president and the US Senate in terms of t… --- ## ["Porn" on the Weather Channel website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-on-the-weather-channel-website/676901)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-on-the-weather-channel-website/676901 "2013-12-23T14:01:47Z")
So I’m checking out the weather on weather.com, and there’s a link to a video entitled “Yikes! Earth’s Ugliest Cannibal”. So, of course I click. Apparently it’s a video about giant horse cocks. Wait, I mean Giant Hors… --- ## [Cleverbot is CREEPY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleverbot-is-creepy/595840)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleverbot-is-creepy/595840 "2013-12-23T08:15:20Z")
I decided to check out Cleverbot. So, it was pretty cool. We had an interesting conversation, where he suddenly switched to Italian and refused to switch back… But eventually, he asked me, “Are you a boy or a girl?” Me… --- ## [A snowmobile, the Prius isn't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-snowmobile-the-prius-isnt/676869)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-snowmobile-the-prius-isnt/676869 "2013-12-23T07:11:01Z")
We got some snow today, maybe eight inches or so. The temperature has been at 34ºF for a couple of hours, so I thought I’d run an errand. ‘Thought’ being the operative word. I cleaned the snow off of the Prius, and ma… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=895) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=897)