# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=913 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 914 --- ## [Apparently your flying car is a step closer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-your-flying-car-is-a-step-closer/673263)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-your-flying-car-is-a-step-closer/673263 "2013-11-08T22:02:16Z")
Story here. Apparently, the FAA has given tentative approval for untethered flight to the Moller Skycar, effective June 10, 2014. The delay is to allow Moller to make unspecified “safety upgrades”. The inventor has launc… --- ## [My cat growls when she's petted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-growls-when-shes-petted/673312)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-growls-when-shes-petted/673312 "2013-11-08T20:15:04Z")
I’ve never encountered this before with any of the kitties I’ve owned. She’ll flop on my lap and purr away. When I go to pet her, though, she growls and flattens her ears, yet she still purrs between pets and even rubs… --- ## [How can you cause harm without breaking US law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-cause-harm-without-breaking-us-law/672939)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-cause-harm-without-breaking-us-law/672939 "2013-11-08T18:58:15Z")
No, I’m not seeking ideas for revenge, rather information for an argument. So, what activities are (universally accepted as) morally or ethically wrong while still being legal? Let’s skip the trivial or ultra-specific s… --- ## [New ligament found in human knee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ligament-found-in-human-knee/673372)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ligament-found-in-human-knee/673372 "2013-11-08T17:48:39Z")
Just when you thought that every part of the human body had been located, Belgian doctors have found a new knee ligament. Now you may think it’s wonderful that we have such high tech scanners that we can identify new pa… --- ## [Elton John as an Organ donor ! Yikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-as-an-organ-donor-yikes/673172)
**Author:** [@Iamnotivan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamnotivan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-as-an-organ-donor-yikes/673172 "2013-11-08T16:23:12Z")
Did anyone else see that headline? I thought him a little long in the tooth for that sort of thing - anyway, how desperate would one have to be to want his “organs.” Turns out, he donated a pipe organ to local church. … --- ## [Sikh model in Gap store window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sikh-model-in-gap-store-window/673169)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sikh-model-in-gap-store-window/673169 "2013-11-08T16:18:29Z")
Balancing on the edge of generations X and Y, there aren’t many advertisements that catch my eye. Today at the mall, though, I saw this poster featuring a male Sikh model, turban and beard and all. Given the general cult… --- ## [Women and pipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-pipes/673330)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-pipes/673330 "2013-11-08T14:12:56Z")
For some reason while at work I started thinking about pipes. The next thought that entered my mind is that it I’ve never known of a woman who would smoke a pipe. l’ve known several who’ve used cigarettes, cigars and s… --- ## [Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars/673374)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars/673374 "2013-11-08T03:23:50Z")
simulated flyover I got no words for this --- ## [Vent your spleen thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vent-your-spleen-thread/672818)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vent-your-spleen-thread/672818 "2013-11-08T01:18:17Z")
No politics or religion please. Today I was in a shopping center parking lot and was cut off twice by the same clown. First it was at a 4 way stop sign. He cut in front of me swinging into the far left lane and then s… --- ## [How to make a youtube video start where you want](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-youtube-video-start-where-you-want/673339)
**Author:** [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-youtube-video-start-where-you-want/673339 "2013-11-08T01:15:38Z")
By using the share video option on youtube, you can have your link start anywhere in the video. (inspired by the Bear trap thread) Bear trap punched (with horrific results) Bear trap punched, with no dama… --- ## [I'm not coming back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-coming-back/673179)
**Author:** [@Dano83860](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dano83860)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-coming-back/673179 "2013-11-07T21:36:05Z")
During a safety meeting yesterday we were asked if we knew where the fire extinguishers were. I replied at the end of the hall. You don’t really expect me to come back if I make it that far. She laughed and said no. --- ## [New tactic in Virginia to discourage voting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tactic-in-virginia-to-discourage-voting/673316)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tactic-in-virginia-to-discourage-voting/673316 "2013-11-07T21:25:50Z")
Whose great idea was it to have voting at the middle school at the same time that students were getting musical instruction? Seriously, though, I feel for the poor students who had to put up with everybody staring at th… --- ## [Hiding from a Boy Scout!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-from-a-boy-scout/673066)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-from-a-boy-scout/673066 "2013-11-07T19:38:51Z")
My son just joined Boy Scouts, and one of the joys of Scouting is that we are now selling obscenely overpriced popcorn as a fundraiser. So he spies this particular prize he wants to win, and I explained to him that we wo… --- ## [Pre Apporoved for a new credit card.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-apporoved-for-a-new-credit-card/672405)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-apporoved-for-a-new-credit-card/672405 "2013-11-07T18:37:01Z")
$700 limit and only a $175 annual fee from First Premier Bank and no interest rate given. What a deal(?)! --- ## [Wow... now that is dress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-now-that-is-dress/673218)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-now-that-is-dress/673218 "2013-11-07T17:13:35Z")
One of the few times a picture delivers one what the title promises. That’s a spectacular red carpet dress! --- ## [Man puches bear trap for martial arts demo. Goes about how you would expect.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-puches-bear-trap-for-martial-arts-demo-goes-about-how-you-would-expect/673228)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-puches-bear-trap-for-martial-arts-demo-goes-about-how-you-would-expect/673228 "2013-11-07T17:04:17Z")
This guy punches a bear trap. Goes about how you would expect. There is no explanation with the first video.I looked around trying to find the reason he was doing it. The jackass doing this \[URL=“http://www.roverradio.c… --- ## [Joe Biden congratulates the wrong guy for winning the Boston mayoral election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-congratulates-the-wrong-guy-for-winning-the-boston-mayoral-election/673311)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-congratulates-the-wrong-guy-for-winning-the-boston-mayoral-election/673311 "2013-11-07T13:22:54Z")
From here: Anyone else picture Biden, flying up the B-W Parkway in his Trans Am, Marlboro red between his lips, half-empty can of High Life between his knees, Foghat blasting from the tape deck and making this call to … --- ## [Help me find this old funny thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-old-funny-thread/673287)
**Author:** [@ThreadPirateRoberts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThreadPirateRoberts)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-old-funny-thread/673287 "2013-11-07T12:05:33Z")
I don’t remember the thread title but it essentially starts off with “…so I’m trying shrooms for the first time tonight, and I’m going to be posting all about it as it’s happening”. I really enjoyed that thread years ago… --- ## [Hooray, Illinois - Marriage equality bill sent to governor for signing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-illinois-marriage-equality-bill-sent-to-governor-for-signing/673197)
**Author:** [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-illinois-marriage-equality-bill-sent-to-governor-for-signing/673197 "2013-11-07T04:18:58Z")
And he’ll sign it too! Illinois becomes the 15th state to have marriage equality; this state allowed civil unions. The IL Senate passed the marriage equality bill on Valentine’s Day but there weren’t the votes to pass … --- ## [25 women occupy GOP House Whip's office.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-women-occupy-gop-house-whips-office/673293)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-women-occupy-gop-house-whips-office/673293 "2013-11-07T01:53:06Z")
As of noon today. The blurb is so short I daren’t post it. --- ## [This has to be a Darwin Award winner. So incredibly stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-has-to-be-a-darwin-award-winner-so-incredibly-stupid/673019)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-has-to-be-a-darwin-award-winner-so-incredibly-stupid/673019 "2013-11-07T01:46:54Z")
I’m amazed they haven’t filed attempted murder charges against this retard. Earning a Darwin Award is one thing. But you aren’t supposed to hurt somebody else doing it. He could have ignited a fireball that would have t… --- ## [Played with new LED light bulb- Cree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/played-with-new-led-light-bulb-cree/655159)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/played-with-new-led-light-bulb-cree/655159 "2013-11-06T21:27:31Z")
I tend to buy LED light bulbs, not to use but because I like gadgets. I noticed some interesting ones from Cree in the big orange store, so I bought one. It does appear to be an improvement over other ones, so I’d sugge… --- ## [Old men with bandages on their faces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-men-with-bandages-on-their-faces/672908)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-men-with-bandages-on-their-faces/672908 "2013-11-06T19:12:20Z")
In the last three or four years, I’ve noticed old men with bandaged faces - several at my church, out on the street, in court, etc., pretty often. I don’t remember seeing this nearly as much before, and I haven’t seen a… --- ## [Man uses stun gun on wife after bet on Packers game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-uses-stun-gun-on-wife-after-bet-on-packers-game/673237)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-uses-stun-gun-on-wife-after-bet-on-packers-game/673237 "2013-11-06T19:07:39Z")
So a man who is a Bears fan makes a bet with his wife, a Packers fan, on the outcome of the game with the winner getting to use a stun gun on the loser. The Bears win and the couple retire to Dan’s King Pin to review the… --- ## [acoustic malware-is it real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-malware-is-it-real/672895)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-malware-is-it-real/672895 "2013-11-06T13:46:09Z")
I saw a fascinating article discussed in Slashdot: The gist of it is someone may have found malware that transmits itself using (presumably) ultrasonic sound from one computer to another. Once a machine is infected, th… --- ## [An all round bad day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-all-round-bad-day/672848)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-all-round-bad-day/672848 "2013-11-06T06:35:09Z")
Failed my driving theory test, lost my watch and then also lost the case for my glasses. An all round bad day. --- ## [“Your child is, in my opinion, moderately obese and should not be consuming sugar and treats"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-is-in-my-opinion-moderately-obese-and-should-not-be-consuming-sugar-and-treats/672685)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-is-in-my-opinion-moderately-obese-and-should-not-be-consuming-sugar-and-treats/672685 "2013-11-05T23:31:25Z")
Woman plans to hand out notes chastising parents of “overweight” children instead of Halloween candy: http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2013/10/20131030-110511.html So I, as a naturally thin child, wo… --- ## [Amazon Smile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-smile/673101)
**Author:** [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-smile/673101 "2013-11-05T21:24:19Z")
Amazon.com just launched a new program that gives you the option to donate 0.5% of the purchase price of items to a charity of your choice. The price to you, the consumer, is exactly the same. All you have to do is star… --- ## [Brag about your moments of parental brilliance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-moments-of-parental-brilliance/672779)
**Author:** [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-moments-of-parental-brilliance/672779 "2013-11-05T21:14:09Z")
I’ll start: Last night Birdman and I were going to the store–Birdboy (age 2) had been playing with Play Dough for a while. When we got him ready to go, all he had was the empty can, the actual Dough had been stashed som… --- ## [Turning ACA into a state stimulus plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-aca-into-a-state-stimulus-plan/673176)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-aca-into-a-state-stimulus-plan/673176 "2013-11-05T20:48:09Z")
Disclaimer: This is just a half-assed idea that I’m sure has a bunch of holes. If I’m missing something please point it out. Ready? K. 1) So, states spend a shitload of money providing health insurance to state empl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=912) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=914)