# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=906 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 907 --- ## [Three girls imprisoned in home in Tucson, Arizona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-girls-imprisoned-in-home-in-tucson-arizona/674971)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-girls-imprisoned-in-home-in-tucson-arizona/674971 "2013-11-28T13:05:16Z")
In a breaking case from Tucson, three girls say they had been kept prisoner in their home by their mother and stepfather for up to two years. The case came to light Tuesday when police were called to a Tucson home on a d… --- ## [New Homeowner scams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-homeowner-scams/674854)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-homeowner-scams/674854 "2013-11-28T06:12:31Z")
My GF and I bought a house together last month, and have apparently declared ourselves open for all manner of scammers. Okay, maybe not outright scams, but definitely at least some seriously underhanded business practic… --- ## [Hip Hop Turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-turkey/674983)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-turkey/674983 "2013-11-28T03:56:13Z")
I don’t know why, but this hits my funny bone just right: http://manolofood.com/wp-content/uploads/hip-hop-turkey.gif Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! --- ## [Passing this along. Getting Win 7 to search in Zip Files.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-this-along-getting-win-7-to-search-in-zip-files/674887)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-this-along-getting-win-7-to-search-in-zip-files/674887 "2013-11-28T02:35:23Z")
This had been bugging the crap out of me for quite awhile. XP automatically searched Zip files when it search folders. Win 7 Nope. Worthless POS. Finally, learned under folder options there’s some Search settings. A … --- ## [Can't think of this company's name: Paid store display checker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-think-of-this-companys-name-paid-store-display-checker/674792)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-think-of-this-companys-name-paid-store-display-checker/674792 "2013-11-28T01:23:55Z")
A few months ago I came across a company that works with retail stores such as Walmart, Target, department and grocery stores, et cetera. Their business model is: Setting people up to get paid by those retail stores to w… --- ## [Scientists accidentally kill world's oldest animal at age 507](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-accidentally-kill-worlds-oldest-animal-at-age-507/674078)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-accidentally-kill-worlds-oldest-animal-at-age-507/674078 "2013-11-28T00:15:09Z")
::facepalm:: Really not much else to say. --- ## [Mother bird 'hiding' food for her baby: normal behaviour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-bird-hiding-food-for-her-baby-normal-behaviour/674738)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-bird-hiding-food-for-her-baby-normal-behaviour/674738 "2013-11-27T23:45:11Z")
I’ve got a family of Australian magpies who come down for a daily feed of whatever I’m making for dinner (or leftovers from the night before). Got acquainted with the mother first, then dad starting hoovering around whe… --- ## [Oh, how hard it is to speak Spanish! :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-hard-it-is-to-speak-spanish/674955)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-hard-it-is-to-speak-spanish/674955 "2013-11-27T23:12:47Z")
I would like to share a beautiful song with you all – I find it funny and really cool. It is in Spanish, but the video has English subtitles (of outstanding quality, I must say). It deals with the difficulties of learnin… --- ## [Medical Marijuana User Outed...then outs herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-user-outed-then-outs-herself/674840)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-user-outed-then-outs-herself/674840 "2013-11-27T22:27:04Z")
This make me chuckle. http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2013/11/20131125-210620.html Yep - having your photo attached to the article will totally preserve your anonymity. :rolleyes: Also: is it “mar… --- ## [Mysterious explosion-sound near Montréal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-explosion-sound-near-montreal/674894)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-explosion-sound-near-montreal/674894 "2013-11-27T21:10:12Z")
Something going on in Montréal? My Facebook feed is starting to fill with stories like this and this. --- ## [New hepatitis C treatments coming next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hepatitis-c-treatments-coming-next-year/673857)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hepatitis-c-treatments-coming-next-year/673857 "2013-11-27T16:35:11Z")
Or possibly early 2015, so the advise is “to go back to their doctor and get re-evaluated. New treatment options will soon be available, and they’ll be available for folks with kidney disease and cirrhosis of the liver… --- ## [iPad user buys a Nexus 7...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-user-buys-a-nexus-7/674386)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-user-buys-a-nexus-7/674386 "2013-11-27T16:13:34Z")
Just picked up a 32G Nexus 7 (2012). Looking for advice on cool Apps, OS upgrades and the like - warnings too (I use my iPad mostly for reading, browsing and email). --- ## [Here, YOU figure it out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-you-figure-it-out/674843)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-you-figure-it-out/674843 "2013-11-27T14:36:00Z")
Customer leaves it to waiter to calculate bill tip in a humorous way. Linky. --- ## [NJ opens online gaming to public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-opens-online-gaming-to-public/674814)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-opens-online-gaming-to-public/674814 "2013-11-27T14:22:20Z")
Online gaming opened to the public at midnight. It seems like it’s only for NJ residents. I’m not sure how they enforce that but I think you need a driver’s license and other verification of residence. This is probab… --- ## [Kitty Genovese murderer denied parole this month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-genovese-murderer-denied-parole-this-month/674863)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-genovese-murderer-denied-parole-this-month/674863 "2013-11-27T07:16:48Z")
Another thread reminded me of the infamous 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese. A week an a half ago, the now-78-year-old murderer was denied parole. The murder is not something I think about often. I only became aware of i… --- ## [The Perfect(!) Christmas Gift! Buy A Boeing Commercial Jet!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-christmas-gift-buy-a-boeing-commercial-jet/674884)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-christmas-gift-buy-a-boeing-commercial-jet/674884 "2013-11-27T07:06:31Z")
Boeing has published on their web site the MSRP for their 737s, 747s, 767s, 777s, and 787s, all in various configurations. If the economy hasn’t been good to you the past few years, lowball your desires with a brand ne… --- ## [A 'Paying it Forward' Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-paying-it-forward-story/674893)
**Author:** [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-paying-it-forward-story/674893 "2013-11-27T05:28:53Z")
Two coworkers of mine, both the reporter & videographer, created a very nice story for this evening’s 5pm newscast which I think people may enjoy. On what would have been Marra Frehiwot Olsson’s 3rd birthday, her adopti… --- ## [The NYC biker gang beat down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nyc-biker-gang-beat-down/670236)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nyc-biker-gang-beat-down/670236 "2013-11-27T02:45:02Z")
What the hell? This is truly nuts. I was expecting Harleys and Hell’s Angels. http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2013/10/02/heres-whats-really-crazy-about-the-nyc-biker-beat-down/ I also can’t believe the cops: “we can’t… --- ## [Cooper the Portugese Water Dog rates his favorite doggie treats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooper-the-portugese-water-dog-rates-his-favorite-doggie-treats/674795)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooper-the-portugese-water-dog-rates-his-favorite-doggie-treats/674795 "2013-11-27T00:59:18Z")
Hi Dopers, Cooper the Portie again, this time I wanted to bark about my favorite doggie treats, maybe give some other Doper Doggies ideas as to what to ask for… Free treats… Sticks!, I like apple tree sticks best, clos… --- ## [Jonestown Massacre: 35th Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonestown-massacre-35th-anniversary/674634)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonestown-massacre-35th-anniversary/674634 "2013-11-26T23:47:49Z")
No one has mentioned the 35th anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre, which happened November 18, 1978. "“Jonestown” was the informal name for the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, an intentional community in northwes… --- ## [Time again for the infamous Thanksgiving Letter by Marnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-the-infamous-thanksgiving-letter-by-marnie/674597)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-the-infamous-thanksgiving-letter-by-marnie/674597 "2013-11-26T23:29:54Z")
This control-freak letter, names changed to protect the guilty and innocent, first appeared a few years ago on Awkward Family Photos and has been making the rounds ever since. Just wanted to make sure you get a chance … --- ## [The Afterlife...and DELICIOUS MEAT!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-afterlife-and-delicious-meat/674706)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-afterlife-and-delicious-meat/674706 "2013-11-26T22:57:27Z")
Existential angst aside, the contemplation of one’s mortality brings to mind many, more practical, considerations. First and foremost in my mind is how the heck am I gonna be able to eat Texas BBQ in the afterlife??? L… --- ## [Geez that stuff stinks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geez-that-stuff-stinks/674647)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geez-that-stuff-stinks/674647 "2013-11-26T22:06:16Z")
I had a minor repair job yesterday to fill a little hole in my kitchen door. So off to my local hardware store to buy some (premixed) wood-putty stuff, and about 1tsp of stuff later, voila! Hole gone, and lucky the put… --- ## [What was your most realistic dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-realistic-dream/655786)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-realistic-dream/655786 "2013-11-26T21:40:19Z")
Sometimes a dream will seem so real that, upon waking, you’re not sure if it happened or not. Tell us about your most realistic dream (not including who shot J.R.). I used to use “smokeless tobbacco”. I dipped snuff, … --- ## ["We're Moving" announcement cards are obsolete, apparently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-moving-announcement-cards-are-obsolete-apparently/674543)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-moving-announcement-cards-are-obsolete-apparently/674543 "2013-11-26T21:23:10Z")
In preparation for our move to Denver, I went out looking for “We’re moving” announcement cards. This is my 5th time making a move where I would want to send these out, and every other time I had no problem finding them. … --- ## [Horky cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horky-cat/674793)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horky-cat/674793 "2013-11-26T20:38:29Z")
Tonka hasn’t vomited since we’ve had him (since last March). Not a hairball. Tonight… Oh, dear. Four times in about six places. The first two times it was food. The second two were ‘mucous’ (stomach fluids). He doe… --- ## [Aside from sex, what physical sensation makes you feel good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aside-from-sex-what-physical-sensation-makes-you-feel-good/674425)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aside-from-sex-what-physical-sensation-makes-you-feel-good/674425 "2013-11-26T17:47:19Z")
What physical sensation makes you feel good? It can be anything, quirky or otherwise. For instance, I will start with the sensation of putting q-tips into my ears right after taking a shower or a bath. I love and am addi… --- ## [Additional Security on our Website brings Unity and Strength! -- Phishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/additional-security-on-our-website-brings-unity-and-strength-phishing/674830)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/additional-security-on-our-website-brings-unity-and-strength-phishing/674830 "2013-11-26T16:17:23Z")
Just got this on my e-mail I added the capital letters, but this is the lead-in to what is pretty clearly a phishing message. I mean, heck, if it sounds like the translation of a Mao-era political poster it HAS to be … --- ## [Farts and fetishes…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farts-and-fetishes/64025)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farts-and-fetishes/64025 "2013-11-26T15:20:53Z")
Since the Zette inspired thread dealing with penises and boobies has proved popular, I thought I’d introduce a thread dealing with the second most popular thread topics around here – farting and fetishes. Amazingly enoug… --- ## [I miss Ax-Man Surplus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-ax-man-surplus/674752)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-ax-man-surplus/674752 "2013-11-26T06:01:38Z")
I spent my teen years growing up in a northern suburb of Minneapolis, where I became very familiar with Ax-Man Surplus. This was a store where you could find just about anything - and if you didn’t find it there on one … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=905) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=907)