# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=918 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 919 --- ## [Experian sold SSNs to Vietnamese scammer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experian-sold-ssns-to-vietnamese-scammer/672013)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experian-sold-ssns-to-vietnamese-scammer/672013 "2013-10-23T12:38:50Z")
Not quite directly, but pretty close. Given my past problems getting my credit report as described on this board, I’m looking at this news with some trepidation… --- ## [WH national security staffer fired for brutal Twitter account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wh-national-security-staffer-fired-for-brutal-twitter-account/672004)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wh-national-security-staffer-fired-for-brutal-twitter-account/672004 "2013-10-23T11:08:24Z")
Jofi Joseph, a director on the White House national security staff and key member of its Iran team, has been fired after being revealed as the man behind a Twitter account that has been insultingly critical of the Admini… --- ## [Cold case: Woman steps out of her car, and onto a skull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-case-woman-steps-out-of-her-car-and-onto-a-skull/671660)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-case-woman-steps-out-of-her-car-and-onto-a-skull/671660 "2013-10-23T10:54:53Z")
Link That happened in 2004. It seems the case is being looked at again. Forensic analysis shows the bones belonged to a man, five feet and one inch tall, between 35 and 55 years old. He had been wearing bellbottom t… --- ## ["Gal finds success as a male model" - Some amazing photos!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gal-finds-success-as-a-male-model-some-amazing-photos/671655)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gal-finds-success-as-a-male-model-some-amazing-photos/671655 "2013-10-23T10:42:11Z")
Gal finds success as a male model Some amazing photos. --- ## [Obamacare California Style, or Moonbeam Care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-california-style-or-moonbeam-care/672006)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-california-style-or-moonbeam-care/672006 "2013-10-23T05:17:50Z")
I signed up for health insurance today on coveredca.gov for the same health insurance plan I have through my business. It took me 20 minutes. My rate through my business (I was a group of one) was $727 per month. Startin… --- ## [Dennis Haysbert is stalking me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-haysbert-is-stalking-me/671948)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-haysbert-is-stalking-me/671948 "2013-10-23T04:23:02Z")
Just about every website I visit, there that crap actor is in a State Farm ad with his big condescending smile. On motorcycle sites they slap a leather jacket on him so he’ll fit right in (not). I’m not buying your damn… --- ## [My kid is autistic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-is-autistic/671363)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-is-autistic/671363 "2013-10-23T03:54:13Z")
Not “a little Asperger-y.” Not, “maybe kinda a little on the spectrum-ish.” Real, Famous Ray’s Original, actual full-octane autism, as diagnosed by a battery of mental health professionals. We’ve more or less known for a… --- ## [Boggle loves you. Boggle is worried about you. Boggle is an owl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boggle-loves-you-boggle-is-worried-about-you-boggle-is-an-owl/671880)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boggle-loves-you-boggle-is-worried-about-you-boggle-is-an-owl/671880 "2013-10-23T03:31:48Z")
Boggle is my new friend. Boggle makes me happy, I use hate hopeful happy stuff, but Boggle says everything in a way that makes me feel better again. I just thought I’d share this, because it really cheered me up. --- ## [Dropped something in the toilet just as it was flusbing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-something-in-the-toilet-just-as-it-was-flusbing/671830)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-something-in-the-toilet-just-as-it-was-flusbing/671830 "2013-10-23T01:36:07Z")
I flushed my toilet, then tried to replace the toilet paper roll on the plastic holder, when I managed to drop the holder into the bowl just as the flushing completed, taking the holder with it. :smack: :smack: :smack… --- ## [Does anyone else hate it when the month names and numbers don't match up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-it-when-the-month-names-and-numbers-dont-match-up/671561)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-it-when-the-month-names-and-numbers-dont-match-up/671561 "2013-10-23T00:22:41Z")
Every year it starts in September: A vague discomfort, a sense in the back of my mind that things are not right. Sometimes it doen’t become clear to me until October, when I’m signing a document or writing a letter, and … --- ## [Well, His Heart Was in the Right Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-his-heart-was-in-the-right-place/671795)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-his-heart-was-in-the-right-place/671795 "2013-10-23T00:10:34Z")
Thai man arrested after trying to donate methamphetamine to flood relief center We’ve been having our annual bout of rainy-season flooding, and last Monday a Thai man tried to donate “11 methamphetamine pills in a small… --- ## [Human eyes are life's movie cameras, but would you ever make a 25-70 year long movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-eyes-are-lifes-movie-cameras-but-would-you-ever-make-a-25-70-year-long-movie/671914)
**Author:** [@ac05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ac05)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-eyes-are-lifes-movie-cameras-but-would-you-ever-make-a-25-70-year-long-movie/671914 "2013-10-22T23:53:28Z")
Just wondering if anyone else has thought about this. A pair of human eyes is a 3-D movie camera. The only difference is that our eyes can “record our lives” for years until we die and our “cameras” stop rolling. But hey… --- ## [I enjoy celebrity look alike photos. They make me laugh.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-enjoy-celebrity-look-alike-photos-they-make-me-laugh/671866)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-enjoy-celebrity-look-alike-photos-they-make-me-laugh/671866 "2013-10-22T20:15:26Z")
I’ve had this link open in a tab all day. The first photo makes me laugh very time I look at it. It’s just so perfectly composed. Intimate, but in no way offensive or vulgar. That photographer has a very good eye for com… --- ## [Is this a confusing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-confusing-question/671904)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-confusing-question/671904 "2013-10-22T19:06:10Z")
I can see where it might be slightly confusing when first hearing it but past the initial registering of the question is it still confusing? Question: I wonder what the highest low temperature ever recorded for this cou… --- ## [Chores you enjoy due to the equipment involved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681 "2013-10-22T18:30:43Z")
Mrs. Morbo has only recently learned, due to a slip on my part, that I really enjoy using the leaf blower. For years I had scored points off of my willingness to do this chore with her being none the wiser. … --- ## [Today's Google Doodle celebrates first parachute jump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-doodle-celebrates-first-parachute-jump/671951)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-doodle-celebrates-first-parachute-jump/671951 "2013-10-22T18:20:58Z")
Here’s an article about it. It’s an interactive game; you can float away in the balloon then drift back to Earth under the parachute. The first jump took place over a hundred years before the Wright brothers took to the… --- ## [THANK GOD they figured out how to make MSDS's less useful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-they-figured-out-how-to-make-msdss-less-useful/666735)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-they-figured-out-how-to-make-msdss-less-useful/666735 "2013-10-22T13:41:32Z")
Material Safety Data Sheets weren’t great. They droned on and on about nothing for most of their length and were overly alarmist about hazards like water (“avoid prolonged skin contact”) and Borden Skin Cream (likewise) … --- ## [Scottish Dopefest 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest-2/663692)
**Author:** [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest-2/663692 "2013-10-22T07:18:27Z")
Well, given that we Scots have recently come to prominence here, perhaps it’s time to think about another meeting. We could avoid Waxy’s, which would give us a fair chance of actually finding each other. I was thinking … --- ## [Something for the ladies...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-for-the-ladies/671745)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-for-the-ladies/671745 "2013-10-22T05:17:41Z")
An article about a funny calendar. A motorcycle dealership was making a calendar to promote the business. It went the traditional route of hiring a good looking female model to pose alongside a bunch of motorcycles in s… --- ## [Rockford, IL area Dopers -- what do you think of Rockford?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockford-il-area-dopers-what-do-you-think-of-rockford/651284)
**Author:** [@Billy-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy-o)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockford-il-area-dopers-what-do-you-think-of-rockford/651284 "2013-10-22T03:20:01Z")
I recently had a job interview in Rockford, Illinois. The interview went well, so I think there’s a decent chance I may be offered the job (here’s hoping!). I don’t know too much about the city, though, other than what… --- ## [Being answered by celebrities on Twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-answered-by-celebrities-on-twitter/643786)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-answered-by-celebrities-on-twitter/643786 "2013-10-22T01:44:16Z")
In the last couple days, celebrities have answered something I tweeted to them. Lee Ann Wong (chef)- Told me about a Homer Simpson bottle opener after I said,“UMM Beer” to a pic of a Duff beer sign in Amsterdam. Jarah … --- ## [Game of Thrones Cat Doppelgangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-cat-doppelgangers/671893)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-cat-doppelgangers/671893 "2013-10-22T01:39:01Z")
Cat doppelgangers of the cast of Game of Thrones. Yeah, this is happening! :smiley: --- ## [Off duty police officer tries to arrest patron at bar and gets arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-police-officer-tries-to-arrest-patron-at-bar-and-gets-arrested/671469)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-police-officer-tries-to-arrest-patron-at-bar-and-gets-arrested/671469 "2013-10-22T00:59:48Z")
Title says it all but videoworth the extra thousand words. He was arrested at the bar after the responding officers saw 30 seconds of the video. It went from an “oh HELL no” moment to an “oh HELL yes” moment. Kudos to… --- ## [New mystery cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mystery-cat/668972)
**Author:** [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mystery-cat/668972 "2013-10-21T21:55:38Z")
A while back\* I acquired a cat via the “stray adopts you from nowhere” method. Now there’s a new cat hanging around the garden I found gobbling up leftovers, and I am now feeding her fairly regularly. My kitty was defini… --- ## [Out Magazine's 2013 list of the 50 most powerful gay people in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-magazines-2013-list-of-the-50-most-powerful-gay-people-in-the-us/671771)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-magazines-2013-list-of-the-50-most-powerful-gay-people-in-the-us/671771 "2013-10-21T20:49:27Z")
List here Interesting choices. --- ## [Dad reacts to son passing maths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-reacts-to-son-passing-maths/671861)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-reacts-to-son-passing-maths/671861 "2013-10-21T20:17:44Z")
What a great reaction. I don’t know if the kid struggled with math, but the Dad reacts like it’s a huge deal, so it must have meant a lot. I almost tear up seeing how much it meant to his Dad. He must have known his Da… --- ## [Literally a sign of the times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literally-a-sign-of-the-times/671769)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literally-a-sign-of-the-times/671769 "2013-10-21T17:26:51Z")
Seen on the Northway, I-87 north of Albany: Official NY State road signs: IT CAN WAIT TEXT STOP 5 MI and then 3 miles later: TEXT STOP REST STOP 2 MI Other signs say that 3 texting violations will result in licens… --- ## [10 Breath-taking Examples of Government Hypocrisy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-breath-taking-examples-of-government-hypocrisy/671819)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-breath-taking-examples-of-government-hypocrisy/671819 "2013-10-21T15:24:15Z")
Found this fascinating Listverse article. A useful primer for anyone who believes that hypocrisy is the exclusive provence of one political party or the other. --- ## [What's up with facebook this morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-facebook-this-morning/671812)
**Author:** [@KermitTheFrig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KermitTheFrig)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-facebook-this-morning/671812 "2013-10-21T14:45:57Z")
Monday, October 21, 9:30 a.m., Eastern time. I can’t post to facebook under my name or through my pages. I can’t report errors. Called home and my wife cannot post on her account from there. No one on my timeline has po… --- ## [My phone doesn't recognize my apps now that I put a new micro SD card in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-doesnt-recognize-my-apps-now-that-i-put-a-new-micro-sd-card-in-it/671786)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-doesnt-recognize-my-apps-now-that-i-put-a-new-micro-sd-card-in-it/671786 "2013-10-21T14:30:28Z")
My android phone came with an 8GB micro SD card. I put a 64GB card in, formatted it and now that one is recognized by the phone. I’ve had the phone almost a year and got the new card installed today. I took the 8GB card… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=917) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=919)