# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=916 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 917 --- ## [65th Anniversary of Will on Tractor Fender by Dying Farmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65th-anniversary-of-will-on-tractor-fender-by-dying-farmer/672304)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65th-anniversary-of-will-on-tractor-fender-by-dying-farmer/672304 "2013-10-30T02:02:05Z")
It’s a famous Saskatchewan wills case: a farmer, trapped under a tractor, scratched his will into the fender with a penknife: The will and the penknife were entered as evidence in court, which granted probate. The tr… --- ## [Predation on a school of mackerel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predation-on-a-school-of-mackerel/672548)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predation-on-a-school-of-mackerel/672548 "2013-10-29T20:21:46Z")
Interesting series of underwater photos showing dolphin, sharks & birds attacking a large school of mackerel. --- ## [T-Minus 3 hours to major dental surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-minus-3-hours-to-major-dental-surgery/672549)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-minus-3-hours-to-major-dental-surgery/672549 "2013-10-29T19:32:42Z")
Some of you may recall my having mentioned in the past that I have some major problems with my teeth as the result of having grown up poor, not having been to a dentist ever until my late 20s, and general neglect. As a r… --- ## [Which state most fits your personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-most-fits-your-personality/672059)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-most-fits-your-personality/672059 "2013-10-29T19:14:03Z")
A short-form test that places you with the state whose citizens are most like you (don’t have to be a US resident, of course). I got Vermont. It’s essentially a truncated version of the Big 5/OCEAN test, which quanti… --- ## [The Olivet (MI) Middle School Eagles football team totally fucking rocks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-olivet-mi-middle-school-eagles-football-team-totally-fucking-rocks/672485)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-olivet-mi-middle-school-eagles-football-team-totally-fucking-rocks/672485 "2013-10-29T17:30:14Z")
\[ \](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563\_162-57609427/mich-middle-school-football-team-conspires-for-touching-touchdown/) I highly recommend watching the 3 minute video; the text is just a transcript and doesn’t quite me… --- ## [Students from the 60's and 70's. Share your odd stories after school segregation ended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-from-the-60s-and-70s-share-your-odd-stories-after-school-segregation-ended/672170)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-from-the-60s-and-70s-share-your-odd-stories-after-school-segregation-ended/672170 "2013-10-29T14:13:56Z")
The end of school segregation happened at different times in various parts of the country. It brought an end to a social injustice but students affected often have odd stories to tell. Some funny, some scary and others f… --- ## [Amazon Super Saver Shipping Increase.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-super-saver-shipping-increase/671978)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-super-saver-shipping-increase/671978 "2013-10-29T05:49:35Z")
No more Free Shipping for $25. Orders must be $35 or more. Well…I’m looking elsewhere for deals on books. Suggestions? --- ## [Did Peter Paul Rubens time travel, or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-peter-paul-rubens-time-travel-or-what/672389)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-peter-paul-rubens-time-travel-or-what/672389 "2013-10-28T21:45:31Z")
Compare Portrait of Clara Serena Rubens with Maria Ruseva. --- ## [Need a refreshed vagina? Steam it! - Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-refreshed-vagina-steam-it-video/672091)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-refreshed-vagina-steam-it-video/672091 "2013-10-28T20:48:53Z")
This is a interesting article and video about an herbal steam for your vagina. The V Steam --- ## [I just bought 5 lb of caul fat at $2/lb! In NYC!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-5-lb-of-caul-fat-at-2-lb-in-nyc/672250)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-5-lb-of-caul-fat-at-2-lb-in-nyc/672250 "2013-10-28T20:46:52Z")
See subject. I told the girl who sold it to me that I would put this on the Internet because only there would be the remotest chance that someone could be found who could properly appreciate the event in all its profund… --- ## [Have you ever hestitated on doing something nice because it may be seen as self-serving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-hestitated-on-doing-something-nice-because-it-may-be-seen-as-self-serving/672464)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-hestitated-on-doing-something-nice-because-it-may-be-seen-as-self-serving/672464 "2013-10-28T20:22:35Z")
And what did you eventually end up doing? Towards the end of high school, after I had my realization that being known as the “crazy” guy wasn’t really going to help me in any way, I tried to somewhat lessen that reputat… --- ## [Sly Sea Lion Outsmarts Fisherman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454 "2013-10-28T19:51:56Z")
It’s just too funny to get mad at, plus you get a great story… --- ## [Gypsies taking children. A old bogeyman brought back to life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-taking-children-a-old-bogeyman-brought-back-to-life/671757)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-taking-children-a-old-bogeyman-brought-back-to-life/671757 "2013-10-28T18:40:11Z")
I can recall my grandparents telling me to behave or the gypsies would come and take me. Or they’d threaten to give me to the gypsies if I’d done something really naughty. :eek: Scared me pretty good at age 6 or 7. The… --- ## [Michael Cera: Time Traveller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090 "2013-10-28T18:27:21Z")
Check out this picture. The person indicated is obviously Michael Cera, right? Except the photograph was taken in Germany in 1930. I think the conclusion is obvious. Michael Cera is travelling back in time to kill Hitl… --- ## [Help requested for a middle school Rube Goldberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-requested-for-a-middle-school-rube-goldberg/672187)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-requested-for-a-middle-school-rube-goldberg/672187 "2013-10-28T17:53:19Z")
Well, thru the wonder of the interwebs, China Bambina and 4 of her classmates have managed to waste several weeks on cute puppy videos and other dreck as they search for ideas for a 10 step rube Goldberg device. Any goo… --- ## [Dethklok: Facebag Time Travellers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dethklok-facebag-time-travellers/672456)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dethklok-facebag-time-travellers/672456 "2013-10-28T16:56:44Z")
The greatest death metal band of all time figured out how to travel thru time itself. Michael Cera and Peter Paul Rubens don’t know shit. I wouldn’t want to bet against Pee Wee Herman tho; that guy has ma… --- ## [I micro-pit big dried leaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-micro-pit-big-dried-leaves/672379)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-micro-pit-big-dried-leaves/672379 "2013-10-28T13:43:05Z")
Leaf season is over up here and so we’ve got the usual drifts of leaves blowing across driveways, roads, etc. So, especially in the morning and evening, with low, slanting light, I swear… If one more big curled brown le… --- ## [Fun drag event held across the street from the WBC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-drag-event-held-across-the-street-from-the-wbc/672374)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-drag-event-held-across-the-street-from-the-wbc/672374 "2013-10-28T07:07:12Z")
This rally for equality “Drag Down Bigotry” was held across the street from the infamous Westboro Baptist church, here in Topeka, Kansas. A good time was had by all. That grinding noise heard was Fred’s teeth. That … --- ## [Sex Bet on Wii Game Ends With Mountie Shooting His Wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-bet-on-wii-game-ends-with-mountie-shooting-his-wife/664065)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-bet-on-wii-game-ends-with-mountie-shooting-his-wife/664065 "2013-10-28T04:02:01Z")
Yes, one of those headlines that says you have to read the story. Here. --- ## [The Hilltop is Closing!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hilltop-is-closing/671082)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hilltop-is-closing/671082 "2013-10-28T02:06:28Z")
After more than half a century in business, the iconic Hilltop Steak House, with its hundred foot tall illuminated cactus, is closing its doors. I can’t believe it. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/… --- ## [Like Renaissance art? Like Monty Python animations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-renaissance-art-like-monty-python-animations/672373)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-renaissance-art-like-monty-python-animations/672373 "2013-10-28T01:33:31Z")
Well have I got a site for you! Really, why isn’t every art history major on Earth doing stuff like this? --- ## [Who doesn't like giant bubbles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-doesnt-like-giant-bubbles/672388)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-doesnt-like-giant-bubbles/672388 "2013-10-28T00:23:45Z")
These are awesome! Even cooler than the bubbles are what it looks like when they burst. I’m not sure of the music, so you might want to keep your speakers down unless/until you think you like it. --- ## [The most awkward Jesus painting is ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-awkward-jesus-painting-is/672040)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-awkward-jesus-painting-is/672040 "2013-10-27T20:51:47Z")
There are plenty of ways to blaspheme, even unintentionally, but I think artist Nathan Greene has hit enough of them here. --- ## [Japan takes the lead in miniaturized clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-takes-the-lead-in-miniaturized-clothing/672293)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-takes-the-lead-in-miniaturized-clothing/672293 "2013-10-27T06:37:56Z")
Check it out: the world’s shortest shorts. (They’re on a mannequin so SFW). And you’re asking “What kind of woman would wear something like that in public?” Well, duh, none obviously. They’re designed for men. --- ## [Thai Ladyboys Invade Copenhagen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thai-ladyboys-invade-copenhagen/672216)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thai-ladyboys-invade-copenhagen/672216 "2013-10-27T04:41:51Z")
Story here. This may be worse than a Halloween zombie invasion! A Danish comedian has opened a new nightclub called Sunday. He’s stocked it with ladyboys flown, um, “straight” from Bangkok. They will serve, um, “cocktail… --- ## [Interesting - The LA Times, NY Times and the Washington Post all have view limited paywalls now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-the-la-times-ny-times-and-the-washington-post-all-have-view-limited-paywalls-now/672272)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-the-la-times-ny-times-and-the-washington-post-all-have-view-limited-paywalls-now/672272 "2013-10-27T00:30:00Z")
Just hit a paywall notice on the LA times which was my go to after the NYT and Washington Post went paywall. Sure you can use google links to bypass the paywalls for individual stories, but it’s a PITA to do this just to… --- ## [Journalist Investigating Homeland Security has Confidential Files Seized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalist-investigating-homeland-security-has-confidential-files-seized/672254)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalist-investigating-homeland-security-has-confidential-files-seized/672254 "2013-10-26T23:29:53Z")
Here is something that as I write has only been mentioned at very few sites; these situations are becoming so common that they are not news anymore. Audrey Hudson is a journalist doing whistleblower type stories on Home… --- ## [Colorado Floods--Who's affected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-floods-whos-affected/668840)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-floods-whos-affected/668840 "2013-10-26T22:18:11Z")
I’ve been watching these horrendous floods on television, seeing people rescued in the middle of the night and wanted to know if any Colorado dopers are personally affected. What’s the situation like where you are? I h… --- ## [Cross platform BBM app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-platform-bbm-app/672322)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-platform-bbm-app/672322 "2013-10-26T18:39:18Z")
So blackberry just made the stand alone messaging service available across competing OS platforms. This has resulted in a number of people on my facebook either signing up or resurrecting old pins. I like the idea, as im… --- ## [Successfully using science to get out of chores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successfully-using-science-to-get-out-of-chores/672312)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successfully-using-science-to-get-out-of-chores/672312 "2013-10-26T18:00:09Z")
I grew up in the city so doing yard work was never something I had to deal with. My fiance grew up in the suburbs on a 1/4 acre lot with a couple trees so yard work (specifically raking) was something he got used to at a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=915) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=917)