# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=929 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 930 --- ## [Another mass shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-shooting/669333)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-shooting/669333 "2013-09-23T13:00:24Z")
This time in Chicago http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201\_162-57603810/chicago-park-shooting-leaves-13-wounded-including-3-year-old-boy/ I don’t know about you all, but I am getting sick of these --- ## [Introduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/669317)
**Author:** [@DylanMcKean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DylanMcKean)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/669317 "2013-09-23T09:11:07Z")
Hi everyone it’s Dylan McKean here, I’m from Australia and working in an organization which works on the wildlife. Anyway I join this forum because most of the material here is quite interested i find this really amazing… --- ## [A minor pitting: Cadbury's Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831 "2013-09-23T09:05:12Z")
I’ve stuck this in MPSIMS rather than the pit because: a) It’s pretty pointless and b) It’s chocolate…who in their right mind would seriously pit chocolate? :stuck\_out\_tongue: In recent times in Australia (dunno ab… --- ## [Strap a Go Pro video camera to an eagle? OK sure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strap-a-go-pro-video-camera-to-an-eagle-ok-sure/669441)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strap-a-go-pro-video-camera-to-an-eagle-ok-sure/669441 "2013-09-23T01:02:58Z")
And here are the results. Pretty neat! --- ## [What's worse than not being able to find your keys in the morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-than-not-being-able-to-find-your-keys-in-the-morning/669241)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-than-not-being-able-to-find-your-keys-in-the-morning/669241 "2013-09-22T19:16:19Z")
Not being able to find your car. Seriously, who boosts a five year old Subaru Wagon? Lesbians? Someone who wants to blend in during a Colorado crime spree? Sigh. --- ## [Who are the marketing geniuses that came up with this one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-marketing-geniuses-that-came-up-with-this-one/669264)
**Author:** [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-marketing-geniuses-that-came-up-with-this-one/669264 "2013-09-22T06:42:38Z")
I’m actually having trouble believing this isn’t some kind of hoax. It really didn’t occur to anybody that “retard” and “douche” have completely different meanings in English than they do in French? --- ## [Man catches marlin with his bare hands.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-catches-marlin-with-his-bare-hands/669399)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-catches-marlin-with-his-bare-hands/669399 "2013-09-22T04:31:03Z")
You should have seen the one that got away. holds up thumb and finger almost touching :smiley: This could be the smallest marlin ever caught. --- ## [I just submitted my Masters thesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-submitted-my-masters-thesis/669190)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-submitted-my-masters-thesis/669190 "2013-09-22T01:36:26Z")
HUGE weight lifted. I mean, it still has to undergo divisional review, but my supervisor has literally signed off on it, which means it’s essentially good to go. I still have three courses to complete as part of my next… --- ## [Do you always carry ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-always-carry-id/667266)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-always-carry-id/667266 "2013-09-22T00:43:16Z")
Do you always carry ID on your person? If not, why not? And has it ever got you in trouble? --- ## [On The Road Again - Our Journey Through The West Coast of the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-road-again-our-journey-through-the-west-coast-of-the-usa/668576)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-road-again-our-journey-through-the-west-coast-of-the-usa/668576 "2013-09-21T23:15:08Z")
Hi Everybody - We’re on the road again - travelling from Calgary, Alberta to San Diego, California and back again. I’m planning to share thoughts and observations as we go along, if y’all are interested in hearing about… --- ## [Cute couple loses weight together.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-couple-loses-weight-together/669262)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-couple-loses-weight-together/669262 "2013-09-21T14:27:01Z")
Good for them. He lost 250 lbs. in one year and she lost 143. Is 250 lbs a year healthy? That seems incredibly quick. --- ## [Ordered what will probably be my last Laptop Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-what-will-probably-be-my-last-laptop-ever/667717)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-what-will-probably-be-my-last-laptop-ever/667717 "2013-09-21T04:42:03Z")
Laptop sales seem to be in decline and Dell has been dropping prices. I ordered a Dell Latitude E5430 tonight with the Intel 3rd gen i5-3230M Processor 2.6GHz, 3M cache, 4Gig DDR3-1600MHz-SDRAM (only 1 DIMM) I can add an… --- ## [No, you may not name your baby 'Messiah'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-may-not-name-your-baby-messiah/666038)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-may-not-name-your-baby-messiah/666038 "2013-09-21T04:06:08Z")
Tennessee Judge Rules Baby Can’t Be Named ‘Messiah’ Does this not sound like the Judge is enforcing her own religious views on U.S. citizens? Since she is acting as an agent of the State, is this not the establishment… --- ## [Vatican now open to discussion about priestly celibacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vatican-now-open-to-discussion-about-priestly-celibacy/668735)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vatican-now-open-to-discussion-about-priestly-celibacy/668735 "2013-09-21T04:02:17Z")
Story here. My, what a schocker of a Pope is this one! What’s next, ordaining women?! --- ## [No laughing matter - N.J.'s high court rules part time judge can't moonlight as comic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-laughing-matter-n-j-s-high-court-rules-part-time-judge-cant-moonlight-as-comic/669311)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-laughing-matter-n-j-s-high-court-rules-part-time-judge-cant-moonlight-as-comic/669311 "2013-09-21T03:31:01Z")
I get the impression this guy’s primary job is a working comic. He’s in SAG and appeared on ABC What Would You Do. His comic work is under a stage name. I’m very surprised NJ’s high court ruled that a perfectly legal an… --- ## [Where's my kitten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-kitten/667468)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-kitten/667468 "2013-09-21T02:56:48Z")
Seriously, my cat has 4 kittens, about 2 1/2 weeks old now. Eyes open nice and wide, walking very unsteadily (mostly creeping, really). Today after dinner I retrieved them from the basket in my bedroom where their mother… --- ## [Breaking: Psychopathic Records not a pleasant working environment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-psychopathic-records-not-a-pleasant-working-environment/669320)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-psychopathic-records-not-a-pleasant-working-environment/669320 "2013-09-21T02:39:31Z")
Insane Clown Posse’s record label is being sued for alleged sexual harassment and… well, lots of other things. The jokes kind of write themselves. --- ## [Cute baby videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-baby-videos/669357)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-baby-videos/669357 "2013-09-21T01:47:09Z")
Mundane and pointless, so I’m sharing it: a collection of videos of babies encountering something (fireworks, puppies, ice cream, lemons) for the first time. --- ## [Former Doper Sparteye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-doper-sparteye/669059)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-doper-sparteye/669059 "2013-09-21T00:59:35Z")
We have been informed that former Doper “Sparteye” recently passed away after a long battle with cancer. She was part of the Doper community in the earlier days (2001-2003) so her name may not be familiar. Our condolen… --- ## [bumper sticker/vehicle combo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-vehicle-combo/669325)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-vehicle-combo/669325 "2013-09-20T20:23:37Z")
Today I spotted a Ford Expedition bearing Gandhi’s classic quote on its bumper: “Live simply so that others may simply live.” For anyone not familiar with the Expedition, this is a 5500-pound vehicle with a fuel econom… --- ## [Any MA Dopers going to the Food Fest next weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ma-dopers-going-to-the-food-fest-next-weekend/669339)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ma-dopers-going-to-the-food-fest-next-weekend/669339 "2013-09-20T20:05:41Z")
The Phantom Gourmet Foodfest is next Sunday, I hope to still have 50 bucks to get a ticket. Anyone else planning to go? --- ## [Car camping in October in Québec?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-camping-in-october-in-quebec/669314)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Luongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris_Luongo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-camping-in-october-in-quebec/669314 "2013-09-20T17:13:28Z")
Pretty much what the post title says. I’m hoping to spend a few days visiting Quebec City and Montreal in early October, and I’m thinking of making the trip with my teardrop trailer instead of staying in hotels. A Can… --- ## [Overseas adoptions rise -- for black American children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overseas-adoptions-rise-for-black-american-children/669091)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overseas-adoptions-rise-for-black-american-children/669091 "2013-09-20T17:06:52Z")
It looks like more and more American black kids are being adopted by parents from other countries, especially the Netherlands. It sounds like a lot of this is fueled by birthmoms who are specifically choosing families f… --- ## [Eiji Toyoda dies at 100.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eiji-toyoda-dies-at-100/669251)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eiji-toyoda-dies-at-100/669251 "2013-09-20T14:37:44Z")
I didn’t see a thread on this, so… Eiji Toyoda, member of Toyota Motors founding family, dies at 100 I heard on NPR yesterday, that Mr. Toyoda toured the Ford plant in Michigan in the 1950s. Apparently, Ford didn’t f… --- ## [Other Shoe's Memorial, 6 pm Sunday 9/15 Dallas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-shoes-memorial-6-pm-sunday-9-15-dallas/668710)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-shoes-memorial-6-pm-sunday-9-15-dallas/668710 "2013-09-20T14:19:06Z")
The memorial for purplehorseshoe’s Other Shoe, John, is 6 pm this Sunday the 15th at the Filter Building at White Rock Lake in Dallas, TX. There are directions at their website. --- ## [Bozo the Clown memory from childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091 "2013-09-20T11:57:57Z")
I was watching the Bozo the Clown Show way back in the 80’s sometime. They were having kids from the audience play Pen the Tail on the Donkey. Well, they spun this one kid around a few times, and off he went. But instead… --- ## [Gah! Can anyone help me with a Firefox addon issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-can-anyone-help-me-with-a-firefox-addon-issue/669283)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-can-anyone-help-me-with-a-firefox-addon-issue/669283 "2013-09-20T04:35:36Z")
I’ve been using Status-4-Evar because I hate having to open a menu to tinker with NoScript settings on a page. After I quit Firefox (23.0.1 for OSX) recently to restart my computer for a system update, the status bar ha… --- ## [Awesomely simple graphic shows map projections distortions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesomely-simple-graphic-shows-map-projections-distortions/669236)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesomely-simple-graphic-shows-map-projections-distortions/669236 "2013-09-20T03:56:07Z")
From 1921! On twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiansenJen/status/379283991972839424/photo/1 On Strange maps: 624 - This is Your Brain on Maps - Big Think I’d love to see this done with some other projections, and wi… --- ## [A dog and an elephant go for a friendly swim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dog-and-an-elephant-go-for-a-friendly-swim/669238)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dog-and-an-elephant-go-for-a-friendly-swim/669238 "2013-09-20T02:41:19Z")
Love this: http://www.dogheirs.com/misst/posts/4063-elephant-and-dog-best-friends-love-playing-in-the-water-together-video --- ## [Mr. & Mr. DMark Eloped! We Are Legally Married!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mr-dmark-eloped-we-are-legally-married/668800)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mr-dmark-eloped-we-are-legally-married/668800 "2013-09-19T22:15:33Z")
“Mr. and Mr. DMark are proud to announce their marriage. They flew into sunny Southern California and then, in a private ceremony in Beverly Hills, the two exchanged vows. Following the nuptials, they headed off to celeb… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=928) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=930)