# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=909 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 910 --- ## [US Congressman Trey Radel (R-FL) arrested for cocaine possession.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-congressman-trey-radel-r-fl-arrested-for-cocaine-possession/674298)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-congressman-trey-radel-r-fl-arrested-for-cocaine-possession/674298 "2013-11-21T03:55:51Z")
Oops! Well, at least he’s not gay, so he can keep that “family values” banner, right? :rolleyes: --- ## [The Key West "Cookie Lady"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-key-west-cookie-lady/11366)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-key-west-cookie-lady/11366 "2013-11-21T02:11:12Z")
Ever heard of her? At Mallory Square, she would pedal and peddle. She pedaled her bike up and down the square (with apologies to MP’s “The Meaning of Life”) selling cookies and other sweet goodies. Her trademark was t… --- ## [Looks like Yahoo has screwed up twice more.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-yahoo-has-screwed-up-twice-more/674283)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-yahoo-has-screwed-up-twice-more/674283 "2013-11-20T23:14:53Z")
A couple weeks ago, Yahoo under the leadership of Marissa Mayer took out a popular tabs function in email. They replaced it with some other function that is “just as good” despite customers complaining it wasn’t. Now t… --- ## [How do I hate thee, let me count the ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hate-thee-let-me-count-the-ways/674239)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hate-thee-let-me-count-the-ways/674239 "2013-11-20T22:21:04Z")
I’ll start using my middle finger. LOL. So some guy in Detroit is pissed that his wife has an affair and decides he’ll buy the house next to the one she lives in with her new beaux. But the fun doesn’t stop there. He… --- ## [Apt names found in news reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apt-names-found-in-news-reports/674181)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apt-names-found-in-news-reports/674181 "2013-11-20T19:51:11Z")
I was reading an article in the Daily Mail UK edition about a suspected female serial killer. It caught my eye and interest because serial killers are most often male. I lost it though, when I read the line: Share yo… --- ## [No, I haven't been vaporized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-havent-been-vaporized/674252)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-havent-been-vaporized/674252 "2013-11-20T19:19:36Z")
It’s been several months since I’ve posted (busy, busy, busy) but I had some down time this morning and decided to drop in and say hello. I’ve got a new job, and while the position and money are great, I don’t have any p… --- ## [The continuing saga of John Freshwater, Christian martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-continuing-saga-of-john-freshwater-christian-martyr/470453)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-continuing-saga-of-john-freshwater-christian-martyr/470453 "2013-11-20T17:57:16Z")
Freshwater is the Mount Vernon, Ohio eighth-grade teacher whom the school district is trying to fire because he teaches creationism to his students, has had religious displays in the classroom and (apparently the last st… --- ## [How did a back massage cause my arm to "float?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-a-back-massage-cause-my-arm-to-float/674097)
**Author:** [@Inter\_Alia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inter_Alia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-a-back-massage-cause-my-arm-to-float/674097 "2013-11-20T17:46:21Z")
I finally broke down and saw a massage therapist hoping for some help with my tension headaches and migraines. I had my first appointment this morning. The therapist was performing trigger point massage on my right shou… --- ## [AVN Awards!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avn-awards/674048)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avn-awards/674048 "2013-11-20T17:41:22Z")
So, i was flipping through the cable channels last night, and I stumbled on the AVN (Adult Video News) Awards. It is basically the “Oscars” for adult movies. The categories are a bit different, though. I didn’t watch … --- ## [Work from home=errand boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-from-home-errand-boy/674255)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-from-home-errand-boy/674255 "2013-11-20T16:19:57Z")
I’ve had home offices many times in my life and been around many different people during those times. The common theme is that it seems that people can’t get out from under the fact that just because you are at home, do… --- ## [How to lose weight when I hate everything associated with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-weight-when-i-hate-everything-associated-with-it/673069)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-weight-when-i-hate-everything-associated-with-it/673069 "2013-11-20T15:31:57Z")
I’ve had the most awful time all my life trying to get into exercise and dieting. I’m a 30 year old Londoner who likes nothing better than reading, writing, and sitting in front of my PC. My wife is quite active and does… --- ## [Craigslist stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-stories/674324)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-stories/674324 "2013-11-20T07:05:47Z")
Here down in Australia, we’re called GUMTREE and my daughter posted an ad this morning requesting someone to come mow her lawns before she moves out. NEVER put the word ‘single mum’ in an ad, no matter what service you… --- ## [Weird Commercial of Arab Guy with Sword involving Video Game/ Mobile Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-commercial-of-arab-guy-with-sword-involving-video-game-mobile-phone/674323)
**Author:** [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-commercial-of-arab-guy-with-sword-involving-video-game-mobile-phone/674323 "2013-11-20T06:49:49Z")
Ok - in Paris about five years ago on TV late at night I saw a commercial with an (I’m guessing) Arab guy speaking Arabic (guessing again, but writing looked Arabic) that involved: some sort of game board where things … --- ## [A Man of Two Countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-of-two-countries/674292)
**Author:** [@Mind\_Your\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mind_Your_Head)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-of-two-countries/674292 "2013-11-19T21:47:12Z")
I am new to this forum but I have been lurking about reading and enjoying the threads without having anything intelligent to contribute. So I thought I would speak up and tell what has been on my mind for a while now. I… --- ## [I made a video! Come and see it! Yay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-video-come-and-see-it-yay/674129)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-video-come-and-see-it-yay/674129 "2013-11-19T19:48:04Z")
Hey all, So I spent a LOT of time on this video… and I mean a lot… hours and hours of painstaking labor… and all for the sake of art. :slight\_smile: (Which means, it doesn’t sell or promote anything. It just exists for … --- ## [Tell me the best way to cut holes in tempered glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-best-way-to-cut-holes-in-tempered-glass/660761)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-best-way-to-cut-holes-in-tempered-glass/660761 "2013-11-19T19:43:49Z")
I’m working on an art project that involves cutting ~ 1-inch holes in class tea cups and a tea pot. What are the best tools for this? It looks like I want some diamond-tipped drill bits but I have no idea what are qual… --- ## [Midwest Dopers hope you weathered the storms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-dopers-hope-you-weathered-the-storms/674150)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-dopers-hope-you-weathered-the-storms/674150 "2013-11-19T18:41:23Z")
Spent the afternoon listening to tornado sirens. We missed the brunt of it and only had brief downpours and moments of sunshine (which the weather people kept saying was a very bad sign). We just had a few limbs down, bu… --- ## [Bitcoins Drop 50% Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoins-drop-50-today/655350)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoins-drop-50-today/655350 "2013-11-19T16:28:44Z")
Easy come, easy go. --- ## [Uniform for humankind - submit your designs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uniform-for-humankind-submit-your-designs/634172)
**Author:** [@Cold\_April](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_April)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uniform-for-humankind-submit-your-designs/634172 "2013-11-19T14:02:33Z")
If the whole of humanity had to wear a uniform of some sort, what would be best? What could you bear to wear day in day out, and what could you bear to see everyone else wearing? What would look smart but glamorous in … --- ## [My two dollar, thousand mile date night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-dollar-thousand-mile-date-night/673591)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-dollar-thousand-mile-date-night/673591 "2013-11-19T09:09:29Z")
Due to circumstances, I am living in two different cities these days. My home and heart are in Chicago, but I also have an apartment in Kansas City where I work during the week. I used to travel quite a bit via Amtrak a… --- ## [The "War on Christmas 2013" has begun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-christmas-2013-has-begun/673174)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-christmas-2013-has-begun/673174 "2013-11-19T07:16:30Z")
On my Facebook feed somebody had the standard: It’s not Happy Holidays, it’s Merry Christmas" Share if you agree". I replied wondering why people get so butthurt about acknowledging that not everyone is Christian. --- ## [Zimmerman makes the news again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222 "2013-11-19T04:57:05Z")
He’s such a horrible person. He didn’t even stick around for the news conference and thank yous. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Bit by bit the man’s true character is emerging in spite of the year long hate campaign. I am amazed h… --- ## [Mamograms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mamograms/674112)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mamograms/674112 "2013-11-19T03:58:37Z")
I have been taking prenatal vitamins for about a year. I recently found a very tender spot next to my left nipple-----it hurts when it is touched. I mentioned it to my doctor and I had to have a mammogram. (results wer… --- ## [I Just Got Laid Off!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-laid-off/673930)
**Author:** [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-laid-off/673930 "2013-11-19T00:12:17Z")
After nine-and-a-half years of working with the same construction management company here in Calgary, the boss gave me my walking papers this morning. The District has been light on work this year, with a bunch of expec… --- ## [I hate looking for a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-looking-for-a-job/674169)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-looking-for-a-job/674169 "2013-11-18T22:50:29Z")
This city has not been kind to me. It took a lot of effort to finally find a job and move here and while I’ve loved it, it’s been a rollercoaster since. I got laid off a few weeks ago. I thought it might happen and wasn… --- ## [The first robot suicide.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-robot-suicide/674012)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-robot-suicide/674012 "2013-11-18T22:43:40Z")
Taps is appropriate here. :stuck\_out\_tongue: dah dah dah I guess a lifetime of servitude was too much for the Roomba. Poor little guy worked until his brushes failed. It is weird how a turned off device did this. Room… --- ## [Orchestra audience reacts to news of JFK assassination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestra-audience-reacts-to-news-of-jfk-assassination/674168)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestra-audience-reacts-to-news-of-jfk-assassination/674168 "2013-11-18T19:40:25Z")
This is one of the most chilling things I’ve ever heard, and I remember the day (I was 12). \[Nitpick: the article says the Beethoven was played “more slowly than is usual”. But as noted in the comments, “Erich Leinsdo… --- ## [I am drug free for 5 days.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-drug-free-for-5-days/673869)
**Author:** [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-drug-free-for-5-days/673869 "2013-11-18T19:01:02Z")
I’d like to state from the outset, that this is not a post fishing for compliments. I’m not looking for an at-a-boy and I’m not in some way searching for validation for my decision. I’ve recently had a crisis. I’ve been… --- ## [Terrifying and amusing hand grenade fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrifying-and-amusing-hand-grenade-fail/673784)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrifying-and-amusing-hand-grenade-fail/673784 "2013-11-18T06:08:00Z")
Rookie solider throwing hand grenade It does not go where intended. --- ## [My Very First MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-mmp/673633)
**Author:** [@Jynxster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jynxster)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-mmp/673633 "2013-11-18T04:36:30Z")
OMG! No one else has started this? Am I the first? This is truely an honor. I think this is the first time I have been first at anything. :smiley: What have y’all been first at? Had a great weekend. Saw Alton Brow… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=908) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=910)