# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=911 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 912 --- ## [Pit bull mix brings home human leg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776 "2013-11-14T21:15:16Z")
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/a-dog-called-liberty-finds-a-human-leg-in-washington-state-owner-bill-flowers-93-buries-it/story-fni0ffnk-1226758780290 Washington state - pit bull mix brings home a human leg. Owner,… --- ## [So, Google wants me to get a neck tattoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-google-wants-me-to-get-a-neck-tattoo/673894)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-google-wants-me-to-get-a-neck-tattoo/673894 "2013-11-14T20:25:16Z")
OK. I love Google but sometimes I have to wonder. I didn’t mind Google Glass because you could at least take it off, but a neck tattoo that doubles as a microphone/lie detector? Come on guys. If you’re going for the … --- ## [gwendee changed her relationship status to Widowed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwendee-changed-her-relationship-status-to-widowed/673757 "2013-11-14T20:01:29Z")
You all have helped me through a lot of ups and downs and some more downs over the years so I’m sharing this here. I met Christopher in 1986. We started dating in the spring of '87. We broke up a few times, and weren’… --- ## [Proof that there is no life after death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-there-is-no-life-after-death/673834)
**Author:** [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-there-is-no-life-after-death/673834 "2013-11-14T18:36:00Z")
I was solemnly pondering the ever-growing memorial thread. I realized that if there was such thing as an afterlife, and if there was any way at all for the dead to communicate with the living, a Doper would surely figur… --- ## [The Lost Cow Tunnel of New York](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-cow-tunnel-of-new-york/673675)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-cow-tunnel-of-new-york/673675 "2013-11-14T15:20:26Z")
It’s not the cows that are lost … it’s the tunnel! You can’t make this stuff up! Found on The Honest Courtesansite. --- ## [This could be fun...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-could-be-fun/673626)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-could-be-fun/673626 "2013-11-14T13:27:20Z")
…and enlightening. Let’s write a sentence in the vernacular we grew up with and see if others can figure it out. I’ll start: Retch me some a them arsh batatas. --- ## [In Flanders Fields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-flanders-fields/673632)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-flanders-fields/673632 "2013-11-14T12:46:59Z")
In Flanders Fields The poppies blow Between the crosses Row on row, That mark our place; And in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, Fly, scarce heard amidst The guns below. We are the dead. Short days ag… --- ## [Went to a wedding by accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/went-to-a-wedding-by-accident/673873)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/went-to-a-wedding-by-accident/673873 "2013-11-14T04:52:26Z")
I was at the airport watching planes come and go (outdoors), and a wedding party shows up. And they got married on the observation deck. I did not get a chance to ask them why they picked that spot. They were … --- ## [Russian artist nails nut sack to ground in Red Square](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-artist-nails-nut-sack-to-ground-in-red-square/673761)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-artist-nails-nut-sack-to-ground-in-red-square/673761 "2013-11-13T23:09:48Z")
What do you get when you have blue balls in Red Square? Yeah, doesn’t really work. Anyhooo . . . --- ## [If you like hate'n on Sarah Palin, boy have I got the link for you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-haten-on-sarah-palin-boy-have-i-got-the-link-for-you/673517)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-haten-on-sarah-palin-boy-have-i-got-the-link-for-you/673517 "2013-11-13T22:00:18Z")
One reporter’s critique on Sarah Palin’s latest book about the “war” on Christmas Bonus point: At the end of the article is an interactive Christmas tree alongside a Sarah Palin as the nutcracker. :smiley: Go on, give… --- ## [Freaking awesome: Even Pope Francis says "Enough with the gays and abortions already!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-awesome-even-pope-francis-says-enough-with-the-gays-and-abortions-already/669235)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-awesome-even-pope-francis-says-enough-with-the-gays-and-abortions-already/669235 "2013-11-13T20:37:56Z")
This guy just keeps get’n cooler every day. He almost makes me wish I weren’t an Atheist. You tell’em Pope! Link --- ## [Flew off the handle, now feeling guilty. Need closure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flew-off-the-handle-now-feeling-guilty-need-closure/673661)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flew-off-the-handle-now-feeling-guilty-need-closure/673661 "2013-11-13T20:29:09Z")
I’m pretty sure I’m the jerk in this situation, but it’s bugging me WAY too much, and I need some closure. About 2 months ago, I got into an altercation of sorts with one of the dads from daycare. My kid and his kid are… --- ## [This is WHY I love Amazon.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-love-amazon-com/673801)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-love-amazon-com/673801 "2013-11-13T20:24:57Z")
I needed more cables for my iPhone because I lose them. I ordered this 5 pack without fully reading the description. When it arrived today (have to love prime) I saw it was 30 pin cables. My first thought was the seller… --- ## [Naked, With Bokken, In The Masonic Lodge. Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-with-bokken-in-the-masonic-lodge-newslink/673687)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-with-bokken-in-the-masonic-lodge-newslink/673687 "2013-11-13T18:36:19Z")
And Nashville does it again! Trying hard to top Florida in the Weirdo Division, & it’s a great entry, folks! A young man with nerves of steel, a tons heart, a willingness to duke it out with the Cops, a Samurai fixation\*… --- ## [Ask the Aspie Teenage Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-aspie-teenage-girl/673314)
**Author:** [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-aspie-teenage-girl/673314 "2013-11-13T18:05:17Z")
Aspergers is a type of autism. On the spectrum, it is usually on the higher end. Most people with Aspergers are men, and only a fraction of the diagnosed are women. I was diagnosed with high-functioning Aspergers syndro… --- ## [Getting to the stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-the-stars/673676)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-the-stars/673676 "2013-11-13T13:17:34Z")
Didn’t want to take this thread too far afield. but in there: Didn’t even know this was an official thing–just something I’d come up with on my lonesome. Guess not. Anyway, just this weekend I was looking at the star… --- ## [Weird to bring your own food for a business flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-to-bring-your-own-food-for-a-business-flight/673161)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-to-bring-your-own-food-for-a-business-flight/673161 "2013-11-13T12:50:23Z")
I’ll be getting on a flight in about three hours. Said flight is approximately 5 hours long with one stop that includes a 25-minute layover. So I decided that I’d pack a sandwich for dinner and bring an empty water bottl… --- ## [What is going on in St John, New Brunswick? (Murder of Moosehead Beer heir)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-in-st-john-new-brunswick-murder-of-moosehead-beer-heir/588975)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-in-st-john-new-brunswick-murder-of-moosehead-beer-heir/588975 "2013-11-13T02:43:42Z")
It’s like a murder mystery, only real. Wealthy member of the Moosehead beer brewing company, well-respected in the community, member of the Order of Canada, found dead in his office, bludgeoned to death by an axe. Poli… --- ## [Christmas is upon us, it seems.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-is-upon-us-it-seems/670882)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-is-upon-us-it-seems/670882 "2013-11-13T02:19:03Z")
Egg-nog now on sale in the grocery store yesterday. Silent Night playing in the local coffee shop. Christmas is just around the corner… --- ## [Nice try to scam me..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-try-to-scam-me/673452)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-try-to-scam-me/673452 "2013-11-13T01:09:05Z")
I was looking on Craigslist (Jersey shore area) for an iPad. I saw a post that sounded like a scam but I decided to respond anyway. There are 3 reasons I thought it was a scam Only reply method was to an Email address … --- ## [My first hard drive failure in 14 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-hard-drive-failure-in-14-years/673753)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-hard-drive-failure-in-14-years/673753 "2013-11-12T23:16:46Z")
It’s been 14 years since I saw the S.M.A.R.T. warning that hard drive failure was imminent. That was a used drive I’d gotten off Ebay a few months before. I’ve built and sold dozens of pc’s. Updated dozens more with m… --- ## [Public school for the 153 kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-for-the-153-kid/673407)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-for-the-153-kid/673407 "2013-11-12T20:33:13Z")
\*\*I will preface this post by saying that it’s long and mundane and pointless and you don’t even want to \*begin \*to read it. It’s way too long, and it’s not worth your time. I think I wrote this post just for my own pe… --- ## [Stumbleupon users - are you seeing the same as me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stumbleupon-users-are-you-seeing-the-same-as-me/673603)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stumbleupon-users-are-you-seeing-the-same-as-me/673603 "2013-11-12T08:56:52Z")
I’ve been a user of StumbleUpon for a long time. Just recently, I’ve been noticing that a significantly increased proportion of my stumbles have taken me to sites that are defunct - i.e. domain holding pages, ‘domain fo… --- ## [Whose mustache was more evil, Hitler's or Stalin's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-mustache-was-more-evil-hitlers-or-stalins/673463)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-mustache-was-more-evil-hitlers-or-stalins/673463 "2013-11-12T01:54:40Z")
Drawing inspiration from thisthread and thisone, I figured what the heck! Let’s settle it once and for all. Ignoring how evil each individual man was, and ignoring how functional and aesthetically pleasing each’s mustac… --- ## [How do you eat an elephant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-an-elephant/673585)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-an-elephant/673585 "2013-11-12T00:11:02Z")
One bite at a time. Says the hungry crocodile. (Don’t fret. The careless elephant didn’t die.) --- ## [How do bartenders stand it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-bartenders-stand-it/673162)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-bartenders-stand-it/673162 "2013-11-12T00:05:49Z")
Drunks can get obnoxious, as we all know. How does a bartender stand all the dumbass loud motormouthed blathering, not to mention the frequent escalations into combativeness? Then there are the maudlin drunks who want … --- ## [Using your weapon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-your-weapon/673666)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-your-weapon/673666 "2013-11-11T21:53:45Z")
For all the people here who routinely carry a firearm, could you talk about any experiences where you had to draw and/or fire your weapon. --- ## [Fox News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news/673574)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news/673574 "2013-11-11T20:28:05Z")
For reasons I’m not completely sure about myself, I find myself watching a lot of Fox News these days. It sort of started as an experiment and now I find myself becoming strangely addicted to it. Here are some of my ob… --- ## [Navy/military chow nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-military-chow-nicknames/673510)
**Author:** [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-military-chow-nicknames/673510 "2013-11-11T18:12:27Z")
Not great enough for Great Debates, but so as not to hijack the GQ post about eating implements (nut spoons) any further, I offer some thoughts and links on Sh\*t on a Shingle (SOS), etc. The SOS nickname has been used t… --- ## [Article: Lee Harvey Oswald Was My Friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-lee-harvey-oswald-was-my-friend/673487)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-lee-harvey-oswald-was-my-friend/673487 "2013-11-11T17:59:43Z")
Fascinating article by a man that knew Oswald and his wife in Dallas/Ft Worth in the months before Kennedy’s assassination. It’s the first time I’ve read anything personal about Oswald. He wasn’t a very likeable guy. He … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=910) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=912)