# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=922 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 923 --- ## [The peanut butter test for Alzheimer's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanut-butter-test-for-alzheimers/671025)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanut-butter-test-for-alzheimers/671025 "2013-10-13T06:45:55Z")
This sounds like a joke, but it’s hard science. Video interview with researchers at link. --- ## [Who's quieter? A ninja or a US Navy SEAL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-quieter-a-ninja-or-a-us-navy-seal/671034)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-quieter-a-ninja-or-a-us-navy-seal/671034 "2013-10-13T04:49:59Z")
Oooo, tough one, right? Who would you even ask? Well, I guess you could always do what this six year-old did and write to the head of U.S. Special Operations Command. cute pix at link --- ## [So sick of self-criticism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-sick-of-self-criticism/670792)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-sick-of-self-criticism/670792 "2013-10-12T21:20:10Z")
Recently I’ve begun to be really, really sick of all the criticism I heap upon myself. I’m pretty sure that I don’t deserve most of it. I’m pretty sure that most of it is just perpetual self-doubt, too. That is, fixing m… --- ## [I inadvertently scammed McDonald's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-inadvertently-scammed-mcdonalds/670723)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-inadvertently-scammed-mcdonalds/670723 "2013-10-12T16:59:11Z")
I went through the drive through at McD’s and handed them a $20 bill. My charge was $6 and change. I looked down at the change in my hand and I had 3 ones and change. I called over the teenager and told her that I had… --- ## [I confess... (lies that you tell to avoid hurting someone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-confess-lies-that-you-tell-to-avoid-hurting-someone/512180)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-confess-lies-that-you-tell-to-avoid-hurting-someone/512180 "2013-10-12T13:05:14Z")
I am much more introverted than my husband. For a very long time, due to work hours and commuting distance, I would always get home about an hour before he did. This gave me time to relax and decompress from the stress… --- ## [I found what I want for Christmas...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-what-i-want-for-christmas/670577 "2013-10-12T11:33:43Z")
Drool! A 1930 57 foot Elco Flat-top … even though they glassed the hull and the settle in the pilot house is an ugly arsed dusty rose, I would love this boat! It would take some judicious grab bars to be added, and the t… --- ## [Is it really that hard to know which piece of luggage is yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-that-hard-to-know-which-piece-of-luggage-is-yours/670067)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-that-hard-to-know-which-piece-of-luggage-is-yours/670067 "2013-10-12T05:58:31Z")
Just flew into Phoenix and was at baggage claim getting my bag. I’m standing next to this guy that picked up every black suitcase between 18” and 26” no matter what brand, or how many wheels it had and checked the airli… --- ## [Losing control of the monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-control-of-the-monster/670984)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-control-of-the-monster/670984 "2013-10-12T00:59:48Z")
The Kochs Can’t Control the Monster They Created The Koch brothers have been called the ‘bankrollers of the Tea Party’. But apparently, the government shut-down is bad for business. They’re trying to rein in the monst… --- ## [Man gets penis stuck in toaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-penis-stuck-in-toaster/670764)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-penis-stuck-in-toaster/670764 "2013-10-11T21:11:06Z")
A London man is “nursing his knob”, as the article puts it, after it somehow got stuck in a toaster. Firefighters had to rescue him. Part of me doesn’t want to know how he got his penis in there, but part of me is actua… --- ## [Grilled rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-rats/670996)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-rats/670996 "2013-10-11T20:57:46Z")
So I go out to fire up my gas grill last night - my usual procedure is just to open both valves, hit the igniter and listen for the pop and rumble of the flames, then walk away to come back in 5 minute or so to lift the … --- ## [Anonymous and $cientology face off again, this time on Craigslist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-and-cientology-face-off-again-this-time-on-craigslist/670159)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-and-cientology-face-off-again-this-time-on-craigslist/670159 "2013-10-11T19:16:05Z")
Good for Anonymous for keeping up on these things. The Latest Clash Between Anonymous And Scientology Is Happening On Craigslist Right Now Anonymous’s counter-ads (images at the link) are hilarious: “How to Rid Your B… --- ## [Job offer..Nigeria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-nigeria/670986)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-nigeria/670986 "2013-10-11T18:41:05Z")
6:00 am my husband received a phone call from the UK. It was a head hunter for an oil company. The guy was begging him to work on a project in…Nigeria. Full family status living in a secure modern compound. 2500 dolla… --- ## [Received photo ticket in mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-photo-ticket-in-mail/670992)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-photo-ticket-in-mail/670992 "2013-10-11T17:47:00Z")
I did a release of liability on my car because I gave it to someone in trade for work they did on another car. We tried to do the paperwork for selling it to him, but it never worked out because the car needed to be smog… --- ## [My cat died recently...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-recently/670546)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-recently/670546 "2013-10-11T16:30:08Z")
I tried very hard & for a good long time not to post this. It hurts. She was an amazing and loving cat who chose me to bond with. I shared a portion of my dinner with her whenever we had steak or chicken. When she wa… --- ## [I actually want my cat to die. Actually die.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-actually-want-my-cat-to-die-actually-die/670503)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-actually-want-my-cat-to-die-actually-die/670503 "2013-10-11T16:26:10Z")
I use up patience reserves dealing with my older kids’ inane questions and selfish petty concerns. I use up patience reserves helplessly trying to keep my younger kids from screaming bloody murder because they want to br… --- ## [Moscow Apartment bombings: False flag? (Hate that term)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-apartment-bombings-false-flag-hate-that-term/670944)
**Author:** [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-apartment-bombings-false-flag-hate-that-term/670944 "2013-10-11T15:00:51Z")
Let me preface my post by saying I’m not a conspiracy guy by any stretch of the imagination. I tend to believe that things are what they seem to be. That being said, I recently have taken an interest in learning more ab… --- ## [So, what does it mean if I dream I see my neighbour chasing her husband with an ax in the backyard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-it-mean-if-i-dream-i-see-my-neighbour-chasing-her-husband-with-an-ax-in-the-backyard/662020)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-it-mean-if-i-dream-i-see-my-neighbour-chasing-her-husband-with-an-ax-in-the-backyard/662020 "2013-10-11T13:41:47Z")
See topic line. Weird dream overnight. --- ## [IMAX movie made of Saturn Cassini Photographs Coming Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imax-movie-made-of-saturn-cassini-photographs-coming-out/662573)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imax-movie-made-of-saturn-cassini-photographs-coming-out/662573 "2013-10-11T13:25:58Z")
This guy (yes, it’s really one guy) has been working on a movie made of the millions of photos Cassini has taken of Saturn and its moons for years, and it’s due to come out in 2014. The clips I’ve seen send chills down … --- ## [Library1900 is in the hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library1900-is-in-the-hospital/670043)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library1900-is-in-the-hospital/670043 "2013-10-11T08:19:39Z")
Got a call today from my husband’s workplace. He collapsed, was given CPR and rushed to the hospital. Docs say he had a heart attack (he’s 47) and hes now in CCU pending a CAT scan. He’s unconscious and on a ventilator. … --- ## [Alaska Crab Season in jeopardy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-crab-season-in-jeopardy/670758)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-crab-season-in-jeopardy/670758 "2013-10-11T02:26:59Z")
Tens of millions of dollars are at risk if something isn’t done by Oct 15. I’ve watched every season of the Deadliest Catch and know how badly losing a season can hurt them. These men could literally lose their boats and… --- ## [Map of Ireland - what animal would you say it resembles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-of-ireland-what-animal-would-you-say-it-resembles/670801)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-of-ireland-what-animal-would-you-say-it-resembles/670801 "2013-10-11T01:32:10Z")
Bit of a random topic but something that has been bothering me since I was a small child. When you look at a map of Ireland what animal would you say it resembles? I don’t want to influence peoples opinions but suffice … --- ## [Get Money with this one trick from The Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725 "2013-10-11T00:06:56Z")
Many of us have probably seen this ad. I have never clicked on it for fear of going to some malevolent website but I am as curious as anybody else. My understanding of the Bible is that material wealth is frowned upon,… --- ## [Illegal driving lesson with dad. So how can somebody learn to drive then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-driving-lesson-with-dad-so-how-can-somebody-learn-to-drive-then/670691)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-driving-lesson-with-dad-so-how-can-somebody-learn-to-drive-then/670691 "2013-10-10T21:51:54Z")
Teaching the kid how to drive is a tradition. I taught both my daughters. My uncle taught me. I can’t think of anyone that I know that didn’t learn from a relative. This guy screwed up royally letting his kid learn in a… --- ## [An example of the efficiency of government (US Postal Service)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-example-of-the-efficiency-of-government-us-postal-service/670783)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-example-of-the-efficiency-of-government-us-postal-service/670783 "2013-10-10T20:45:56Z")
So, I had a semi-overweight package that needed delivered to PO Box located in my hometown (it’s a legal document to an official, so that I can’t just hand it to the person). Not knowing how much postage I needed, I too… --- ## [So, have you ever re-visited your childhood home...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-you-ever-re-visited-your-childhood-home/220255)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-you-ever-re-visited-your-childhood-home/220255 "2013-10-10T20:40:37Z")
… and marveled/mourned what happened to it? My parents recently moved out of their home of nearly 40 years to share a house with my sister and her family. Since I still live near the old homestead, I have the task of co… --- ## [Ariel Castro found hanged in cell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ariel-castro-found-hanged-in-cell/667971)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ariel-castro-found-hanged-in-cell/667971 "2013-10-10T18:35:42Z")
Ariel Castro, who pled guilty last month to kidnapping and raping three young women in Cleveland, was found hanged in his cell this evening. Castro, who had been sentenced to life plus 1000 years in prison, was under pro… --- ## [Yes, I'm getting another Dog, No I don't value your Input](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-im-getting-another-dog-no-i-dont-value-your-input/670797)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-im-getting-another-dog-no-i-dont-value-your-input/670797 "2013-10-10T15:42:22Z")
I just finished sending a message to my folks. I have had a dog for 5 years now and aside from my girlfriend he’s the best thing that ever happened to me. He is my rock. I don’t have a doubt in my mind that dog would giv… --- ## [1940's Canadian hookers. Did they make any $$$?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1940s-canadian-hookers-did-they-make-any/670155)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1940s-canadian-hookers-did-they-make-any/670155 "2013-10-10T13:59:14Z")
Yikes. Talk about needing beer goggles. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I’m sure they had great personalities. Theres not even one attractive lady in that list. --- ## [Want Obamacare Care? Call 1-800-F1U-CKYO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-obamacare-care-call-1-800-f1u-ckyo/670360)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-obamacare-care-call-1-800-f1u-ckyo/670360 "2013-10-10T02:16:58Z")
Can’t make something this good up. :stuck\_out\_tongue: :stuck\_out\_tongue: Yet another indication how poorly this Obamacare mess was planned. Last I heard their web site is still crashing too. I hope their insurance is … --- ## [Men: Restore your hair in as little as 4 weeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-restore-your-hair-in-as-little-as-4-weeks/670303)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-restore-your-hair-in-as-little-as-4-weeks/670303 "2013-10-09T21:06:24Z")
Yeah. I’m talking about the ad that’s all over the place on this website. Anyone else think that woman is a not-very-good Photoshop job? No woman I’ve ever known had breasts like that, fake or real. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=921) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=923)